County-sales tax The Manhattan City Commission discussed whether it wants to renew a county-sales tax set to expire in 2022 during a goal-setting meeting at the Flint Hills Discovery Center Friday. The half-cent sales tax has been in place since 2002 and has gone towards roads and bridges, property-tax reduction, infrastructure and local business incentives. City Manager Ron Fehr says while the commission is likely in favor of renewing the sales tax, the question is who will it affect going forward. Fehr explains some of the reasoning behind a city sales tax. Goals and priorities The commission also reviewed goals it…
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HOLYROOD, Kan. — Authorities are investigating the death of a man in central Kansas as suspicious. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation announced in a news release that law enforcement executed several search warrants Thursday while investigating the death of 56-year-old John Glenn III, of Great Bend. Last week, the Ellsworth County Sheriff’s Office and emergency crews responded to a home in the town of Holyrood after a resident called 911 to report that an unconscious man had been found outside and exposed to the weather for an extended period of time. The KBI says Glenn was taken to a hospital,…
WICHITA, Kan. — Court records say a Wichita father charged with killing one of his twins told authorities he repeatedly told the crying 2-month-old to “shut up” before he squeezed his head “extra hard” and then didn’t notice his son was seriously hurt until he had been playing video games for more than half an hour. The Wichita Eagle reports that the affidavit in the case against 22-year-old Marlin Williams Jr. was released Tuesday. Williams was charged last week with first-degree murder in the death of his son, Marrell, and three counts of aggravated battery.
WICHITA, Kan. — Wichita police say a woman has been arrested after a body was found in a burning vehicle earlier this week. KAKE-TV reports 30-year-old Laura Branning was booked Thursday evening on possible charges of arson and criminal desecration of dead body. The body was found Wednesday morning inside a burning SUV near an apartment complex in southeast Wichita. Officer Charley Davidson says investigators determined Branning was involved in the fire but further details were not released. Investigators are trying to identify the victim and the cause of death.
TOPEKA, Kan. — A jury convicted a former Kansas prison dental instructor on one of six charges that he molested female inmates. A Shawnee County jury on Thursday found Thomas Co guilty of unlawful sexual relations with an inmate and not guilty on five other counts. Prosecutors alleged Co molested six female inmates at the Topeka Correctional Facility between 2011 and 2018 while teaching them how to make dentures. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the conviction came on a charge related to a woman whose complaints in January 2017 prompted an internal investigation that concluded Co should be fired.
On Friday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Dr. Tim Shaffer.
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Fans of the movie “12 Strong” may want to mark their calendars for February 13th. Kansas native and former Green Beret Maj. Mark Nutsch will be making an appearance at the Columbian Theatre in Wamego for Whiskey and War Stories. Nutsch was part of the “Horse Soldier” military unit that was featured in the 2018 major motion picture “12 Strong” starring Chris Hemsworth. Those in attendance will get to see a presentation about the “Horse Soldiers” mission. Nutsch shares some of the events in which his unit was involved. Those in attendance will also get a chance to participate in…
EMPORIA, Kan. — Authorities have identified two people found dead after a mobile home fire near Emporia as a man and woman in their 60s. Deputy Jody Meyers of the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Thursday that 67-year-old Jerry Wiley and 61-year-old Mary Ann Wiley were found inside the home on Jan. 16 as firefighters extinguished the blaze. Their cause of death remains under investigation.
MARION, Kan. — A series of four small earthquakes have shaken central Kansas. The Kansas Geological Survey says all of them were centered in Marion County. They ranged in magnitude from 2.5 to 3.4. The threshold for damage usually starts at 4.0. The first was reported around 11:45 p.m. Tuesday and the last around 7 p.m. Wednesday. Kansas began seeing a spike in earthquakes in 2014 that were blamed on wastewater injection wells from oil and gas production. The number of quakes began tapering off after oil prices dropped and regulations were enacted. A recent uptick in tremblers is under…