Today’s guests on In Focus were: Riley County Extension Health, Nutrition, Food Safety Agent Ginny Barnard Debbie Nuss, Project/Communication Coordinator; Riley County Seniors’ Service Center Carol Adams and Lori Goodson with Summer STEM institute
Author: KMAN Staff
The Kansas Board of Regents and the wider Kansas State University community have announced applications and nominations for the position of president are now invited. The 14th president of KSU will look to succeed Kirk Schulz, who was selected for the same job at Washington State University in March. Retired Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers was announced as K-State’s interim president in April. In a press release sent to KMAN, the board stated it seeks a proven leader who understands the unique mission of a land grant institution and promotes the value of the entire range of academic programs and…
The state’s May seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.7 percent. This was down from 3.8 percent in April and from 4.2 percent in May 2015. Unemployment in the Manhattan/Pottawatomie County/Junction City area increased from 3 percent in April to 4.1 percent in May. “The Kansas unemployment rate in May was 3.7 percent,” said Kansas Secretary of Labor, Lana Gordon. “Not only does this represent a steady decline in the state’s jobless rate over the past three months, but this is also the lowest rate we’ve seen in more than fifteen years.” The preliminary seasonally adjusted job estimates from the Kansas Department of Labor…
Officers with the Riley County Police Department arrested Cheyenne Schlaack, 24, of Milford, on Thursday at approximately 8:40 p.m. Schlaack was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department on a warrant with the offenses of computer unlawful acts (false representation with damage) and theft of property or services. She was given a bond of $5,000 and at the time of this report she was not confined at the Riley County Jail. This warrant stems from and incident occurring between January and April 2016. Police arrested Zachary Rootring, 20, of Olsburg, on a warrant for the offenses of rape and aggravated…
TOPEKA — Kansas legislators are considering proposals to curb the power of the courts as they grapple with a recent state Supreme Court ruling on education funding. The state House and Senate judiciary committees were convening a joint meeting Friday to discuss proposed amendments to the state constitution to block the courts from threatening to close schools in education funding lawsuits. Lawmakers have two versions. Republican Gov. Sam Brownback has called a special legislative session for next week to address the recent ruling that the state’s education funding system remains unfair to poor school districts. The justices warned that schools might not…
CLEVELAND (AP) — Lebron James scored 41 points, delivering another magnificent performance with no margin for error, Kyrie Irving added 23 and the Cavs sent the finals packing for California by beating the rattled Golden State Warriors 115-101 on Thursday night to even this unpredictable series and force a decisive finale. Cleveland saved its season for the second time in four days and will head back to Oakland’s Oracle Arena for Sunday’s climactic game with a chance to become the first team to overcome a 3-1 deficit in the NBA Finals, and give this title-starved city its first major sports…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Victor Martinez hit three home runs, the Tigers pounded out six as a team and Detroit rallied from an early hole to beat the Kansas City Royals in the opener of a four-game series. There should have been ample reason to celebrate. Instead, there was just a little bit of melancholy in the clubhouse after a 10-4 victory Thursday night, the fallout of an injury to J.D. Martinez that could keep the outfielder out for up to six weeks. Martinez was tracking a fly ball in the second inning when he hit the wall. He…
Riley County commissioners approved a grant application for the Riley County Police Department Thursday morning. The Edward Bryne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant is an annual federal grant the RCPD typically applies for and is designed for local law enforcement. RCPD director Brad Schoen told commissioners the grant used to provide the department with at least $40,000 in extra funding but has gradually dropped. Last year the grant allocated $17,000 to the RCPD, although Schoen said this year could be slightly more. “In terms of dollars, the allocations have been going down since about 2008,” he said. “This year is closer…
The Junction City Police Department is asking the public for information regarding a June 11 burglary of Performance Audio. On June 11 in the early morning hours, a subject along with another male broke into Performance Audio, 118 N. Washington St., in Junction City. Stereo equipment was stolen. If anyone can identify this male or has any information about this crime please contact Crime Stoppers at 762-8477 or visit the Geary County/Junction City Crime Stoppers website at gearycrimestoppers.com. To text a tip, text CRIMES (27463) and start your tip off with “tipjc”. You may be eligible for a cash reward of up…
TOPEKA — The Latest on the Kansas Legislature’s debate over school funding: 5:05 p.m. Five school districts and nine chambers of commerce in Johnson County have endorsed a plan for increasing state aid to Kansas’ public schools by $50 million for 2016-17. Superintendents and chamber of commerce representatives had a news conference Thursday in Overland Park as two legislative committees wrapped up a joint meeting on school funding issues in Topeka. The state Supreme Court declared last month that the state’s school funding system remains unfair to poor school districts. It warned that schools might not be able to reopen…