TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Several Kansas food companies have been working to boost their export opportunities. The Kansas Department of Agriculture says in a release Friday that five Kansas food companies participated in a forum this month in Chicago where to develop business with representatives from 30 countries. The Kansas companies participated in sessions on free trade agreements, foreign market pricing and consumer preferences worldwide. The companies that participated in the Food Export Midwest Marketing Forum in Chicago were CopperLeaf Gourmet of Lawrence, New Beginnings Food Company of Kansas City, Pantry Shelf of Hutchinson, Rabbit Creek Products of Louisburg and Sticky…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Topeka police say they discourage people who are confronted by burglars from taking matters into their own hands, despite recent incidents in which local residents did just that. During a 48-hour stretch earlier this month, two suspected burglars were arrested by police. The Topeka Capital Journal reports one of the men was brought to the ground by a victim and two neighbors, while the other eluded a pursuing victim but was nabbed by police. Police Capt. Brian Desch says the department doesn’t have a policy regarding victims who run down intruders, but he said for every story…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Former Fort Riley soldier Joshua Priest has been sentenced to 10 months in prison and ordered to pay $30,000 restitution for taking part in a sham marriage. Priest admitted this summer that he married a Jamaican woman so he could collect additional benefits from the military and so the woman could become a legal immigrant.
A retired New York firefighter was among the 9/11 families and responders who watched the pretrial hearings at Guantanamo Bay via closed-circuit television at the Fort Hamilton Army Base. <iframe width=”425″ height=”239″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZiPavuygZ1U” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe>
GOP Presidential nominee Mitt Romney has sharply criticized President Barack Obama over public spats with Israel. Why does it matter? American jews are a small but important segment of voters, and increasingly valuable in this tight election. <iframe width=”425″ height=”239″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/uFnDD-_xXpk” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe>
During Sunday’s Riley County Commission Forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of Manhattan/Riley County, all four candidates had an opportunity to answer different questions and address their views on a variety of issues. Democratic Candidate for District 2, Scott Seel said his party affiliation is important to him, but not more important than his views. Meanwhile, Seel mentioned he supports the 1/2 cent sales tax renewal due to the need for it in the area. He added with all of the people at the football stadium, Country Stampede, etc. every year, that those are people we are sharing that tax burden with. …
On Monday, department updates held the majority of the agenda ideas as the Lois Schlegel, county appraiser, Dustin Trego, managment assistant of operations, and Leu Lowery, public works director, were among those listed. For the appraiser’s office, numbers are sitting at about average with some a little higher and others a little lower, but Schlegel said that they are ahead of the number of sales for the year so far. The transportation update saw a lower number of riders, but the region is looking to meet on Tuesday to continue extending the option of public transportation between counties. There was…
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and the Riley County Domestic Violence Task Force took time to honor Kansas victims. Held at the Riley County Courthouse Plaza, dozens of victims of domestic homicide were remembered. Individuals came forward to read stories of victims, of various ages, off of plaques. Each plaque had a ribbon on it so that after the story was read, the plaque was placed on a silhouette to symbolize that person. Some of the victims remembered were once members of our regional community. The annual event provides a time to learn about past cases of domestic…
The Riley County Police department reported that a man was mandated to have a 48 hour stay in jail over this past weekend David Ray Lewis, 43, was charged with criminal trespassing that led to the mandate to be held without bond for 48 hours by the courts. Lewis was also charged with violating a protection order and possession of drugs. — Two different reports came in to the Riley County Police Department due to criminal damage to property over the weekend. Kara Beckwith, 20, of Manhattan, reported that her black 2010 Chevy Malibu was damaged when someone used a blunt object to smash…
Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner became the first skydiver to break the speed of sound in a 24-mile-high jump from a balloon on Sunday, reaching 833.9 mph in a free fall that lasted more than 9 minutes. Landing on his feet in the New Mexico desert, the man known as “Fearless Felix” lifted his arms in victory to the cheers of jubilant onlookers and friends. “When I was standing there on top of the world, you become so humble, you do not think about breaking records anymore, you do not think about gaining scientific data,” he said after the jump. “The…