Today’s guests on In Focus were: Manhattan Parks and Recreation Director Eddie Eastes; Sunset Zoo Asst. Dir. Ella Casey Manhattan Building Official Brad Claussen
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Today’s guests on In Focus were: K-state’s Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students Pat Bosco Steven Graham, Asst. to the Dean of Agriculture at K-State
Trevor Cooper, 27, of Concordia, Kansas was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department on October 3, 2016, at approximately 11:55 PM. Cooper was arrested on the offense of failure to appear which was listed on a warrant with a bond of $6,400.00. At the time of this report, Cooper was confined at the Riley County Jail.
Aspiring Jedis, wise Yodas, and everyone in between are invited to a Star Wars-themed event at the Manhattan Public Library this Saturday. From 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 8th, the Manhattan Public Library will celebrate Star Wars Reads Day with activities for all ages. At noon, a movie showing begins on the auditorium’s big screen. This event is free and open to the public. Crafts and activities will include trivia, Jedi training with bubbles, and a Lightsaber demonstration with the Black Falcon School of Arms. Costumes are encouraged and participants are invited to join the cosplay/costume contest which…
The AUSA conference got started Monday with a “superb opening ceremony” according to retired Brigadier General Phil Mattox, who serves as President of Ft. Riley’s AUSA. Mattox indicates the ceremony included a small bit of history of the Army, with opening remarks of General Carter Ham, National AUSA President, former Commander of 1st Infantry Division and Secretary of the Army Honorable Eric Fanning. Mattox indicates Flint Hills area representatives of about 50 appreciated the remarks about Army readiness today and tomorrow. Those attending are from Junction City and Manhattan city government, area Chambers of Commerce, K-State and area corporations…
Even though a judge has ruled Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach must allow thousands of potential voters to register without providing citizenship documents, Riley County election officials would prefer voters to still use the state form, which requires such documentation. At first the state of Kansas was limiting voters who registered without citizenship documents to just federal offices, but the most recent court ruling says those voters will also be allowed to vote for state and local offices on election day. “We still highly encourage people to use the Kansas voter registration form and send in the appropriate proof…
TOPEKA — Kansas says its tax collections fell nearly $45 million short of expectations in September. The report Monday from the state Department of Revenue complicates the state’s budget picture five weeks before the election. Republican Gov. Sam Brownback’s fiscal policies are a major issue in legislative races. The department said tax collections were $521 million last month, 7.9 percent below the official projection of $566 million. Since the budget year began July 1, tax collections have been $68 million less than anticipated. That’s a 4.7 percent shortfall. Kansas has struggled to balance its budget since Republican legislators slashed personal income taxes…
WICHITA — Democrats and voting rights advocates are ramping up voter registration drives across Kansas in the wake of recent court rulings allowing thousands of people to more easily register with a federal form or at motor vehicle offices without providing citizenship documents. But the state’s Republican Party contends those court cases are “practically irrelevant” to the November election. GOP Executive Director Clay Barker says it isn’t putting party emphasis on registration because its numbers are so high in Kansas and registration “tends to take care of itself.” Republicans comprise 45 percent of the state’s 1.76 million registered voters. Unaffiliated voters make…
Several arrests were reported this past weekend, including a couple high bond amounts. An 18-year-old man faces a $50,000 bond after his arrest by RCPD Friday. Roy Cephas, of Manhattan, was arrested while in the 700 block of Allen Road. Cephas was arrested on the offense of failure to appear which was listed on a warrant from Geary County. A 44-year-old Manhattan man was arrested Saturday on a “no bond” warrant. William Henson was taken into custody on the offenses of violation of a protection order, criminal trespass, and intimidation of a witness or victim. RCPD reports Henson was arrested after…
TOPEKA — The Federal Emergency Management Administration has denied an appeal from Kansas officials for a federal disaster declaration for several counties affected by May storms. FEMA says the state’s original request for a federal declaration for the public assistance grants was denied. Several counties were included in that request after they were hit by severe weather that included thunderstorms, tornadoes and flooding during the last week of May. The state appealed FEMA’s initial decision on Aug. 31. FEMA has denied the appeal, reaffirming its original findings that the damage caused by the storms did not warrant a major disaster declaration, which…