A decision on whether the Boy Scouts of America will keep its policy that excludes gay members and leaders will not be voted on until the organization’s annual meeting in May, the national executive board said Wednesday.
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A Manhattan man is facing embezzlement charges. 63 year old Larry D. Lord has been charged with ten counts of mail fraud that totals up to $536,179, according to U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom. The indictment alleges that from 2005 to 2012, Lord used his access to the bank accounts of Cheney Construction Inc. in Manhattan to steal the amount by writing the checks on the company’s accounts and mailed them to pay personal credit card debts belonging to him and his wife. Lord worked for the company and was responsible for paying the company’s bills and issuing payroll checks to…
Kansans can use their vehicles to show they support pets. Revenue from a new “I’m Pet Friendly” license plate will be used to reduce the stray animal population. Proceeds from the sale of the plates will support scholarships for Kansas State veterinary students who will work with local animal shelters, particularly in spay/neuter programs. With a one-time production fee of $45.50 and an annual donation of $50, the new plate can be picked up at county tag offices across the state. The dean of Kansas State’s College of Veterinary Medicine, Ralph Richardson, says the program can help improve the quality…
A Kansas State researcher has developed a technique that enriches ground beef with omega-3 fatty acids. The enriched ground beef is named GreatO Premium Ground Beef. It is being sold through Manhattan-based company NBO3 Technologies LLC. Kansas State says in a news release that it will be available mid-February at select retailers in Buffalo, N.Y. The plan is to expand to retailers and restaurants nationwide later this year. Animal sciences and industry professor Jim Drouillard is credited with developing the technique for giving ground beef the same kind of heart-healthy fatty acids found in fish and plant oils. Drouillard says…
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) Reno County residents will vote on a proposed sales tax increase to fund improvements in the current jail or to build a new jail. The county commission voted Tuesday to put a half-cent increase in the county sales tax on the April 2 ballot. If approved, it would raise an estimated $28.9 million. The money would be used either to build a new jail or renovate the existing jail and annex. The Hutchinson News reports the sales tax increase would take effect Oct. 1. It would end when bonds issued to pay for the project are paid…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas Senate committee is debating whether to delay or change requirements that the state’s utility companies use more renewable fuels. The state required major utility companies to be able to generate 10 percent of their energy through a renewable source by 2011. Those requirements would increase to 15 percent by 2016 and 20 percent by 2020. The Lawrence Journal-World reports the Senate committee on utilities is considering extending the 15 percent mandate to 2018 and the 20 percent requirement to 2024. And it would allow delaying any requirements if utilities can show good cause, such as…
A major marijuana bust resulted in three arrests Tuesday night. Around 9:00 p.m., Riley County Police and members of the Kansas Bureau of Investigations served a drug related search warrant to a house on the 500 block of Fremont. This search resulted in the arrest of three individuals. Adam Hudson (30) and Gregory Chambers (43), who both reside in the residence on Fremont, were arrested for the cultivation of marijuana, possession with the intent to sell within 1000 feet of a school, no Kansas drug tax stamp, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of marijuana. Both are behind held on a $25,000…
A pair of four-year starting quarterbacks will ink their national letters-of-intent on Wednesday on national signing day. Bryce Chavis starred under center for Riley County and will take his skills to the next level at Butler Community College. Marshall Wethington battled injuries, but was the man at Wamego since his freshman year, and will sign with Ottawa University. Three other Red Raiders will play college football; Daniel Jensen at Butler CC, Dakota Turner at Coffeyville Community Colge, and Brandon Ebert at Kansas Wesleyan. Ebert will be joined at Kansas Wesleyan by Rock Creek’s Colton Leikam and Jimmie Goodmiller. Five Manhattan High standouts will…
Authorities in Florida used a tow truck and several firetrucks to pull a bakery truck back over the edge of a freeway overpass.
Rescue crews in the Solomon Islands are reported to be trying to reach remote villages, hit by five foot waves following a magnitude 8.0 earthquake.