Beginning October 29th through November 2nd, the Junction City Police Department will join other Kansas law enforcement agencies to stop what has been likened to an epidemic in Kansas. In 2016, 44 children ages 0-19 lost their lives due to car crashes in Kansas. Sadly, almost half of those children were not wearing their seat belts.

According to the 2017 Kansas observational seat belt survey, children are much more likely to be buckled up if the driver is wearing their seatbelt. if the driver is buckled, about 98% of the children are restrained. If the driver is not buckled, only about 29% of the observed children were buckled. Police want adults to model good driving behaviors for children.

Starting on October 29th through November 2nd, law enforcement across Kansas will be extra vigilant when patrolling around schools. Officers will issue citations to anyone who does not obey Kansas law.

 

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) – member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense and Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies – Friday hosted the Commander of the Army Materiel Command, General Gustave Perna, to visit the Advanced Turbine Engine Army Maintenance Team at Fort Riley alongside 1st Infantry Division Commander, Major General John Kolasheski, and Kansas Adjutant General Lee Tafanelli.

 

“The Advanced Turbine Engine Army Maintenance (ATEAM) of the Kansas National Guard provides the Army, particularly Army National Guard tank units, with a cost-efficient sustainment capability offering the highest quality repair work and customer service to commanders,” said Sen. Moran. “The ATEAM also provides second-to-none services to foreign partners who specifically seek to increase the readiness of their tank units utilizing ATEAM expertise. The repair work for foreign partners will translate into growth for the ATEAM from the existing 58 personnel to approximately 240 in fiscal year 2019. I invited General Perna to Fort Riley to witness firsthand the unique and cost-effective capabilities of the ATEAM and I am proud they were able to demonstrate their value to the total force of the U.S. Army.”

 

“I am very appreciative of Sen. Moran and General Perna taking the time to visit and see first-hand the outstanding work performed by the ATEAM,” said Major General Lee Tafanelli, the Kansas Adjutant General. “The individuals who work here produce the highest quality tank engines and transmissions for the United States Army and some of our strategic foreign partners.  The work they do saves taxpayer dollars by producing engines and transmissions that not only cost less, but last longer. Sen. Moran has been an outstanding supporter of this cost-effective, readiness-producing program for our Army.”

 

Sen. Moran’s efforts on behalf of the Kansas Army National Guard ATEAM:

 

• Sen. Moran first met with General Perna to highlight the work carried out by the ATEAM in October of 2017. During that meeting he extended an invitation to General Perna to come to Fort Riley to see the ATEAM’s exceptional work and capacity firsthand.

 

• On April 17, 2018, Sen. Moran questioned Chief of the National Guard Bureau General Joseph Lengyel about the authorities required for the ATEAM to carry out their maintenance work for the Army National Guard and foreign military partners, and encouraged him to reconcile and resolve conflicting interpretations of policy to allow the ATEAM to continue their vital mission.

 

• Sen. Moran authored report language in the Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act of 2019 that promotes and safeguards the ATEAM military special repair activity, permitting the ATEAM to continue to provide critical maintenance in support of the Army National Guard, Tank and Automotive Command (TACOM), and foreign military partners. They also provide personnel, field support and on-site repair for all twelve ARNG Tank States during their annual training and collective training events.

 

 

 

WASHINGTON —President Donald J. Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Kansas and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, and flooding from September 1 to September 8, 2018, according to a media release Friday from the White House.

Federal funding is available to State and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by the severe storms, straight-line winds, and flooding in the counties of Barber, Clay, Kingman, Kiowa, Marshall, Pratt, Rice, and Riley.

Federal funding is also available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard mitigation measures statewide.

Brock Long, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security, named Paul Taylor as the Federal Coordinating Officer for Federal recovery operations in the affected areas.

Additional designations may be made at a later date if requested by the State and warranted by the results of further damage assessments.

TOPEKA – (October 19, 2018) – A Dickinson County roofer has been permanently banned from performing roofing services in Kansas after being found in violation of consumer protection laws, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said today.

