On Friday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks & Tourism Game Warden Ben Jedlicka and Henry Otto with Blue Valley Youth Sailing Foundation. Manhattan Regional Airport Director Jesse Romo also joined the program. Anthony Middle School 8th grader Dakotah Garcia and Manhattan High sophomore Maddie Hsu joined us to highlight their involvement with the Flint Hills Volunteer Center’s Connecting Students to Communities program. Volunteer Coordinator Patty Karr also joined us.
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Riley County commissioners approved 0.2 cent sales tax question to be added to the November ballot. The sales tax will be used for road and bridge replacement and improvements throughout the county. Public Works Director John Ellerman says without sales tax, they would have to find funding elsewhere and complete these projects at a much slower pace. “The only under funding source available to the best of our knowledge is the property tax. The current sales tax revenues are 1.7 million equals approximately 2.66 mills of property tax,” he said. The countywide only sales tax would be shared with rural…
Rockin K’s hosted the 11th annual Pig Out for Parkinson’s fundraiser Thursday as dozens gathered for the chance to eat Cox Brothers BBQ and meet former K-State football coach Bill Snyder and current K-State football coach Chris Klieman. The goal of the event is to raise awareness and money for the Meadowlark Hill’s Parkinson’s Program, as Rockin K’s will contribute to the program 10 percent of proceeds from the event. “The Meadowlark Parkinson’s Program provides free education, exercise and outreach opportunities for anyone that lives in this area,” Michelle Haub, Meadowlark Hills special programs leader, said. “That extends all the…
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 criminal damage to property in the 1500 block of McCain Ln. in Manhattan on April 28, 2021, at approximately 6:40 p.m. Officers listed 19-, 20-, and 21-year-old females as…
PLAINVILLE, Kan. — Authorities say a 16-year-old girl was killed this week when a pickup truck crashed into another vehicle that was broken down on the side of the road in northwestern Kansas. The Kansas Highway Patrol reports that the crash happened just before 10 p.m. Wednesday on state Highway 18 a few miles west of Plainville. The patrol says a westbound truck crashed into the disabled sport utility vehicle, when then hit another truck. Troopers say 16-year-old Carole Adamson, of Plainville, was standing outside the SUV at the time of the crash and was hit. A 21-year-old Iowa woman…
WICHITA, Kan. — Officials say a man hit last week by a truck in the parking lot of a Wichita airplane parts manufacturer has died from his injuries. The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office says 48-year-old Jason Lee Patrick, of Haysville, died Tuesday night in a hospital. Officials say Patrick was an employee of Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita and was walking in the company’s parking lot early Friday morning when he was hit by a pickup truck driven by a 39-year-old man.
TOPEKA, Kan. — Deputies in northeastern Kansas have arrested a man on suspicion of killing a woman whose body was found by law enforcement officers earlier this week at a mobile home park south of Topeka. The Capital-Journal reports that Shawnee County Sheriff’s deputies were called around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday to the mobile home in the unincorporated community of Pauline. Officials have not released the woman’s name or said how she died. On Wednesday, deputies arrested 61-year-old Jon Kelly Ewing, of Topeka, on suspicion of voluntary manslaughter. He remained Thursday in the Shawnee County Jail on $1 million bail.
TOPEKA, Kan. — Polarizing conservative Kris Kobach has launched a campaign for Kansas attorney general. His kickoff Thursday means he is attempting a political comeback in 2022 after losing nationally watched races for governor and U.S. Senate. Kobach is a former Kansas secretary of state who built his political brand by advocating restrictive immigration policies and tough voter identification laws. He also was the first prominent Kansas elected official to endorse Donald Trump for president in 2016 and was vice chairman of a short-lived Trump commission on voter fraud. But he lost the GOP primary for U.S. Senate in 2020…
Pottawatomie County Economic Development Executive Director Jack Allston joined us to highlight economic data, a recent labor analysis and the success of its Work Keys and Work Ready programs in the Wamego area.
Local state legislators met in Wamego to speak with the public on current bills and issues in the legislature. Those participating included 17th District State Senator Jeff Longbine, of Emporia; 51st District Representative Ron Highland, of Wamego; 61st District Representative Francis Awerkamp, of St. Marys and 18th District Senator Kristen O’Shea, of Topeka. The legislative coffee took place at Iron Clad Coworking Wednesday afternoon. One of the issues addressed was retaining and attracting businesses to Kansas. Senator O’Shea, who is part of the Commerce Committee, says the market is currently competitive with the surrounding states, so they are looking at…