TOPEKA — The State Fire Marshal’s office is offering a new grant program to help recruit firefighters to volunteer or part-time departments around the state. The $200,000 Fire Marshal Fee Fund will pay for firefighter safety gear, physical exams and other regionally shared equipment. The grants will not require local matches. The Hutchinson News reports State Fire Marshal Doug Jorgensen announced the new grant program during a meeting of the Kansas State Firefighters Association. The grant program also could be used to fund youth Explorer programs, to help interested young people learn about firefighting. The deadline for submitting applications is Oct. 3,…
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TOPEKA — The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says Salina men have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit capital murder as part of an ongoing probe by the I-135/I-70 Drug Task Force. The Salina Journal reports two 22-year-olds and one 24-year-old were arrested Sunday evening and early Monday. All three were arrested without incident and were being held in the Saline County jail on $1 million bond each. KBI special agent in charge Doug Younger declined to identify the intended victim or provide other information about the investigation. Young says giving additional details would interfere with the ongoing investigation, but noted…
October 12th is the date for Irwin Army Community Hospital’s ribbon cutting ceremony, according to U-S Senator Jerry Moran of Manhattan. The project had originally been set for a fast-tracked completion date of 2012. Moran of Manhattan made the ribbon cutting announcement Tuesday during a visit to KMAN, and he says it’s been a long time coming–with original plans to open the facility four years ago. Construction delays and lawsuits–as well as issues related to fire doors and heating and cooling equipment led to the late opening. 357 safety issues were listed, according to Army officials earlier this year. Moran…
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit related to two alleged sexual assaults. Two former female rowers contend they were raped in university housing by the same man. The two women and their parents claim in the lawsuit that the university misled the public by saying campus housing was safe. The alleged assailant, a former football player, was expelled last spring. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that during a hearing Monday in Douglas County, university attorney Brian Fries argued the lawsuit didn’t identify specific injuries caused by the university’s actions, which makes their lawsuit…
Today’s guests on In Focus were: Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology K-State College of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Jessica Meekins Jim Gordon with Sink and Gordon Accounting regarding new overtime rules Janet Nichols, Military liaison with Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce
While much of Monday’s Pottawatomie County Commission meeting dealt with refunding bonds on county projects and hearings for sewer, streets, and water assessments on several development projects–the group also received updates on public works projects. Rain has slightly delayed progress on the Flush Road/Highway 24 intersection’s re-opening, but Pottawatomie county Public Works officials assured county commissioners Monday it will be open by next week, with a week buffer before when school begins at Rock Creek High School just up the road. There was some discussion about dust control in that area, but rain has helped out with that problem in…
Riley County’s GIS (Geographic Information System) department showed off some new hardware at Monday morning’s county commission meeting, and it wasn’t the type of hardware one installs in a computer. Department director Kevin Howser told commissioners Riley County was honored at the Annual User Conference in San Diego, Cali., in late June. Esri, a world leader in geographic information system (GIS) technology, presented Riley County with a Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Award at the conference. Riley County was selected from over 300,000 eligible candidates and received the award for its innovative application of technology, data collection, geospatial information visualization and thought leadership through GIS in the…
KANSAS CITY — Officials are investigating the death of a young Kansas boy on a water slide that is billed as the world’s largest. Authorities and family members say 10-year-old Caleb Thomas Schwab died Sunday at Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City, Kansas. Schwab was the son of state Rep. Scott Schwab. Schlitterbahn spokeswoman Winter Prosapio says the boy died on one of the park’s main attractions, Verruckt, a 168-foot-tall water slide that has 264 stairs leading to the top. No details specific details about what led to Caleb’s death have been provided. The park will be closed Monday, and the ride will…
A 19-year-old defendant pleaded guilty Monday to a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a 16-year-old boy on Fort Riley, Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said. Juwuan D. Jackson, 19, who lived on the Fort Riley base at the time, pleaded guilty to one count of involuntary manslaughter. He admitted that on Sept. 11, 2015, he handled a firearm in a reckless manner, resulting in the shooting death of 16-year-old Kenyon Givens, Jr., who also lived on Fort Riley. At Monday’s hearing, prosecutors said when military police responded to the shooting Jackson told them an…
Philanthropic gifts and commitments by alumni, friends, parents, faculty, students and corporate partners of Kansas State University totaled $150.6 million in the fiscal year that ended Jun. 30. This level of support marks the third most successful year in charitable giving in the more than 70-year history of the Kansas State University Foundation, and the fifth consecutive year fundraising has topped $100 million. The conclusion of fiscal year 2016 marked $882 million in total multiyear gifts and commitments toward the $1 billion goal for K-State’s Innovation and Inspiration Campaign. KMAN will be speaking with KSU Foundation President and Chief Executive Officer Greg…