WICHITA — Wichita State University’s aviation research program has landed a $33 million contract for the Army’s high-speed missile program. The Wichita Eagle reports that the three-year contract calls for the National Institute for Aviation Research to make the missiles lighter and cheaper while improving performance. Wichita State interim president Andy Tompkins said in a news release Tuesday that the contract will give students, both undergraduates and graduates, “an advantage no other university in the country can match.” The university previously was awarded a three-year, $23.5 million Air Force contract develop technology for automated, in-service inspection of military aircraft.
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Officers filed a report for theft in the 2800 block of Amherst Ave. in Manhattan on July 9, 2019, at approximately 10:15 AM. Officers listed Little Apple Honda as the victim when it was reported an unknown suspect took two Michelin Primacy tires. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $766.00. 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 in the…
Wednesday’s guests were Wamego USD 320 Superintendent Tim Winter and Rock Creek USD 323 Superintendent Kevin Logan joining us for the first half hour. Then joining in on the last two segments were Drew Casper and members of his family.
Tuesday’s guest was Riley County Commission Chairman Ron Wells.
TOPEKA — A one-time speechwriter for former Gov. Kathleen Sebelius says she will begin a campaign on Tuesday for an eastern Kansas congressional seat. The Kansas City Star reports that Democrat Abbie Hodgson will seek the party’s nomination to challenge freshman GOP Rep. Steve Watkins in Kansas’ 2nd Congressional District, which includes Lawrence, Topeka and Leavenworth. The 37-year-old Hodgson is a former Kansas House Democratic staff member who has spent the past two years working in Washington, D.C., for Pew Charitable Trusts. She has moved back to Kansas and says she will step down from her position with Pew’s State…
TOPEKA — A state court judge is declining to give a Kansas clinic permission to provide telemedicine abortions. Shawnee County District Judge Teresa Watson Monday rejected a request from the Trust Women Foundation to block Kansas from prohibiting telemedicine abortions. Trust Women operates a Wichita clinic that in October began providing pregnancy-ending medications to patients who conferred with off-site doctors by webcam. But the clinic stopped Dec. 31 because the legal climate was uncertain. Another Shawnee County judge ruled Dec. 31 in another case that three bans enacted by the Republican-controlled Legislature since 2011 can’t be enforced. But Trust Women…
WICHITA — A new government report shows Kansas growers are still far behind in bringing in this season’s winter wheat crop. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Monday that 61% of wheat in the state has been harvested. That is well behind the 84% typically cut by this late in the season. About 92% of the wheat in Kansas has matured. The agency said about 58% of the wheat out in the field is in good to excellent condition. About 27% is rated as good with 15% in poor to very poor shape.
Officers filed a report for criminal damage to property in the 19000 block of Center Hill Rd. in Randolph on July 8, 2019, at approximately 5:15 PM. Officer listed a 29-year-old male as the victim when he reported an unknown suspect damaged a lock to a storage unit and took miscellaneous lawn equipment. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $1,660.00. 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…
TOPEKA — Kris Kobach, a nationally known advocate of tough immigration policies and vocal supporter of President Donald Trump, launched a campaign Monday for the U.S. Senate in Kansas amid hostility from some Republicans worried that his loss in the governor’s race could threaten the party’s Senate majority. Kobach promised during a kickoff speech in Leavenworth outside the Kansas City area to fight aggressively for a wall along the U.S-Mexico border and to shrink government. He promised that he would “lead the charge” for Trump’s agenda and fight the political establishment in Washington as well. The speech came only hours…
Riley County’s 2019 delinquent tax foreclosure case and auction wrapped up last week after auctioning off seven properties. During Monday’s Riley County commission meeting, Deputy County Counselor Craig Cox presented all the final figures to the foreclosure case. The case began in October 2018 with 84 properties. Cox’s office sent out letters in October notifying residents their properties qualified for the tax sale. The county was able to collect $197,176 based on the demand letter sent in October and another $63,183 after filing the case in January. During the auction held on June 28, they were able to collect $6,681…