Following the recent winter storm in Kansas, the American Red Cross says blood drive cancellations as a result of the weather cost the organization at least a day’s worth of blood. They say that only compounds the existing blood shortage in the nation, which has led the Red Cross to declare its first-ever national blood crisis in January. Kansas-Oklahoma region Red Cross representatives say COVID-related blood drive cancellations in the region had already resulted in 2,100 planned donations not taking place. Manhattan has numerous blood drives planned over the next week. One is scheduled Friday at Manhattan’s Holiday Inn At…
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LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — A jury has acquitted a 25-year-old man in the shooting death of his half-brother. Cody Huninghake, of rural Leavenworth, was charged with first-degree murder in the death of 17-year-old Robert Nelson. A Leavenworth County jury found him not guilty on Tuesday. Nelson was shot in the head July 3 at the family’s home. Huninghake testified that he shot Smith accidentally when a shotgun went off as he lost his balance and fell against a wall. Huninghake was released from the Leavenworth County Jail after the verdict was announced.
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas could phase out its corporate income tax under a measure that also would expand its incentives for attracting new businesses. The provision is a problem as lawmakers rush to help the state attract an undisclosed project said to be worth $4 billion. A House committee expects to vote Thursday on a bill authorizing hundreds of millions of dollars in incentives for billion-dollar business projects after the Senate approved the measure last week. The Legislature hopes to wrap up work on the bill Monday so the state can offer an unnamed company $1 billion or more in…
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — A Kansas woman has been sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison for the hit-and-run death of a teenager in Leavenworth. Radio station KAIR reports that 28-year-old Amber Alexander was sentenced Wednesday in Leavenworth County District Court for the August 2021 death of 16-year-old Miranda Lynch. Alexander was convicted in December of second-degree murder, leaving the scene of a fatal accident and evidence tampering in the girl’s death. Prosecutors presented evidence in her trial that Alexander had several drinks before leaving a bar in Lansing and driving to Leavenworth, where she ran over Lynch around 2 a.m.…
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 as well as 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 sexual battery in Manhattan on February 2, 2022, around 9:25 a.m. Officers listed a 25-year-old female as the victim and a 43-year-old male as the suspect. Due to the…
On Thursday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with NBAF Deputy Director Dr. Ken Burton, Executive Director of APHIS Diagnostics and Biologics Dr. Freeda Isaac and NBAF Communications Director Katie Pawlosky. Executive Director of the Governor’s Military Council, Lt. Gen (Retired) Perry Wiggins also joined the program.
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TOPEKA, Kan. — Tax collections in Kansas exceeded the state’s expectations in January for the 18th month in a row and created a 14.5% surplus for the month. The state Department of Revenue reported Tuesday that Kansas collected nearly $945 million in taxes last month when the official forecast had predicted $825 million. The difference was almost $120 million. Since the current 2022 budget year began July 1, the state’s tax collections have been 4% above expectations with a surplus of $203 million. The state has collected more than $5.2 billion over the past seven months when it anticipated taking…
DES MOINES, Iowa — A former lottery computer technician serving a 25-year prison sentence for ongoing criminal conduct by rigging computers to win lottery jackpots for himself, friends and family will be released from an Iowa prison on parole after serving nearly five years. Eddie Tipton was granted release by the Iowa Board of Parole on Jan. 20 and will be allowed to live in Texas, a board document says. Tipton pleaded guilty in 2017 and was ordered to repay restitution to Colorado, Wisconsin, Kansas and Oklahoma. He appears to owe the four states about $1.6 million and could be…
WICHITA, Kan. — Police in Wichita say a woman who was hit by a car in a parking lot over the weekend has died of her injuries. Television station KSNW reports that the accident happened Saturday afternoon, when a 15-year-old girl backed out of a parking stall in a shopping center parking lot and hit 75-year-old Luella Beemer as Beemer was getting into her own car. Beemer was rushed to an area hospital, where she later died of her injuries. Police have not announced any charges in Beemer’s death and say an investigation into the accident is being conducted.