TOPEKA — A new law in Kansas promises harsher sentences repeat drunken drivers who kill or injure others. Gov. Jeff Colyer on Friday signed “Caitlin’s Law.” It takes effect in July and stiffens penalties for drivers who cause accidents while intoxicated or while circumventing restrictions placed on them because of DUI convictions. Colyer said state officials hope tougher penalties will send a message to people with a history of driving under the influence. The presumed prison sentence for a person with a previous DUI conviction will be nearly 8 years, rather than 5.5 years. The new law is named for…
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Kansas State University’s Black Student Union is again the best in the Big 12 Conference, according to a press release from KSU Friday. For the 10th time in 12 years, the university’s Black Student Union won the Clarence Wine Award for Outstanding Big 12 Council of the Year at the 41st annual Big 12 Conference on Black Student Government, March 1-3, at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. “The K-State BSU represents what is great about Kansas State University,” said Adrian Rodriguez, associate vice president for student life for diversity and multicultural student affairs. “They demonstrate every day that by unifying…
Friday’s guests were U.S. Congressman Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) in an interview recorded Thursday and Dr. Daniel Thomson, the Jones Professor of Production Medicine and Epidemiology and Director of the Beef Cattle Institute at Kansas State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine.
There will be no charges against members of the Manhattan High School football team for their part in the reported “birthday beatdowns” that made headlines last fall. According to media reports Thursday, a letter sent to the Riley County Attorney’s Office from Lyon County Attorney Marc Goodman said there was not enough admissible evidence to gain a conviction. Goodman was appointed as a special prosecutor in the case after the Riley County Attourney’s Office recused itself. Riley County Attorney Barry Wilkerson said in December that his office has two employees who have a child or relative who are members of…
Kansas State forward Dean Wade is unlikely to play in tonight’s Big 12 semifinal against Kansas, according to two sources close to the program. Wade is suffering from a foot injury he aggravated in recent weeks. “I think they want to focus on the NCAA Tournament and don’t want to take any chances,” one source said. On Monday, Wade was selected to the Big 12’s First Team by the league’s coaches. He ranks among the Big 12 leaders this season in most categories, including scoring, rebounds, steals, and three-point percentage. K-State advanced to the semifinal by beating TCU, 66-64, in overtime Thursday…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas State’s Barry Brown scored the go-ahead layup with 11.2 seconds left in overtime, and Alex Robinson missed a pair of foul shots at the other end for TCU, allowing the Wildcats to escape with a 66-64 victory in the Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals on Thursday. The Horned Frogs, who forced OT on Desmond Bane’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer, had the ball with the game tied at 64 and 34.5 seconds to go. But when Robinson’s pass was deflected out of bounds, a video review showed TCU’s Vladimir Brodziansky touched it last and Kansas State was given the ball. Brown was fouled while converting a…
The office of Republican Gov. Jeff Colyer announced Thursday afternoon that it would send a letter to President Donald Trump expressing Kansas’ support for the North American Free Trade Agreement — otherwise known as NAFTA — while also backing the administration’s efforts to update and improve the trade pact between the United States, Canada and Mexico in light of technological advances. According to a press release from the governor’s office, the letter highlights the importance of NAFTA to Kansas, supporting over 120,000 jobs dependent on trade with Canada and Mexico and accounting for more than one-third of the state’s total…
TOPEKA — A bipartisan group of Kansas lawmakers is pushing to restore job protections for public school teachers that conservative legislators previously stripped from them. The House gave first-round approval Wednesday to a bill that would guarantee tenure for thousands of teacher statewide. The 72-48 vote advances the measure to another, final vote Thursday. The bill would require school districts that do not want to renew a three-year teacher’s contract to allow the teacher to have the matter decided by an independent hearing officer. Teachers statewide had such a right before conservative Republicans enacted a 2014 law leaving the issue…
Thursday’s guests from Fort Riley were Cheryl Greathouse from Child & Youth Services, Laura McCauley of the Exceptional Family Member Program and Financial Readiness Program Manager Clint Strutt. In the second half-hour, Little Apple Comic Book Expo co-founders Joshua and Ali Smith were in studio.
Police are looking for a man suspected in an armed robbery Wednesday. At approximately 12:01 p.m., officers with the Riley County Police Department responded to Advance America Cash Exchange located at 610 Fort Riley Blvd. in Manhattan for the report of a business alarm. Prior to officers’ arrival, an employee alerted police that an armed robbery had taken place at the business and the suspect had since fled the area with an undisclosed amount of money. No one was injured during the incident. Police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect in the armed robbery. Anyone who…