 

Glenn Decker, of Enterprise, who does business as Decker Construction, was permanently enjoined from operating as a roofing contractor in Kansas. District Judge Ryan W. Rosauer on Tuesday entered the injunction as part of a default judgment after Decker failed to respond to a lawsuit filed last month in Dickinson County District Court. Decker was also ordered to repay a Kansas consumer $7,600 and pay a civil penalty and the costs of the attorney general’s investigation.

 

Schmidt had alleged that Decker accepted payment from a Dickinson County consumer for roofing services but failed to perform adequate work, requiring the consumer to hire another contractor to finish the job. The defendant also allegedly failed to register as a roofing contractor with the attorney general’s office as required by law. The allegations constitute violations of the Kansas Roofing Registration Act (KRRA) and Kansas Consumer Protection Act (KCPA). A copy of the judgment is available at www.ag.ks.gov/roofer-enforcement.

 

Schmidt also announced he has entered into consent judgments with 10 other roofing contractors for violations of the KRRA. The settlements require the contractors to pay civil penalties for KRRA violations. They also require the contractors to comply with the KRRA when providing roofing services in the future. The 10 roofing contractors fined are:

• Abernathy Roofing & Construction LLC; Shawnee County District Court; Case No. 2018-CV-582.
• Arends Roofing LLC d/b/a Compass Roofing d/b/a Compass General Contracting; Shawnee County District Court; Case No. 2018-CV-702.
• Adam Cunningham, d/b/a Bullseye Roofing; Shawnee County District Court; Case No. 2018-CV-764.
• James Lawson d/b/a Lawson Carpentry; Crawford County District Court; Case No. 2018-CV-127-P.
• Spencer Mohler d/b/a Spencer’s Painting; d/b/a Spencer’s Painting and Remodeling Interior and Exterior Labor; Jewell County District Court; Case No. 2018-CV-14.
• Karen Overy, Frank Overy d/b/a Affordable Exteriors; Cheyenne County District Court; Case No. 2018-CV-12.
• Rock Construction, Inc.; Sedgwick County District Court; Case No. 2018-CV-1823.
• Mark Schneidewind; Susan Cuthill d/b/a Dollhouse Inc. d/b/a MWR, Inc. d/b/a Midwest Restorations; Shawnee County District Court; Case No. 2018-CV-415.
• Total Construction Management, LLC; Shawnee County District Court; Case No. 2018-CV-723.
• Versatile Roofing, LLC; Shawnee County District Court; Case No. 2018-CV-710.

 

In each case, Schmidt alleged the defendants or defendants’ subcontractors engaged in advertising, soliciting or performing roofing contractor services in Kansas without registering with the attorney general’s office as required by the KRRA. Copies of the consent judgments are available at www.ag.ks.gov/roofer-enforcement.

 

Schmidt reminded consumers to make sure roofing contractors are properly registered before signing any contract or having any work done. Consumers should request a copy of their roofer’s registration certificate and then should check the attorney general’s consumer protection website at www.InYourCornerKansas.org to confirm that the roofer’s registration is in good standing.

 

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The Kansas Department of Revenue is modernizing the driver’s license services statewide in the coming weeks and months. According to the Director Vehicles, David Harper, beginning October 23rd, Kansas drivers between the ages of 21 and 50 who have had a vision exam in the last year will have the option to skip the office and renew their license using the iKan mobile application. Driver’s license renewal services will join other iKan features like vehicle registration renewal and vital statistics requests to increase access to government services. The app is available for iOS and Android download or at https://ikan.ks.gov/

The option to use iKan for mobile credential renewals comes in conjunction with the launch of the Kanlicense system, a new interface used by driver’s license examiners to input data, records and issue credentials. The new system will speed processing time, reducing office waits and time at the counter for customers. it will also reduce the length of time it takes to train new examiners.

State-operated driver’s license offices around Kansas are being updated with fresh paint, furniture, and new security measures.

Finally, they are changing the hours of operation for most driver’s license offices statewide to 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, with the option to expand to Saturday hours during peak times like Spring Break. The new schedule will provide an additional day of service during the week. The change in hours begin October 29th.