TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A handful of Kansas counties are being urged to upgrade their voting machines to a voting system that creates a paper record of each vote. The Topeka Capitol-Journal reports the American Association for the Advancement of Science urged Geary, Grant, Greeley, Hamilton, Harvey, Sumner, Wallace and Wilson counties to upgrade to newer voting machines. Those eight counties currently use voting machines that record voter choices electronically without creating a paper record. Katie Koupal with the Kansas Secretary of State’s office says fewer than 10 of the state’s 105 counties use election equipment that doesn’t create a…
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Two Manhattan community members are spearheading an effort to build a potential project along the Kansas River Front. Phil Anderson and Rod Harms are raising funds and educating the public for Riverfront MHK. The project would include a developed riverfront district near downtown Manhattan. They hope to raise $175,000 to hire a consultant to begin a design phase. Anderson says the idea came about from the levy system built at the Tuttle Creek Lake dam after the flood of 1951. “The unintended consequence was this levy cut us off from the river, which was use for recreation. As a result,…
This time of year can be particularly dangerous on the roads as we enter peak-mating season for deer. The number of motor-vehicle wrecks involving deer goes from 200 to 400 per day before October to around 1000 by early to mid November, according to a study by the Kansas Department of Wildlife Parks and Tourism keeping track of deer-involved motor-vehicle wrecks in Kansas from 2006 to 2017. With these numbers in mind, it is important to know what to do when one comes across a deer crossing the road. According to Ben Jedlicka, a Kansas Department of Wildlife Parks and…
K-State Homecoming (Oct. 20-26) was previewed with associate Director of diversity programs Jessica Elmore and assistant director of student programs Collin Just. Community member and retired combat veteran Victor Czarnecki joined us in studio to discuss advocacy for veterans who affected by radiation in the Marshall Islands years ago. He is part of the Enewetak Cleanup Project for Veterans.
Officers filed a report for theft in the 800 block of Brierwood Dr. in Manhattan. Officers listed a 40-year-old female as the victim when she reported an unknown suspect took her diamond ring. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $1,200.00. Police ask that anyone with information please contact RCPD or the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers. Using the Crime Stoppers service can allow you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000.00. Officers filed a report for theft from a motor vehicle in the 700 block of Commons Pl. in…
An opportunity for military retirees from all branches and their spouses to listen to speakers and learn about topics relevant to them is coming up soon. Fort Riley’s annual Retiree Appreciation Day will be at Riley’s Community Center this Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.. Doors will open at 7:30 a.m.. “Elements of the 1st Division Infantry Division band will be there to play at the early hour and will be available,” Retiree Appreciation Day Chairman retired Col. C. Kay Hutchinson said. “We’ll do the National Anthem, the Pledge of Allegiance and the invocation at 8:30 a.m. so get…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A suspect in a Kansas bar shooting that left four dead and five wounded remains on the lam and stymied authorities behind an ongoing manhunt are urging witnesses to come forward. Police continued searching Thursday for 29-year-old Hugo Villanueva-Morales, more than four days after gunfire erupted early Sunday at the Tequila KC bar in Kansas City, Kansas. Villanueva-Morales and 23-year-old Javier Alatorre are charged with four counts of first-degree murder. Alatorre was arrested hours after the shooting at a home in Kansas City, Missouri. Officer Thomas Tomasic says officers don’t know whether Villanueva-Morales has left…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A former Kansas Democratic congresswoman has dropped out of the race for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Republican Pat Roberts. Former U.S. Rep. Nancy Boyda formed a campaign committee in June to run for the Democratic nomination next year. Former federal prosecutor and Kansas City area attorney Barry Grissom is also seeking the nomination, along with Manhattan Mayor Pro Tempore Usha Reddi. Boyda represented a northeast Kansas district in the U.S. House in 2007 and 2008, ousting a Republican incumbent in 2006, only to narrowly lose the seat two years later. She said Thursday…
Thursday’s program included a preview of Retiree Appreciation Day at Fort Riley with retired Colonel C. Kay Hutchinson and Jerri McBride, Public Health Department, Irwin Army Community Hospital. The event is scheduled Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Riley’s Conference Center. Ghostess Tricia Verschage with the Historical and Archaeological Society of Fort Riley previewed the 23rd annual ghost tours coming up Oct. 26. Manhattan Catholic Schools Principal Scott Hulshoff and Flint Hills Christian Schools Principal Josh Snyder joined us for an update on activities going on at their respective schools also.
WICHITA — A federal jury has sided with the operator of a Wichita abortion facility who contended she had reasonable grounds to seek a protection-from-stalking order against an abortion protester. The verdict returned Tuesday follows a seven-day trial in the lawsuit filed by anti-abortion activist Mark Holick against clinic operator Julie Burkhart. The lawsuit stems from anti-abortion protests in 2012 and 2013 in front of Burkhart’s home and neighborhood. She got a temporary protection-from-stalking order against Holick that was dismissed two years later. He then sued her. Jurors found Holick failed to prove his claim for malicious prosecution. Burkhart says…