TOPEKA — A government transparency group says the Kansas attorney general’s office has dismissed part of a formal complaint, while continuing to investigate whether the public was denied the right under the Open Meetings Act to observe Senate business after the visitor gallery was closed during a protest. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the Kansas Sunshine Coalition for Open Government sought intervention by Attorney General Derek Schmidt after the May 29 Senate session was interrupted by supporters of Medicaid expansion. Reporters were removed from the chamber during the protest. Senators, legislative staff, employees of the governor and others were allowed to…
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WICHITA — Prosecutors say a 35-year-old man was sentenced to more than two years in prison for a series of attacks on a Kansas internet service provider. The U.S. attorney’s office said in a news release Monday that Michael D. Golightley of Larned contacted an entity called DDosCity to arrange for a series of denial of service attacks on Nex-Tech’s computer. Nex-Tech is an internet provider with multiple offices across Kansas. Its commercial customers include the Pawnee County Courthouse. The company was hit by three denial-of-service attacks that overloaded its servers on March 30 and 31, 2017. The government alleged…
Officers filed a report for theft in the 400 block of McCall Rd. in Manhattan on July 1, 2019, at approximately 12:45 AM. Officers listed a 16-year-old male from Manhattan as the victim when it was reported an unknown suspect took his bicycle. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $550.00. 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.
MANHATTAN — Riley County commissioners have voted to send the proposed 2020 budget on for an audit. Budget and Finance Officer Tami Robison went over some changes Monday that had been requested during the commission’s most recent budget session. Robison says with all the adjustments and expenditures, the proposed budget remains under the tax lid, with the projected mill levy down to 2.148 from its previous 2.18. Commission Chairman Ron Wells says he is satisfied with the budget and was not wanting to go below the tax lid more than needed. Commissioner John Ford says he wanted to lower the…
Manhattan Parks and Recreation Department officials including Community Relations Officer Melissa Kirkwood, Recreation Director Randi Clifford, Park Planner Alfonso Leyva and Little Apple Paddle event organizer Ryan McKee joined the show. Riley County Health Department Director Jennifer Green and Flint Hills Wellness Coalition Community Liaison Brandon Irwin were our guests on the second half of the show. Our conversation surrounded how African Americans in Riley County are expected to live shorter lives than any other racial or ethnic group.
Speaking from a wheelchair with his foot in a boot following an ankle injury while hiking in Arizona, U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran of Manhattan addressed a multitude of topics and questions to an overflowing room in the Flint Hills Discovery Center Saturday morning as part of his listening tour. Agriculture Moran says the agricultural economy is “terrible” right now, adding that on-the-farm income in Kansas is down 50 percent since 2013 — in part due to weather, in part due to commodity prices. Moran says Kansas needs its export markets back and that he supports the NAFTA-replacing USMCA. He told…
TOPEKA — A dispute is escalating in Kansas between top Republicans and Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s administration over looser rules for people who receive food assistance. The state Department for Children and Families on Friday released an internal analysis defending the legality of a new policy that makes it easier for adults who are not working to keep receiving food assistance. DCF made the change in May. Republican leaders in the GOP-controlled Legislature contend that the policy violates a 2015 law setting stricter requirements for food and cash assistance. They have promised that a committee will review the issue later…
HIAWATHA — Authorities have identified a man killed in a small plane crash in the northeastern corner of Kansas north of Hiawatha. Topeka television station KSNT reports that the crash happened late Friday afternoon in a cornfield near Highway 73, just a mile north of the local airport. Emergency responders say the plane was engulfed in flames when they arrived at the scene of the crash. The Kansas Highway Patrol said Saturday that the pilot, 67-year-old Bruce Lutz of Andover, died in the crash. The patrol says the cause of the crash is not yet known. Members of the Federal…
TOPEKA — Two Kansas lawmakers are encouraging teachers to incorporate culturally relevant studies into their lesson plans. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Democratic Reps. John Alcala and Valdenia Winn have spearheaded the Kansas Culturally Relevant Pedagogy Summer Intensive program, which is in its second year. Alcala helped create the initiative after noticing a lack of representation of various ethnic groups in history text books. The four-week-long program teaches Kansas educators about culturally relevant pedagogy, including Native American, Chicano/Latino, African American and Asian American studies. Teachers then implement the lessons in their classrooms, and share with program directors what did and…
Officers filed a report for theft by deception in Manhattan on June 28, 2019, at approximately 9:45 AM. Officers listed a 32-year-old woman as the victim when she reported an unknown suspect scammed her out of money using the gift card scam. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $20,500.00. 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 identity theft and identity…