Three area students were recognized as winners in the annual student photo contest ahead of Kansas Day. 2rd grader Amelia Higgins and 6th grader Kaden Singh Dhillon of St. Marys Grade School in Pottawatomie County as well as 5th grader Ashlynn Buchmann of Riley County Grade School were recognized for their photos in a virtual ceremony Friday. “Kansas Day is a perfect day to celebrate and highlight our students’ creativity, innovation and talent,” says Governor Laura Kelly. “These students captured what we all love about Kansas and I am incredibly impressed by their remarkable skills.” The contest is in its…
Author: KMAN Staff
Pawnee Mental Health Services are excited about a multi-million dollar federal grant awarded to the organization in Fall of 2021. Executive Director Robbin Cole discussed the SAMHSA Community Mental Health Centers grant program with KMAN Thursday. Pawnee was awarded nearly $4.75 million through the program, intended to expand access to mental health support amid the COVID 19 pandemic. “That grant has given us some funding to help expand services to individuals who have severe mental illnesses, children with serious emotional disturbances” and more, according to Cole. Cole says something they’re particularly happy to improve with the funds is availability of…
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas is moving quickly to offer $1 billion or more in tax breaks and other incentives in hopes of landing what officials promise is an investment of up to $4 billion. The bill also includes an across-the-board cut in corporate income taxes. State officials have not disclosed the project or identified the company, saying those who have received details were required to sign non-disclosure agreements. The Republican-controlled Senate on Thursday approved a bill on a 32-7 vote to allow the Kansas Department of Commerce to provide the incentives. The measure had bipartisan support but some conservative Republicans…
TOPEKA, Kan. — Green energy companies and environmentalists are fighting renewed efforts in the Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature to impose stricter limits on wind turbines and solar farms. It’s happening in a state where renewable resources account for nearly half the state’s capacity for generating electricity. The state Senate Utilities Committee and another panel had hearings on bills backed by Utilities Committee Chair Mike Thompson and some property owners upset with wind turbines going up near their homes. Thompson is a conservative Shawnee Republican who is skeptical of renewable energy.
EL DORADO, Kan. — Officials in south-central Kansas have identified a woman killed in a house fire earlier this week. Television station KSNW reports that 71-year-old Rebecca Switzer, of El Dorado, died in the Tuesday fire. Officials say the fire was reported around 11:20 a.m. Tuesday on the south end of El Dorado, and arriving firefighters found Switzer already dead inside the burning home. An investigation found the cause of the fire to be accidental.
TOPEKA, Kan. — The late Bob Dole will be buried with military honors Wednesday in Arlington National Cemetery. Dole is a former U.S. Senate majority leader and Republican presidential nominee who also has been celebrated as a World War II hero. He died Dec. 5 at the age of 98. The foundation named for his widow and former Cabinet secretary and North Carolina Sen. Elizabeth Dole announced plans for a private service at the historic Washington-area cemetery. About 100 close family and former colleagues are expected to attend. Dole was a native of Russell in western Kansas who served nearly…
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 3300 block of Valleywood Dr. in Manhattan on January 27, 2022, around 9:39 a.m. Officers listed a 57-year-old male as the victim when…
Many cultural foods surround us, and as part of MLK Observance Week at Kansas State, they narrowed in on one food–soul food. Adrian Miller, soul food scholar, says the term, “soul food”, is commonly seen as a term that launched in the 1960’s at the height of the black consciousness, but adds that it actually dates back to times of Shakespeare. “So in Shakespeare’s first play, The Two Gentleman of Verona, you have two characters, women, Juliet and Lucetta, talking about this really sexy guy named Proteus. Proteus walks by in a scene and Juliet says to Lucetta, ‘O, know’st…
On Friday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with RCPD Director Dennis Butler for the final time.