WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Federal prosecutors want to keep $180,000 in suspected drug money that was found during a Kansas traffic stop. The Wichita Eagle reports that court records say the money was uncovered in July when a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper pulled over a pickup truck on Interstate 70 in Wabaunsee County for a traffic violation. The driver said he was traveling from Chicago to Denver to visit his sick mother, but a vehicle search turned up seven bundles of cash wrapped in duct tape. Documents say the driver then told law enforcement that he was being paid to…
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RILEY — The Riley County USD 378 school board held a forum to discuss a proposed $15 million dollar bond referendum with the public. Speaking to a gathering at the Riley County High School cafeteria Monday, Superintendent Cliff Williams said the bond would cost the owner of a $100,000 home around $18 per month or about $218 in yearly property taxes, comparing it to about a pizza per month for the average consumer. Williams adds that if it passes, one addition would be a middle school gymnasium with locker rooms. “We take our middle school students up to the high…
Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine’s Dr. Bob Larson discussed cattle nutrition and facility preparation ahead of the winter months. Operation Christmas Child of the Topeka area community relations coordinator and Vineyard Community Church project leader Emily Kerr spoke about the project and upcoming fundraisers and collection of shoe boxes. Lions Club President Dave Schafer and Doug Tippin previewed Saturday’s Lions Club pancake feed and Kansas Quality Woodworkers Association annual holiday craft show.
To end National Fire Prevention Week, the Manhattan Fire Department held their annual open house. Deputy Fire Chief Ryan Almes says this event gives the public the opportunity to see what they do and provide some fire safety information. “We always look at the fire department as something that the citizens pay for, so we like to showcase what we do, the services we provide, and allow them to get an up close look at our people and our equipment,” says Almes. One of the main goals of the event is to get families to think about the precautions they…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a Kansas game warden’s dog died when the handler’s patrol vehicle stalled and an emergency system that’s designed to turn on fans and lower windows if the cabin gets too hot wasn’t engaged. The Wichita Eagle reports that the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism called the Aug. 6 death of the Labrador retriever named Tibbie a “tragic incident” after an investigation was completed Friday. The agency says the handler left Tibbie locked in the patrol vehicle with the engine running as the game warden “conducted business that did not require K-9 assistance.”…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A man charged in the shooting death of a former Washburn University football player and the wounding of current New York Giants cornerback Corey Ballentine has a new attorney. The Capital-Journal reports that KiAnn Caprice was appointed this week to defend 18-year-old Francisco Mendez, who faces 12 charges after the April 28 shooting that killed Dwane Simmons. The appointment came after Mendez’s previous attorney withdrew from the case. Last month, Mendez pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder, four counts of attempted murder and seven other counts. Simmons, Ballentine and three other Washburn players were shot at…
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…
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.