A long-time Manhattan-based lawyer-turned-judge has been appointed to be the next chief judge of the judicial district serving Riley and Clay Counties. Grant Bannister was appointed to head the 21st Judicial District, succeeding the retiring Judge Meryl Wilson. Bannister steps in June 16, the date of Wilson’s effective retirement date. Bannister will hold the position at least through the end of 2019. Kansas has 31 judicial districts, each with a chief judge who handles case assignments and supervises the administrative functions of the court as well as presiding over cases themselves. “We are glad that Judge Bannister has agreed to serve…
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A new interim dean has been named at The Carl. R. Ice College of Engineering at K-State. Senior Associate Dean Gary Clark has been appointed as of today according to a press release from K-State. Clark will replace Darren Dawson, who accepted the position of president of the University of Alabama in Huntsville. This is Clark’s second time serving as interim dean of the college. He served in the position during the 2013 and 2014 academic year. Clark will start in the new position on June 16th.
The College of Veterinary Medicine at K-State has a new dean. Bonnie Rush has been selected for the position according to a press release from the university. Rush has been serving as interim dean of the college since 2017, and was appointed by Provost and Executive Vice President Charles Taber. Rush’s area of clinical expertise is equine respiratory disease. She will be charged with leading the college on a variety of fronts including student, faculty and program development, teaching, research and program accreditation . Rush has been a faculty member at K-State since 1993. She will take over the dean…
Officers filed a report for aggravated assault and criminal damage to property in the 2500 block of Farm Bureau Rd. in Manhattan on June 6, 2019, at approximately 9:45 PM. Officers listed an 11-year-old male as the victim and a known 13-year-old male as the suspect when the victim reported the suspect punctured his bicycle tires with a knife. Kyle Pruyn Jr., 28, of Manhattan was arrested while in the 800 block of N 3rd St. in Manhattan on June 5, 2019, at approximately 11:00 PM. Pruyn was arrested on offenses of possession of methamphetamine, use/possess with the intent to…
Highway K-13 between Riley and Pottawatomie Counties over Tuttle Creek dam will be opening again next week. The roadway was closed in February 2018 for a project replacing the bridge deck over the spillway structure, it will open again Monday, June 10th. Pedestrian and non-motorized traffic will be prohibited on or along K-13 as well as between Dyer Road and Tuttle Cove Road due to safety concerns. Parking, stopping, or standing of vehicles along the highway is also not allowed. Parking is also heavily restricted along Dyer, Tuttle Cove and River Pond Roads — violators will be cited. Parking areas…
OVERLAND PARK — Four people are accused of using counterfeit $100 bills on shopping sprees across the Kansas City area. Prosecutors say the four were caught after Overland Park Marriott Hotel employee reported seeing them throwing trash away in containers that weren’t near their rooms. Prosecutors say the suspects were trying to dispose of evidence after they altered $1 bills to look like $100 bills. Steven Shane Escamilla and John Sebestyen, from California; Courtney Campbell, from Arizona; and Jonathan Washington, whose address is unknown; . They are charged with conspiracy to commit counterfeiting. They also are each charged with possessing…
TOPEKA –Two Republican leaders say they have doubts that the Kansas Senate will confirm Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s choice to be the next head of the state prison system. Kelly on Wednesday stood by her appointment of top Idaho corrections official Jefferey Zmuda as Kansas corrections secretary. Zmuda is set to take over the Kansas Department of Corrections in July. Zmuda was criticized by an Idaho judge earlier this year for giving “disingenuous” testimony as the deputy director of that state’s prison system in a lawsuit over access to execution records. Senate President Susan Wagle said Wednesday that she is…
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas is paying a former student-athlete $40,000 to settle a lawsuit claiming she became ill because of mold in the vents of her dormitory room. The Lawrence Journal-World report s the university denies the claims but agreed to pay Laine Evans $20,000 and her attorneys $20,000 to settle the lawsuit. The agreement released Tuesday says the university and Evans used mediation in the case to avoid the expense and uncertainty of litigation. Evans was a freshman on the university golf team during the 2015-16 school year. She transferred to Wichita State the next year. In…
The Director of the Ogden Friendship House of Hope is retiring and a ceremony is planned in the community to send her off. For more than 30 years, the Friendship House has helped the at-risk community of Ogden by providing assistance and guidance to those in need. The Current Director Diana Chapel says it is a place of refuge for the community members who need it. Current Director Diana Chapel may be leaving her role with the Friendship House, but she is continuing on as Pastor of the Ogden United Methodist Church — of which the Friendship House is a…
Thursday’s guests on In Focus featured Dr. Ken Burton, NBAF Coordinator for USDA-APHIS. He discussed the latest on construction at the facility, the USDA’s new office in the Kansas State University Foundation building, as well as their recent engagements with shareholders and a student symposium coming up. We were also joined over the phone by Governor’s Military Council Executive Director Perry Wiggins. He discussed the recent federal military budget and the importance of maintaining technological supremacy over competing nations. Lastly, Program Director Dave Lewis conducted an interview with KSU President Richard Myers on the importance and impact of D-Day on…