Updated Friday noon: The ceremony has been changed to 7:00 p.m. Friday! Updated Thursday noon: The ceremony has been changed to 11:25 a.m. Friday! ### (earlier report): Soldiers from the 1st Infantry Division’s headquarters will return to Fort Riley this week. According to a release from Fort Riley, more than 150 soldiers will be formally welcomed home and be reunited with loved ones at 12:30 a.m. Friday at Fort Riley. At the ceremony Big Red One leaders will uncase the division’s colors, signifying the completion of the unit’s deployment to Iraq. This group is part of over 300 soldiers with the 1st Infantry…
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Today’s show featured USD 320 Wamego Superintendent Tim Winter, USD 475 Geary County Executive Director of Communications Matthew Droge, and Wynn Butler and Ed Klimek from the Friends of Johnny Kaw. Tim Winter: Matthew Droge: Wynn Butler and Ed Klimek:
LENEXA — Authorities say a 5-year-old child has been shot in the leg as two adults argued at an extended-stay hotel in suburban Kansas City. Police said in a news release that the shooting happened Tuesday at Crossland Economy Studios in Lenexa. The release said the child was taken to a hospital and is expected to make a “full recovery.” A male suspect was later found at a Topeka residence and taken to the jail in Johnson County to await his first appearance. The man’s name and his relationship to the child haven’t been released. Police continue to investigate and…
Riley County Police filed a report for criminal damage to property in the 2500 block of Candle Crest Cir yesterday afternoon. Officers listed Bret Medlin, 33, of Manhattan, as the victim, when he reported that an unknown suspect damaged the paint on his 2006 Nissan Maxima. The total loss associated with this case is approximately $1,000.00. Andrew Ware, 55, of Wamego, was arrested in the 400 block of Osage St. yesterday at approximately 6:20 PM. Ware was arrested for possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. Ware’s total bond was set at $8,000.00, causing him to remain confined at…
BONNER SPRINGS — The Kansas Highway Patrol says four people died in a multi-vehicle accident that closed Interstate 70 west of Bonner Springs. The patrol says the highway was closed after one of the tractor-trailers involved in the accident Tuesday caught fire. Four vehicles, two of them tractor-trailers, were involved in the crash. The Kansas Turnpike Authority says a tractor trailer rear-ended another vehicle, causing a massive fire. One lane of eastbound lanes reopened about 4 p.m. but westbound lanes were expected to remain closed for several hours.
TOPEKA — Authorities say a person who suffered critical injuries after falling 25 feet was likely trying to jump a gap between two bridges in Kansas. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the male was transported to a Topeka hospital Sunday evening with injuries that are considered life-threatening. He’s believed to be between 17 and 20 years old. Topeka Police Lt. Aaron Jones says the male victim likely thought he could land safely or that there was something to catch him. Jones says investigators don’t believe the victim intentionally jumped off the bridge, but that he may have been trying to jump…
The Riley County commission officially adopted its 2018 budget Thursday. The vote was 3-0. The county mill levy was set at 38.881 — a .043-mill decrease from 2017. A mill is $1 in tax for every $1,000 in assessed, taxable property value. The county’s total budget for 2018 will be just short of $59 million. The 2017 budget totaled $50 million, but county officials say revenues are higher for 2018 and that the value of the mill also increased. Because of that, an increase of the mill levy wasn’t necessary. Commissioners praised area agencies for keeping requests flat for 2018, and…
Today’s guest on In Focus was Riley County Commission Chair Ron Wells.
TOPEKA — Westar Energy and Great Plains Energy have announced a revamped plan to merge after Kansas regulators scuttled an earlier deal. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the deal announced Monday morning would form a utility with a combined equity value of about $14 billion. The move comes after the Kansas Corporation Commission denied the $12.2 billion sale of Topeka-based Westar to Kansas City, Missouri-based Great Plains Energy in late April. Regulators cited concerns about a high price, the capital structure, merger savings and Kansas job retention, among other issues. Under the new deal, each share of Westar Energy could…
Today’s guests were Clinical Associate Professor Sue Nelson of the Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Manhattan Mayor Usha Reddi and City Manager Ron Fehr. Sue Nelson: Mayor Usha Reddi and City Manager Ron Fehr: