TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A top aide to Gov. Sam Brownback will brief the State Board of Education next week on the administration’s proposal for distributing aid to public schools. Brownback policy director Landon Fulmer will speak to the 10-member board during its monthly meeting Nov. 8. Brownback wants to change the way Kansas distributes about $3 billion in state aid to school districts. The proposal includes setting a new baseline for state aid, giving districts block grants and letting counties vote on a special sales tax for education. Brownback is expected to present the plan to legislators when they return…
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The Islamic Association of Mid Kansas says it has received an outpouring of support since a mosque in west Wichita was seriously damaged in a fire. Association spokesman Hussam Madi says individuals and churches have offered support and spaces for group members to worship since the fire on Monday. The association posted a letter of appreciation on its website Wednesday. The cause of the fire at the mosque remains under investigation. Damage estimates are around $130,000 but fire officials say the mosque might be totally destroyed because of damage to the attic and support structures. The FBI…
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) Reports of coyotes inside Leavenworth city limits are prompting the city commission to discuss ways to control the population. City Manager Scott Miller told the commission during a meeting Tuesday that the city has been receiving reports of coyotes in residents’ yards in Leavenworth and in neighboring Atchison County. He says the state allows municipalities to make their own regulations for coyotes. Miller says coyotes could be added to a city ordinance that allows bow hunters to take deer on city property and private property with the owner’s permission. The Leavenworth Times reports that the commission agreed…
COUNCIL GROVE, Kan. (AP) The lawyer for a 23-year-old Kansas man accused of dousing a black man with rubbing alcohol and setting him on fire says he doubts the crime constitutes a federal hate crime. Fifty-four-year-old Sterling Law suffered second-degree burns to his stomach and upper legs during the Oct. 7 attack at his home in Council Grove, about 65 miles southwest of the Kansas capital of Topeka. The U.S. attorney’s office in Kansas has been reviewing the case to determine if the crime is racially motivated, triggering federal hate crime charges. Isaac Wilson faces Morris County charges, including aggravated…
High school football players often overcome hardships to play the game that they love, but few have battled more than Wamego’s James Manning. Manning went in for a routine physical this July to clear him for his senior season. But his doctor discovered Manning had testicular cancer. He had surgery five days later, where the diagnosis was confirmed, and the cancer removed. Just five weeks later, Manning was declared cancer-free and cleared to play football for the Red Raiders. He started all nine games this season. Manning is now one of 50 semifinalists nationally for the Rudy Award, which is named…
Update: A Junction City man died in a two vehicle accident on I-70 that closed eastbound lanes of the highway early this (Thursday) morning. Kyle Junghans, 39, died in the crash at mile marker 324. Thomas McCoy, 42, of Manhattan was in the other vehicle involved and was taken to the University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City. McCoy is listed in serious condition (Friday morning). According to the Kansas Highway Patrol Junghans was westbound on I-70 in a ’98 ford ranger when he lost control, left the roadway, and crossed the median. His Ranger then struck a 2007 Ford…
Construction, Football and the Child, Youth and School Services offices at Fort Riley were issues the Manhattan Ogden school board had at their meeting Wednesday night. Woodrow Wilson had a work order for new cabinets, which the board approved unanimously. Also, Dean Youngers, Project Manager, reminded the board and the public that during the holiday break, no one will be allowed in the high school due to construction that will be occurring. There was an update concerning the Middle School Football Program that was approved by the board during the spring of 2011. There were some issue that were brought…
K-State students and Occupy Manhattan advocates had a chance to gain a different perspective on the U.S. Economy on Tuesday. The Manhattan Alliance for Peace and Justice welcomed Director of Labor Studies at UMKC Judy Ancel to K-State’s Forum Hall for the group’s monthly lecture. During her presentation, Ancel discussed topics such as the New Deal, unemployment insurance, and the people who have suffered the most due to the tumultous U.S. economy. “The price has been paid by unions in particular because unions were the primary organizations that would stand up against this un-democratic distribution of wealth.” Ancel also addressed the…
A weekend party turned bad for a Manhattan woman. On Wednesday, Riley County police received report of a theft that occurred overnight between October 22nd and 23rd. The victim, 20-year old Acantha Smith, told police that her wedding ring, cell phone, and prescription medication were taken from her home located in the 700 block of Allison. The total loss came to $1,622. RCPD says there are no suspects at this time.