KANSAS CITY — NASA is asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a woman over a vial of moon dust that is being kept in a secret location in Kansas. Laura Cicco, of Tennessee, filed a lawsuit in June in Kansas asking a federal court to affirm that she owns the lunar dust she says she was given by astronaut Neil Armstrong, who was a friend of her father’s. She argues NASA has seized similar moon-related artifacts because it contends the government owns all lunar material. The Kansas City Star reports NASA filed a motion in late…
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TOPEKA — Republican Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is disputing a new television ad in which his Democratic rival in the governor’s race says he’s called the state’s school overfunded. The Kansas City Star reports that Kobach says Sen. Laura Kelly should change or take down the ad, which began airing Thursday. In the ad, Kelly says Kobach “actually says our schools are overfunded,” citing his comments at a Republican primary debate in April in Atchison. Kobach insists he never said “anything like that or use the word `overfunded.”’ But Kelly’s campaign says Kobach plans to repeat “the Brownback…
Lesli Wilson, 45, of Junction City, was arrested while in the 2900 block of Stagg Hill Rd. in Manhattan on September 20, 2018 at approximately 11:10 PM. Wilson was arrested on offenses of possession of opiate, opium, narcotic or certain stimulant, possession of paraphernalia and possession of marijuana. Wilson was issued a total bond of $5,000.00 causing her to remain confined at the time of this report. Dustin Carter, 30, of Junction City, was arrested while in the 2900 block of Stagg Hill Rd. in Manhattan on September 20, 2018 at approximately 10:55 PM. Carter was arrested on offenses of distribute…
Friday’s show started with Riley County Research and Extension 4-H Agent John Jobe along with 4-H Ambassadors Isabel Bond, Kristina Powell, Jonathan Hoepner and Elizabeth Wright. GoPowercat.com Publisher Tim Fitzgerald stopped by to talk about prostate cancer awareness. Riley County Seniors’ Service Center Program Coordinator Melissa Colby and Riley County Health Department Director Jennifer Green were in-studio to discuss free health screenings and vaccinations available next week. Lastly, Small Business Administration Public Information Officer Burl Kelton talked about the low-interest federal disaster loans available to residents impacted by the Labor Day flooding of Wildcat Creek.
Thursday’s guests were Director of Economic Development Trent Armbrust, Military Community Liason Janet Nichols, as well as Director of Membership Sharla Meisenheimer — all from the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce.
The City of Manhattan has come out with estimates of the damage caused by the Labor Day Wildcat Creek flood — and the cost is in the millions. Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr was on Tuesday’s edition of KMAN’s In Focus and said the flash flooding caused $17.2 million in damage. He broke that down into private and public real estate damage — $14.5 million of which was sustained by private structures while $2.7 million was sustained by city property. Additionally, Fehr said that a dozen properties suffered damage amounting to “50 percent or more” of the property’s value or…
Angel Davis, 44, of Ogden was arrested while in the 300 block of Seventh St. in Ogden on September 20, 2018 at approximately 2:40 AM. Davis was arrested on offenses of possession of opiates, narcotic, or certain stimulant (x2), possession of paraphernalia, possession of marijuana and use/possess paraphernalia. Davis was issued a total bond of $10,000.00 causing her to remain confined at the time of this report. Officers filed a report for aggravated assault in Manhattan on September 19, 2018. Officers listed a 27-year-old male as the victim and a 23-year-old male known to him as the suspect. Due to…
WICHITA — A driver has been charged with running into a Kansas sheriff’s deputy while intoxicated and breaking the deputy’s leg. Sedgwick County sheriff’s Lt. Tim Myers said in a release that the driver was charged Tuesday with two counts of aggravated battery while driving under the influence in the April 28 crash in east Wichita. His name won’t be released until he makes a first appearance. The Wichita Eagle reports that an arrest warrant is pending. Myers says the driver struck the deputy’s patrol car before striking the deputy as he was outside the vehicle conducting a traffic stop. A…
TOPEKA — The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the 65-year-old was booked into the Shawnee County Jail on suspicion of sexual exploitation of a child. No charges have been filed. A spokesman for the Topeka district says the teacher worked in the district from 1986 to 2014. He worked in several elementary schools.
HOLTON — Authorities say a Kansas man has been charged with fatally shooting his father while he was in bed and then barricading himself in the home for hours. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that 49-year-old Derrick Bohnenkemper, of Holton, is charged with first-degree murder and six other felonies in the death of 73-year-old Gaylen Bohnenkemper. Police responded Tuesday after a 911 caller said her son had shot his father in the head. Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse says deputies were able to extricate the woman from a bedroom window while the man tried to break down the door. After speaking…