TOPEKA — Moderate Republicans in Kansas find themselves in an awkward position of whether to stay silent on Kris Kobach’s gubernatorial nomination or endorse one of his competitors and face potential GOP-led repercussions. The Kansas City Star reports that the conundrum came to light earlier this week when House Majority Leader Don Hineman wrote to more than two dozen of his fellow centrists to discourage them from taking a public stance on anyone who isn’t Kobach, the GOP’s lead candidate. Hineman’s warning is the latest demonstration of the wide divide in the Kansas GOP, where moderates tend to side with…
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ARKANSAS CITY — Police say a city hall in southeastern Kansas was evacuated after someone brought in a pipe bomb found on rental property. Police in Arkansas City say the person was cleaning a rental property when he discovered the bomb, made of a sealed metal pipe with a cap and fuse on one end. Police say he brought it in to the station, located next to City Hall, around 2 p.m. Friday not knowing what else to do with it. Police then evacuated City Hall and closed parts of surrounding streets. Wichita Police’s bomb squad and state police helped…
Monday’s guest was Dr. Timothy Shaffer, the Assistant Director of the Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy at Kansas State University.
Officers filed a report for aggravated assault, criminal restraint, domestic battery, and criminal damage to property in Manhattan on August 24, 2018. Officers listed a 32-year-old female as the victim and a 43-year-old male as the suspect. Due to the nature of the crime reported (domestic), no additional information will be released. Officers filed a report for criminal damage to property in the 2 block of Ram Way in Randolph on August 24, 2018, at approximately 9:30 PM. Officers listed Joan Johnson, 44, of Olsburg, Kansas as the victim when she reported an unknown suspect damaged her 1997 Ford. The…
SALINA — A Salina man has been reunited with his wife after a Kansas congressman helped her become a permanent U.S. resident. The Salina Journal reports that 71-year-old Carl Hardesty thanked Rep. Roger Marshall Thursday for helping return 49-year-old Maria Hardesty to the United States. Maria Hardesty was born in Mexico. Marshall represents Kansas’ “Big First” District, which includes Manhattan. Marshall’s office says Carl Hardesty spent more than $10,000 in legal fees over four years attempting to get legal status for his wife without success. Maria returned to Mexico in April to pursue legal status, but she wasn’t allowed to…
TOPEKA — A task force created by Gov. Jeff Colyer is recommending that the Kansas Legislature expand Medicaid to include an estimated 150,000 uninsured Kansans. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports Thursday’s vote by the task force would expand Medicaid with a focus on helping people with substance abuse problems. Sen. Barbara Bollier, a Mission Hills Republican, says an estimated one-third of people eligible for expanded Medicaid have addiction issues. The Legislature voted last year to broaden eligibility for Medicaid but then-Gov. Sam Brownback vetoed it. Colyer, who replaced Brownback, also opposed expanding Medicaid. Colyer lost the GOP primary for governor to…
LAWRENCE — A Lawrence police officer is being charged after shooting a man during what started as a traffic stop. Douglas County District Attorney Charles Branson announced Thursday that he charged officer Brindley Blood with aggravated battery in the May 29 shooting of Akira Lewis. Lewis is also charged with four counts, including battery on a law enforcement officer. The Lawrence Journal-World reports Lewis was pulled over by officer Ian McCann during a seat-belt enforcement campaign. Branson said Lewis would not cooperate and Blood responded when McCann called for backup. Lewis allegedly began hitting McCann and during the confrontation, Blood…
WICHITA — A Kansas woman alleges in a lawsuit that she was struck and injured by a driver playing “Pokemon Go” not long after the game’s release. The Wichita Eagle reports that Angeligue Farris is seeking more than $75,000 in damages from David Cardona. The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office detention deputy contends in the lawsuit that Cardona was “hunting Pokemon” in August 2016 in an area of downtown Wichita that is considered a hotspot for finding them when he turned into her vehicle. She had been heading home from work and suffered injuries to her left arm, neck, back and…
WICHITA — Wichita police have arrested six people in an alleged child sex trafficking case. Police and federal officials executed a search warrant early Friday at an address in southwest Wichita. Officer Charley Davidson said a 15-year-old girl led them to the address. Davidson said two of the six people have been booked into jail and four were arrested at the home. All face possible child sex crime charges. The investigation is ongoing.
This morning’s show opened with Michelle Haub of Meadowlark Hills and John Baumann, who will be tonight’s keynote speaker for “Empowered Live!: An Evening to Celebrate Living Well with Parkinson’s Disease.” Later, RCPD Director Brad Schoen discussed the purchase of new armored vehicle for the department. Full show On Demand: