LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — A 31-year-old Leavenworth woman has pleaded not guilty in the death of her 19-month-old son. Catherine Smith is charged with second-degree murder after her son’s death in November 2018. She pleaded on Monday. The Leavenworth Times reports Smith allegedly left her son in a room where the temperature exceeded 90 degrees without checking on him for an extended time. Smith is free on bond. Court records indicate she was released Sept. 16 on a $25,000 bond. The trial is scheduled for Jan. 21.
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is reporting that it collected $43 million more in taxes than anticipated in September. The Department of Revenue said Tuesday that the state collected $744 million in taxes during the month when its official revenue forecast predicted $701 million. The surplus is nearly 6.2%. Revenue Secretary Mark Burghart called it an encouraging end to the first quarter of the 2020 state budget year that began in July. For those three months, tax collections were more than $1.7 billion and exceeded expectations by $48 million, or 2.8%. Tax collections for the current fiscal year are running…
With the flu season coming up, Pottawatomie County Health Department director Lisa Kenworthy’s update to the county commission could not have come at a better time. Kenworthy gave an update on area flu clinics to Pottawatomie County commissioners at their weekly meeting Monday morning. 20 clinics, four being new, have been established through October. Here is a list of currently scheduled flu clinics: Wamego First Baptist Church on Oct. 2nd Kaw Valley State Bank on Oct. 2nd Olsburg City Hall on Oct. 3rd R-TECH on Oct. 9th St. Mary’s Senior Center on Oct. 9th Wamego Senior Fair (at the Senior…
The League of Women Voters will be hosting an election forum at the Manhattan Public Library this Sunday for candidates running for the Manhattan City Commission and the USD 383 Manhattan/Ogden Board of Education. The city-commission candidates’ forum will be from 1:30 to 3:30 PM and the school-board candidates’ forum will be from 3:45 to 5 PM. League of Women Voters leadership-team member Cathy Hedges said that while each candidate will be answering questions chosen by the LWV, audience members will also have a chance to submit questions they want answered. “We’re very careful to pick issues that we think…
Riley County commissioners have approved an upcoming public hearing for a sewer benefit district in Keats. Deputy County Counselor Craig Cox brought a petition from some of the residents of Keats requesting the sewer district. The petition was signed by about 0.54 acreage, which rounded to about 55% of the residents. State statutes say a petition must be signed by over 50%. Cox says the next step is to schedule a public hearing where the commissioners will consider the petition and decide whether or not to create the district. He added statutes state they need to have the notice published…
Tuesday’s guests were Manhattan City Mayor Mike Dodson and City Manager Ron Fehr.
Enrollment at Kansas State University has dropped for the 5th year in a row. During the Kansas State, State of the University Address, President Richard Myers addressed this problem. “We have revamped our scholarship and tuition strategies to reach new markets. Particularly those out of state”. he said Friday. A total of $250,000 is going toward strategic planning. “My guess is that in this 1st year as were still trying to recover from enrollment decline. That if it has something to do with improving enrollment it will probably get a more favorable look,” Myers said. It remains to seen how…
INDEPENDENCE, Kan. (AP) — Officials at a southeast Kansas zoo say a cougar that got out of its enclosure has been recaptured. The cougar got loose Monday morning at Riverside Park and Ralph Mitchell Zoo in Independence. City officials said later Monday the animal was captured and it had not left the zoo. Zoo officials had issued a statement before the capture warning residents to be cautious while the search was underway. Further details were not released. Independence is about 113 miles (181.85 kilometers) southeast of Wichita.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly has opened a review of options for expanding Medicaid in Kansas with warnings against work requirements and a limited expansion. Kelly gave opening remarks Monday at the first meeting of a council she appointed to provide the Republican-controlled Legislature with policy guidance ahead of next year’s expected debate on the issue. Kelly said she wants the council to develop “guiding principles” for lawmakers. She described work requirements and a limited Medicaid expansion as ideas that haven’t worked well in other states. The governor took office in January pushing to expand the state’s…
Officers filed a report for theft in the 100 block of Bluemont Ave. in Manhattan on September 27, 2019, at approximately 4:00 PM. Officers listed Walmart as the victim when it was reported a known male suspect took an IPhone X. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $1,199.00. Police ask that anyone with information please contact RCPD or the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers. Using the Crime Stoppers service can allow you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000.00. Officers filed a report for vehicle theft in the 900…