BURLINGTON, Kan. (AP) The Wolf Creek nuclear power plant in eastern Kansas has resumed producing electricity. Kansas Public Radio reports the plant was brought back on line Tuesday following a shutdown of about two months. Problems at the plant began Jan. 13 when an electrical circuit breaker failed. Wolf Creek employees tried to switch to power coming in from the electrical grid, but a transformer failed and the plant lost its connection to the grid. Kansas Public Radio says it was the third time in four years that Wolf Creek lost all off-site power. Wolf Creek is owned by Kansas…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas legislators have been settling small differences between the House and Senate over a proposed $14.1 billion state budget. Three negotiators from each chamber continued talks Tuesday on the spending plan for the fiscal year that beginning July 1. They must resolve dozens of disagreements to draft the budget’s final version. The talks began Monday and are expected to continue all week. The negotiators agreed not to appropriate tax dollars to cover a shortfall in fees collected by the state’s court system, caused by fewer case filings than expected. That was the House’s position. The Senate had…
GREAT BEND, Kan. (AP) Opening statements are now expected Thursday in the trial of a central Kansas man accused of killing a 14-year-old girl and burning her body at the asphalt plant where he worked. Thirty-eight-year-old Adam Longoria, of Great Bend, could face life in prison without parole if he’s convicted of capital murder in the death of Alicia DeBolt in August 2010. Questioning of prospective jurors in Barton County District Court began Monday and will continue Wednesday. Court adjourned Tuesday with six people still needed for the final pool from which 12 jurors and two alternates will be drawn.…
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…
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…