COFFEYVILLE, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a Kansas law enforcement pursuit that ended in a deadly crash started when a driver in a pickup truck slammed head on into the patrol cars of deputies who had stopped to attend to a deer that had been struck by a vehicle. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that the collision late Monday disabled one patrol car and damaged the other. The release says the truck’s driver, 24-year-old Robert Scott Jackson, of Coffeyville, then fled before loosing control when the roadway’s surface switched from pavement to gravel about 4…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Personal income growth in Kansas is below the national average largely because of troubles in agriculture. Kansas Public Radio reports that the state’s personal income has grown by 1.6% since late 2007, when the Great Recession started. The national rate is 2.1%. All states have seen their economies grow since the Great Recession but Kansas had the eighth-worst personal income growth in the nation over the last year. Kansas farmers face an expanding drought and low commodity prices. Agriculture makes up about 40% of the state’s economy and industries related to agriculture and food production are…
Thursday’s program featured Britney Cowan and Marty Reed with Ascension Via Christi discussing getting healthy in the new year with exercise and better nutrition. We also heard from USD 378 Riley County Superintendent Cliff Williams and USD 384 Blue Valley/Randolph Superintendent Brady Burton about upcoming legislative items of note in 2020.
The next Landon Lecture is taking place in February and will feature a Nobel Peace Prize winner and former president of Colombia. Juan Manuel Santos is scheduled to deliver the Landon Lecture at Kansas State University’s Forum Hall on Feb. 4. Santos was president of Colombia from 2010 to 2018. During that time, he’s said to have helped bring an end to a 50-year civil war in Colombia. That led to him receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in 2016. Santos received an undergraduate degree from the University of Kansas in 1973 and received an honorary doctorate from KU in 2017.
Tuesday’s guests were outgoing Pottawatomie County Commission Chair Travis Altenhofen and new County Administrator Chad Kinsley.
The city of Manhattan is giving residents an easy way to get rid of their real Christmas trees this holiday season. From now until the first week of February, Christmas trees can be dropped off near the northeast corner of Long’s Park at the corner of 16th Street and Colorado Street. David Mattox, the Manhattan Parks and Recreation Forestry Supervisor, says the city puts the trees to good use. Mattox also advises those wanting to recycle their trees to clear them of any decorations and other foreign objects, make sure the tree is put inside the designated drop-off area and…
Reflecting on capital-project planning and funding Pottawatomie County Public Works Director Peter Clark spoke to the county commission Monday about the opportunity to revise how capital projects within the county are planned, specifically for the next five years. During his presentation, Clark pointed out that after 2020, funds from the Rural Highway Fund for capital expenditures will not be available. He also said the county needs to take a more proactive approach so the commission is regularly discussing which projects it wants to prioritize and isn’t just discussing projects and how to fund them as needs arise. Clark’s hope going…
OLATHE, Kansas — Police in suburban Kansas City, Kansas, say a 68-year-old woman has been found stabbed to death in an Olathe neighborhood. Olathe police say in a news release that officers responding to an armed disturbance just before noon Friday found the woman suffering from a stab wound. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Her name has not yet been released. Police say another woman a 38-year-old who knew the victim was also found at the scene and taken to a hospital for treatment of minor injuries. No arrests or charges had been announced by midday Saturday.
LEAWOOD, Kan. — Police in northeastern Kansas are investigating a shooting that left one person dead and another injured. Leawood police say officers were called around 8 p.m. Friday to an apartment complex parking lot for reports of shots fired. The Kansas City Star reports that short time later, two people showed up at a local hospital with gunshot wounds. Police say one of the victims, a man, died of his wounds. The other victim was taken to an area trauma center. Their names had not been released by midday Saturday, and no arrests had been reported. It was the…
TOPEKA, Kan. — Broadcaster Bill Kurtis is getting an honorary degree from the University of Kansas. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the Kansas Board Board of Regents voted this week to give degrees to Kurtis and longtime KU faculty member Roger Shimomura. The university says Kurtis will receive a Doctor of Humane Letters degree and Shimomura will receive a Doctor of Arts degree. Kurtis anchored the CBS Morning News and has hosted various A&E crime and news documentary shows. Shimomura taught art from 1969 to 2004 at KU and creates art addressing the sociopolitical issues of Asian America.