PITTSBURG, Kan. (AP) Via Christi Health Systems says it is laying off 28 employees in Pittsburg as part of a statewide effort to cut costs. The heath system in Pittsburg includes the hospital, physician offices and care facilities. Via Christi spokesman Michael Hayslip says the layoffs will help meet a goal of reducing expenses in Pittsburg by $3.5 million. He says cost reductions in contractual services helped prevent even more layoffs. And 25 open positions will not be filled. The Pittsburg Morning Sun reports that Hayslip says that the layoffs were spread across several areas but he did not have…
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CANTON, Kan. (AP) McPherson County might soon get a 3 million-bushel grain elevator and a high-speed loading facility near Canton. The county commission signed a resolution of intent last week to grant industrial revenue bonds for the operation about 2 miles west of Canton. Mid-Kansas Cooperative of McPherson and Cenex Harvest States, a large regional cooperative based in Minneapolis, Minn., chose the site because of its proximity to Union Pacific Railroad lines. Kerry Watson, a spokeswoman for MKC, says the co-ops have been researching the project for a couple of years. It will provide the group with its first train…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Recent rains will be good for the pocketbooks of Wichita residents who use a lot of water. City staff decided Monday to back away from plans to issue $1,000 fines or increase water rates by 500 percent for the highest water users. The city council was scheduled to consider those measures at its Tuesday meeting. The decision comes after last week’s heavy rains significantly increased the water in Cheney Reservoir, the city’s main source of water. The city says the reservoir is now 72 percent full. Instead, city officials will ask the council to approve such measures…
SALINA, Kan. (AP) City commissioners in Salina have voted to allow sales of packaged liquor on Sundays and three designated holidays. The Salina Journal reports Monday’s unanimous vote clears the way for the new ordinance to take effect in 61 days, unless a petition is filed to block it. The petition would have to be signed by registered voters equaling 25 percent of total turnout in the most recent city election. The ordinance would allow Salina businesses to sell packaged retail liquor between noon and 8 p.m. on Sundays and on Memorial Day, the Fourth of July and Labor Day.…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas agency has scheduled four town hall meetings next week to discuss the development of housing for moderate-income families in rural areas. The Kansas Housing Resources Corp. says the meetings are part of an initiative designed to make sure that rural areas have adequate housing and infrastructure for workers. The first meeting is Monday at the corporation’s offices in Topeka. The other meetings are June 11 in Dodge City and Hays and June 13 in Independence. The corporation is the primary administrator for federal housing programs in Kansas and is overseen by a board appointed by…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran has appointed a new state director to oversee his offices in Kansas and represent the senator in his home state. Moran says Brennen Britton will serve as a liaison to businesses, community leaders and local government officials. Britton will live in Manhattan, where the Republican senator has an office. Moran also has offices in Hays, Pittsburg, Olathe and Wichita. Britton previously served on Moran’s legislative staff, handling issues related to the economy, judiciary and homeland security. He holds a bachelor’s degree in religion and political science and a law degree from Duke University.
It’s time to check in with Manhattan Mayor John Matta and City Manager Ron Fehr on today’s InFocus. [mp3-jplayer]
The House Ways and Means committee heard from six conservative groups Tuesday who said the IRS put them through the wringer as they sought tax-exempt status.
All six members of the military’s Joint Chiefs of Staff appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee Tuesday to discuss the sexual assault crisis in the armed forces, acknowledging it’s ‘like a cancer’ that could destroy the force.
KMAN received word of a possible suicide around 10:45 Tuesday morning. The incident is said to have taken place on the 800 block of Fremont, in an apartment. Riley County Police arrived on scene a few minutes later. The subject received a cut to the throat. Public Information Officer, Matt Droge could not comment, as officers had just arrived at the apartment. KMAN will continue to bring you updates as they become available. ———- Update It was confirmed by Droge on Wednesday morning, the incident was just an “attempted suicide”, and the victim sustained minor injuries.