WICHITA — An audit has found that the largest school districts in Kansas have received millions in funding not allowed by state law. The Wichita Eagle reports that the Kansas State Department of Education has given more than $45 million to the districts in just the past five years to help bus students to school. State auditors estimate Wichita’s district alone will get nearly $3 million more than legally allowed. The audit report released last week found the department is distributing transportation funds to districts using a method repealed by lawmakers in the 1970s. The method results in districts with…
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Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr and C. Clyde Jones were the guests for today’s In Focus.
Riley County Police Officers responded to the report of an injury accident near the intersection of 10th and Leavenworth Street in Manhattan Monday at approximately 4:20 PM. When officers arrived on scene they found a Lexus RX300 driven by Lingyun Jiang, 26, of Manhattan had struck a Dodge Neon driven by Mark Caffrey, 53, of Westmoreland. Caffrey was transported to Via Christi for treatment of his injuries. Jiang was issued a citation for failure to yield right of way at a yield sign.
A 1st Infantry Division soldier was found dead in his residence in Junction City on Saturday, according to a press release from Fort Riley Tuesday. Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Johnson, an artillery mechanic with Battery F, 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Inf. Div., was found unresponsive in his home by a friend who called 911. Johnson, 46, was pronounced dead by the first responders. The Junction City Police Department is investigating. “We are deeply saddened by the loss of our great teammate, Sgt. 1st Class Johnson,” said Lt. Col. Richard J. Ikena Jr.,…
WICHITA — Kansas health officials say the flu is increasing in most parts of the state. Kansas Department of Health and Environment spokesman Gerald Kratochvil say three flu outbreaks have been confirmed in Sedgwick County and another was confirmed in Douglas County. The department says the flu was expected to increase in Kansas and it likely has not peaked in the state yet. An estimated 5 to 20 percent of people are expected to get the flu this year, depending on the severity of the season. Health officials say in a news release that influenza was the direct cause of…
Long time Riley County Commissioner Bob Newsome has died. A memorial service is set for Wednesday, December 27, at 1 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Manhattan. Newsome also served as Agriculture Agent in Riley County from February, 1960 until June, 1966 – then he became the County Extension Director for Riley County from July, 1966 until May, 1979. Newsome then became the Northeast Area Extension Director and moved to an office at Kansas State University.
The Riley County Police director has a new contract. After a couple of executive sessions, Riley County Law Board member Barry Wilkerson made the motion regarding RCPD Director Brad Schoen’s contract, which was unanimously approved. The step salary increase means an adjustment from Director Schoen’s current $142,474.22 to $147,318.34. In other action, new video visitation will be provided under a jail service agreement approved by Riley County Law Board members Monday. The new provider of the trust accounting software and inmate kiosks is Turnkey, with the cost only to inmate accounts. Board member Mike Dodson had some questions about the…
Today’s guests on In Focus included C. Clyde Jones, with the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation’s President and CEO Vern Henricks, Konza United Way CEO Mark Claussen, and Terry Arthur with Shepherd’s Crossing. Pawnee Mental Health’s Executive Director Robbin Cole also appeared for the second half of the show. Jones, Henricks, Claussen, Arthur: Cole:
The G. Thomas Jewelers, Manhattan Running Company Jingle Bell Rock has been found for the second and final time this year. It was found at Northeast Community Park on Knox Lane in Manhattan. Manhattan Broadcasting Company listeners Rhea, Casie, Dorrene and Rick brought the Jingle Bell Rock to the radio station early Monday afternoon and won cash and prizes provided by sponsors. “We were all in this group together and we have been looking for several days,” Rhea said. “We just kind of narrowed things down.” Casie said Dorrene found it behind a bench in an alcove of trees. “We heard…
Riley County Police are investigating a number of sex-related crimes from this past weekend. RCPD Officers filed a report for aggravated kidnapping, rape, aggravated criminal sodomy and aggravated burglary on Friday in Ogden. Officers listed a 38 year old female as the victim and an unknown male as the suspect. Due to the nature of the crime reported, no additional information will be released. In another case, 19 year old Dominic Wilson of Fort Riley was arrested at the Fort Riley MP Station on Fort Riley, Friday afternoon on a Riley County District Court warrant for aggravated sexual battery. Wilson…