TOPEKA — The Kansas House’s new speaker is receiving bipartisan praise in his first weeks in the job for what fellow lawmakers say is a collaborative style. Ron Ryckman Jr. rose quickly when fellow conservative Republicans had firm control of the House. First elected in 2012, he became chairman of its powerful, budget-writing Appropriations Committee in 2015. He’s now the top Republican in a chamber that’s shifted to center after voters showed their discontent with Republican Gov. Sam Brownback’s fiscal policies by ousting 19 GOP incumbents, most of them Brownback allies. So far Ryckman’s colleagues see him as more than up…
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Today’s guests on In Focus were Manhattan Mayor Usha Reddi and City Manager Ron Fehr.
Officers filed a report for aggravated burglary in the 2200 block of College Ave. on January 13, 2017 at approximately 2:35 PM. Officers listed Jared Marolf, 18, of Manhattan, Tristan Peterson, 19, of Manhattan, and Steven McKay, 19, of Manhattan, as victims when an unknown suspect entered their apartment and took approximately $850.00 in cash and miscellaneous items. Officers filed a report for criminal damage to property in the 1100 block of Thurston on January 14, 2017 at approximately 9:45 PM. Officers listed Larry Limbocker, 69, of Manhattan, as the victim when a suspect damaged his garage door. Benjamin McKenna,…
A couple of Kansas Department of Corrections inmates serving time on area convictions are up for public comment sessions and possible parole. A man convicted in Riley County nearly 35 years ago for second degree murder is one of those. Michael Long, 62, began serving his sentence in March of 1983, in connection with a case in August of 1982. Long has served most of his time at the Larned Correctional Mental Health Facility. His last parole hearing was five years ago. Also being considered for possible parole is Zachary Manor, 31, who was sentenced in Pottawatomie County in early…
YODER — Authorities say a man accidentally was shot while trying to help kill a buffalo at a south-central Kansas meat-processing business. The Reno County Sheriff’s Department says Duane Helms of Moundridge was wounded in the leg shortly before 12:30 p.m. Friday at Yoder Meats in Yoder. Authorities say Helms was assisting a Yoder Meats employee in trying to shoot a buffalo so the animal could be butchered. The sheriff’s department says a Yoder Meats employee with a rifle was atop a ladder, trying to shoot a buffalo confined in a trailer, when the animal turned, jarring the ladder and…
TOPEKA — A few Kansas lawmakers are seeking to undo a law that will allow concealed guns in public hospitals and colleges. The proposal would permanently exempt several types of health care facilities and colleges from a law that allows guns in public buildings. That exemption will otherwise expire July 1. Supporters of allowing campuses to ban concealed guns are hopeful because the Legislature is more moderate than it was when the law passed in 2013. The National Rifle Association says it won’t support the bill. The NRA says carrying a concealed gun is a right and allows people to protect…
Today’s guest on In Focus was Bud Cox with Hibachi Hut.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Pittsburgh’s Chris Boswell set an NFL postseason record with six field goals and the Steelers eliminated the Kansas City Chiefs 18-16 to become the second victorious road team in the postseason. The Steelers took advantage of a holding penalty to negate a successful Kansas City two-point conversion after the Chiefs moved within two points with 2:43 left. On the second try from the 12-yard line, Alex Smith threw an incomplete pass in the back of the end zone and the Steelers held on. The Steelers have won nine straight games. Of note, Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger…
Despite recent heartbreak in Lawrence and then in Lubbock, the K-State men’s basketball team went into Saturday’s contest against Baylor with a little bit of historical swagger. Since 2010, three teams ranked No. 1 in the country had fallen in Bramlage Coliseum, but a strong and consistent second half by Baylor made sure it wouldn’t be four straight. The Bears defeated No. 25 K-State 77-68. “They are just good,” Wildcats head coach Bruce Weber said after the game. “They are smart. They executed, they made plays and we just did not have an answer for them.” The Wildcats (13-4, 2-3) trailed…
Junction City Police are investigating a reported aggravated battery incident early Saturday that left one person in critical condition. JCPD indicates shortly before 1 a.m., police officers were dispatched to the Veterans Motorcycle Club in the one-thousand block of Grant Avenue, in reference to a disturbance. Through the course of the investigation, it was determined one victim sustained injuries and was transported to Salina Reginal Hospital where the subject was last listed in critical condition. During the investigation two suspects were identified. Todd Mahoney, 38, of Grandview Plaza and Kirk Fuller, 33, of Junction City were arrested for Aggravated Battery. Both Mahoney and…