Following Manhattan City Commissioner Usha Reddi’s appointment to the Kansas Senate, the board has been discussing potential changes to one of the city’s ordinances. At their meeting Tuesday, commissioners were presented with the first reading of a new ordinance that would prohibit city commissioners from holding dual office. As of now, there is no state law restricting individuals from concurrently serving in two offices. City Attorney Katie Jackson explained more about the contents of the proposed ordinance. During discussion from a previous meeting, multiple board members expressed interest in including a grandfather clause that would allow Reddi to remain on…
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The Manhattan City Commission tonight will consider an ordinance on first reading that would prohibit a sitting commissioner from holding a dual office. The move is a direct response to current commissioner Usha Reddi’s recent appointment to the Kansas Senate, to fill out the remainder of former Sen. Tom Hawk’s term. State law doesn’t currently prohibit someone from holding two offices simultaneously. According to the Kansas League of Municipalities, if the ordinance were passed, Manhattan would be the only known city in Kansas with such a restriction. Commissioners have discussed a potential grandfather provision for Reddi, allowing her to resign…
News Radio KMAN · In Focus 1/24/23: Ron Fehr, Wynn Butler Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 11:13 Segment 3 – 22:34 Segment 4 – 34:35 On Tuesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr and City Commissioner Wynn Butler for the full hour.
January 24, 2023 The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police. Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law and in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. MANHATTAN, KAN. – Officers filed a report for theft in the 600 block of S. 10th St. in Manhattan on January 23, 2023, around 8:45 a.m. Howies Recycling was listed as the victim when it…
GAME 20 5/5 KANSAS STATE (17-2, 6-1 Big 12) AT 12/13 IOWA STATE (14-4, 5-2 Big 12) Tuesday, January 24, 2023 >> 8:05 p.m. CT >> Hilton Coliseum (14,384) >> Ames, Iowa TELEVISION ESPNU / WatchESPN (link here) Rich Hollenberg (play-by-play) Chris Spatola (analyst) Kevin Clark (producer) RADIO K-State Sports Network Flagships: // KMAN 1350 & WIBW 580 Satellite Radio: Sirius XM 85 or 199 Online: Varsity Network [free] / www.kstatesports.com/watch [free] Wyatt Thompson (play-by-play) Stan Weber (analyst) LIVE STATS www.kstatesports.com isu.statbroadcast.com TICKETS www.cyclones.com COACHES K-State: Jerome Tang [Charter Oak State College ’07] Record at K-State: 17-2/1st Year Career Record: 19-2/1st Year+ vs.…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins acquired veteran Michael A. Taylor from the Kansas City Royals on Monday night, adding depth and defense to their outfield in exchange for two relief pitching prospects. The 31-year-old Taylor batted .254 with nine home runs and 43 RBIs in 414 at-bats last season for the Royals, his second year with the club after spending his first seven major league seasons with the Washington Nationals. The Twins sent 23-year-old right-hander Steven Cruz and 25-year-old left-hander Evan Sisk to the Royals. Taylor’s best offensive season came in 2017 with the Nationals, when he hit .271…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Monday that Patrick Mahomes will play in the AFC title game against the Bengals, and that the high ankle sprain the All-Pro quarterback sustained against the Jaguars last weekend is less severe than the one he played through during the 2019 season opener. “He’s going to play,” Reid told a group of local reporters. “That’s his mindset.” Mahomes was hurt in the first quarter of Saturday’s win over Jacksonville when pass rusher Arden Key landed heavily on his right ankle. Mahomes finished the drive but was hobbling badly, and Reid…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly is preparing to outline what she is likely to call a middle-of-the-road agenda for a Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature that already expects to ditch much of what she’ll propose in favor of more conservative ideas on taxes and education. Kelly was scheduled to give the annual State of the State address Tuesday evening to a joint session of the state House and Senate. She previously outlined several proposals for cutting taxes that include eliminating the state’s 4% sales tax on groceries by April 1. Other proposals, including expansion of the state’s Medicaid coverage…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Someone scammed U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran’s reelection campaign out of $690,000 by getting the Kansas Republican’s accounting firm to wire the money to fraudulent bank accounts, his office said Monday. Moran’s campaign treasurer, Timothy Gottschalk, notified the Federal Election Commission by electronic letter Dec. 8 of “fraudulent activity by a third-party cyber-criminal.” The letter said that after the campaign notified a local sheriff’s office on Nov. 16, eight days after the general election, the case was forwarded to the FBI and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. The letter said the campaign received two fraudulent invoices that…