On Saturday morning Riley County Police arrested an Ogden man near the 300 block of North Park in Ogden Kansas for multiple alleged violations. 22-year-old Christopher Ray was arrested near his residence at approximately 06:00. According to police reports Ray endangered a child, committed criminal damage to property, and intimidated witnesses. Ray is being held by police without bond.
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The northeast Kansas town of Harveyville is firming up plans to rebuild after its historic church building was destroyed in a killer tornado. The Topeka Capital-Journal reported that a building committee for the Wabaunsee County town’s United Methodist Church met this past week to talk about the project. Plans call for a one-story structure to be built on the same land where the former building stood for more than 100 years. It was leveled nearly five months ago in an EF2 tornado packing winds of 120 to 130 mph. One person was killed in the tornado, and…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The University of Kansas School of Medicine has an unusual request for businesses. The school’s Wichita campus wants to sort through their trash as part of a project aimed at reducing the amount of waste going to landfills. The trash assessments are free and take about an hour to complete. The Wichita Eagle reported that funding for the program comes through an Environmental Protection Agency cooperative agreement. Participating businesses face no addition regulations but can receive recognition for reducing their waste. School officials say they had an assessment performed on the school last summer and a follow-up…
The Olympic torch began its tour of London on Saturday, and thousands of people turned out to watch the flame begin its seven-day trip of the Olympic host city.
The famed statue of Joe Paterno was taken down from outside the Penn State football stadium, eliminating a key piece of the iconography surrounding the once-sainted football coach accused of burying child sex abuse allegations.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Sedgwick County has agreed to pay $20,000 to settle a lawsuit that alleged a deputy was at fault in a police pursuit that killed two men from the south-central Kansas town of Haysville. The Wichita Eagle reports that the lawsuit was filed last year by the estate of Beau Blake. He was a 25-year-old passenger in a fleeing Camero that collided with a soybean truck in 2009. The car’s 19-year-old driver, Colton Emerson, also died. The lawsuit named commissioners and the pursuing deputy. It said the deputy violated policy by not using emergency lights and driving in…
A bomb squad has set off a small detonation in the apartment of the Colorado shooting suspect. There was no fire or smoke, but it did blow out what remained of the window and its frame to the apartment of mass shooting suspect James Holmes.
The second Furniture Amnesty Day is scheduled for this Friday for the city of Manhattan and local area. Citizens can drop off their unwanted items to Wilson Field at City Park or have crews come to their residence to pick them up. The event is coordinated by the City of Manhattan, HandsOn Kansas State, and the Manhattan Good Neighbors. Those seeking furniture can also come to the location, pick out furniture and take home whatever they choose for no charge. To find out more information on the event log online to handson.ksu.edu.
Tuesday evening’s Manhattan City Commission meeting will pick up where previous meetings have left off regarding two important topics. City Manager Ron Fehr provides a preview of the session for KMAN. “The city’s quarter cent sales tax for economic development as well as property tax for debt reduction will be discussed,” Fehr says. “We will also continue a discussion on the Metropolitan Planning Organization from the city’s perspective so we can be more understanding on their viewpoint on that particular matter.” Fehr says a draft for the quarter cent sales tax was made when discussions first began regarding the topic.…
With primaries for both respective parties drawing nearer there is still time to connect with the candidates before making a decision. The Pottawatomie County Republican Women will be hosting a Meet the Candidates event on Sunday, July 29th. Barb Jones, secretary of the Pottawatomie County Republican Women, explains that the event will give people an opportunity to connect with the republican candidates who are running. “Between 19-25 candidates will be present,” Jones says. “Candidates present will range from the House Senate to Representative seats (with three open in Pottawatomie County).” Jones says there will also be local candidates present at the…