TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The toll of massive flooding in Kansas is proving to be high for the agency that operates state parks. KCUR reports that the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism will lose millions of dollars due to park closures, property damage and washed out park roads. In much of the state, heavy rains began in early spring and flooding was widespread into the summer. High water levels at reservoirs, where many state parks are located, inundated campgrounds, boat docks and roads. Parks Director Linda Lanterman says the timing was especially bad because May through August are…
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SALINA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities have arrested a woman in the killing of her husband in Salina. Sixty-year-old Melani Grubbs was booked into jail on suspicion of second-degree murder and being a felon in possession of a firearm in the death of her husband, 52-year-old Phillip Grubbs Jr. Police say emergency crews found him dead Saturday while responding to an emergency call. Police haven’t said how he died. Corrections records show Grubbs has a previous conviction for theft and had been out of prison since September 2017.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Seven small earthquakes have rattled Kansas since Saturday, with all but one of them clustered near Wichita. The Kansas Geological Survey reports that six of the tremblers were centered in southwest Sedgwick County. They ranged in magnitude from 2 to 3.1. A seventh earthquake with a magnitude of 2.9 was reported in Rooks County in the north-central part of the state. The threshold for damage usually starts at 4.0. The Wichita Eagle reports that the earthquakes hit as the Kansas Corporation Commission is investigating the cause of a swarm of 17 earthquakes in five days in the…
Segment one of Monday’s program featured a preview of the K-State Holiday House Tour with K-State Director of Fraternity & Sorority Life Jordan Kocher. The tours are taking place Sunday, Dec. 8 from 5 to 8 p.m. Segment two featured Brandon Peoples and Dave Lewis highlighting some holiday-themed events in the community during December. Segment three featured Manhattan Parks & Recreation Department Director Eddie Eastes, Assistant Director Wyatt Thompson and Recreation Director Randi Clifford. They discussed 2019 accomplishments within the department with a look ahead to the new year. Segment four featured continued discussion with Manhattan Parks & Recreation’s Park…
The second annual Santa’s Luminary Trail saw hundreds of people flock to the Sunset Zoo over the weekend. Held Saturday and Sunday, the annual event invited families into the zoo for a host of holiday-themed activities, including a lighted path at night and a visit from Santa Claus. People were invited to walk along a lighted trail at the zoo to participate in a number of indoor activities. Families were able to have their picture taken with Santa Claus. Due to the interactive activities with animals, storytelling and a number of arts and crafts booths for kids, the event was…
At the T. Russell Reitz Animal Shelter, animals with black fur tend to be overlooked by those looking to adopt. The shelter’s first-ever Black Furday event helped several of these animals, including 14 cats (10 with black fur), find forever homes, This event allowed animals lovers to take any animal with black fur home for a reduced adoption fee of $25. The adoption fee is usually $141 for dogs and between $50 and $75 for cats. Despite events like this, the need for animal adoptions through animal shelters is still great. “There is a huge need for adoption,” Hannah Shoemaker,…
Manhattan, Kan. – A windy night ends in a “winny” night for K-State. After jumping out to a 14-0 lead, K-State came from behind to win 27-17 over the Iowa State Cyclones in Farmageddon. K-State’s scoring started with a bang after receiving the opening kick, freshman Josh Youngblood returned his third kick of the season, and third in the last four games for the early lead. Youngblood’s three returns combined with Malik Knowles touchdown against Mississippi State tied the K-State single season team record for kickoff returns at four. It was the first such instance where two different players teamed…
BELLEVILLE — Authorities say four children have been killed in a Thanksgiving Day crash in Kansas. Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper Ben Gardner said in a tweet that the crash happened around 11:30 a.m. when a vehicle went off the side of a road and into a pond in Republic County, near the state’s northern border with Nebraska. The children who died were all under the age of 8. Their names weren’t immediately released. The patrol says the mother of the children was taken to a hospital, and an adult male in the vehicle is being interviewed. The patrol says the…
In its eighth year at Old Chicago, Manhattan’s annual community Thanksgiving lunch brings out regulars and fresh faces alike. A partnership between Old Chicago and the Flint Hills Breadbasket, hundreds have been taking part in the free lunch at Old Chicago since 2012. Prior to that, it was held at Manhattan High School until their chef retired and the Breadbasket had to search for a new venue. “It was just like an angel sent Old Chicago in the next week,” says Breadbasket Executive Director Maribeth Kieffer. Old Chicago Regional Manager Mike Rice says at the time, they were looking for…
TOPEKA — The Kansas Supreme Court says a Sedgwick County man’s convictions shouldn’t be automatically reversed because the judge fell asleep during the first day of trial. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the states highest court rejected on Wednesday a legal interpretation by the lower Kansas Court of Appeals that had granted Daquantrius Johnson a new trial on firearms charges. Justice Caleb Stegall wrote in the court’s opinion that there was no precedent in Kansas to justify a finding of structural error simply because a judge catnapped during a trial. District Judge Benjamin Burgess acknowledged to the jury that he…