Friday’s guests were Manhattan Convention & Visitors Bureau Director Karen Hibbard and Gregg Eyestone, Riley County’s Extension Agent for Horticulture.
Author: KMAN Staff
SHAWNEE MISSION — A Kansas school district faces a lawsuit alleging violation of students’ free speech rights during a nationwide protest of gun violence. The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas filed suit Thursday against the Shawnee Mission School District. Some students participated in a nationwide walkout protesting gun violence in April. High school students said they were given a script for their 17-minute walkout and an associate principal took cameras away from student journalists. At the middle school, students complained their event was cut short because officials had not approved language about gun control or gun violence. The lawsuit…
WICHITA — A Wichita daycare owner and five other women have admitted participating in a scheme to commit welfare fraud. Sedgwick County prosecutors say 29-year-old Erika Tomlin was sentenced Wednesday to probation and ordered to repay the state $36,000. She owned two Kiddy Kollege daycare operations in Wichita. Tomlin could be kept on probation for up to five years to ensure the money is repaid, or probation could end after a year if full restitution is made. She could serve five months in prison if she violates her probation. Tomlin and five other women were accused of receiving childcare benefits…
WELLINGTON — A Kansas man is charged with murder in the death of a woman who was the mother of his son. KAKE-TV reports 32-year-old Bradley Aue is charged with second-degree murder and second-degree reckless murder in the May 24 death of Sierra Craft-McGee in Wellington. A criminal complaint alleges Aue hit Craft-McGee several times and pushed her into a window, severing an artery and causing cuts throughout her body. He also allegedly didn’t obtain timely medical attention for the victim. Police said officers found Craft-McGee unresponsive, and she was pronounced dead after medical interventions were unsuccessful. A small child…
WICHITA — A Wichita baby sitter who produced child pornography in her home has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison. The Wichita Eagle reports 47-year-old Stefanie Larsen was sentenced Thursday. Prosecutors say Larsen allowed a man to produce a series of videos in which he masturbated in the presence of a sleeping 7-year-old girl who she was babysitting. When the child woke up and cried out, Larsen told her it was just a bad dream. Authorities say the man paid Larsen to let him make the videos. The man, 55-year-old Bill Harold Raymond, was sentenced earlier to 17…
TOPEKA — A Topeka attorney has filed a lawsuit alleging Shawnee County is violating the rights of an inmate being kept in custody on an immigration detainer. David Alegria contends the county has held Elidio Perez-Ramirez longer than allowed by law. He is seeking Perez-Ramirez’s immediate release and unspecified compensation. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the lawsuit names the county corrections department, the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Shawnee County counselor Jim Crowl said Wednesday the federal government gave the corrections department valid documentation directing it to hold Perez-Ramirez. The lawsuit says Perez-Ramirez was convicted in…
Officers with the Riley County Police Department responded to the report of a battery on Linear Trail near Richards Drive in Manhattan at approximately 1 p.m. Thursday. Preliminary information gathered by investigators suggests there was one male attacker who battered a lone female runner. The 15 year-old victim suffered a head injury. She was transported to Via Christi for treatment. The suspect has not been apprehended at this time and the investigation is ongoing. The RCPD is asking citizens to be vigilant and aware of their surroundings. RCPD Public Information Officer Hali Rowland told KMAN officers spoke to an older…
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue was in Manhattan Wednesday for a full day of tours and discussion panels. He began the day at River Creek Farms east of Manhattan with Kansas Senators Pat Roberts and Jerry Moran, then co-hosted an open Q&A panel at K-State’s Stanley Stout Center with Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer. Finally, Perdue delivered the keynote speech for the Kansas FFA Convention on the K-State campus that evening. One person at the panel with Colyer praised the work Perdue was doing, as well as President Donald Trump and Colyer. “I’m not from Kansas — I vote in Georgia…
Updated: Thursday, 2:11 p.m. Riley County Commissioner Ben Wilson announced Thursday he will not be seeking a second term. “After much consideration, I have decided not to run for reelection or for any other office this year,” Wilson declared during Thursday morning’s county commission meeting in Manhattan. “I have greatly enjoyed working with the county commission and our amazing county staff. It’s been a great experience overall for me and I loved it.” Wilson, a Republican, represents Riley County’s First District. It encompasses the southern portion of the county including the city of Manhattan, Ogden and much of Fort Riley.…
Thursday’s guests were Mike Shepherd of the Little Apple Chorus, along with The Charades featuring Steve McKinzie, Leonard Purvis, Tom Fish and Ken Garwick. Later in the show, Eisenhower Presidential Library Director Dawn Hammatt talked about Saturday’s Symphony at Sunset in Abilene. Shepherd: Hammatt: