TOPEKA, Kan. — The top child welfare official in Kansas says her agency has tightened financial oversight of one of the state’s largest foster care management providers. The Kansas Department for Children and Families said in a news release Wednesday that provisions have been added to the grant agreement with Salina-based Saint Francis Ministries. Secretary Laura Howard says she remains concerned about Saint Francis Ministries’ prior lack of transparency regarding their financial health. The state’s child welfare agency said in December employees of Saint Francis Ministries had falsified documents to show visits with families that never took place.
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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 burglary in the 500 block of Pillsbury Dr. in Manhattan on February 2, 2021, at approximately 12:58 p.m. Officers listed Energy Center Manhattan Pool as the victim when it…
USD 383 Manhattan/Ogden Superintendent Dr. Marvin Wade and board VP Kristin Brighton joined us to preview Wednesday’s school board meeting, which includes a recommendation from the redistricting committee on school boundaries. Manhattan Fire Department Chief of Risk Reduction Ryan Courtright and Fire Marshal Jake Powell joined us for an update on the Hampton Inn fire Jan. 20 as well as building construction updates in the community.
TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas health department says a coronavirus variant did not cause a fast-moving outbreak at a state prison that infected dozens of inmates and staff. Health department spokesperson Kristi Zears said Monday that testing shows the COVID-19 outbreak at the Winfield Correctional Facility in south-central Kansas was not caused by virus variants first detected in the United Kingdom or South Africa. The state Department of Corrections reported that the Winfield prison had 14 active cases among staff and 112 among its population of about 450 inmates as of Thursday. Public health officials had feared a variant because…
WICHITA, Kan. — Two Wichita police officers suffered minor injuries when their car was hit while pursuing a suspect. Wichita police Lt. Scott Moon said the chase began early Tuesday when police approached a person suspected for trying to break into vehicles. Moon says during the chase, a vehicle hit a patrol car from behind with enough force to launch the car into a parking lot. That vehicle then drove over several obstacles and hit a second police vehicle. Police then called off the chase. The suspect was later arrested. KAKE-TV reports two officers were taken to a hospital with…
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly is proposing that Kansas legalize marijuana for medical use to generate revenues that would finance an expansion of the state’s Medicaid health coverage for the needy. Kelly announced her proposal Monday. Kelly has made expanding Medicaid for as many as 165,000 additional Kansas residents a top priority since becoming governor two years ago, but top Republicans in the GOP-controlled Legislature have prevented its passage. Kelly also previously said she’d sign a medical marijuana bill but she hadn’t actively pushed the idea. She is wedding two ideas that are likely to face strong…
TOPEKA, Kan. — Police in Topeka are investigating an early-morning shooting that left a 1-year-old baby critically injured. Television station KSNT reports that the shooting happened around 4 a.m. Tuesday, when someone riddled a home near Eighth Street and Southeast Sherman Avenue with gunfire. Police say one of the shots hit a baby inside the home. Investigators report they found about two dozen bullet casings in the street outside the home. Officers called to the scene found a family leaving the home with the baby and rushed the child in critical condition to an area hospital. The names of the…
BELLE PLAINE, Kan. — No active Black farmers are left in a historic Kansas community where hundreds migrated a century ago to escape racism and poverty. The lack of Black farmers in Nicodemus illustrates a nationwide decline. In 1910, Black farmers made up 14% of the U.S farming population but today account for just 1.4%. Most family farms across the country have been hit in recent years by such things as market volatility, poor weather and consolidations spurred by technological advances. On top of that, many Black farmers say racial bias at all levels of government has effectively pushed them…
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 and driving while suspended in the 2300 block of Stagg Hill Rd. in Manhattan on February 1, 2021, at approximately 2:55 p.m. Officers listed Briggs Motor Company Inc.…
Tuesday’s In Focus guests were Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr and Mayor Wynn Butler, with a preview of Tuesday’s legislative meeting.