September sales tax numbers were described as “somewhat of a mixed report”, according to Manhattan Finance Director, Bernie Hayen. Hayen released the statistics Thursday afternoon, and mentioned big box stores and automobile dealerships are down this month compared to September of last year. He did however report that grocery sales are up. $832,645 were collected in sales taxes for this month, which is down from last month’s figure of $894,136. The city had predicted that $843,578 would be collected this month, so there prediction was $10,993 too high, however it is $9,907 more than the budget.
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The Department of Defense announced Thursday, they have identified the 1st Infantry Division as the headquarters unit to deploy as part of the upcoming transition of authority in Iraq. The deployment involves a division headquarters element to support the combatant commander’s mission requirements. About 500 soldiers from the 1st Infantry Division’s headquarters and headquarters battalion will deploy to the Central Command area of responsibility in late October. Of those 500, about 200 will deploy to Baghdad and Iraq, as part of the 475 troops the president authorized earlier this month to deploy as part of the nation’s strategy to degrade…
Police arrested the man suspected of kidnapping a University of Virginia Student on the beach near Galveston, Texas Wednesday. Meanwhile, the search for the 18-year-old continues.
Matthew Miller, the California native who was sentenced to six years of hard labor in North Korea speaks exclusively to the Associated Press for the first time since his sentencing, describing prison life.
CLEVELAND (AP) — Yan Gomes hit a three-run homer, Michael Brantley got three more hits and the Cleveland Indians stayed in the AL wild-card chase for at least one more day with a 6-4 win over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night. A loss would have eliminated the Indians, but after blowing a 3-0 lead, they rallied and moved within 3 1/2 games of Kansas City and Oakland in the wild-card standings. There are four days left in the regular season. The Royals, who haven’t made the playoffs since 1985, fell two games behind first-place Detroit in the AL…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) An online auction of sex toys that were seized by Kansas authorities in a tax delinquency case could boost the state’s revenues. State Revenue Department spokeswoman Jeanine Koranda said Wednesday the agency seized items in July from five adult stores operated by United Outlets LLC under the name Bang. Two were in Topeka and one each in Kansas City, Kansas; Junction City, and Wichita. They were seized for failure to pay sales, income and withholding taxes of $163,986. Koranda said the assets were released back to the owner, so that he could auction the property to raise…
Is K-State the 3rd best team in the Big 12 right now? Royals look to sweep Cleveland. Around College Football. Cole Manbeck kicks off the 2nd hour. You Can’t Be Serious to wrap up the show.
A grand jury has decided against charging NASCAR star Tony Stewart in the August death of another driver at a sprint car race in upstate New York.
U.S. President Barack Obama addresses the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014.
On today’s In Focus, Cathy was joined by Marcia Locke with the Johnson Cancer Research Center, Katy Oestman and Linda Redding with the Riley County Health Department, and Pawnee Mental Health Director, Robbin Cole.