While the Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense questioned a number of scientists, academic leaders, legislators, and industry representatives at Kansas State University Thursday, local Biosecurity Research Institute Director Dr. Stephen Higgs turned the tables a bit, asking the panel a question following his portion of the discussion. Higgs asked what next and Blue Ribbon Panel member and Former Senate Majority Leader Thomas Daschle responded that with the new administration there is a potential for new emphasis and energy. Daschle says the hope is to release a second series of recommendations by the end of the year. He says the…
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After much debate Riley County commissioners approved 2-1 to equalize their salaries. Newly-elected District 2 Commissioner Marvin Rodriguez, who was started at a lower starting salary than previous commissioner Robert Boyd, made a motion late in Thursday’s meeting to make the pay for all three commissioners the same. Commission chairman Ron Wells seconded the motion. Commissioner Ben Wilson opposed. All three commissioners will now make $43,403.62 — an amount it froze for the 2017 budget in July. On Nov. 21, commissioners set the salary for Rodriguez at $39,643.78.
Today’s guests featured John Farley with Kansas Regenerative Medicine Center and Pawnee Mental Health Executive Director Robbin Cole. Today’s show can be heard at the link below: https://soundcloud.com/user-262405009/sets/january-26-2017
TOPEKA — The Kansas Department of Revenue says it’s resending about 380,000 tax forms after some taxpayers received forms that had incorrect information. The Lawrence Journal-World reports the department found on Monday that some of the 1099-G forms sent out for 2016 had incorrect refund amounts. The 1099-G form lists money that the tax filer received the preceding year in the form of state income tax refunds, credit forwards or offsets. It also includes money given to a checkoff program. Department spokeswoman Jeannine Koranda says while officials aren’t sure of the exact number of incorrect tax forms sent, the agency will…
MCPHERSON, Kan. (AP) A McPherson man was sentenced to life without possibility of parole for 25 years in the stabbing death of a man who was found in a car near Galva. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt says 47-year-old Samuel Nelson Darrah was sentenced Tuesday for his role in the November 2014 death of 39-year-old James Amery Croft. Darrah pleaded no contest in November to first-degree murder, attempted aggravated kidnapping and aggravated robbery. Two other men have already been sentenced in Croft’s death. Croft was found in a vehicle in a ditch near Galva. Investigators say the three assailants attacked…
Today’s guests on In Focus were Riley County USD 378 Superintendent Cilff Williams and Blue Valley Randolph USD 384 Superintendent Brady Burton, as well as Executive Director with UFM Linda Teener. Williams and Burton: Teener:
Jody Hildebrand, 38, of Manhattan, was arrested in the 500 block of N. Seth Child. Rd. yesterday afternoon. Hildebrand was arrested on a Manhattan Municipal Court warrant for failure to appear. Hildebrand was denied bond, causing him to remain confined at the time of this report. Ronaldo Roberts, 53, of Ogden, was arrested in the 100 block of Ninth St. in Ogden last night. Roberts was arrested on two Geary County District Court warrants for aggravated failure to appear. Roberts’ total bond was set at $7,500.00. Roberts was not confined at the time of this report. Paul Whitten, 41, of Manhattan,…
Guilty pleas in two separate cases were entered Tuesday in Pottawatomie County District Court. Martin Johnson of Wamego pled guilty to aggravated incest and furnishing alcohol to a minor for illicit purposes. Johnson’s sentencing has been set for February 16th. Johns was arrested last summer on River Pond road in the Tuttle Creek State Park just north of Manhattan. The victim was reported to be between the ages of 16 and 18. Original charges included two aggravated incest offenses. Also Tuesday, David Huffman of Ogden entered a guilty plea to residential burglary and making false information. Huffman’s sentencing is set…
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Senior Matt Thomas scored a career-high 25 points and Iowa State held off a furious Kansas State rally to win 70-65 on Tuesday night for its fourth victory in six games. Naz Mitrou-Long had 13 and Monte Morris scored 12 for the Cyclones (13-6, 5-3 Big 12), who blew a 46-26 lead but survived after Mitrou-Long’s steal and free throws with 21 seconds left. Thomas, who entered averaging 11 points per outing, scored 20 points in a blistering first half as Iowa State jumped ahead 43-26. Thomas opened the second half with a 3-pointer to make…
A small pond and some lost paperwork caused some friction between the city of Manhattan and property owners at Tuesday’s city commission work session. Property owners Byron and Michelle Lewis asked commissioners last night to pay for silt removal from a detention pond on their lot in the Lee Mill Heights district. While the Lewises maintain this pond has always retained water and been a fixture on the property, public works director Rob Ott said this pond was installed by city engineers for storm water management purposes. The silt now sitting at the bottom of the pond on the Lewises property is causing some runoff…