LAWRENCE, Kan. — The University of Kansas plans to close its Confucius Institute in January. An email sent Monday to faculty and staff from interim Provost Carl Lejuez said the institute will close in part because of a 2018 law that restricts Department of Defense funds to universities that host Confucius Institutes. The institutes offer Chinese language, cultural enrichment and cultural events. In 2018, former FBI Director Christopher Wray and some U.S. lawmakers said the institutes are propaganda tools of China’s Communist Party. At one point, the Chinese government sponsored more than 100 institutes in the U.S. but several colleges…
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WICHITA, Kan. — A 21-year-old Kansas man has admitted to offering marijuana and money to young girls in exchange for child pornography. Austin Ballew, of Cherryvale, pleaded guilty Tuesday to five counts of sexually exploiting a child and three counts of sex trafficking of a minor. In exchange for his plea, seven other charges were dismissed. Federal prosecutors say Ballew used Facebook to offer teenage girls in southeast and south-central Kansas marijuana and money to send him sexually explicit videos of themselves. He then threatened to make the videos public if the girls stopped cooperating. He will be sentenced March…
USD 383 Manhattan/Ogden Assistant Superintendent Eric Reid and board member Darell Edie joined us for a preview of Wednesday’s final school board meeting of 2019 which includes a legislative meeting with area lawmakers. We also chatted with Chris Boxberger, director of Manhattan Area Technical College’s Adult Education Center on some new testing being offered as well as its Title III funding source for infrastructure.
The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police. Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law as well as in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. MANHATTAN, KAN. – Officers filed a report for aggravated assault in the 1800 block of Cassell Road in Manhattan on December 17, 2019 at approximately 9:00 PM. Officers listed a 29-year-old male and a 34-year-old male as…
According to a K-State Today article, two K-State researchers in the College of Veterinary Medicine and a K-State Research and Extension horticulture agent have received recognition for their roles in helping to save the lives of three people in Wichita. A teenager and Wichita police officers Terry Nelson and Drew Rhoades became ill after all three were exposed pond water in Wichita The two officers swam into a pond to and performed CPR after the teenager swam into the pond to escape police pursuit and began to drown. The Wichita Police Department was connected to K-State researchers Steve Ensley and…
Completion of road work meant to repair a sinkhole near the intersection of Hayes Dr. and Bluemont Ave. has been pushed back to mid-January. City officials originally hoped for work to be completed by the end of the year, but high water levels in the ground have continued to cause delays. Ron Fehr, the Manhattan city manager, says decreasing water levels at Tuttle Creek Reservoir will hopefully help with this issue. Fehr explains some of the work that is currently being done on Hayes Dr.. The sinkhole was formed over the summer after heavy rainfall and flooding caused a sewer…
Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr joined KMAN’s In Focus Tuesday ahead of the Dec. 17 city commission meeting.
The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police. Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law as well as in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. MANHATTAN, KAN. – Officers filed a report for criminal damage to property in the 2100 block of Westchester Dr. in Manhattan on December 16, 2019 at approximately 12:51 PM. Officers listed Westchester Apartments as the victim when…
The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police. Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law as well as in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. MANHATTAN, KAN. – Officers filed a report for criminal damage to property in the 1900 block of Platt St. in Manhattan on December 13, 2019, at approximately 4:35 PM. Officers listed a 21-year-old male as the victim…
Governor Laura Kelly on Monday appointed Judge Evelyn Z. Wilson to the Kansas Supreme Court. Wilson will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Justice Lee Johnson. “Judge Wilson stood out from the field of candidates for her experience, her character and her commitment to Kansas,” Governor Kelly said. Wilson is currently Chief Judge for the 3rd Judicial District, Shawnee County, where she oversees the day-to-day operations of the court in addition to carrying a full caseload. She served Shawnee County as a District Judge from 2004 until her appointment as Chief Judge in 2014. Her prior experience includes over a…