KANSAS CITY, Kan — Democratic Rep.-elect Sharice Davids has given top positions on her congressional staff to key campaign aides. Davids announced Monday that Allison Teixeira Sulier will be her chief of staff once Davids is sworn into office Jan. 3. Davids also said that Danielle Hull Robinson will be district director, managing operations and constituent services in Davids’ home 3rd District in the Kansas City area. Sulier was senior adviser on Davids’ campaign and previously worked for Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar and the Democratic group American Bridge. Robinson was communications director for Davids’ campaign and previously worked in communications…
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TOPEKA — A lawsuit alleges that a suburban Kansas City Republican is ineligible to serve in the Kansas House because of residency issues. The Kansas City Star reports that the lawsuit challenging Adam Thomas’ ability to assume his Kansas House seat was filed Monday on behalf of residents of his district in the Spring Hill and Olathe area. He has been charged with election perjury stemming from allegations that he gave a false address when he filed paperwork declaring his candidacy. Kansas City attorney Mark Johnson, who filed the suit, says a judge will gather evidence and send it to…
TOPEKA — The remains of a 19-year-old Kansas man who was killed during the Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor have been identified. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Camillus O’Grady was killed on the battleship USS Oklahoma on Dec. 7, 1941. The Defense Department announced Monday that it had accounted for him, although the identification was made two years ago, using DNA and a dental analysis. The Navy seaman was from the Washington County town of Greenleaf. The Department of Defense in 2015 ordered the disinterment of unknown victims from the Oklahoma, and began exhuming those remains for analysis. That resulted…
Tuesday’s guest on In Focus was Riley County Commissioner Ben Wilson.
TOPEKA — A divided Kansas Supreme Court has ruled that police can rely exclusively on their sense of smell to provide probable cause to do preliminary search of a home for drugs. The ruling came in a case where Lawrence police entered a man’s apartment to search after saying they detected a strong smell of raw marijuana. Lawrence Hubbard appealed his conviction on misdemeanor drug charges, arguing that the Lawrence officers could not justify the search without a search warrant based only on their ability to smell. The state argued that the security sweep the officers conducted before getting a…
KANSAS CITY, Kan — A 37-year-old former pharmacy technician at the University of Kansas Hospital was placed on probation for stealing drugs from the hospital. Federal prosecutors say Heydon White, of Stillwell, admitted that he stole the painkiller fentanyl from cabinets at the hospital. He was responsible for stocking the computerized cabinets and removing expired medication for disposal. Prosecutors say White was caught after an internal audit showed he handled a high number of intravenous bags containing the drug and saline. White was also ordered Monday to pay $4,300 in restitution. The Kansas Board of Pharmacy revoked White’s license. Prosecutors…
MANHATTAN — Recent food collection efforts for the Flint Hills Breadbasket have brought in a ton, literally, of donations. The Breadbasket held a Fill the Ambulance event over the past two Saturdays in conjunction with Riley County EMS officials. In addition, food was collected during the Mayor’s Lighted Parade held Dec. 7 in Manhattan. Executive Director Maribeth Kieffer spoke with KMAN on just how much food was collected during this past weekend. The previous weekend saw the Fill the Ambulance event collect just under 2,500 pounds of food as well. Kieffer says she was amazed and humbled by the people of…
Officers filed a report for burglary in the 2500 block of Stagg Hill Rd. in Manhattan on December 10, 2018, at approximately 12:40 PM. Officers listed Jared Schnee, 41, of Leonardville, as the victim when he reported an unknown suspect took tools from his storage unit. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $600.00. Police ask that anyone with information 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 rape…
From K-State Sports Information MANHATTAN, Kan. – Chris Klieman, a proven winner with a championship pedigree, has been named the 35th head football coach in Kansas State history, Athletics Director Gene Taylor announced Monday. Klieman (pronounced KLY-men) has won five conference championships and three national championships in five seasons as the head coach at North Dakota State, and he currently has the Bison in the FCS Semifinals with a perfect 13-0 record prior to taking on South Dakota State in Fargo on Friday night. Klieman has done all this despite losing 23 seniors and welcoming seven new assistant coaches prior to his first season…
TOPEKA — Officials in Topeka say the city’s utility billing vendor may have been the victim of a cyber-attack. The city said in a news release Monday that up to 10,000 customers may have been affected, although a data breach hasn’t been confirmed. The vendor, Central Square, notified the city of the potential problem Friday. The city’s information technology team then helped transition the vendor to a more secure platform. The team was unable to detect any malicious activity. Those who may have been affected set up auto-pay or made one-time credit or debit card payments with the vendor from…