Author: KMAN Staff
Budget season rolls on for the Manhattan City Commission, and at last night’s work session several outside agencies came forward with funding proposals for the upcoming year. The discussion on the proposals intertwined with property tax and mill levy debates, and many topics were brought forth into the debate. The outside agencies included Boys and Girls Club, ATA, and the Manhattan Arts Center. Thus far, very few agencies requested more than their previous year’s request, a fact that impressed several Commissioners. The next round of outside agencies, including the Manhattan area chamber of commerce, Manhattan Public Library, and others will…
As reported earlier, the Manhattan Salvation Army Thrift Store is dealing with a $150,000 fire from this past weekend. According to Major Jerry Curttright, the current officer, because of the fire both the thrift store and the Community Care office have been closed. However, the office should be able to be opened within the next few days after a replacement door has been installed and the office cleaned. The fire also caused the church service on Sunday to be relocated. “The Lord provided on Sunday though, because we couldn’t have service there and AJ’s Pizzaria came over and said what…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas health officials are warning people in the state’s three biggest urban areas that summer heat could lead to high ozone levels. The state Department of Health and Environment issued the warning Tuesday, a day after high ozone levels were detected in the Kansas City, Topeka and Wichita areas. KDHE officials said excessive heat can help generate ozone. The agency says unhealthy levels of ozone can cause coughing, throat irritation, chest pain and shortness of breath. Other concerns include aggravation of asthma and an increased likelihood of respiratory infection. KDHE recommends limiting outdoor exercise, other strenuous activity…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Police in Wichita have released the name of a man found dead over the weekend in the Little Arkansas River. But the cause of death is still unknown. The Wichita Eagle reports that documents found on the body identified the man as 54-year-old Vincent Manuel. Kayakers called 911 Saturday morning after spotting the body floating in the water near Riverside Park. It’s not clear how long it had been in the river. Police said Tuesday that Manuel was fully clothed and showed no signs of trauma. An autopsy performed Monday was inconclusive.
GREAT BEND, Kan. (AP) A Kansas man convicted of killing a 14-year-old cheerleader and burning her body at the asphalt plant where he worked will spend the rest of his life behind bars. Adam Longoria was sentenced Tuesday to life imprisonment without the chance of parole for the August 2010 death of Alicia DeBolt. Barton County Judge Hannelore Kitts had little leeway in deciding the punishment because a capital murder conviction in Kansas carries a mandatory sentence of at least life without parole. Prosecutors did not seek the death penalty. He also received 17 months for vehicle burglary and 7…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas is renegotiating its contract with the company that supplied the state with its new motor vehicle system. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the state’s contract with the company, 3M, was supposed to end Friday. But Kansas Revenue Secretary Nick Jordan said the state has a list of changes it wants made to the system before signing off on the contract. Since the state launched the new $40 million motor vehicle system May 9 many county treasurers’ offices have complained about problems with the system that tie up their clerks and increase the amount of time it…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The high temperatures baking most of Kansas are not expected to ease for the rest of the week. Northwest and north-central Kansas is under a red flag warning through Wednesday, meaning high temperatures, strong winds and low humidity pose a serious risk of fire. The National Weather Service says several western Kansas towns set records Monday, including 113 at Rawlins, Lane and Norton and 112 in Rooks, Trego and Thomas. Temperatures are forecast to reach around 110 on Tuesday. A heat advisory is in effect for most of central Kansas through Tuesday evening, with high humidity and…
GARDEN CITY, Kan. (AP) New flights to Dallas have been good for the Garden City Regional Airport. More than 1,400 passengers used the airport in May, and the number is expected to increase to about 1,500 by the end of June. Airport officials say those numbers are more than 50 percent higher than the average monthly figures from the past two years. The Garden City Telegram reports (http://bit.ly/KZia0D ) passenger numbers are taking off since April, when the airport changed service to American Eagle flights to Dallas. Previously, the airport had flights to and from Denver offered by Great Lakes…