Updated: Wednesday noon: The accident on K-99 early Wednesday morning involved a fatality. The Kansas Highway Patrol has announced Nicole Chilcott, 34, of Westmoreland was originally taken to Stormont Vail in Topeka, but she now is listed as a fatality. KHP indicates Chilcott was driving a Dodge Ram southbound on K-99 when it went left of center and into the northbound lane, leaving the roadway with no sign of braking or evasive maneuver. The vehicle jumped a culvert and struck a tree on the front left side of the vehicle. The accident was reported at 6:39 a.m. On K-99 milepost…
Author: KMAN Staff
A new property tax lid took effect on January 1, but Manhattan residents may not experience the property tax savings statehouse leaders intended when they passed the bill two years ago. At Tuesday night’s Manhattan city commission work session, city staff introduced the first draft of the 2018 budget that calls for a 3.194 mill increase, or roughly $2.5 million. The city would collect $28,393,186 in property taxes if the proposed mill levy passes later this summer. “We’re awful early in the process,” said Bernie Hayen, director of finance. “We wanted to get out the gate fast, in case an election might…
TOPEKA — A Kansas Senate committee has approved a bill that would repeal a tax break for farmers and business owners championed by Republican Gov. Sam Brownback as a pro-growth policy. The Assessment and Taxation Committee’s action Monday sends the measure to the Senate for debate. But the bill doesn’t come close to closing projected budget shortfalls totaling $887 million through June 2019 or providing additional funds for public schools. The bill ends an exemption granted in 2012 that allows more than 330,000 farmers and business owners to avoid personal income taxes on their profits. Critics contend the policy is unfair to…
A noose found in a tree on the campus of K-State Friday didn’t go unnoticed by university president Richard Myers. In Monday’s K-State Today, Myers released a statement on the finding, which can be read below: Last Friday, a beautiful spring day was marred by an ugly symbol found on our Manhattan campus. Near Mid-Campus drive, a noose was found hanging from one of our specimen trees. The juxtaposition between ugliness and beauty could not be more profound. While we do not know the intent of the person who placed the noose, the effect on the K-State campus was immediate.…
Today’s guest is Riley County Commissioner Marvin Rodriguez.
BOSSIER CITY, La – (May 3, 2017) Navy Flight Demonstration Team, the “Blue Angels,” #7 Pilot Lt. Brandon Hempler, from Wamego, Kansas, briefs Bossier City Sheriff’s Detective Mike Lombardino prior to the detective’s backseat ride Wed., May 3, at Barksdale Air Force Base. Lombardino was among a handful of “key influencers” selected for the rare honor prior to the 2017 Defenders of Liberty Air Show scheduled May 5-7. The Blue Angels served as the lead performers for about 120,000 spectators. The Blue Angels are dedicated to representing the Navy and Marine Corps’ pride and professionalism, and to inspire a culture…
Wamego parents and citizens packed the USD 320 Professional Learning Center Monday evening as the school board voted 6-1 in favor of randomly testing students for drug use. Starting this fall, students at Wamego High School who take part in athletics and activities sponsored by the Kansas High School Athletics Association will be subject to random drug testing done by hair follicle collection. While board members voted decisively, the issue has been contentious. “It’s legally easier to do nothing,” said board president Rob Adams. The Kansas Association of School Boards and American Civil Liberties Union contested the district’s proposed drug testing policy. The district’s…
A Manhattan-based nonprofit is deeply concerned with moves the federal government is making with healthcare. Big Lakes Developmental Center, Inc, began in 1973 and serves individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Riley, Geary, Clay and Pottawatomie counties. Its director, Lori Feldkamp, told Riley County commissioners Monday during her 2018 appropriation request that last week’s passage of the American Health Care Act in the U.S. House of Representatives could be detrimental to Big Lakes if it ever becomes law. “That bill, as it stands right now, cuts almost a trillion dollars out of Medicaid,” Feldkamp said. “And there are absolutely no…
A man and a woman from Manhattan were sentenced Monday to 28 years in federal prison for taking part in the kidnapping of a Junction City woman who was killed during the abduction, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said. Larry L. Anderson, 28, Manhattan, Kan. pleaded guilty to one count of kidnapping resulting in death. His girlfriend,Marryssa M. Middleton, 26, Fort Riley, Kan. pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit kidnapping resulting in death. The body of Amanda Clemons, 24, of Junction City, was found in February 2014 in Geary County, Kan. In their pleas, Anderson and Middleton admitted…
Today’s guests were Kansas State Representative Tom Hawk, Riley County Extension 4-H Agent John Jobe, Dave Colburn and Diane Novak for Manhattan Bike Month, and several staff members from Riley County Health Child Care. Tom Hawk: John Jobe: Dave Colburn and Diane Novak: Breva Spencer, Heather Ritchey, and Sara Weckhorst from Riley County Health Child Care: