MCPHERSON, Kan. (AP) A 66-year-old former central Kansas judge has died less than a month after he resigned his position so he could focus on his health. Carl B. Anderson died Thursday and will have a memorial service Tuesday at Messiah Lutheran Church in Lindsborg. The Hutchinson News reports Anderson was a double-amputee who has been a diabetic since he was 2. He said before his Jan. 12 retirement that he hoped to get stronger so he could wear prostheses and walk, instead of relying on an electric wheelchair. He served as a 9th Judicial District judge since 1977. Before…
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Over the weekend, the Manhattan Ogden Public Schools Foundation and the Beach Museum of Art teamed up to hold the fifth annual Early Expressions Art Expo. Lining the walls of the art gallery and the extra stands held the almost 130 pieces of art work chosen by the judges. This was only a small portion of the almost two thousand pieces that were originally submitted. As an art filled weekend, Saturday gave the public and the families and friends of the young artists a chance to explore and wander through the array of pieces on display during the open house. These art…
The Shawnee Heights girls rallied from a 12 point second half deficit to take a 54-52 win from Manhattan High on Friday night. The Thunderbirds got 17 second half points from Danielle Poblarp including the game winning shot with 10 seconds left. Manhattan (12-3, 6-3) had two tries to tie the game on their final possession but came up empty. Poblarp ended the night with 23 points. The Indians were led by a career high 24 points from Caroline Ballard who topped the 20 point mark for the second straight game. In the boys game, Manhattan High built a 12-point…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A new report says Kansas would face about $600 million in additional costs over the next 10 years if it opted to expand Medicaid following the federal government’s overhaul of health care. Republican Gov. Sam Brownback’s administration on Friday released a summary of a report prepared for the state by an Illinois-based consulting firm. The analysis looked at the potential costs in expanding Medicaid to provide health care coverage for additional needy residents. The federal government is encouraging states to expand Medicaid by promising to pick up almost all of the additional costs. The report says even…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Police in Wichita say they may have solved three recent instances of someone impersonating an officer. KWCH-TV reports a 40-year-old man was arrested Thursday night after speeding along a Wichita street in a Mercury Grand Marquis with a siren and red and blue lights. Police say the driver told the arresting officer he had been trying to pull over another vehicle that ran a red light. Officers checked the man’s car and found a gun, belt, baton and some handcuffs. Investigators think the man may have been involved in two other police impersonations in Wichita. But they…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas House debate over highly technical tax legislation has given Democrats a chance to take a poke at Republican Gov. Sam Brownback. The measure discussed Friday fixes flaws in a law enacted last year to cut income taxes. The House gave it first-round approval, with a final vote expected Monday. Brownback wants to follow up on last year’s tax cuts by reducing individual income taxes again. But he’s also proposing to stabilize the budget by eliminating two income tax deductions for homeowners and canceling a scheduled decrease in the sales tax. Wichita Democrat Nile Dillmore offered…
As KMAN reported early Friday afternoon, an investigation into a criminal damage to property lead to the arrests for the Dara’s Robbery on Claflin, the same criminal damage to property case now has a connection with the fire on Sunset Avenue that took the life of Vasanta Pallem, 34. Though, whether the robbery and fire are connected still has yet to be determined by officials. Riley County Police have released information about the arrest of two individuals for the fire. Patrick Scahill, 20, of Manhattan, was arrest for drug charges earlier this week which stemmed from the criminal damage to property investigation which he was confined…
U.S. Rep. Mike Pompeo says he has been named to the House intelligence committee overseeing national security. The Kansas Republican said in a news release Friday that House Speaker John Boehner is putting him in the committee that provides oversight of the U.S. intelligence community. That includes the Central Intelligence Agency, National Security Agency and the Military Intelligence Program. Pompeo says he is honored to serve on the committee at a time when the nation faces great challenges abroad. He says he has great faith in the nation’s intelligence services and is excited to work with them to ensure Americans’…
On today’s InFocus, Tom talks with State Representative Vern Swanson of Clay Center, followed by US Congressman Tim Huelskamp and Bernie Hayen, Director of Finance for the City of Manhattan. [mp3-jplayer]
PITTSBURG, Kan. (AP) A Pittsburg company is planning a $1 million expansion and more hiring to respond to a growing market. Officials at Atkinson Industries held a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday for an expansion that will add 10,000 square feet to its existing plant in the Pittsburg Industrial Park. Company officials say business has doubled in the last 18 months and the company has added 40 workers. The company, which has 111 employees, expects to add at least 20 more this year. The company, which opened in Pittsburg in 1919, makes metal buildings that house electrical equipment. The Pittsburg Morning Sun…