GREAT BEND — Three people from Great Bend are jailed after a chase in central Kansas during which the driver rammed a deputy’s cruiser. Barton County Sheriff Brian Bellendir says a deputy tried to stop a truck early Thursday southeast of Great Bend. Officers later determined the truck was stolen. Bellindir says the driver, 19-year-old Tanner Guyton, fled in the truck, beginning a 23-mile chase through rural Barton County that reached speeds in excess of 100 mph. The sheriff says when the chase continued into Great Bend, Guyton intentionally rammed into a deputy’s patrol car. The deputy was not injured.…
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WICHITA — Wichita State University officials say some employees didn’t receive their paychecks recently after being victims of an e-mail phishing scheme. Computer hackers asked the employees through a scam that asked them to type in their university ID number and password, giving scammers access bank account numbers, student records and other personal information. Wichita State official Lois Tatro said in an e-mail to employees Wednesday that direct deposits for “a handful” of employees were diverted to another bank account. Those employees lost their paychecks. The Wichita Eagle reports it was unclear Thursday whether student records were compromised. University officials…
WICHITA — Sedgwick County officials say two people who died in a fiery crash outside McConnell Air Force Base have been identified. County spokeswoman Kate Flavin said the victims in the crash were 17-year-old Isaiah Chandler and 29-year-old Matthew Pyles. Police say their bodies were found inside a burning car Sunday night near a little-used back entrance of the base. No other information about the victims has been released. KAKE-TV reports the Air Force said an investigation indicates the car hit a barrier at the entrance at a high rate of speed. The release did not say who was driving.…
A former Russell County detention officer, who was fired for having sex with inmates, was arrested Thursday, Jan. 3, by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, according to a release. 42-year-old Frank Alexander of Russell has been charged with two counts of unlawful sexual relations after the Russell County Sheriff requested the KBI investigate allegations against Alexander. Initially booked in the Russell County Jail, Alexander had his first hearing today and was transferred to a nearby jail. The KBI wrote in its release that “nothing further will be released at this time.”
K-State started conference play with a big home loss to Texas and Kamau Stokes is out an indefinite amount of time with another foot injury, Mason and Mitch break down what needs to happen for KSU to fix their offensive woes and Kellis Robinett joins the show in the 1st hour. In the 2nd hour, What’s Grinding Mason’s Gears returns to the 5:25 hour and how much does no Stokes and no Wade hurt K-State? 0:00 – KSU loses to UT 15:12 – Kellis on KSU MBB 27:06 – Kellis on FCS Championship 35:26 – Patty Ice Stat 38:50 -…
One woman will be stepping in as the interim secretary of both the Department for Children and Families and the Department for Aging and Disability Services. Governor-elect Laura Kelly’s team announced Thursday that Laura Howard, currently the director of the University of Kansas Public Management Center in the School of Public Affairs and Administration, will step into the roles. Howard has a law degree from the University of Kansas and a bachelor’s in public administration from Miami University. “Laura Howard is the perfect expert to lead DCF and KDADS at this challenging time,” said Kelly. “She has a long history…
Thursday’s guests on In Focus included Marty Vanier, NBAF Partnership Development Director and Dr. Ken Burton, NBAF Coordinator for USDA APHIS discussing December meetings, an animal disease exercise and impacts of the federal government shutdown on the NBAF facility. KMAN’s Nick McNamara also caught up with new Manhattan Assistant City Manager Dennis Marstall on coming back to work in his hometown. In our final segment Thursday we spoke with Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters of Riley County Area Manager Tara Claussen on National Mentorship Month and the upcoming signature fundraiser for the nonprofit.
Junction City’s government will see a small change in personnel after a recent leadership vote. The City Commission unanimously voted for current Mayor Pat Landes to stay on for another year in the position while Jeff Underhill was chosen to replace Phyllis Fitzgerald as vice mayor. Landes was first elected to the commission in 2011 and has served as mayor for multiple terms — this being his fourth. Fitzgerald had initially been nominated to remain in the vice mayor position, but she nominated Underhill who was subsequently elected by the commission. In his upcoming term, Landes wants to put an…
WICHITA — Authorities say a 16-year-old suspect in a Wichita gas station robbery was armed when a customer shot and killed him. The Wichita Eagle reports that a police report lists the teen’s death as a justifiable homicide. Police say a 42-year-old customer pulled out his gun and fired multiple shots Friday after he was robbed. Three other suspects then fled. Police say the robbery is related to an earlier robbery at a Family Dollar Store in which three people held up an employee at gunpoint and took money and cigarettes. A 17-year-old has been arrested in the robberies and…
“Police, at all times, should maintain a relationship with the public that gives reality to the historic tradition that the police are the public and the public are the police; the police being only members of the public who are paid to give full-time attention to duties which are incumbent on every citizen in the interests of community welfare and existence.” This is one of nine principles of policing attributed to Sir Robert Peel, considered by many to be the father of modern policing techniques and philosophies. I believe this principle to be as relevant today as when it was…