Release from the Kansas Corporation Commission. This morning, the Kansas Corporation Commission approved extending its emergency order suspending utility disconnects for nonpayment until May 31. The action, taken during a Commission business meeting, will offer continued relief to those experiencing hardship from the COVID-19 virus. The directive covers all electrical, natural gas, water and telecommunications utilities under the KCC’s jurisdiction. The Commission’s original suspension order was issued on March 16 to expire on April 15. On April 14, Commissioners extended the order to May 15. Today’s order runs concurrently with Executive Order 20-28 issued last week by Governor Laura Kelly.…
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WICHITA, Kan. — A friend of the suspect in the April shooting death of a Wichita woman told police his friend chased down the car the woman was in and “unloaded“ a semi-automatic rifle on it. The Wichita Eagle reports that the statement on the April 13 attack that killed 18-year-old Aubrey Resendez is detailed in court records. Prosecutors have charged 32-year-old Joshua Johnson with first-degree murder in the death. Police say a friend of Johnson’s told investigators that Johnson showed up at his home the day of the shooting holding an assault rifle and saying he had argued with…
MISSION, Kan. — The hospital in Lawrence is furloughing more than 220 employees because it is struggling financially after temporarily halting elective surgeries and treatments amid the coronaivurs outbreak. Lawrence Memorial Hospital said Monday in announcing the furloughs that it has experienced revenue declines of more than $1 million per week since the pandemic began, the Lawrence Journal-World reports. Confirmed coronavirus cases in Kansas rose by 4.3% on Monday, up 215 to 5,245 total, though the actual number is thought to be higher because of limited testing and because people can be infected without showing symptoms. Reported COVID-19-related deaths increased…
PRAIRIE VILLAGE, Kan. — Suburban Kansas City police responding to a welfare check found a 19-year-old man dead with a gunshot wound. Prairie Village police said in a news release that they found the teen at 6:18 a.m. on Tuesday lying on the ground. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The ongoing investigation is being conducted by local police as well as the Johnson County crime lab and medical examiner.
MISSION, Kan. — Kansas reported a 4% increase in new cases of the coronavirus Tuesday, with large numbers being reported in communities with meatpacking plants. Confirmed coronavirus cases in Kansas rose by 213, up to 5,458 total, though the actual number is thought to be higher because of limited testing and because people can be infected without showing symptoms. Reported COVID-19-related deaths increased by one to 137. Four counties with meat packing plants Seward, Ford, Finney and Lyon have a combined 2,258 confirmed cases, 41% of the state’s total.
Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr and Mayor Usha Reddi joined KMAN’s In Focus Tuesday to preview the May 5, 2020 city commission meeting.
Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 has named Daniel Simon as the newest principal of Woodrow Wilson Elementary School. Simon is currently a teacher at Sunset Elementary School in Salina. Prior to that, Simon served as a teacher at Northview Elementary School in Manhattan from 2014 to 2019. He graduated from Fort Hays State University in 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts in elementary education and from Kansas State University in 2018 with a Master of Science in educational leadership. Simon will begin working at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School on July 22. He is succeeding Deb Nauerth, who will be working for a…
Riley County residents who want to see county commission meetings streamed may have to wait until after the current pandemic has ended. During Monday’s commission meeting, public comment was brought up by Riley County Resident Noah Rude who was asking when the meetings will be streamed. Commissioner Ron Wells says they will be presented more details after the pandemic on costs and how to implement a streaming system. For the past few meetings, the Manhattan Alliance for Peace and Justice has been sending a representative to live stream the meetings on their Facebook page. The first meeting they streamed garnered…
On Monday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Manhattan Parks & Rec Assistant Director Wyatt Thompson. Dr. Steve Short with Inspire EMT & Pulmonology in Manhattan, KS reflects on his recent trip to New York City to help assist doctors on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.