On today’s In Focus, Cathy spoke with Manhattan/Ogden USD 383 School Board member, Marcia Rozell and Superintendent, Bob Shannon. She also talked to Housing and Credit Counseling’s Manhattan Branch Manager, Shania Dekat. USD 383-segment 1 USD 383-segment 2 Shania Dekat-segment 1 Shania Dekat-segment 2
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Updated: 5:44 a.m. Friday: TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A legislative committee’s proposed budget for the Kansas higher education system would shift money away from Kansas State University and the main University of Kansas campus. The Senate Ways and Means Committee on Thursday approved a higher education budget of $2.7 billion both for the fiscal year beginning July 1st and the following fiscal year. The panel endorsed a subcommittee’s proposal to trim operating funds for the main University of Kansas campus in Lawrence by $4.6 million each year. The money would go to the University of Kansas Medical Center to help it…
The Wilson County, North Carolina Sheriff’s Office released composite sketches on Wednesday of two possible suspects in a bizarre roadside robbery of an armored truck that was carrying gold bars worth $4.8 million.
The suspect in the knife attack on US Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert was taken to hospital on Thursday.
The Manhattan high boys basketball teams’ dream season came to a bitter close on Wednesday night as the 7th seeded Junior Blues of Washburn Rural upset the 2nd seeded Indians 59-58 in a class 6A Sub State Semi Final. Manhattan led 12-5 after the first quarter but found themselves trailing by two at the half 27-25. Manhattan was much better in the third quarter taking a 40-35 lead into the fourth quarter. The Junior Blues did all of their damage from the free throw line and Manhattan couldn’t hit enough shots down the stretch. Washburn Rural hit 18 of 24…
The Manhattan Ogden USD 383 school board is one step closer to possibly conducting a mail ballot election to increase their location option budget authority by 3%. The board currently has an LOB of 30%. Other Kansas school districts have explored this option this year, including USD 384 Blue Valley Randolph, to increase their revenue. A few concerns were raised by board members during the discussion at Wednesday night’s board meeting. Board member, Darell Edie stated, “it’s appalling to me that it’s going to cost two teacher salaries to get this out there. I think that’s fundamentally wrong”. This statement…
The Justice Department won’t prosecute a former Ferguson, Missouri, police officer in the shooting death of an unarmed black man, but in a scathing report faulted the city and its law enforcement for racial bias and unconstitutional practices.
Legal observers who were inside the US Supreme Court as the justices heard arguments in a case that threatens insurance coverage for millions of people give their impressions of what they heard.
“To do the right thing for all people” and to “serve the community” are reasons police officers sign up for the job. That’s according to Jonathyn Priest, retired Lt. Commander for the Denver Police Department, who was one of the keynote speakers for the spring conference of the Kansas Division of the International Association for Identification, or KDIAI, held at the Bluemont Hotel in Manhattan. However Priest also mentioned law enforcement officers are human and make mistakes. Priest shared with the more than 100 law enforcement and forensic science participants his experiences, saying that of nine Denver cases of officers…
The Flint Hills Discovery Center Foundation was the recipient of $750,000 Wednesday morning. The gift was presented by Bob Krause and Marty Vanier, who have a long history of philanthropy in supporting Kansas State University and the Flint Hills region. While Krause is a native of Chicago, Illinois, Vanier is a Kansas native. Both commented on the center’s immersive experience theater. Vanier said the property they own allows them to live the experiences they saw in the Tallgrass Prairie film room in real life everyday. After Vanier and Krause presented the check, they also announced their intentions to rename the…