Riley County Commission Chairman Ron Wells said he plans to keep a close eye on the Wildcat Creek Resiliency Project. The City of Manhattan is seeking $40 million in federal grant dollars to address Wildcat Creek flooding and Wells said during Monday’s commission meeting that he wants to make sure whatever amount of money the project is awarded doesn’t get too tied up in administrative costs. “I’m going to be extremely watchful and nosy on this project,” he said. “I’d like to see the guidelines once we receive the funds or it’s okay. I’m mistrustful of the state of Kansas,…
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Updated Noon Tuesday: The name of the driver in a Pottawatomie County injury accident Sunday night has been released. 19 year old Jacob Bryan of Rural Havensville was the driver in the one vehicle roll over accident, reported at 11:17 p.m. Sunday near Conestoga and Daisy Roads in rural Louisville. Bryan’s vehicle appeared to have been traveling North on Conestoga Road when it left the roadway and went off a bridge. The vehicle went into the creek and came to rest upside down in the creek. A passenger in the vehicle was able to get the driver and other passengers…
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As earlier reported, officers with the Riley County Police Department arrested Timothy Flanagan, 29, of Ogden for the offenses of assault on a law enforcement officer, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of marijuana. Flanagan’s bond was set at $5,000. Police made the arrest in the 700 block of North 12th Street after officers witnessed and attempted to stop a disturbance involving Flanagan in the Aggieville Business District. Officers discovered marijuana at the time of Flanagan’s arrest. ### A burglary and criminal damage to property case was reported to Riley County police Sunday at about 7:20 PM…
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)– Kendrys Morales had an RBI single with two outs in the 10th inning to lift the Kansas City Royals to a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday night. Ben Zobrist singled with one out in the 10th, the Royals’ first hit since Eric Hosmer’s RBI single in the first inning. After Hosmer walked, Morales) singled against Trevor Gott (2-1) as Kansas City improved to 7-2 in extra-inning games. Kelvin Herrera (4-2) pitched a perfect 10th to pick up the victory. Zobrist reached base 13 times in the series with seven hits and six…
A Trigana Air Service plane carrying 54 people went missing Sunday in Indonesia’s mountainous province of Papua, and rescuers were heading to an area where villagers reported seeing a plane crash into a mountain, officials said.
Julian Bond, a civil rights activist and longtime board chairman of the NAACP, died Saturday night, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Authorities say a man has died in a garage fire in Wichita. KAKE-TV reports that the explosion happened around 11:30 a.m. Saturday. Battalion Chief Brad Boyd said that when crews arrived they found heavy smoke and flames coming from a detached garage. Crews weren’t able to get to the man until after the flames were put out. The name of the man wasn’t immediately released and the cause of the fire was unknown. No other injuries were reported.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Department of Revenue has banned employees from making audio, video or photographic recordings while at work. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that violations could lead to firings. Agency spokeswoman Jeannine Koranda says the policy is formalizing what has already been the practice at the agency. Koranda declined to say whether a specific incident or incidents prompted the policy to be put into place. The restrictions, which took effect earlier this month, have raised concerns. Kansas Organization of State Employees director Rebecca Proctor says workers often make recordings to aid in proving harassment claims. The recording ban…