TOPEKA — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly is closing state offices in the Capitol’s Shawnee County after another round of winter weather. Kelly made the announcement after the National Weather Service issued a mixture of ice storm warnings and winter weather advisories Thursday for a large swath of the state. The Kansas Department of Transportation says many of the state’s roads are partially or completely snow-covered. Police in Topeka encouraged people be careful, tweeting a photo of a vehicle on its side. The tweet read: “A litle PSA for y’all. This is what happens when you drive too fast on the…
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CLAY CENTER — Kansas authorities say a Nebraska man who was reported missing earlier this week was found dead in his car. Clay County Sheriff Chuck Dunn says the body of 66-year-old Rick Kubes, of Auburn, Nebraska, was discovered Wednesday evening about 3 miles (4.83 kilometers) north of Clay Center on Kansas 15. Dunn says an official cause of death hasn’t been determined but it appeared Kubes had a medical issue because his vehicle had drifted off the road. The sheriff says Kubes left a home in Clay Center early Sunday to drive to a hospital in Auburn because he…
A beauty store in the Manhattan Town Center was robbed in the early evening of Wednesday, Feb. 6, according to the Riley County police activity report. Ulta Beauty and a 24-year-old Ogden woman are listed as the victims in the RCPD report. Police were called just after 7 p.m. Wednesday when it was reported two unknown suspects took merchandise from the business. The loss is estimated at $2,000. RCPD Public Information Officer Rachel Pate says that the investigation is ongoing and that she cannot provide any further details at this time. Police ask that anyone with information on the crime…
Thursday’s show featured an update on outreach going on with the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility. Guests included Marty Vanier, Director of Partnership Development and Dr. Ken Burton, NBAF Coordinator for USDA APHIS. Perry Wiggins from the Governor’s Military Council joined In Focus to speak to deployments happening at Fort Riley and ways the region can improve how it reacts to the economic impacts of those deployments.
Officers filed a report for theft in the 100 block of E Bluemont in Manhattan on February 6, 2019, at approximately 10:20 AM. Officers listed Kelly Ware, 40 of Manhattan as the victim when it was reported a known male suspect took her 2001 Oldsmobile Aurora. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $1,500.00. Officers filed a report for theft in the 900 block of Kearney in Manhattan on February 6, 2019, at approximately 11:40 AM. Officers listed Jacquelyn Casteel, 41 of Manhattan as the victim when it was reported that a known male suspect took her clothing,…
WICHITA — An embattled Kansas military school announced Wednesday it plans to close after this school year, saying it has unfairly become a target for litigation and negative media portrayals. St. John’s Military School in Salina said in a news release that its leaders have sought to sustain the school through various strategies, but “the landscape of education has changed dramatically” resulting in lower enrollment and unsustainable higher costs of education. “This, combined with St. John’s having unfairly become a target for legal cases and negatively biased and misleading portrayals by some media outlets, has created an insurmountable situation that school leaders…
The City of Riley says that there is no immediate risk to residents after they did not take a required water sample in the first quarter of 2018. City officials began informing residents Wednesday, Feb. 6, that they did not perform one test last year to monitor for the disinfection by-products of Atrazine as required by the State of Kansas. Atrazine is an herbicide used to treat crops such as corn and sugarcane. The state requires testing of atrazine levels as it can run-off from row crops into water systems and in certain levels cause cardiovascular or reproductive problems. Riley…
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas officials say crimes reported on the Lawrence campus in 2018 dropped to the lowest level in 10 years. The Office of Public Safety said in a news release Wednesday that 619 crimes were reported last year, down 8 percent from 670 in 2017. The report found theft continues to be the most common crime, with 150 reported in 2018. That was followed by drug crimes, with 113 reports, and property damage, with 91 reports. Assault reports rose significantly from 2017, with a total of 34, up from 14 in 2017. Nine sex offenses were reported…
The City of Manhattan will take another look at the design of the planned Southeast Neighborhood Recreation Center at Douglass Park. The Manhattan City Commission unanimously voted to amend the design contract with Bruce McMillan AIA Architects at its Tuesday meeting. The city’s original plan was to use Community Development Block Grant funds on the center, which is estimated would cost $4 million. Administration eventually learned that CDBG money wouldn’t be able to be used on the center, leading the city to reevaluate their funding options and to re-engage the community on what they’d like to see in the center…
Education was the hot topic on KMAN’s In Focus Wednesday. In the first half of the show, we caught up with USD 383 Manhattan/Ogden Superintendent Dr. Marvin Wade and Board President Curt Herrman for a review of bond project information, what goes into closing schools for inclement weather and other items being looked at during Wednesday’s school board meeting. The second half of the show focused featured Manhattan Area Technical College Dean of Student Neil Ross, who joined us to highlight the college’s upcoming letter of intent signing day Feb. 21, a spring open house and background on spring enrollment…