TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas House and Senate negotiators are working out a final version of legislation cutting sales and income taxes. Three senators and three House members met for about an hour Tuesday to review the two chambers’ differences on tax-cutting measures. They’re expected to meet again Wednesday. The House and Senate have both passed bills cutting the state’s top individual income tax rates and eliminating income taxes for 191,000 partnerships, sole proprietorships and other businesses. Both also have passed proposals to reduce sales taxes, as well as measures aimed at holding down local property taxes. But the two chambers…
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EDWARDSVILLE, Kan. (AP) Police in a Kansas City suburb say they’re treating the deaths of two men inside a home as a murder-suicide. The men were found shot to death Monday afternoon by Edwardsville police responding to a 911 call. KCTV reports that investigators were not seeking any suspects Tuesday. A woman who lives in the house was there along with a 4-year-old child when the shootings occurred in the basement. Police say both men were in their late 20s to early 30s. One of them lived in the home and was the father of the 4-year-old. The men’s names…
Riley County police made a number of arrests in response to an early morning call regarding a car break-in. At approximately 1:25 a.m. Wednesday morning, police were dispatched to the 3100 block of Winston Place. Upon arrival officers noticed a vehicle leaving the area, whereby they conducted a traffic stop. Police discovered a large amount of personal property, believed to be stolen, during the investigation. Police then arrested three individuals: 17-year old Ethan Wilson, 21-year old Khiry Graham, and 19-year old Tanner Humphreys. All three are being charged with three counts of vehicle burglary, with the elder two also facing one count…
Felony drug charges are expected to be leveled against a Manhattan man following his arrest on Tuesday. Christopher Kneisel, 28, is expected to face one felony count of unlawful distribution of hydromorphone as well as one count of failure to appear when he is sentenced in Riley County district court. The warrant that led to Kneisel’s arrest stemmed from a previous incident in which he was charged with possession of narcotics. Kneisel was released Wednesday on a $15,000 bond.
Kansas State University’s sports complex will be the location of a decontamination training exercise by soldiers with the 172nd Chemical Company at Fort Riley on Friday. The exercise will begin between 7 and 9 a.m. and will end around 5 p.m. It will include between 100-150 soldiers and will be confined to the Bramlage Coliseum west parking lot. In addition to the Fort Riley soldiers, the exercise will also include personnel from K-State’s campus police department and members of Riley County’s emergency medical services and fire department. Two tents will be set up in the parking lot that will serve…
An educator who has taught both kindergarteners and college students during her career will be Kansas State University’s next dean of the College of Education. Debbie Mercer, a professor and the college’s associate dean for teacher education, will begin her role as dean July 1. She succeeds Michael Holen, who announced in June 2011 that he would begin phased retirement at the end of the 2011-2012 academic year. “As Debbie Mercer takes up the role as dean of the College of Education, it will be great for Kansas State University,” said Provost April Mason. “She will be the college’s leader…
MANATTAN, Kan. (AP) Kansas State athletic director John Currie admitted to having some differences with coach Frank Martin over the years. The two men didn’t always see eye to eye. One thing they agreed on Tuesday: There was no rift in their relationship. “John has been great,” Martin said during a conference call shortly after being introduced as the new coach at South Carolina. “It’s unfortunate that I make a difficult decision and everyone’s got to figure out a way to blame someone for the decision. That’s not fair to anybody.” Currie said he wished Martin well as he tries…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Frank Martin says he’s ready to take on the difficult task of turning last-place South Carolina into winners. Martin was introduced Tuesday as the Gamecocks new coach, leaving Kansas State after four NCAA tournament appearances in five years. Martin says while “some people run away from challenges,” he runs to them, “I always have.” South Carolina has been to the NCAA just once since 1998, but the Gamecocks gave Martin plenty of time to turns things turnaround. He was given a six-year, $12.3 million deal. Martin was 117-54 in five years with the Wildcats. They reached the…
SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) Bruce Chen, who led the Kansas City Royals in wins the past two years, will be the opening day starter on April 6 at the Los Angeles Angels. Manager Ned Yost made the announcement Tuesday after Chen had his best spring training outing in a 9-7 victory over Milwaukee, holding the Brewers to three runs and seven hits in six-plus innings, while striking out six and walking one. Chen, a 34-year-old left-hander, went 12-8 with a 3.77 ERA in 25 starts last year and is 24-15 the past two seasons. Yost said right-hander Luke Hochevar, the 2011…