A bridge about 1 mile east of Tuttle Creek Boulevard in Northern Riley County is closed indefinitely, according to a release from Riley County Public Works. The Stockdale Park Road bridge over Mill Creek — located in Grant Township — has sustained critical concrete section loss in its deck. Photos released by the department show that enough concrete has been lost that re-bar is showing in some sections. Officials recommend any motorists use alternate routes.
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TOPEKA — Kansas has a 100 percent annual turnover rate among entry-level equipment operators on highway maintenance crews. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly has pointed to Department of Transportation staffing woes as a prime example of where she found worse-than-expected problems before she took office last month. But some Republican legislators are skeptical that KDOT faces a crisis. They believe Kelly is overstating state government’s problems to push the GOP-controlled Legislature into higher spending. Kansas has had a national reputation for good highways because of its commitment to big, multi-year transportation programs since the late 1980s. But the department says it…
Monday’s program featured a discussion on nutritional cardiomyopathy secondary to grain-free diets with Dr. Justin Thomason, Assistant Professor of Cardiology with the K-State Veterinary Health Center. We also spoke with Deb Watkins, Director of Animal Services with the T. Russell Reitz animal shelter in Manhattan about its My Furry Valentine adoption event happening now through Feb. 16. Deb also brought in special guest pet of the month Sasha who’s looking for a forever home.
Regulations for the Kansas Industrial Hemp Research Program went into effect Friday, Feb. 8, and the Kansas Department of Agriculture is now taking license applications for the program. Originally made possible by the 2014 Farm Bill, which included a provision allowing universities and state departments of agriculture to cultivate hemp — varieties of the plant cannabis sativa L that contain a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentration of no more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis — for research purposes if legal under state law. Now the 2018 Farm Bill has removed federal restrictions on hemp cultivation and leaves planning…
Officers filed a report for criminal damage to property in the 1600 block of McCain Ln in Manhattan on February 8, 2019, at approximately 7:30 AM. Officers listed Alpha Tau Omega; Tate Hassenflu, 18 of Manhattan; Matthew Cummings, 21 of Manhattan; Seth Pollock, 18 of Manhattan; Oscar Saferstein, 19 of Manhattan; Benjamin Hartman, 19 of Manhattan; Ty Alholm, 20 of Manhattan; Jakob Coacher, 20 of Manhattan; Luke Saville, 20 of Manhattan; Jake Sells, 19 of Manhattan; Brady Wang, 19 of Manhattan; Stephen Henderson, 19 of Manhattan; Justin Novak, 20 of Manhattan; Landen King, 20 of Manhattan; Patrick Schilly, 20 of…
WAMEGO – The Flint Hills Regional Leadership Program recently held its 2019 graduation. The 30 members of the 2018-19 class graduated on Friday, Feb. 8 during ceremonies at the Columbian Theater in Wamego, according to Jack Lindquist, Executive Director of the organization. The nonprofit educational program trains and engages leaders in the region that includes Fort Riley, Geary, Riley and Pottawatomie counties. This is the 26th class to graduate from the training program. Graduates included: Ken Barteau GE County- Facilities Director, Corvias Bryan Bartlett GE County – Program Mgr., Army Community Service Relocation Readiness Akash Bhatia PT County- Manager of Quality Assurance – CivicPlus Chris Bowman RL County- Employee Assistance…
K-State gears up for another 1st place battle in the Big 12 this weekend at Baylor and what did the new assistant football coaches have to say earlier in the week? 0:00 – KU loses Vick for an undetermined time 11:28 – New DL coach for K-State and Bill Self gets what he had coming 25:27 – Fanalysis: Baylor 34:05 – White House visit for HC CK 38:50 – Big 12 Basketball with Charles from Wamego 54:57 – Dunkin Diarra 1:01:34 – National haters – YCBS
The President of the United States and his counterparts from continental neighbors signed a trade deal to replace the North American Free Trade Act back in November. The provisions included in it would require that 75 percent of an automobile’s parts be made in North America to avoid customs charges, up from 62.5 percent, as well as that at least 40 percent of automobile content be made by workers who make more than $16 per hour. Now the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement has to be ratified by each nation’s respective legislatures, but a Kansas State University agricultural economist told Kansas State Research…
JUNCTION CITY — Geary County Sheriff Tony Wolf entered a plea of not guilty to a felony theft charge as well as a misdemeanor during an arraignment hearing Friday morning. According to the Dickinson County Attorney’s office, who is prosecuting Wolf in this matter, a jury trial date has been set for May 8-9 in Geary County District Court. A pretrial hearing is scheduled for March 29. Sheriff Wolf was arrested by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation in October for a misuse of public funds, a misdemeanor, and felony theft for gifting a department-owned firearm to a third party. The Junction…
LARNED — Twenty inmates at the Larned Correctional Mental Health Facility face felony charges after a riot at the prison in November. Pawnee County Attorney Doug McNett charged the inmates after a state prison official completed an investigation of the Nov. 6 uprising. McNett said in a news release Wednesday the 20 inmates were primarily responsible for the riots. He says he saw no evidence that inmates breached individual housing units in the prison’s Central Unit, and his office is treating the case as four self-contained riots occurring at the same time. State prison officials say Kansas spent $113,000 to…