TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Opponents to Gov. Sam Brownback’s proposal for cutting Kansas income tax rates say during a Statehouse event that Republican’s plan is misguided and would punish working families. Brownback and his supporters were planning a news conference of their own on Wednesday, touting support for tax cuts. Both events were held ahead of the first of three planned days of hearings over the proposal by the House Taxation Committee. The governor proposes to collapse the state’s three income tax brackets into two and eliminate a number of credits and exemptions, a move he says makes the Kansas tax…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas House gave first round approval Wednesday to a bill that redraws its members’ districts to shift power within the chamber from rural communities to the Kansas City metropolitan area. House members advanced the bill on a voice vote, setting up final action Thursday. The bill is expected to pass with bipartisan support, and both House Speaker Mike O’Neal, a Hutchinson Republican, and Minority Leader Paul Davis, a Lawrence Democrat, praised the measure. Lawmakers must adjust the boundaries of their districts and the state’s four congressional districts to account for changes in population over the past…
The coming expansion to Caterpiller in Wamego is also having a bit of a boon to the city’s housing market Wamego City Manager Merl Page presented a request Tuesday night to city commissioners from Road Runner Developers, LLC for Industrial Revenue Bonds (IRB’s) not to exceed $6 million. Road Runner Developers Charlie Bush said he’s been meeting with Caterpiller Work Tools people, and because of their planned expansion and the addition of 120 new employees, company officials were concerned about residential housing. According to Bush, the company’s goal is to provide quality housing at a price competitive with the surrounding…
The city of Junction City has rescinded the boil water advisory for water customers on the west side of Spring Valley Road, north of Wildcat Lane and South of Buddy Drive in Olivia Farms development. The city rescinded the advisory because laboratory testing and evaluation of other factors and conditions indicated that the water is safe for drinking and other uses. The city issued the advisory Monday because of the possibility of contamination of the system due to a break in a water main, which resulted in a loss of pressure in the distribution system for customers in the designated area.
USD 323 officials are close to a decision on the replacement for Dennis Post at the Rock Creek Junior/Senior High School. Post will be retiring at the end of the school year, and USD 323 Superintendent Darrell Stufflebeam wished him the best. “Dennis has been a fantastic asset to our district, we hate to see him go,” Stufflebeam told KMAN News. “I’ve tried to convince him to do the after retirement-KPERs thing.” Stufflebeam says he has consulted a patron comittee who interviewed canidates and will discuss and give a recommendation to the board during a meeting Wednesday night.
A preliminary hearing was held Wednesday in Riley County district court for a Manhattan man, who faces a charge of aggravated indecent liberties with a child. Rodney Richardson, 55, was taken into custody December 2011 in Tulsa on a warrant listing the aggravated indecent liberties charge. Riley County police at the time indicated the case involved an 11 year-old-girl who was known to Richardson, with the incident allegedly occurring in August 2011. The court took the matter under advisement with a ruling expected Friday.
A preliminary hearing has been set for a rural Manhattan man charged in connection with a first degree murder case from late last year. March second is the date for Domingo Soto’s preliminary hearing on aiding and abetting charges, in connection with the murder of Steve Freele, whose body was found near a rural road in Riley County December 7, 2011. RCPD said after the arrest the murder of Freele stemmed from a series of other crimes in the Manahattan area, leading to seven total arrests, including Soto. A status hearing was held for Soto, 41, Tuesday in Riley County district…
A Manhattan woman is looking at felony charges following her arrest on Tuesday. Riley County police booked Tiffany Jones, 25, of 1300 Flint Hills Place on two counts of aggravated endangering of a child. Riley County Police Lt. Josh Kyle indicates Jones was arrested after an ambulance was called to Bluemont Elementary School tuesday morning at about nine hours for a student. KMAN news was told at that time, by USD 383 communications coordinator Michele Jones, the run involved a student health issue. Lt. Kyle says the student was transported to Mercy Regional Health Center by Riley County EMS. Jones was released Tuesday evening on $6,000…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Shane Southwell scored 13 points to lead K-State to a 65-46 victory against Texas Tech on Tuesday night. Will Spradling and Rodney McGruder had 10 points each for the Wildcats (17-6, 6-5 Big 12). Luke Adams, a 5-foot-9-freshman, scored 15 points for the Red Raiders (7-16, 0-11). Offense was a challenge for both teams, especially in the first half. Kansas State shot 6 of 26 (23.1 percent) in the half but led 31-17 at the break. Midway through the first half, there was a stretch of more than five minutes where neither team scored. Texas Tech…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) As Kansas City’s fifth offensive coordinator in four years, Brian Daboll says he knows the value of continuity. Daboll, who ran the Miami Dolphins offense last year, was introduced by the Chiefs on Tuesday. He says he hopes to stick around a while. The 36-year-old New York native and former New England assistant coach will have more autonomy than most offensive coordinators. Head coach Romeo Crennel plans to double as defensive coordinator and will have little time for offense. Daboll will take over an offense that was weakened by injury last season and finished 31st in…