State Senator Tom Hawk of Manhattan was back in Topeka Thursday and had a chance to visit with KMAN’s Cathy Dawes:
Author: KMAN Staff
A large structure fire that ignited numerous boxes of ammunition Wednesday night resulted in more than $200,000 in damage to a garage and vehicles five miles north of Manhattan. Riley County Fire Chief and Emergency Management Director Pat Collins told KMAN Thursday morning the garage was fully engulfed and two vehicles were on fire by the time crews arrived shortly after 2 a.m. at 6660 N. 52nd St. The residence is owned by Fred Schneider. Collins said there were no injuries and that an electrical problem could be the cause, but the fire is still under investigation. Later Thursday morning…
TOPEKA — Kansas legislators plan to discuss a short-term education funding fix to satisfy the state Supreme Court while also debating longer-term proposals for curbing the court’s power to force school finance changes. The House and Senate Judiciary committees were convening Thursday for joint hearings on both issues. Republican Gov. Sam Brownback called a special session of the GOP-dominated Legislature for June 23. Lawmakers will address a recent Supreme Court decision that education funding remains unfair to poor school districts. The court said public schools might remain closed after June 30 if legislators do not rewrite school finance laws by then. Some…
Riley County Police Department arrested Abner Samayoa-Garcia, 29, of Manhattan on June 15, 2016 at approximately 6:05 PM while in the 500 block of S. 5th Street. Samayoa-Garcia was arrested on the offenses of displaying an identification card which belongs to another and operating a motor vehicle without a valid license. He was given no bond. Nicole Holt, 21, of Chapman, Kansas was arrested while in the 900 block of Pillsbury Road on June 15, 2016 at approximately 11:30 PM by Riley County Police Department. Holt was arrested on 2 warrants for probation violation. Her original offenses listed as vehicular…
Today’s guest on In Focus was: Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce President Lyle Butler
After a month long investigation, the Geary County Sheriff’s Office announced that formal criminal charges of Burglary and Felony Theft are being filed and submitted to the Geary County Attorney’s Office against Raymond Lee Wood (Wamego), Ciara Carroll (Wamego), Logan Hardie (Riley) and a juvenile. The investigation regarded a residential burglary that occurred on May 1, 2016 at 1012 Lakeview Street in Milford, Kansas. During the investigation, the Geary County Sheriff’s Office conducted search warrants in Wamego, St. Marys and Topeka where some of the stolen property has been recovered. Several firearms were stolen during the Burglary and have not been recovered,…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals won six straight games to take the AL Central lead, then dropped eight straight to lose it. Now, they’re riding another five-game winning streak. “Yeah, to say we’re streaky — it’s kind of crazy how it’s going,” said Ian Kennedy, who pitched Kansas City to a 9-4 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday night to polish off a three-game sweep. The Royals have won nine straight at home, their best stretch since 2003. Salvador Perez hit a three-run shot during a go-ahead fifth inning against Corey Kluber (6-7), while Eric…
TOPEKA — Kansas’ governing board of the state’s universities has signed off on requests to raise tuition higher than first proposed by many of the campuses. The Kansas Board of Regents’ Wednesday in Topeka came weeks after Republican Gov. Sam Brownback cut higher education spending by 4 percent. That was one percent more than the state’s universities had expected. Many of the campuses responded by pushing their tuition requests upward. The University of Kansas’ tuition will rise by 5 percent. That’s one percent higher than the school sought last month. The state’s other universities’ tuition boosts range from 4.9 percent at Emporia…
Today’s guests on In Focus were: MATC President Jim Genandt, David Baker and Eric Martin with Juneteenth
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has issued a boil water advisory for the Riverchase Mobile Home Park public water supply. This advisory took effect Wednesday and the KDHE says this advisory will remain in effect until conditions which place the system at risk of contamination are deemed to be adequately resolved. Customers living in Riverchase Mobile Home Park should do the following: Boil water for one minute prior to drinking or food preparation. Dispose of ice cubes and do not use ice from a household ice machine. Disinfect dishes and other food contact surfaces by immersion for at least one…