WICHITA — Kansas will allow hunters to kill turkeys this fall despite a call to suspend the season because the state’s wild turkey populations have been in decline for 15 years. The Wichita Eagle reports that the Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission ignored a suggestion from a team of biologists and law enforcement officials to temporarily halt the fall season, except for an area near the Nebraska border. The fall season from October through January brings fewer hunters and less money than the spring season. Kansas wildlife official Kent Fricke says the fall season is one of many factors…
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TOPEKA — Kansas authorities say a woman who was found with serious injuries resulting from exposure to the cold remains a patient at a Topeka hospital. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the woman’s identity is not being released. Police were called Friday morning as wind chills plunged below zero to a house for a report of a woman on the front porch. Police say the woman was found lying on the porch wearing only a t-shirt. She was rushed by ambulance to the hospital. Topeka police say officers have responded to at least four calls since Jan. 20 from people…
WICHITA — Wichita police are getting upgraded body cameras and new cameras for supervisors. The department has had some body cameras since 2015. Police officials say the upgrades are similar to upgrading a cell phone. Officers are training how to use the 479 upgraded cameras. Another 60 new cameras for field sergeants is expected to be in use early this year. The Wichita Eagle reports the upgrades come two months after a motorcycle officer had trouble turning his camera on during a chase that ended with the officer shooting at a suspect. The new body cameras from Axon can automatically…
Officers filed a report for burglary in the 500 block of McCall Rd in Manhattan on January 27, 2019, at approximately 8:55 PM. Officers listed Jose Arcila, 22, of Ft Riley as the victim when it was reported an unknown suspect took his multicam IOTV. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $679.00. 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 theft in the…
Dr. Timothy Shaffer, assistant professor with the Kansas State University Department of Communication Studies and assistant director of the Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy joined us to talk about a variety of things, most notably how the government shutdown affected the political pendulum.
Just John and Mason today as Mitch is in McPherson for basketball, although K-State plays at Texas A&M this weekend, we are looking past that and ahead to what could happen this season with legacies and championships. K-State baseball manager Pete Hughes is on the show today as the beginning of his first season with the Wildcats draws closer and John has the perfect playlist for next football season. Tyler Dreiling also calls in with a case of FOMO with how fun K-State basketball is right now. 0:00 – Snapping KU streak most memorable of this era? 12:54 – Twitter…
WICHITA — A man who authorities say drafted a manifesto for militia members involved in a foiled plot to massacre Muslims in southwest Kansas has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. A judge sentenced Curtis Allen on Friday for his role in the plot to blow up a mosque and apartments housing Somali immigrants in Garden City. The attack was planned for the day after the 2016 election. Allen was one of three militia members convicted last year. The plot was thwarted after another militia member tipped off authorities. Allen was sentenced to 25 years for conspiracy to use a…
KANSAS CITY — The Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas has released the names of 22 clergy with substantiated claims of sexual abuse involving minors. None of the 22 men whose names were released Friday are currently ministering in the archdiocese. Eleven have died and seven have been laicized. Ten were formerly priests in the diocese, and the others were either priests from another diocese or from a religious order ministering in the archdiocese. In a statement in the archdiocese’s publication, The Leaven, Archbishop Joseph Naumann thanked victims who came forward to help with the investigation. The Husch Blackwell law…
WICHITA — The American Civil Liberties Union wants to dismiss a lawsuit it filed against a western Kansas county after the only polling site in Dodge City was moved outside of town before the November election. The ACLU filed a motion Friday saying dismissing the lawsuit is warranted because Ford County Clerk Debbie Cox plans to open two voting sites in Dodge City for future elections. Cox also said she would add temporary bus stops in front of the polling sites. The ACLU sued Cox in October , contending that moving the polling site made it more difficult for the…
Friday’s show featured Riley County Police Department Captain Tim Hegarty from the Investigations Division discussing 2018 crime statistics, the City of Manhattan’s hands-free cell phone ordinance while driving and preparations for the upcoming Fake Patty’s Day festivities in Manhattan.