The Kansas legislative corrections and juvenile justice oversight committee is looking to propose several bills for the 2022 session. 66th District Representative Sydney Carlin, who is on the committee, says they are working to improve a compassionate bill policy. Carlin says the committee is also working to improve outcomes for those being released from prison. This will allow them to have more chances to step into a normal life after incarceration. They are also working on improvements for inside of the state’s prisons as well. A bill is currently being proposed to remove the requirement for drug offenders to register…
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Riley County has confirmed one new COVID-related death and 148 new positive cases this week. A 48 year-old Riley County woman died Christmas Eve after testing positive for COVID on December 10. She is the 66th reported COVID death in the county. Along with the new cases, 153 additional recoveries have been confirmed since the December 22 report. There are currently 221 active cases in Riley County. Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan was caring for 13 COVID-positive patients Wednesday. There are seven patients on the medical floor, four of whom are unvaccinated. Six patients are in the Intensive Care…
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 theft in the 300 block of Tuttle Creek Blvd. in Manhattan on December 28, 2021, around 2:08 p.m. Officers listed Best Buy as the victim when it was reported…
On Wednesday’s edition of In Focus, we spoke with Riley County Police Department Director Dennis Butler.
James Akinjo scored a career-high 27 points and top-ranked Baylor extended the nation’s longest winning streak to 18 in a row by beating Northwestern State 104-68 on Tuesday night. Baylor scored the game’s first 13 points. Later in the first half, Akinjo started another 13-0 run with three consecutive 3-pointers in a span of 64 seconds. The Bears are 12-0. Adam Flagler added 21 points with five 3s and also had 11 assists, while. Jeremy Sochan scored 16 points and 11 rebounds in his first career start. Carvell Teasett scored a career-high 18 points on six 3s for 3-11 Northwestern…
Donovan Smith threw for 252 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score, and Texas Tech beat Mississippi State 34-7 in the Liberty Bowl. Tahj Brooks rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown and SaRodorick Thompson ran for 80 yards and a score for the Red Raiders, who finished with a winning record for the first time since 2015. They were appearing in their first bowl game since 2017. Mississippi State fell short in coach Mike Leach’s first game against a former program of his. Leach went 84-43 at Texas Tech from 2000-09. Ky Thomas ran for 144 yards…
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 criminal damage to property in the 2000 block of Parkway Dr. in Manhattan on December 27, 2021, around 9:02 a.m. Officers listed a 31-year-old male as the victim when…
LONGTON, Kan. (AP) — Authorities have identified the second victim of a shooting in Elk County last week. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation and Elk County Sheriff’s office said in a news release Tuesday that 57-year-old Robert Stricker was shot and killed on Dec. 23 outside a home in Longton. The second victim was previously identified as 55-year-old Dewayne L. Smith. Both men were from Longton. The KBI said investigators believe the men were killed while attending an outdoor gathering by 41-year-old Lyle Miller, who died from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound at a home near the shooting site. Authorities…
As Kansas continues to show economic growth in the wake of the pandemic, economic development will be a big topic during the 2022 legislative session. 67th District State Representative Mike Dodson (R-Manhattan) says the state currently has about $2 billion in the bank, with an estimated $1.3 billion projected to come in next year. Along with the influx of federal money, Dodson says he wants to see some long-term investments happen. Because of this increase in funds for the state, Governor Laura Kelly proposed abolishing the state’s food sales tax back in November, something her likely challenger next year, Attorney General…
On Tuesday’s edition of In Focus, we spoke with Pottawatomie County Commissioner Dee McKee.