Eureka Drive at the intersection of Skyway Drive will be CLOSED, 24/7 round the clock, so crews can complete intersection construction work on Wednesday-Saturday, August 21-31, weather permitting, in Manhattan. This intersection is located approximately 1/4-mile straight west of the south roundabout on Scenic Drive. No marked detour will be provided. Drivers must use alternate routes during the roadway closure. Updated traffic information for this project is available at: http://www.ksdot.org/topekaMetro/projectstudyNEKS.asp The Kansas Department of Transportation urges all motorists to be alert, obey the warning signs, and “Give ‘Em a Brake!” when approaching and driving through the project work zone. This…
Author: KMAN Staff
DERBY, Kan. (AP) Police in a south-central Kansas town say they’ll probably never know who donated a grenade to Goodwill. KWCH-TV reports workers at the Goodwill store in Derby came across the grenade while sorting through donations Wednesday. The building was evacuated while the device was removed. A technician from the Wichita bomb squad inspected the grenade and determined it wasn’t live. No one’s sure if the grenade was brought to the store or left in a Goodwill donation bin. Derby police say they consider the case closed.
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) More than $10,000 has gone missing from an Olathe elementary school’s parent teacher organization. The Kansas City Star reports that police are investigating after leaning last month about the possible theft of PTO funds from Westview Elementary School. Olathe police say the report involves $10,640 over the time period from Aug, 1, 2010, until the end of June this year. No charges have been filed. Olathe School District chief financial and operations officer John Hutchison says the PTOs operate independently and maintain their own funds separate from school district funds. Hutchison says that twice a year, the…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) A 23-year-old man accused of leaving a Missouri home with a 15-year-old girl he was legally prohibited from contacting has been found dead in a Kansas jail cell. The Wyandotte County sheriff’s office says Tuesday’s death of Elijah McPike appeared to be a suicide. But The Kansas City Star reports that an autopsy was scheduled for Wednesday. Kansas City, Kan., police arrested McPike on Friday night and found the teen he was accused of taking the day before in Harrison County, Mo. Prosecutors there had charged McPike with kidnapping and violation of a protection order. He…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas State Board of Education wants prosecutors to do a better job reporting felony convictions so problem teachers can be weeded from the profession. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the issue was discussed Tuesday when the board revoked the licenses of six teachers, including four convicted of sex offenses against minors. A state law requires prosecutors to report all felony convictions to the Department of Education monthly so it can check them against employment rosters. But the law doesn’t provide any penalties for prosecutors who don’t comply with the requirement. The state says only 14 of…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A school bus accident in Topeka has sent two people to the hospital with minor injuries. WIBW reports that the accident happened around 7:45 a.m. Wednesday when the bus struck a van at an intersection. Police Sgt. Stephen Thompson says a child in the van and a girl in the bus were taken to a hospital. Their injuries were described as minor. The children on the bus were transferred to a different bus. Thompson says authorities are investigating what led up to the accident.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) The University of Kansas has demolished its nearly century-old University Relations building on the far northeast end of campus. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that over the years, the house-like structure also had served as a high school, a faculty lounge and offices for the KU Endowment. But the university’s deputy director for Construction and Design Management, Paul Graves, says the building had become structurally unsound and posed a safety hazard. The Kansas Board of Regents rated the building’s condition as “poor” in its 2012 facilities inventory. Graves says there are no immediate plans to build anything on…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A south-central Kansas house is being sold where BTK serial killer Dennis Rader killed one of his victims. The Wichita Eagle reports that the three-bedroom, 960-square-foot house in Park City is being sold at an upcoming real estate auction. In 1985, Rader sneaked into it and killed his 53-year-old neighbor, Marine Hedge. After his capture in 2005, he still could recite the address of Hedge’s house. Real estate agent Jack Newcom says the seller is disclosing the killing took place in the house to make sure that any potential buyer has no problem with its past. He…
VALLEY FALLS, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Board of Regents wants an in-depth study of a new law that loosens restrictions on carrying concealed weapons into public buildings. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the regents indicated they would pursue the study during their annual retreat Tuesday. The new law allows licensed concealed carry on public college campuses. But the regents have taken an immediate six-month exemption for universities, and could later seek an extension through 2017. Some regents said the study would be helpful if the board decides to seek future exemptions in specific areas. Chairman Fred Logan says the regents…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Department of Transportation says it spent more than $18.5 million clearing and salting highways during the past winter. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that KDOT included its winter storm expenses in a quarterly summary of operations posted online Tuesday. The figure for clearing snow and spreading salt to prevent ice buildup was for the 2013 fiscal year, which ended June 30. It was a big jump from fiscal 2012, which saw a mild winter and less than $7 million in spending on dealing with snow and ice. KDOT estimates that 575 trucks spread more than 4…