TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas must stop allowing transgender people to change the sex listed on their driver’s licenses, a state-court judge ordered Monday as part of a lawsuit filed by the state’s Republican attorney general. District Judge Teresa Watson’s order will remain in effect for up to two weeks, although she can extend it. But it’s significant because transgender people have been able to change their driver’s licenses in Kansas for at least four years, and almost 400 people had done it by the end of June. For now, Kansas will be among only a few states that don’t allow any such changes.…
Author: KMAN Staff
On Monday, Pottawatomie County Commissioners set the date for an August hearing regarding the 2024 budget and revenue neutral rate. Before giving their approval, commissioners heard an update from Assistant County Administrator and Finance Office Heather Gladbach on where the budget’s general fund currently stands With the .779 decrease from 2023, the county’s proposed general fund mill levy sits at 28.874 Also included in the proposed budget is a 5% COLA, a doubling of the deferred compensation employer match and a $200,000 maximum decrease annually in employee insurance premiums. The proposed budget is subject to change but cannot exceed the…
Officers filed a report for aggravated domestic battery, domestic battery, and criminal restraint in Manhattan on July 8, 2023. Officers listed a 28-year-old female as the victim and a known 25-year-old male as the suspect. Jacob Robb, of Manhattan, was arrested in connection on probable cause offenses of aggravated domestic battery, domestic battery, and criminal restraint. Robb was issued a total bond of $15,000 and was confined at the time of this report. Officers filed a report for theft in Manhattan on July 8, 2023. Officers listed a 37-year-old female as the victim when it was reported a known 31-year-old…
A 25-year-old Manhattan man was arrested Saturday at the Sandstone Apartments, in north Manhattan. According to Sunday’s RCPD arrest report, Jacob Robb was charged with single counts of aggravated domestic battery, domestic battery and criminal restraint. Bond was set at $15,000, causing him to remain in the Riley County Jail. Further details are pending from RCPD.
The City of Manhattan says a pair of construction projects are beginning today, which will create some traffic adjustments in town. Phase two of a project to remove and replace the intersection of College Heights Road and Denison Ave. will see reconstruction of the west half of the intersection. Work will continue for approximately three weeks, depending on weather. It will include water line and storm sewer replacement. Northbound traffic will remain on Denison. Southbound traffic will follow a marked detour route on Claflin to Sunset to Hunting Ave. Officials will also begin construction on Little Moro between Anderson Ave.…
Cynthia Ann Worthing, 74, of Wamego, Kansas, passed away on Friday (June 30, 2023) at her home in Wamego. Born June 30, 1949 in Beloit, Kansas, Cynthia was the daughter of Marvin Glen and Marieta Magdalene (Adams) Eberhart. She was raised in Jewell, Kansas and graduated with her degree from Vernons School of Cosmetology. She moved to Wamego in 1979. She married Clifford Ray “CR” Worthing on January 1, 1981 at the Wamego United Methodist Church. He preceded her in death on April 3, 2020. An active member of the Wamego Community, Cynthia was involved with many groups and committees…
Progress on the new mural at Lee Elementary School is moving along nicely. Layne Stafford, a freelance artist with nearly 20 years of experience painting murals, was selected by the district to tackle the project. He said, currently, the mural is on track for completion before the 2023-2024 school year begins. This isn’t Stafford’s first time working with the district. He taught elementary art for a few years and even spent time as a student teacher inside the building he now paints. He said one focus of this project was to highlight something he remembers well from his time at…
Officers filed a report for aggravated battery in the Riley County Jail on July 6th, around 6 p.m. This was in response to a report that 22 year old Shawn Samuelson hit a 25 year old victim in the head, and 32 year old Travell Hairston and 45 year old Jarman Morgan punched a 28 year old victim several times. Both victims were transported to Via Christi. Samuelson, Hairston and Morgan were arrested for aggravated battery and remain confined.