Wednesday’s edition of In Focus featured USD 378 Superintendent Cliff Williams, Board of Education Member Nathan Mead, Associate Dean for K-State Global Campus Duane Dunn, and (via telephone) Tim Peterson, Director of the Board of Regents Get Ahead program.
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TOPEKA — The Kansas insurance commissioner seeking the Republican gubernatorial nomination is trying to prevent Gov. Jeff Colyer from taking $8 million this year from a state insurance fund. The Wichita Eagle reports that Ken Selzer has filed a lawsuit seeking a court order to block Colyer from transferring money from an insurance-specific fund into a general fund that pays for the state government’s overall operation. Selzer is the commissioner of the Kansas Insurance Department. The lawsuit says “consumers will be harmed” by the $8 million transfer because the Insurance Department would have to collect additional fees on insurance companies…
WICHITA — Authorities say Wichita Police Officer Samuel Dugo has been charged with felony aggravated battery for a two-vehicle accident while responding to a 911 call. Police said in a news release Monday that an investigation by the Kansas Highway Patrol determined Dugo was not using his emergency lights and sirens when traveling 79 miles per hour in a posted 30-miles-per hour zone. His defense attorney, Jess Hoeme, did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment. Police say Dugo was driving the department’s Chevy Tahoe while responding on March 16 to a report of a burglary in progress when…
SHAWNEE — A court document indicates that a Kansas man charged with stabbing a woman to death says he did so because she had threatened to tell everyone he had HIV. Ronald Lee Kidwell is charged with second-degree murder in the slaying of 43-year-old MeShon Cooper, who was missing for a week until her body was found July 14 at Kidwell’s home in Shawnee. According to an affidavit, Kidwell said he became enraged when Cooper threatened to reveal his status and stabbed her. Kidwell’s estranged daughter and a neighbor told The Kansas City Star that Cooper’s death was likely a…
TOPEKA — Authorities say three men have been arrested in a double homicide in Topeka. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that a 19- and 31-year-old were booked into the Shawnee County Jail on suspicion of two counts of first-degree murder and aggravated burglary. The third suspect, who is 40, was booked on suspicion of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder. Police spokesman Lt. Andrew Beightel said Tuesday morning that the victims had been stabbed and beaten to death. They were pronounced dead Monday at a residence in city’s Hi-Crest neighborhood after paramedics arrived. One of the victims has been identified as 28-year-old…
Tuesday’s guests were Pottawatomie County Commissioner Travis Altenhofen, County Clerk Nancy McCarter, Representative Sydney Carlin, and Representative Tom Phillips.
Monday’s show started with a recap by Brady of last week’s segment on the Battle of the Badges blood drive taking place this week. The day’s guests were Manhattan Fire Department Assistant Chief Brad Claussen and friends as well as Pottawatomie County Fair 4-H Ambassadors Molly Minihan, Riley Olson, Spencer Dugan and Pott County Extension Agent Shannon Blocker.
Riley County Public Works will begin a series of road improvement projects this week. Workers will be chip sealing roads around the county starting July 23. Officials said in a release that traffic will not be closed on any roads being worked on, but they advise residents to expect delays on the following roads as work progresses: Mound Ridge Road, Lakeside Drive, Hi-View Drive, Ram Way, Winkler Mills Road, Lasita Road, LK&W Road, Stagg Hill Road, Skyway Drive, Wildcat Creek Road, W. 68th Avenue. Public Works will start at Mound Ridge and work their way down the list. The project…
To honor its outgoing deputy commanding general and welcome its newest deputy commanding officer, the “Big Red One” will host a Victory with Honors ceremony at 4 p.m. July 25 at the 1st Infantry Division headquarters building on Fort Riley. Brig. Gen. Richard R. Coffman has served as the 1st Inf. Div. and Fort Riley deputy commanding general for maneuver since September 2017. During his time with the division, Coffman served as mission commander of U.S. Army Europe’s division-level headquarters in support of the Atlantic Resolve mission. While deployed, Coffman and the 1st Inf. Div. demonstrated the Big Red One’s…
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas says its new bike-share service has seen a booming start. So much so that more bikes will be added to the fleet this fall. KU’s Center for Sustainability says in a new report that 12,000 rides totaling more than 5,000 miles (8,046 kilometers) have been taken by students and faculty since the April launch of VeoRide. The bike-share company was chosen from a pool of eight providers. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the university paid nothing upfront for the new program. Instead, VeoRide gets paid through rider memberships and passes, eliminating the need for…