The Manhattan Fire Department reminds residents of when fireworks can be discharged and some safety tips to observe within the city limits, ahead of Independence Day. Discharge is allowed from 8 a.m. to midnight July 1 through July 4. Fireworks sales are allowed from noon July 1 through midnight July 4. It is unlawful to discharge fireworks in streets, alleys, parks or on public property. It is unlawful to throw or shoot fireworks in the direction of people or vehicles. It is also against the law to ignite aerial luminaries, sky lanterns or floating lanterns. Bottle rockets and M80s are…
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Release from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) wants to alert Kansans to a potential air quality impact from Saharan dust. The Saharan dust comes from the Sahara Desert in Africa, where storms can lift the dust into the atmosphere. Dust is picked up by trade winds and carried thousands of miles across the Atlantic and eventually to the U.S. The particulate matter from this event has the potential to impact Kansas. Particulate matter can cause health problems, even in healthy individuals. Common health problems include burning eyes, runny nose, coughing and illnesses such as bronchitis. Individuals…
A military veteran is biking across the country to raise awareness for the veteran arts. Chris Crifasi (Cri-fah-si) is riding from San Diego to New York for Creativets. His journey started on May 2, and hopes to make it to New York in about 5 weeks. He’s raising awareness for the organization that works with wounded veterans through the arts and music. When Crifasi first planned this trip, COVID-19 was not a part of the plan. However, he has been following social distancing guidelines when communicating his message to the public. Crifasi says his experience so far has been interesting…
Release from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. KDHE and local public health are currently investigating a total of four clusters connected to sports practices and tournaments across the state; the MAYB tournaments account for two of the four clusters. KDHE has confirmed that two people associated with the MAYB Boys Tournament and two people associated with the MAYB Girls Tournament have tested positive for COVID-19. People who attended these events may have been exposed and should be aware of the symptoms of COVID-19. MAYB Boys Basketball Tournament Wichita Sports Forum Wichita, KS June 20: 8:15 a.m. – 11:30…
BELLE PLAINE, Kan. — A revised indictment accuses a Kansas researcher of defrauding the University of Kansas and the U.S. government by concealing work he was doing for China. The new indictment filed Thursday charges Feng “Franklin” Tao of Lawrence, Kansas, with seven counts of wire fraud and three counts of making false statements. His defense attorney, Peter Zeidenbert, says Tao isn’t guilty of the charges against him. The indictment alleges the purpose of the scheme was to benefit China by participating in its “talent plan,” which prosecutors say is designed to encourage the transfer of original ideas and intellectual…
WICHITA, Kan. — Spirit AeroSystems is extending a temporary layoff of about 900 employees as it grapples with the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic and the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX. The Wichita Eagle reports that about 900 employees who were on a three-week furlough that was to end in early July will now be unemployed until Aug. 14. They will continue to receive health care benefits and pension contributions throughout the furlough period.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Many department chairs at the University of Kansas are pushing back against the school’s plan to have classroom instruction in the fall, saying they should have the option to teach online. On Monday, a letter signed by 38 department signed heads was emailed to Provost Barbara Bichelmeyer after Chancellor Douglas Girod announced last week that the school would hold in-class sessions starting Aug. 24. KCUR-FM reported Thursday that another 14 have signed since then. Instructors can ask for an exemption from the requirement under the Americans with Disabilities Act, which department heads call “impossibly unwieldy, discriminatory…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Sheriff’s officials in eastern Kansas have pulled the body of a man from a lake in Miami County. Television station WDAF reports that recovery crews found the man’s body Wednesday as they were searching for someone who went under the water in Hillsdale Lake on Tuesday. Authorities have identified the man as 65-year-old Richard Bangs, of Spring Hill. Rescue crews were first called to a boat ramp on the lake late Tuesday afternoon after a witness reported seeing a person fall out of a boat while trying to tie off. Crews searched for hours before suspending…
On Friday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with RCPD Director Dennis Butler and PIO Hali Rowland.
The PGA Tour started their third tournament since coming back from a COVID shutdown, the first round of the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Connecticut. Canadian Mackenzie Hughes found himself alone at the top of the leaderboard after he fired a -10 60 on day one. Hughes was three shots clear of the field, which includes a talented trio lurking in second. Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, and Viktor Hovland all were -7 after their first-round performances. Phil Mickelson also had a productive first day, finding himself in a tie for fifth at -6 with Louis Oosthuizen and Sergio Garcia. Other notables…