TOPEKA — Senate President Susan Wagle will have a challenger next week for the presidency of the Kansas Senate. Sen. Ty Masterson, of Andover, told Republican colleagues in a letter that he plans to challenge Wagle, of Wichita. The Wichita Eagle reports Masterson, who is budget chairman, helped lead budget negotiations during the past two sessions when the state had serious budget shortfalls. He also helped craft the bill that repealed the state’s school finance formula in 2015 and replaced it with block grants. Masterson has been a close ally of Gov. Sam Brownback and a strong supporter of income tax cuts…
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Today’s guests for In Focus were Riley County Extension Horticulture Agent Gregg Eyestone and Riley County Police Captain Josh Kyle. Eyestone: Kyle:
The former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman hired as Kansas State University’s president will receive a $500,000 annual salary. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the Kansas Board of Regents released the letter of appointment Thursday for Gen. Richard Myers. He was promoted last month from interim president, a job he’s held since April. The Kansas State University Foundation will finance $156,250 of Myers’ yearly salary, a common practice for paying university presidents. As part of his annual compensation package, the foundation will provide Myers with two university vehicles and a membership to the Manhattan Country Club. The foundation also will…
A 10-1 run in the late stages of the fourth quarter sent Kansas State to its seventh straight win, downing No. 23 Auburn in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge on Thursday night, 71-66. Kansas State has now opened the season with a 7-0 record for the first time since the 2012-13 season and just the sixth time in program history. Thursday’s win by the Wildcats was the lone Big 12 win on the first night of the SEC/Big 12 Challenge, as Oklahoma (at Kentucky) and Texas (vs. South Carolina) dropped their matchups. The win marked K-State’s 11th straight season with a win…
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for Rocky Ford Water Company, Inc. The advisory was issued because of a positive bacteriological sample. Public water suppliers in Kansas take all measures necessary to notify customers quickly after a system failure or shutdown. Regardless of whether it’s the supplier or KDHE that announces a boil water advisory, KDHE will issue the rescind order following testing at a certified laboratory. Laboratory testing samples collected from the Rocky Ford Water Company, Inc. public water supply indicate no evidence of contamination and all other conditions that placed…
K-State Vice President for Communications and Marketing Jeff Morris commented on recent reports involving sexual assault and violence… (News release from K-State Wednesday follows) Recent media reports have made inaccurate claims about how Kansas State University handles reports of sexual violence. The university provides support and assistance services to all reported victims, regardless of where the sexual assault or harassment is reported to have occurred. Blanket statements that K-State does not investigate incidents that happen off campus are simply not true. “We strongly encourage all persons at the university, including students, to report any incident regardless of where it occurs,”…
A body found Wednesday at a Junction City park has been identified by law enforcement. The Junction City Police Department said in a press release sent to KMAN Thursday that a man found deceased from a gunshot wound was 21-year-old Joseph Michael Nelson. The JCPD said a citizen alerted authorities Wednesday just after 1 p.m. that a man was found unresponsive near the walking paths of Helland Park near the area of Rucker Road and 8th Street. Police believe Nelson’s death was not criminal in nature, but did say a complete investigation is being conducted. An autopsy was scheduled for Friday.
Today’s guests were Director of Partnership Development with Homeland Security and NBAF Marty Vanier and U-S Army corps of Engineers with Melissa Bean and Brian McNulty. Marty Vanier: Melissa Bean and Brian McNulty:
The agenda was rather light in this week’s Pottawatomie County Commission meeting, with only two main discussions. County offices came into conversation again, this time with the attendance of BG Consultants, the firm chosen by the county to carry out a life-cycle cost analysis of the county buildings. The purpose of the life-cycle cost analysis is to determine the most cost efficient way to meet the building needs for county departments such as the appraiser’s office, GIS office, and treasurer’s office. The analysis sets out to determine whether current buildings such as the former Rock Creek elementary school that many…
Emotion and energy were abundant last night in Manhattan high school’s Rezac Auditorium. After months of conversation and rhetoric, a public input session gave more than thirty community members a chance to address the board of education regarding their personal feelings about the indian mascot which has represented the school since 1940. 2016 is not the first time the controversial mascot has drawn the ire of community members, as attempts to change the mascot in 1970, 1991, and 2001 fell short. Manhattan had been buzzing with new conversation since earlier in the year when a group known as ReImage MHK…