WICHITA, Kan. — Regulators are getting a flood of complaints as the state’s largest electric utility tries to come up with a new plan for recovering the cost of providing solar energy. Evergy was sent back to the drawing board after the Kansas Supreme Court ruled last spring that utilities cannot charges customers who produce some of their own energy more than other customers. From Oct. 15 to Dec. 21, the Kansas Corporation Commission received more than 1,000 calls, emails and letters. The Wichita Eagle reports that all but about 20 of them opposed to the alternative plans that are…
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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 theft and criminal damage to property in the 600 block of S. 4th St. in Manhattan on January 7, 2021, at approximately 9:51 a.m. Officers listed a 69-year-old male…
Riley County is reporting 105 new positive cases since Wednesday. This brings the total number of positive cases in the county to 5,278 since March, with 462 active cases. Along with the new positive cases, the county is seeing 24 additional recoveries, bringing the total since March to 4,794. Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan is caring for 14 positive patients and 1 PUI. A Person Under Investigation is someone experiencing symptoms who is waiting for test results. The Riley County Health Department will update their vaccine rollout plan to include the new guidance from Governor Laura Kelly to prioritize those…
Guests on Friday’s program included: (Segment 1) Manhattan Convention and Visitors Bureau Executive Director Karen Hibbard; (Segment 2) K-State Research and Extension Horticulture Agent Gregg Eyestone; (Segment 3) Manhattan Fire Department Fire Marshall Jake Powell and Battalion Chief Jason Hudson; (Segment 4) Representatives from LINK E-Scooters, Evan Lochmiller and Paul White.
Kansas State University has made a change to their spring semester schedule. With the goal to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, Kansas State has announced that they will begin the first two weeks of the spring semester with remote learning classes. In the announcement made Friday, President Richard Myers said as they anticipate a surge in cases as students and staff return to campus, they saw this action as a way to help stay safe. Student services will be operational on Monday, January 25 following the same safety protocols as the fall semester, and move-in dates for those living on…
Entering the New Year, those searching for a new interest or searching for new profound knowledge can take full advantage of the UFM Community Learning Center’s new opportunities this Spring. Executive Director Linda Teener, of the UFM Community Learning Center, tells KMAN there are several classes coming up. Highlighting the importance of protecting your security, three different cyber-security classes are being offered through Zoom: Protecting your online identity, Web browsing & E-mail security, and Using & Being secure with your phone. “It seems like increasingly, we’re hearing about problems with hackers. Maybe not on my particular computer, but on big…
There will likely be employees from all over the country working at the the National Bio and Agro Defense Facility when it is fully up and running. “According to our demographic, we have like 32 different states that have people calling them as home within our USDA demographic,” Dr. Ken Burton, NBAF coordinator, said. “Just under 50 percent are Kansas residents and I think just over 50 percent are coming from other areas.” Katie Pawlosky, NBAF communications director, says as far as hiring numbers go, over half of the positions have been filled. “We’ve hired or made tentative selections for…
The City of Manhattan brought in more revenue in 2020 than officials expected. Sales tax revenue for 2020 was down by about 2.6 percent from 2019, although officials thought sales-tax revenue would drop by 20 to 30 percent. Ron Fehr, Manhattan city manager, says this is partially due to a rise in online sales increasing local income from the Compensating Use Tax by 20 to 25 percent. “That didn’t necessarily help our local businesses,” Fehr said. “Some of them did switch to an online platform. Certainly, as folks were working from home and being home more and more reluctant to…
TOPEKA, Kan. — About 200 supporters of President Donald Trump have rallied at the Kansas Statehouse to show their support for overturning President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. Trump’s supporters listened Wednesday to speeches promoting Trump’s baseless claims about election fraud and suggesting that the COVID-19 pandemic has been exaggerated. They chanted “stop the steal” and “four more years.“ Dozens of them later entered the building peacefully through its security checkpoint and some stayed for another hour. Capitol police reported no arrests. The protest came the same day the certification of the Democratic president-elect’s Electoral College victory was interrupted when pro-Trump protesters…
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas Rep. Jake LaTurner tested positive for COVID-19 while participating in a joint session of Congress that certified President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the Electoral College. LaTurner’s office tweeted early Thursday that the freshman Republican “is not experiencing any symptoms at this time.” LaTurner had voted to object to the counting of Arizona’s electoral votes for Biden, but his tweet said he was following the advice of the House physician and federal Centers for Disease Control guidelines and not returning to the House floor for other votes. LaTurner took office Sunday, representing the 2nd District of eastern…