Donald Robinson, 64, of Wamego, was arrested while in the 400 block of McCall Rd. in Manhattan on May 6, 2019, at approximately 6:50 PM. Robinson was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for probation violation. Robinson was issued a total bond of $5,000.00. Robinson was not confined at the time of this report. Officers filed a report for theft in the 100 block of Bluemont Ave. in Manhattan on May 6, 2019, at approximately 11:21 AM. Officers listed Jeannette Toburen, 75, of Manhattan as the victim when she reported an unknown suspect took money from her vehicle.…
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SALINA — Kansas officials estimate it will cost $95 million to clean up pollution at the Schilling Air Force Base in Salina. Kansas Department of Health and Environment officials discussed the cleanup with Salina residents Wednesday. The Salina Journal reports once the state finalizes its remediation plan, the federal government and four local public entities will divide the costs of cleaning the soil and groundwater. The pollution happened more than 50 years ago when toxic chemicals were used to clean airplanes at the base, which was operated by the U.S. Department of Defense from 1942 to 1966. Those chemicals ended…
TOPEKA — Republican legislators have pushed a tax relief proposal through the Kansas Legislature. They are ignoring predictions from Gov. Laura Kelly’s fellow Democrats that she will veto it, just as she did in March with a larger plan. Republican leaders in the GOP-controlled Legislature appeared to have the two-thirds majorities necessary in both chambers to override a veto, something they couldn’t say with the first tax bill. The House voted 83-41 late Saturday night to approve a bill designed to provide relief to individuals and businesses that have been paying more in state income taxes because of changes in…
WICHITA — The process of obtaining a new Real ID is creating headaches for some Kansas residents. Vietnam War veteran Armando Fleming is among several Kansas residents who have left driver’s license offices empty-handed after learning that the documents they brought to verify their identity weren’t enough to get approved for a Real ID. The credential will be required under federal law to board airplanes and enter some federal buildings beginning next year. The Wichita Eagle reports that Fleming was denied because the name on his birth certificate doesn’t match the name he’s used his entire life. He spent $204…
Monday’s In Focus guests included Pottawatomie County Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Jack Allston discussing a workforce crisis event coming up in Manhattan. Segment three featured Flint Hills Discovery Center Events Supervisor Jonathan Mertz discussing the upcoming Flint Hills Festival on May 11 at Blue Earth Plaza. We also chatted with T. Russell Reitz Animal Shelter Director Deb Watkins who brought in 3-week old kitten C-3PO who is currently available for adoption. Segment four featured more with Manhattan Parks & Recreation Department with Aquatics Specialist Sydni Baker, Arts and Humanities Supervisor Zach Bayless and Community Relations Officer Melissa Kirkwood.
Amanda Wilroy, 41, of Manhattan was arrested while in the 700 block of Allen Rd. in Manhattan on May 3, 2019, at approximately 12:41 PM. Wilroy was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for failure to appear and a charge of violating offender registration act. Wilroy was issued a total bond of $11,000.00 causing her to remain confined at the time of this report. Officers filed a report for criminal damage to property in the 400 block of 3rd St. in Manhattan on May 3, 2019, at approximately 1:45 PM. Officers listed TGK Properties as the victim when…
A few dozen residents met Saturday at Kansas State University to discuss three potential ways to improve housing affordability in the greater Manhattan area. The community forum is the second of its kind in two years, part of the Community Solutions to Affordable Housing project. The three solutions that were discussed were identified as goals by study circles formed from participants of the previous forum held in April 2018. Those solutions were a mandatory, periodical rental inspection program, neighborhood revitalization programs and public housing trusts. Donna Schenck-Hamlin is a facilitation organizer for the KSU Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy…
The K-State College of Veterinary Medicine Class of 2020 received their white coats during a ceremony on Sunday. This is a ceremony that celebrates the transition of K-State College of Veterinarian Medicine third year students as they begin their clinicals before they get their doctorate. For the next year, these students will be working over at the Veterinary Health Center at K-State. Department Head of Clinical Sciences Beth Davis began the ceremony by congratulating the students for making it this far. She explained to the group of students what they will be doing over the next year as they earn…
KANSAS CITY — Freshman Republican Congressman Steve Watkins of Kansas has forgiven $225,100 in loans he made to his 2018 campaign, according to a letter filed with the Federal Election Commission. The Kansas City Star reports Watkins had given his campaign nearly half a million dollars in loans during the seven-way GOP primary for an open eastern Kansas congressional seat. Watkins’ loans represented a substantial amount of his declared wealth at the time, which was somewhere between $440,053 and $2.7 million, according to required personal financial disclosure forms. Federal campaign finance rules allow candidates to lend unlimited amounts of their…
TOPEKA — Kansas is reporting that it collected $81 million more in taxes in April than anticipated even after officials issued a more optimistic fiscal forecast during the month. The state Department of Revenue’s report Wednesday came as Republican legislators attempted to revive a tax relief bill. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly in March vetoed a GOP bill aimed at preventing individuals and businesses from paying more in state income taxes because of changes in federal tax laws at the end of 2017. Kelly described it as fiscally irresponsible. The Department of Revenue said Kansas collected nearly $1.2 billion in taxes…