St. George comprehensive plan Leroy Bailey, Pottawatomie County resident, expressed concern to the county commission Monday over the City of Saint George’s comprehensive plan. He says he is concerned that the plan is going to change zoning designations and increase certain costs. “It looks like a fair plan,” Bailey said. “However, we worry about a thing called taxation. What’s it going to do to us? Is it going to jack our taxes up?” Stephan Metzger, county planner, explained that the plan will not change zoning or increase taxes. He also explained that the plan will not tell land owners what…
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Manhattan and Riley County residents will have an opportunity to shred their unwanted documents on Wednesday. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt is holding a shredding event in Manhattan as part of National Consumer Protection Week. This event is not only to give the public an opportunity, but to also educate the importance of protecting personal information. Schmidt says identity theft is the fastest growing category of criminal conduct in the nation. Other Kansas communities will also have the opportunity this week as well. Schmidt has already been to Hutchison and Salina, which saw an increase in attendance. Residents will be…
MISSION, Kan. — With the U.S. vaccination drive picking up speed and a third formula on the way, states eager to reopen for business are easing coronavirus restrictions despite warnings from health experts that the outbreak is far from over and that moving too quickly could prolong the misery. The push to reopen comes as nearly 20% of the nation’s adults have gotten at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 10% have been fully inoculated. The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urgently warning state officials and ordinary Americans not to let their guard…
OMAHA, Neb. — Meatpacking workers across the country have started receiving coronavirus vaccines and thousands more will have a chance to get their shots this week, offering some peace of mind in an industry that was ravaged by COVID-19 a year ago. Officials with the United Food and Commercial Workers union say interest in the vaccine is high among workers after the industry took a heavy toll from the virus. The major meatpacking companies JBS, Cargill, Tyson Foods and Smithfield Foods say a number of states plan to begin vaccinating meat plant workers this week, including in Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado…
TOPEKA, Kan. — Conservative legislators are pushing to prevent the state from limiting religious gatherings or keeping abortion providers open during emergencies that prompt restrictions on businesses. GOP lawmakers still smarted Monday over actions Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly took early in the coronavirus pandemic, but they were split over how far they want to limit the power of state and local officials during future pandemics. The Senate was set to debate a bill that includes the language on church gatherings and abortion providers. The House Judiciary Committee excluded those provisions from its narrower bill. Both measures rewrite the state’s emergency…
SALINA, Kan. — A 48-year-old Salina man is jailed pending charges in the death of his father. Police said officers went to a Salina home on Saturday after receiving a report of domestic violence. They found 79-year-old Carlton Jones and his 78-year-old wife injured. Police said information at the scene indicated their son, Chad Eric Jones, battered the couple before leaving. Chad Jones was arrested nearby. Carlton Jones died from his injuries on Sunday. Chad Jones was booked into the Saline County Jail, where he faces possible charges of first-degree murder, mistreatment of a dependent adult and domestic battery.
WICHITA, Kan. — Police say a driver believed to have caused a deadly two-car crash in northeastern Wichita has been arrested. Police arrested 28-year-old Luis Ramos-Tafolla on suspicion of vehicular homicide, drunken driving, reckless driving and other counts in the early Monday crash that killed 60-year-old Jessie Lee Johnson. Investigators say Ramos-Tafolla was driving a Dodge Charger on Interstate 135 when he rear-ended Johnson’s car, then vaulted over the side of the raised interstate and fell to the ground below. Johnson died at the scene, and two passengers in his car a 62-year-old man and a 53-year-old woman were hospitalized…
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 theft by deception and computer unlawful acts in the 800 block of Wildcat Rdg. in Manhattan on March 1, 2021, at approximately 4:18 p.m. Officers listed a 69-year-old female…
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt joined the show to promote National Consumer Protection Week and a special shredding event taking place in Manhattan’s CiCo Park Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Manhattan Mayor Wynn Butler and City Manager Ron Fehr highlighted the agenda items to be discussed during Tuesday’s Manhattan City Commission meeting.