Guests for the first half of In Focus today were Wamego Superintendent Tim Winter and Rock Creek Superintendent Kevin Logan. In the second half, KMAN had Spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Award organizer Debbie Nuss, MLK Celebration Committee Vice Chair Kevin Bryant, committee member Robin Edmunds in the studio. Tim Winter and Kevin Logan: Debbie Nuss, Kevin Bryant, and Robin Edmunds:
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The Fort Riley museum complex, which includes the U.S. Cavalry and 1st Infantry Division museums, will close for a renovation beginning Monday, Jan. 15. During the closure, Fort Riley will establish a temporary museum located at 247 Cameron Ave. That facility is scheduled to open by the end of March. The Fort Riley Museum Gift Shop will remain open in its current location until the temporary site is ready to open. The main museum buildings will be closed for at least two years during the renovation project, which includes updating lighting and technology and redesigning the display spaces. A third…
A Junction City woman was indicted Wednesday on charges of producing child pornography, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said in a press release from his office. Kayla Michelle Simpson, 22, is charged with one count of using a child to produce child pornography and one count of violating the conditions imposed on a registered sex offender. The crime is alleged to have occurred in July 2016 in Junction City. The indictment alleges that Simpson, who was registered sex offender, enticed a 16-year-old victim to engage in sexual activity for the purpose of producing child pornography. If convicted, Simpson faces a penalty…
Riley County Commissioner Ron Wells was the guest on In Focus Tuesday.
TOPEKA — Departing Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback is counting on growth in state revenues to pay for his proposal to boost spending on public schools. The budget proposals the term-limited Republican governor released Wednesday stoked an open revolt among GOP lawmakers. They believe they’ll be forced to consider raising taxes or making deep cuts elsewhere after Brownback leaves office. Senate budget committee Chairwoman Carolyn McGinn called his proposals “irresponsible.” Brownback is proposing to phase in a $601 million increase in aid to public schools over five years to meet a Kansas Supreme Court mandate to boost education funding. Budget Director…
TOPEKA — Kansas legislators are waiting to see what Republican Gov. Sam Brownback proposes on funding for public schools in his annual State of the State address. Brownback was scheduled to give the annual speech Tuesday evening to a joint session of the Legislature. It will be the term-limited Republican governor’s last address. Lawmakers face a mandate from Kansas Supreme Court to boost spending on public schools. The court ruled in October that the state’s education funding in inadequate under the state constitution even after lawmakers phased in a $293 million increase over two years to increase it to $4.3…
TOPEKA — A Kansas state legislator who suggested at a public forum that blacks are predisposed to abusing drugs has resigned from two committee leadership jobs. Republican state Rep. Steve Alford of the western Kansas town of Ulysses stepped down Tuesday as chairman of the House Children and Seniors Committee and vice chairman of a legislative task force on child welfare. Alford resigned from those positions a day after apologizing for remarks he made Saturday at a public meeting in Garden City. During the meeting, Alford discussed his opposition to legalizing any use of marijuana and referenced a time in…
Officers filed a report for theft in the 2100 block of Poyntz Ave. in Manhattan on Friday at approximately 6:00 PM. Officers listed Quay Luong, 41, of Manhattan and a female juvenile as the victims when it was reported an unknown suspect took the victim’s iPhone X. The total loss associated with this case is approximately $1,300.00. Officers filed a report for criminal damage to property and theft in the 400 block of Twelfth St. in Ogden on Friday at approximately 6:05 PM. Officers listed Dannatt Rental Property as the victim when it was reported two known suspects damaged a…
TOPEKA — Kansas lawmakers are preparing to open their annual session facing a court mandate to boost spending on public schools with little appetite to do what could be necessary to pay for it. The Republican-controlled Legislature is scheduled to convene Monday afternoon. GOP Gov. Sam Brownback planned to deliver the annual State of the State address Tuesday evening and lay out budget proposals Wednesday. The Kansas Supreme Court ruled in October that the state’s education funding is insufficient under the state constitution. Lawmakers last year raised income taxes by roughly $600 million a year to help balance the budget.…
Today’s guests on In Focus were KSU College of Veterinary Medicine professor Dr. Dan Thomson, Manhattan Deputy City Manager Jason Hilgers, and Manhattan Mayor Linda Morse. Dr. Dan Thomson: Jason Hilgers and Linda Morse: