The weather was “terrible” but the cause was “worthy” on Wednesday, as student volunteers of the inaugural Konza Student Table event, served food to the community in high spirits as they set out to provide 300 free meals for students in a contact-less drive-through located at St. Isidore’s Catholic Student Center. St. Isidore’s holds “Dollar Dinner” events on Sundays, which typically attract 200 students and by word of mouth this Konza Student Table event was hailed as a “great success”. This event will continue on every Wednesday, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. and staff have the intention of boosting numbers…
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Updates from USD 320 Wamego superintendent Tim Winter School is back in session for USD 320 Wamego students. Tim Winter, USD 320 Wamego superintendent, says one of the biggest coronavirus-related challenges they have faced is the process of getting students and staff inside school buildings in the morning. “Our staff have to be temp-checked and screened and then we follow up with trying to get 375 to 475, approximately, into four different school buildings in a short amount of time,” Winter said. “Our schools are all within the city limits of Wamego and our streets and neighborhoods get fairly congested…
A Riley County judge has been appointed to sit with the Kansas Supreme Court for next week’s docket which will be conducted entirely by video conference. 21st Judicial District Chief Judge Grant Bannister will hear oral arguments involving two Johnson County construction companies that were involved with the construction of a press box at the University of Kansas Memorial Stadium almost 20 years ago (see below). After oral arguments are concluded, Judge Bannister will join Supreme Court justices in deliberations and decision drafting. “The Supreme Court looks forward to Chief Judge Bannister hearing a case with us. He will read the case…
Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 students now have access to free lunch and breakfast for what will likely be the rest of 2020. The United State Department of Agriculture announced last week that free-meal programs typically implemented during the summer months will now be extended through Dec. 31, 2020. Stephanie Smith, USD 383 child-nutrition director, says the end date of this program is dependent on how much federal funding remains. “Based on the figures that they’ve run, they feel confident that we’ll be able to run this program through the end of December, but there’s no guarantee that we’ll be able to…
On Thursday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Fort Riley new Garrison Commander Col. Will McKannay. We also spoke with VFW Post 1786 Commander Dan Watkins previewing the Patriots March Sept. 11. And in our final segment we spoke with Flint Hills Volunteer Center Director Lori Bishop speaking about their Voices of Reflection event commemorating the 19th anniversary of 9/11.
WICHITA, Kan. — Wichita police arrested a 21-year-old man after a child accidentally shot and killed a man. Capt. Jason Stephens said Christian Enrique Concha was arrested after officers found 18-year-old Jeremy Retana dead from a gunshot wound Tuesday afternoon. Stephens says Concha showed a gun to two children, ages 9 and 10, and left it loaded and unattended while he and a woman who was babysitting the children left the house. Stephens says the 9-year-old picked up the gun and accidentally fired it, hitting Retana in the head. Concha was booked on possible charges of first-degree murder, aggravated child…
LIBERTY, Mo. — New data released by Kansas health officials shows meatpacking plants continue to report the most active clusters of COVID-19 cases. State health officials for the first time released data on Wednesday that identified specific active clusters throughout the state. Gov. Laura Kelly has said the information would help the public be better informed about where the virus is spreading. Leaders of several large business organizations had urged the governor not to release the data, saying it could hurt businesses trying to recover from the pandemic. Seven active clusters were identified at meatpacking plants, with 2,159 cases leading…
ABILENE, Kan. — Authorities have identified a 7-year-old Kansas girl fatally hit by a car while she crossed a street to board her school bus. Dickinson County Sheriff Gareth Hoffman says Cecilia Graf, a first-grader at St. Andrew’s Catholic School in Abilene, was hit by a car Wednesday morning. Hoffman says the bus was stopped with its flashing red lights on when a car driven by a 15-year-old high school student hit the girl, who died at an Abilene hospital. No charges or citations had been announced in the case by Thursday morning.
A Manhattan man is facing charges of sexually abusing a minor. Riley County Police Wednesday arrested 67-year-old Alan Ingwersen in connection to the three counts of rape, six counts of aggravated criminal sodomy and 10 counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child. Police say the victim in the case was a 15-year-old girl. Ingwersen was jailed Wednesday but posted the $250,000 bond and is no longer confined. Due to the nature of the crime, RCPD is not releasing any further details.