MANHATTAN — The Riley County Police Department is looking into an incident that scammed a Manhattan woman out of $20,000. Department officials have been warning the public about this type of scam for the last two weeks on its Facebook page, where this information was posted. The scam involves a suspect disguising his or her number as the main line for RCPD’s number. They then use names of RCPD leadership, such as Director Dennis Butler, to convince the victims they are really with the department. So far scammers have used different reasons for calling, but all claim to be associated…
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After reviewing more than 100 submissions, the Manhattan Arts and Humanities Advisory Board have settled on seven finalists in the City of Manhattan flag contest. Submissions opened in March 29 and now the choice of Manhattan’s new city flag goes to the public for a vote. Voting opens on Monday, July 1 and closes Sunday, July 14 at 5 p.m. The designer of the winning flag will receive one of the first of the new flags and recognition from Mayor Mike Dodson. Finalist designs were submitted by Kim Medvid, Jordan Peters, Ben Chmiel, Sharon Snyder, Jackson Andre, and Troy Henningson.…
TOPEKA — The Kansas Supreme Court has ruled that cities have the power to raise the age for buying tobacco products even though state law sets it at 18. The unanimous decision Friday overturns a lower-court order that blocked Topeka from enforcing an ordinance increasing the age for buying tobacco to 21. A company operating Vapebar Topeka and Puffs `n’ Stuff challenged the ordinance just before it was to take effect in January 2018. It argued that the ordinance conflicted with the state law setting the age 18. But the Supreme Court said nothing in the law prevents a city…
WICHITA — A government report shows Kansas growers planted more corn and fewer soybean and sorghum crops in Kansas this spring. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Friday that farmers seeded 5.9 million acres of corn, up 8% from last year. The agency said soybean acreage in Kansas is estimated at 4.7 million acres, down 1% from last year. Sorghum acreage is estimated at 2.65 million acres, down 5% from the previous year. Harvest has finally begun in Kansas for winter wheat crops that were planted last fall. The state is expected to harvest 6.6 million acres of wheat, down…
Riley County Police Department Director Dennis Butler was our guest Friday. Butler discussed details of the department’s new purchase of a Bearcat armored vehicle and why it’s necessary for officers to have that level of protection as well as RCPD’s new policy of no longer printing victim’s names in the daily incident reports.
Four people accused of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of a school were arrested in Junction City Thursday after police served a search warrant. According to a release by police, officers discovered methamphetamine, marijuana, drug paraphernalia and a firearm while performing the search. In addition to the distribution charges, 33-year-old Samantha Goodno, 27-year-old Brandi Leonard and 32-year-old Preston Cressller — all of JC — were charged with felony possession of drug paraphernalia. Cressller faces an additional charge of theft of services. 51-year-old Gregory Westfall of Concordia faces all the aforementioned charges as well as possession with…
TOPEKA — Vaccination opponents in Kansas have mobilized against a plan from the state health department to require more immunizations for children in school and daycare. The Wichita Eagle reports that dozens of them packed a hearing on a regulation drafted by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. They appeared to outnumber supporters 3-to-1, judging by the applause for comments. The new rule would require children in school and daycare to be vaccinated against meningitis and hepatitis A. Required immunizations already include polio, measles, whooping cough, mumps and chickenpox. The change could take effect later this year. Opponents said…
TOPEKA — State officials say planned changes to requirements for child care assistance could benefit 3,000 Kansas children. The Kansas Department for Children and Families said Thursday the minimum number of hours parents have to work each week to be eligible for child care assistance will be reduced from 28 to 20 hours, starting Monday. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports eligibility requirements also will be expanded to include participants in the GOALS employment and training program, which helps parents who participate in the state’s food assistance program. The agency also intends to begin using Child Care Development Funds to provide day…
DODGE CITY — Two men from Philadelphia are jailed in western Kansas after authorities reported finding about 70 pounds of crystal methamphetamine in their vehicle. Ford County Sheriff Bill Carr says the men were arrested Tuesday after a traffic stop on Highway 54 east of Bucklin. He says after a deputy smelled raw marijuana while talking to the two men, a search found 80 cellophane packages wrapped in cellophane and a small amount of marijuana hidden in vehicle. Carr estimated the methamphetamine was valued at more than $1.2 million. The Dodge City Daily Globe reports 30-year-old Nelson Alvarez-Castillo and 24-year-old…
LAWRENCE — A proposal for a behavioral health campus in Lawrence will proceed, after a survey of the site requested by the Delaware Tribe found no archaeological or human remains. The tribe asked for the survey earlier this year to ensure no historical tribal artifacts or burial sites remained on the land where tribal members once lived. The Lawrence Journal-World reports the Kansas Historical Society completed the survey on the 1-acre site this spring. Surveyors found no significant cultural resources. Brice Obermeyer, director of the tribe’s Historic Preservation Office, says if the survey didn’t find any artifacts, the tribe supports…