The trial for a Manhattan engineer charged with three counts of attempted murder of a law enforcement officer and one count of criminal property damage opened Wednesday afternoon. Mark Harrison, 38, appeared before Judge Grant Bannister represented by attorneys Barry Clark and Jeremy Platt on Feb. 20. The trial is scheduled to run six days. Harrison is accused of shooting RCPD Sgt. Pat Tiede as well as repeatedly shooting an armored vehicle two officers were sitting within on the afternoon of Jan. 5, 2018. Tiede was responding to a domestic disturbance call at the Harrison residence on 3700 Block of Hawthorne Woods…
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TOPEKA — Kansas lawmakers have begun hearing testimony on the possibility of lowering the state tax on food sales. During a hearing Monday before the House Taxation committee, food growers, small-town grocers and advocates for low-income families supported reducing the 6.5 percent state food sales tax rate by 1 percent. The reduction would lower state revenues by $60 million. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports Rep. Tim Hodge, a North Newton Democrat, says the reduction would provide a little more money in families. And Oberlin city administrator Halley Roberson said her town is losing money because residents can buy food in nearby…
TOPEKA — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has named a Topeka attorney who has specialized in tax cases as her new acting secretary of revenue. Kelly announced Tuesday that Mark Burghart would lead the Department of Revenue. He replaces interim Secretary Mark Beshears, who took over the agency temporarily when the new Democratic governor took office last month. Burghart previously worked as a legislative researcher and as the Department of Revenue’s chief counsel for seven years, starting in 1987. His appointment as secretary will require state Senate confirmation. Kelly also announced that two interim Cabinet secretaries plan to stay in their…
TOPEKA — A Washburn professor says in a lawsuit that the university retaliated against her after she filed a sex discrimination complaint. Leslie Reynard, who teaches in the communication department, said in her lawsuit the retaliation began after she told her department chair in April 2018 that she intended to file a claim with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports Reynard said the university tried to place her on a performance improvement plan in September. She refused because she said the plan was used to find small mistakes that would allow the school to fire Reynard. In…
Marie Berryman, 40 of Junction City was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department on February 19, 2019, at approximately 11:00 AM. Berryman was arrested on a Manhattan Municipal Court warrant for failure to appear. Berryman was issued no bond, causing her to remain confined at the time of this report. David Zieammermann, 20, of Manhattan was arrested at the Heritage Ridge Apartments on February 19, 2019, at approximately 7:30 p.m. He was arrested for driving with a suspended license, possession of a depressant, possession of marijuana and failure to stop at an accident. Zieammermann was issued a total bond of…
K-State picks up another Big 12 win last night and in Morgantown, WV for the first time in a long time. K-State gets one more tune up before the biggest game of the season in Allen Fieldhouse. Also, the return of Who Says No? 0:00 – Cats are sitting pretty 12:08 – Yes, the bench has issues 26:13 – Who Says No? 38:50 – That was bad 52:02 – Barry Brown is in the Big 12 Player of the Year race 1:02:12 – BB taking on Pullen qualities 1:14:14 – Kellis Robinett – YCBS
MANHATTAN — A burglary was reported at the Manhattan Goodwill in the early morning hours of Tuesday. KMAN spoke with a teller who says the store was broken into at approximately 3 a.m. An officer was reportedly sitting in the parking lot at the time and reportedly apprehended the suspect. No employees were in the store at the time and no injuries were reported. The suspect’s name has not been released. The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office says the case is under further investigation and additional details will likely be released on Wednesday. The teller says she believes the suspect planned…
Tuesday’s guests on In Focus were Manhattan City Mayor Mike Dodson and City Manager Ron Fehr.
Officers filed a report for theft in the 100 block of E Bluemont in Manhattan on February 15, 2019, at approximately 8:40 AM. Officers listed Walmart as the victim when a known female suspect took cash from the business. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $980.00. Officers filed a report for rape in Manhattan on February 15, 2019, at approximately 11:30 PM. Officers listed an 18-year-old female as the victim and an unknown male as the suspect. Due to the nature of the crime reported, no further information will be released. Police ask that anyone with information contact…
TOPEKA — Topeka police say a plaque honoring a civil rights icon has been stolen from a Topeka bridge. Police say the plaque was taken from a bridge named for Ken Marshall, the first black person elected to the Kansas Legislature from Topeka. The report was received Saturday but it’s unclear when the plaque was stolen. Topeka police spokeswoman Gretchen Koenen said the police report said the plaque was taken from the Ken Marshall bridge, where a similar plaque was stolen in August 2018. However, civil rights activist Sonny Scroggins says he reported Saturday that the plaque was taken from…