BY SAM METZ AND JOHN HANNA SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — State courts in Utah and Kansas are set to hear arguments Tuesday in legal challenges to new laws on abortion as judges tussle with legislatures over how to regulate the medical procedure and its providers after the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Those and other state courts have become key venues in the fight over abortion since last year, when the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the constitutional right to abortion and made the rules governing it a matter of state laws. In Utah, the state Supreme Court is expected to weigh a lower court’s…
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Riley County Commissioner Greg McKinley provides the monthly update from the county regarding the budget process, and what he likes and doesn’t like about the current budget, as well as other county business.
Officers filed a report for criminal damage to property in the 3400 block of Lombard Dr. in Manhattan on August 7, 2023, around 7:45 a.m. after it was reported an unknown suspect damaged two fence gate doors and two metal security doors at Bergman Elementary School. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $5,000. Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers. Using Crime Stoppers allows you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000. Officers filed a report for theft in the 5600 block of Goheen Dr. in Manhattan on August…
Manhattan City Commissioners are scheduled for a work session Tuesday night to discuss the city’s five-year strategic plan and 2024 general fund budget. The General Fund is scheduled to increase by more than $5.8 million to $45.2 million in 2024. It includes over $3.3 million for personnel and over $2.5 million for operations. The projected mill levy is 50.470, a decrease of 1.684 from the previous year. The city is forecast to levy $35 million in property taxes in fiscal 2024, based on valuation increases. Property taxes are forecast to increase by 6 percent, totaling more than $1.9 million. The…
After finishing with a berth in the Sugar Bowl and with a Big 12 title a season ago, Kansas State opens the coming season ranked 17th in the USA Today Coaches Poll. The Wildcats were slotted behind TCU in the rankings released yesterday, rankings that have Georgia atop the table. Michigan, Alabama, Ohio State and LSU round out the top five in the pre-season ballot, with Texas placed 12th as the top ranked Big 12 team going into the year. Oklahoma was placed at number 19, Texas Tech at number 24. The Cats open the season Saturday night, September 2nd,…
No significant injuries were reported following a Friday night crash, west of Downtown Manhattan. According to RCPD, a report for aggravated battery was filed near the intersection of North 8th Street and Poyntz Ave. after reponding officers found an overturned Chevy Silverado. The truck, driven by 42-year-old James Smith, of Manhattan, was reportedly chasing a northbound car on 8th Street before running a stop sign and striking an eastbound Dodge Ram driven by 20-year-old Logan Goetzinger, of Manhattan. The impact caused the Silverado to flip onto its roof. No arrests have been made. The crash remains under investigation.
Officers filed a report for burglary and criminal damage to property in the 4200 block of Spook Rock Way in Manhattan on August 4, 2023, around 10:45 a.m. after a 27-year-old man reported his car was broken into through the passenger side window causing approximately $750 worth of damage. Nothing was reported stolen. Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers. Using Crime Stoppers allows you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000. Officers filed a report for burglary in the 700 block of Fremont St. in Manhattan on August 4, 2023, around 11:45…
Brandon sits down with representatives from Manhattan Parks and Rec and RCPD to discuss upcoming fall activities as the summer wraps up and school kicks back into gear.
MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State Athletics) – Kansas State head coach Jerome Tang and selected players met with the media on Friday afternoon (August 4) to discuss their preparations for the historic 10-day trip to Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, Israel and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [UAE] from August 9-20. The traveling party will spend 3 nights each in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv and 4 nights in Abu Dhabi, departing the U.S., on Wednesday, August 9 and returning Sunday, August 20. K-State, along with the University of Arizona, are the first college teams to ever take a foreign tour to Abu Dhabi. The exhibition…