TOPEKA — The Kansas Board of Regents reports that public colleges and universities reported an overall decline in enrollment in the current fall semester. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the regents this year used a new system called full-time equivalency, rather than doing the traditional head count. Full-time equivalency converts credit hours using a formula that the average full-time undergraduate student takes 15 hours a semester, and the average graduate student takes 12 hours. Under that formula, Kansas State, Emporia State, Fort Hays and Wichita State reported enrollment increases ranging from 0.5 percent to 2 percent. Pittsburg State recorded 3.9…
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WICHITA — The man accused of making a hoax phone call that led police to fatally shoot a Wichita man has been arraigned on a new indictment. Tyler Barriss, of California, was arraigned Monday on a superseding indictment accusing him of making false/hoax reports to emergency services, cyberstalking, making interstate threats, wire fraud and conspiracy. Barriss is accused of calling Wichita police in December 2017 from Los Angeles to report a shooting and kidnapping at a Wichita home. An officer shot 28-year-old Andrew Finch when he opened the door. Also charged in the superseding indictment are 18-year-old Casey Viner, of…
OTTAWA — The Kansas Highway Patrol reports two children were killed and four others were injured in a two-vehicle crash. The crash was reported Monday night five miles east of Ottawa. The accident killed 11-year-old Briana Sobba and 3-year-old Becham Klemen, both of Wellsville. The patrol says a Ford they were in failed to yield the right of way and was struck by another vehicle. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports two other children who were in the Ford were injured and flown to Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. The driver of the second vehicle was injured and taken to…
LAWRENCE — An annual safety report at the University of Kansas says twice as many rapes were reported on the Lawrence campus in 2017 than the previous year. The Clery report says nine of the 12 rapes reported were in campus housing. The Lawrence Journal-World reports 14 rapes were reported if off-campus locations that are affiliated with the university are included. That is about the same as previous years, with 13 in 2016 and 16 in 2015. This year’s report was the first since the Kansas Legislature required the university to allow concealed carry of handguns on campus. The Clery…
GREAT BEND — The Barton County Sheriff’s Office says six people were arrested and an estimated $500,000 in drugs were seized after a raid in Great Bend. Sheriff Brian Bellendir said in a news release that his department and several other agencies executed search warrants at six locations and three vehicles on Monday. The sheriff says the months-long investigation began as a cocaine distribution case but eventually expanded into a distribution case involving several drugs. The Great Bend Tribune reports authorities seized heroin, LSD, cocaine and methamphetamine, with an estimated value of $500,000. The seizure included imitation hydrocodone tablets that…
Tuesday’s guests were Manhattan City Mayor Linda Morse and City Manager Ron Fehr.
John Kurtz and Wyatt Thompson dissect the Kansas State football situation after a tight loss to Texas over the weekend as the quarterback debate rages on and basketball picked up some more recruits over the weekend. 0:00 – Does it matter who starts? 13:56 – Questions for the crew 24:39 – Kayla Goth 36:56 – Chabastian Taylor update 38:04 – Where do the issues lie? 48:09 – Charles in Wamego 59:15 – Basketball/2 Qbs 1:08:17 – What is happening in the program?
Monday’s guests featured representatives from the Manhattan Area Habitat for Humanity including Executive Director Karmen Davenport, Construction Coordinator Larry Liotta, and ReStore Manager Marie Kelley. Also in-studio were representatives from the Flint Hills Veterans Coalition including Janet Nichols, Chuck Tannehill and Mike Kearns.
SHAWNEE — An infestation of bedbugs has closed a Kansas City suburb library until further notice. Johnson County Library Director Sean Casserley says the Shawnee branch library on Johnson Drive will be closed at least until Wednesday so the building can be treated to get rid of the infestation. The Kansas City Star says updates on the state of the branch will be posted on the library’s website and social media accounts. Casserley says library staff spotted the pests in a book turned in Thursday. Dogs trained to detect the pests were brought in, and officials learned Friday that the…
WICHITA — Stray cats in Wichita might someday have their own communities. Wichita’s animal advisory board on Wednesday discussed regulations that would encourage residents to trap, sterilize, vaccinate and release stray cats on their property. The Wichita Eagle reports the “community cats” would have a notch cut in their ears. No one would be allowed to capture or euthanize them at the city animal shelter unless the cats bite someone or cause a public nuisance. Katie Barnett, representing the Best Friends Animal Society, said she’s helped organized similar regulations in Kansas City, Kansas, Lawrence and other cities. Opponents of the…