On today’s In Focus, Cathy spoke with Wamego’s USD 320 Superintendent, Denise O’Dea and Rock Creek’s USD 323 Superintendent, Darrel Stufflebeam, as well as American Institute of Baking President, Andre Biane.
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A Duluth teenager facing burglary and theft charges waived a preliminary hearing that was to be held Tuesday in Pottawatomie County District Court. Nathan Bell, 18, is now set for an August 14th arraignment. Bell was arrested in April in connection with a burglary that took place in Onaga. During an investigation, several firearms wre recovered that had been reported as stolen. Bell was arrested for burglary and theft and his bond was set at $20,000.
Three fire crews worked together Tuesday evening, to extinguish a structure fire in St. Marys. Pottawatomie County Fire Supervisor, Bruce Brazzle said the golf cart repair business is located at 102 West Bertrand street. St. Marys, Rossville, and Emmett fire crews responded around 10:30 that evening. Although Brazzle did not have any concrete dollar-loss number, he estimated the damage was around $20,000-$30,000. Officers from the St. Marys Police Department, the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Department, the Pottawatomie County Fire Supervisor, and the state fire marshall investigated the fire, and found that it was indeed an arson. No injuries were reported, as…
A first-degree murder preliminary hearing was held in Geary County District Court on Wednesday morning. Anthony Nichols is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of 37-year-old Anthony Nixon in September 2013. Nichols also faces a first-degree murder charge in Riley County for the stabbing death of 68-year-old John Burroughs, which authorities say, happened near the time of the Geary County case. During the hearing on Wednesday police officers testified that a search warrant was conducted at Nichols’s home in Kansas City. Hidden in a bucket under a lounge chair police report they found a pistol, which KBI…
Kansas State University is continuing its legacy of producing Fulbright award winners to represent the United States. Adam Miller, a May 2012 master’s degree graduate in Spanish second language acquisition, Overland Park, is a 2014-2015 Fulbright U.S. Student grant recipient to Argentina, and Jacob Schroeder, sophomore in chemistry, Silver Lake, is a 2014-2015 Fulbright U.S. Summer Institute award winner to Scotland. The Fulbright programs create international educational exchange opportunities to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. Miller will work as an English teaching assistant in Argentina for…
A Republican committee has picked Cleveland to host the GOP’s 2016 national convention. The decision could mean big business for the city.
The National Weather Service says rainfall has been less than expected in northern Missouri and central Illinois, meaning rising flood waters may slow down. The Mississippi River is overflowing its banks in the region.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Officials at Topeka-based CoreFirst Bank say thousands of customers, including those in Manhattan, have been affected by a disruption in its computer-based applications. Topeka media reports indicate a cut in an AT&T fiber-optic line late Tuesday morning affected ATM services, credit and debit card transactions, mobile applications and the bank’s website. CoreFirst president Kurt Kuta said the disruption left the bank working off account balances as of Monday’s close of business. Deposits and other transactions made after the cut occurred were being recorded in one part of the bank’s computer server, but did not show up for customers. The…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays got the key hits and outs when they needed. them Evan Longoria drove in two runs, Jeremy Hellickson went 4 1/3 innings in his season debut, and the Rays beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 on Tuesday night. The Rays opened the sixth with three consecutive hits, including a two-run single by Longoria off Jason Vargas (8-4), to take a 2-1 lead. Vargas, who allowed two runs and six hits in 5 2/3 innings, was coming off seven innings in the Royals’ 4-0 win Wednesday against Minnesota. The Royals went 2 for…
The Manhattan City Commission met Tuesday to discuss the details of the 2015 Budget, and the latest proposal includes a mill levy increase of 1.512, the least to date. “From the first work session, it was in the 2 range I think, and last time it was 1.653,” said Hillary Badger, assistant director of finance The latest overall 2015 budget proposal has also decreased by a little over $125 thousand since the last work session. RCPD Fund Based on the latest data regarding property tax revenues collected this year, the Riley County Police Department Fund will have a shortfall going into the 2015 budget…