OVERLAND PARK — Outgoing Republican Kansas Congressman Kevin Yoder says President Donald Trump’s message and style fall flat with suburban voters, particularly woman. The Kansas City Star reports that Yoder spoke to the paper’s editorial board in the waning days of representing a district that includes a mix of Kansas City suburbs and poorer city neighborhoods. He lost in November to Democrat Sharice Davids, a Native American and LGBT lawyer, making him among dozens of suburban Republicans being swept out of office. Yoder says criticizing the president wouldn’t work. He said that voting for something the president supports, brands lawmakers…
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Officers filed a report for theft in the 100 block of Manhattan Town Center on December 20, 2018, at approximately 5:20 PM. Officers listed Gregory Roark, 29, of Manhattan as the victim when he reported an unknown suspect took his iPhone X. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $1,100.00. 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 1600 block…
Kansas’ Highway Patrol superintendent and fire marshal will remain in their roles after Gov.-elect Laura Kelly is inaugurated on January 14. The retention of Colonel Mark Bruce, who has served in the Highway Patrol for more than 29 years, and Doug Jorgensen, who has more than 30 years experience in law enforcement, was announced by the Kelly team in a release Thursday. “Colonel Mark Bruce has effectively led the Kansas Highway Patrol in recent years and has been a strong advocate for law enforcement officers,” Kelly said of Bruce, who has multiple degrees in criminal justice including a Master’s degree…
Bill Snyder left an indelible mark on the City of Manhattan. His record on the field is well known, but Snyder’s impact reaches further than wins and losses. Snyder, credited for orchestrating “the greatest turnaround in the history of college football,” is the winningest coach in Kansas State University football history with a record of 215-117-1 throughout his 27 seasons as head coach. Under Snyder, a hall-of-famer in the College Football Hall of Fame, K-State football played in 19 bowl games and won 2 conference titles. He announced his retirement Dec. 2. Over the nearly 30 years since Snyder first…
MANHATTAN — The Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 Board of Education held a special work session Wednesday with Kansas lawmakers regarding some of the issues they hope to see brought up in the upcoming legislative session. The full meeting can be viewed below. (Video courtesy USD 383 Manhattan-Ogden Schools) One of the questions was related to improving school safety in Kansas. 66th District Representative Sydney Carlin had some praise for the district’s active shooter drill held over the summer. Carlin says the district should be proud for evolving their drills with the new dangers schools are facing. 67th District Representative Tom Phillips shared his thoughts on the…
KANSAS CITY — Wyandotte County has become the latest municipality to sue opioid makers and distributors, alleging that they “pushed highly addictive, dangerous” drugs. The Kansas City Star reports that the county filed the lawsuit Tuesday in federal court against 14 industry giants and their affiliates. It accused them of getting rich by hooking people on pain meds while costing citizens large amounts of money in health care and law enforcement to deal with addiction, diversion and overdoses. More than 1,000 similar suits have been filed by cities and counties across the country. They’re being gathered in a federal court…
DIGHTON — Twenty students and two adults were injured when a school bus carrying a Ness City High School basketball team collided with a pickup truck. The Kansas Highway Patrol says none of the injuries were life threatening. The accident occurred Tuesday night on Kansas 96 in western Kansas when the team was returning from a basketball game in Dighton. About 40 people were on the bus. The patrol says the collision occurred when a pickup pulling a trailer tried to turn in front of the bus, which struck the truck on the driver’s side.
TOPEKA — A judge has found sufficient evidence for a man to stand trial in the beating death of his girlfriend in Topeka. Thirty-four-year-old Luke Anthony Wabaunsee was bound over for trial Wednesday on a charge of premeditated first-degree murder. He was arrested one day after 42-year-old Michelle Stadler was found dead in October in a north Topeka apartment. WIBW-TV reports that a detective testified at the preliminary hearing that Wabaunsee’s DNA was found on the handle of a bloody glass mug recovered from Stadler’s apartment. Her neighbor, Shawn Cunningham, testified that Wabaunsee wanted her to quit using meth. Another…
Officers filed a report for aggravated robbery and aggravated burglary in the 1300 block of Garibay Ln. in Manhattan on December 19, 2018, at approximately 7:00 AM. Officers listed Latasha Olson, 34, of Manhattan and Anthony Stevens, 45, of Manhattan as the victims and an unknown male as the suspect. 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 burglary in the 3300 block of W 69th…
An ad-hoc committee formed by the Riley County Law Board found no pattern of racial bias by RCPD in their study of marijuana arrests in the county. They presented their findings at the Law Board’s meeting Monday. The committee was formed in 2017 after residents and members of the Manhattan Alliance for Peace and Justice rose concerns over the fact that in 2014 and 2015, 25 percent of those arrested in Riley County for marijuana following a traffic stop were African American despite only making up about 5.5 percent of the population. The committee was made up of Law Board…