WICHITA, Kan. — A government snapshot shows Kansas growers making progress planting next year’s winter wheat and harvesting fall crops. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Monday that winter wheat planting was 77% complete, near the five-year average for this time of year in Kansas. Nearly half had already emerged. Kansas farmers had also cut about 62% of their corn, along with 32% of the soybeans and 27% of their sorghum crops.
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — The legislative leader spearheading an effort to pass a GOP plan for expanding Medicaid in Kansas has drafted a proposal that would raise tobacco taxes and that does not include a work requirement for program participants. The proposal outlined Monday by Senate Majority Leader Jim Denning differs significantly from an expansion plan backed by Gov. Laura Kelly and fellow Democrats. It includes provisions designed to keep some working-class Kansans in private health plans rather than providing them with state Medicaid coverage. The tax on a pack of cigarettes would rise by $1, to $2.29. The Senate’s…
Monday’s In Focus featured a discussion about the Hartford House with Riley County Historical Museum Curator of Design Allana Parker. Dave Lewis and Brandon Peoples also spoke briefly about Hogtoberfest coming up Thursday and the closing of an iconic Manhattan business.
Hour 1 0:00 – Big win vs TCU 14:57 – Wideouts 24:37 – K-State basketball 35:00 – Big 12 review Hour 2 0:00 – 2:30 kick for KU/Skylar postgame 17:11 – Oklahoma upcoming 27:14 – Twitter questions
Travis Altenhofen announced he will be resigning from his position as Chair of the Pottawatomie County Commission and representative of district three during a meeting this morning. In his announcement, Altenhofen stated he would be taking over as the Chief Financial Officer at Manko Window Systems in Manhattan. “Over the past year, I had been contemplating running for a second term, watching my friend and colleague at my primary job battle cancer,” Altenhofen said. “On Sept. 19th, he passed away and I was asked if I could fill his position as the Chief Financial Officer.” Altenhofen also stated he is…
K-State gave Chris Klieman another first on Saturday. His first Big 12 win. The Cats never trailed in the game and scored after Jonathan Alexander blocked a TCU punt and started the drive at the TCU 20-yard line. After a loss of one, the very next play off of the play-action pass, Skylar Thompson hit tight end Nick Lenners for a 21-yard touchdown. It was the first touchdown by a Wildcat tight end since Zach Trujillo in 2014. TCU Head Coach Gary Patterson referred to this situation after the game, saying “one play” is what made the game 24-17 as…
SALINA, Kan. (AP) — Officials say an African lion that died at the Rolling Hills Zoo in Salina suffered from encephalitis caused by a fungal infection. The lion, called Sahar, died Sept. 27. Zoo officials announced Thursday that a necropsy performed at Kansas State University found the infection caused lesions on the lion’s brain and a lung. It said Sahar had no outward signs of illness until the day before his death. The fungus is not contagious. The Salina Journal reports Sahar was born in January 2010 at the Bronx Zoo/ Wildlife Conservation Society. He was moved to the Lincoln…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas trial-court judge opposed by an influential anti-abortion group is among three finalists to fill a vacancy on the state’s highest court. A state nominating commission on Friday named Shawnee County District Judge Evelyn Wilson as a potential appointee for Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly to consider. Kelly’s appointee will go on the court without any review by the Republican-controlled Legislature. Kansans for Life announced its opposition this week to her candidacy, citing her husband’s political contributions to Kelly and other abortion-rights supporters. She has declined to comment, but he said she steers clear of politics.…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A study has determined that Kansas schools are relying too heavily on test scores rather than teacher comments when deciding if changes are needed in an individual student’s education. KCUR-FM reports that University of Kansas researchers argue student assessments in the state should be data-driven rather than data-dependent in determining if a deviation from the established curriculum is required. The study released earlier this year calls for a balanced system that includes teacher recommendations, test scores and other metrics. Don Stull is one of the study’s authors and a professor emeritus at KU. He says…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A Wichita lawyer who stole more than $900,000 from an elderly client with dementia was sentenced to probation. Larry Toomey was given two years of probation, with an underlying sentence of 26 months, on Friday. He pleaded guilty in April to felony theft. The Wichita Eagle reports Toomey’s attorney, Steven Mank, told the court Toomey was entitled to the money because of a gift memo drafted by the 104-year-old client. Prosecutors say Toomey spent nearly $962,000 from the woman’s bank accounts, including for a gambling addiction. Under his sentence, Toomey was ordered to be evaluated for a…