The guest on today’s edition of In Focus was Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce President Lyle Butler.
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Authorities say a person killed in an incident south of Wamego late Wednesday afternoon had jumped from a vehicle, according to WIBW in Topeka. The Kansas Highway Patrol said it happened around 5 p.m. on K-99, just south of K-18. A trooper at the scene said a woman who was a passenger in a southbound vehicle jumped from the car, and was hit by another vehicle going the same direction. The woman died from the resulting injuries. KHP said neither driver was hurt. The names of those involved have not yet been released. A stretch of K-99 between K-18 and…
A balanced offensive effort from the opening tip was the story as Kansas State continued to play well on the road Wednesday night, winning 82-72 at Oklahoma State. The Wildcats used a big run late in the first half to open a double-digit lead and OSU would get no closer the rest of the way. The lead was as large as 20 in the second half. Barry Brown led four Wildcats in double figures with 25 points. Xavier Sneed added 13 and Dean Wade had 12. K-State (18-8, 7-6 Big 12) also received a solid contribution from Kamau Stokes, who…
WICHITA — The mother of a Kansas man fatally shot by police after a hoax emergency call has urged lawmakers to toughen penalties for making false calls. Lisa Finch spoke at hearing Tuesday on a bill that would allow prosecutors to file a murder charge if someone is killed. The Wichita Eagle reports she wants the Legislature to name the bill after her son, Andrew Finch. The unarmed 28-year-old Wichita man was killed in December by police responding to a California man’s call with a fake story about a shooting and kidnapping at Finch’s Wichita home. The alleged caller has…
The Kansas Board of Regents will meet Wednesday at the Curtis State Office Building in Topeka. Blake Flanders, president and CEO of the Kansas Board of Regents, will present the annual Foresight 2020 progress report. Foresight 2020 is a 10-year strategic agenda for the state’s public higher education system that includes goals to increase higher education attainment, improve economic alignment and ensure state university excellence. The research universities, including Kansas State University, will present to the Regents on faculty workload and the promotion and career path of faculty. Matt Casey, director of government relations, will provide an update on the…
A special meeting for the Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 Board of Education will be held tonight. The meeting is to look over the facilities for the elementary schools throughout the district. The purpose of the meeting is to give board members the opportunities to voice any concerns for things they have found in these studies . Some of the main statistics being looked over by the board are some of the inadequacies of the facilities like lack of storm shelters and over capacity. The will also be looking at scenarios for improvements to the schools. Board members will also use this…
The guys will take a look back at the weekend for K-State vs Texas Tech, also taking a look into the Cats’ future for the season. In hour two Cole Manbeck will join the show. 0:00 – Cats at home 12:11 – Big 12, Big Bubble 23:26 – Transfers at KSU 32:07 – KU/Iowa State tonight 37:01 – Cole Manbeck 50:07 – Around College Basketball 58:06 – YCBS and Gundy! 1:09:54 – Tyler and Mason fill time until MHS Basketball
Scott Perry, 57, of Manhattan, was arrested in the 700 block of Dondee Dr. in Manhattan on February 12, 2018 at approximately 10:05 PM. Perry was arrested on a charge of violation of protection order. Perry was issued a bond of $5,000.00. Perry was not confined at the time of this report. Officers filed a report for sexual battery in Manhattan on February 12, 2018. Officers listed a 25 year old female as the victim and a 32 year old male known to her as the suspect. Due to the nature of the crime, no additional information will be released.
LAWRENCE — An attorney for a chemistry instructor who is fighting deportation to Bangladesh says her office is considering all possible options to get him released from a Hawaii detention center and home to his wife and children in Kansas. Rekha Sharma-Crawford said Tuesday that immigration officials could voluntarily return Syed Ahmed Jamal to the mainland U.S., but if they don’t, her firm will ask a federal judge to order his return. Jamal was detained in Hawaii after being removed from a plane late Monday that was flying him back to Bangladesh. Sharma-Crawford says he was put on the plane…
TOPEKA — Kansas legislators are overhauling the state’s drunk driving laws to crack down on offenders and replace a defunct law that allowed police to compel suspects to blood alcohol testing. The U.S. Supreme Court determined a warrantless breath test is permissible, but police would need to obtain a warrant to conduct a blood test. Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the Senate Judiciary Committee is considering bills to clarify how officers should handle cases in which a suspect refuses testing. The bills also propose lowering penalties in certain cases where suspects refuse testing. Dem. Sen. David Haley says the bill aims…