GARDEN CITY, Kan. (AP) The Garden City Fire Department has temporarily lifted a burn ban in Finney County that has been in place since last year. Fire Chief Allen Shelton said in a news release Thursday that enough rain had fallen in recent weeks to allow a temporary lifting of the ban, which began April 5, 2011. The Garden City Telegram reports that open fires still are prohibited by ordinance in Garden City. But Finney County residents now can burn according to Kansas regulations. Shelton says state law still requires residents to alert the fire department before a burn. Residents…
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SALINA, Kan. (AP) The first class at the University of Kansas Medical School in Salina has the opportunity to work in a modern, state-of-the-art anatomy lab. On Thursday, the students and school officials held a ceremony to thank Russell physician Dr. Earl Merkel and his wife, Kathleen, whose donation made the lab possible. The Salina Journal reports the school accepted its first eight students last fall and is the smallest four-year medical school in the country. Merkel has been a longtime advocate of recruiting physicians to practice in western Kansas. One of the Salina school’s main objectives is to train…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Wichita police say three men are hospitalized after being shot by officers responding to a report of a robbery. The shooting occurred early Friday at a home in southwest Wichita. Police say three men in the mid-20s were taken to Via Christi Hospital in critical condition. Wichita media reports say police went to the home to investigate a report of a residential robbery. No police officer was wounded. No other details were immediately available.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A panel of the National Research Council is beginning a review of the Department of Homeland Security’s plans for a new biosecurity lab in Kansas. Officials of federal agencies and Kansas State University are speaking Friday in Washington as part of the three-day review. The $650 million National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility is to be built near the Kansas State campus in Manhattan. Among the issues are whether the threat of deadly animal diseases warrants construction of the lab, and whether the planned size and scope are still appropriate. The National Research Council is part of the…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A newly released government report is putting some hard numbers on the dismal hay crop last year in Kansas. Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service reported Thursday that the state produced 1.95 tons of alfalfa hay last year, the lowest production since 1956 and a 21 percent drop from 2010. Production of other types of hay totaled 2.45 million tons in 2011. That was 24 percent less than the previous year’s production and the lowest since 1983.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Organizers of the annual Wichita Walk Against Gang Violence hope this year’s march will draw twice as many participants as there are gang members in the city. This year’s walk begins at 10 a.m. Saturday at McAdams Park. The route is different from the first two years because Vice Mayor Lavonta Williams says gang violence doesn’t have a district. The Wichita Eagle reports there are about 3,000 documented gang members in the city, and organizers hope 6,000 walkers show up for the event. More than 50 groups will be offering information about summer youth activities and resources…
Kansas officials and university economists are preparing to issue new forecasts of state revenue through June 2013. The team scheduled to meet Friday includes legislative researchers, members of the governor’s budget staff, Revenue Department officials and economists from three universities. After reviewing economic trends, the forecasters will issue revised revenue projections for the current fiscal year, which ends June 30, and for the 2013 fiscal year, which starts July 1. The most recent forecasts were issued in November and predicted Kansas would collect $6.2 billion in revenues in both fiscal years. But since last July, revenues are running $108 million…
1. A Minneapolis Minnesota man was arrested by Riley county police for aggravated battery. 25-year-old Calvin Cyprian of 3515 Penn avenue in Minneapolis was arrested on a alleged aggravated battery that occurred on the 30th of October in 2010. The arrest took place at noon on Thursday near the 600 block of Colorado. Cyprian was released on a $5,000 bond. 2. A Ogden man reported two weapons stolen to Riley county police. 38-year-old Bradley O’Harold from the 100 block on 12th street in Ogden told police that his 1 mm Glock, and Ruger Superhawk .44 magnum had been taken sometime between…
OGDEN, Kan. – The Riley County Commission made its first stop in a series of four trips outside of Manhattan for their weekly Thursday meetings. Commissioners Karen McCulloh, Alvan Johnson, and Dave Lewis gathered at the city’s Community Center for Thursday’s meeting. In coming weeks, the commission will visit Riley, Leonardville, and Randolph. County waiting for Attorney General’s opinion Riley County counselor Clancy Holeman reached out to the Kansas Attorney General several days ago seeking an opinion on the language of the 1/2 cent sales tax question. “The only thing we got back at this point was a confirmation letter…