WICHITA — A Wichita pharmacist has been indicted in a scheme to unlawfully distribute tens of thousands of opioid tablets that has already ensnared a doctor. The U.S. attorney’s office says 45-year-old Ebube Otuonye, of Bel Aire, faces one count of conspiracy to unlawfully dispense prescription drugs, one count of unlawfully dispensing prescription drugs and two counts of health care fraud. Otuonye’s attorney didn’t immediately return an email Wednesday from The Associated Press. The indictment says he unlawfully distributed 21,681 tablets of Oxycodone, 48,683 tablets of Methadone, 18,049 tablets of Hydromorphone and 7,890 tablets of Alprazolam. The prescriptions were written…
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Anthony Williams Jr., 30, of Junction City, Kansas was arrested while near the intersection of 9th and Poyntz. in Manhattan on August 15, 2018 at approximately 1:20 AM. Williams Jr. was arrested on offenses of possession of marijuana, interference with LEO, possession of drug paraphernalia and a Riley County District Court warrant for criminal damage to property. Williams Jr. was issued a total bond of $10,000.00 causing him to remain confined at the time of this report. Officers filed a report for burglary in the 800 block of Leavenworth St. in Manhattan on August 24, 2018 at approximately 6:30 PM.…
Wednesday’s guests were Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 Assistant Superintendent Eric Reid and school board member Leah Fliter as well as Manhattan Area Technical College President Jim Genandt.
Governor Jeff Colyer conceded the Republican gubernatorial nomination to Secretary of State Kris Kobach in a press conference Tuesday. He said he will not challenge Kobach over the nomination in court nor request a recount. Colyer called the press conference after Johnson County’s totals came in and increased Kobach’s lead over Colyer. Colyer said in the conference that he is determined to “keep the governor’s seat in Republican hands.” His Lieutenant Governor Tracey Mann said that he and Colyer are “committed to supporting the Republican nominee for governor and helping him win in November.” He also expressed his gratitude to…
John is out again, so Mitch and Mason captain the ship again. 18 days until kickoff in Manhattan, so 18 KSU/Big 12 predictions in honor of that number, not much excitement in the sports world right now so The Hat makes multiple appearances today and Meet the Wildcats with Dalton Schoen. 0:00 – Big 12 predictions 16:51 – Too much LLWS/Jason Brown rejecting 26:55 – Meet Dalton Schoen 33:39 – The Hat 39:06 – K-State predictions 58:12 – Browns’ beer fridges 1:06:06 – The Hat 1:11:20 – Jabroni of the Week
KANSAS CITY — Officials with Lee Jeans say the company plans to move its headquarters from Merriam, Kansas, to North Carolina. The company announced Monday that the move to Greensboro, North Carolina, is part of a reorganization and split by its parent company, VF Corp. Lee Jeans will join Wrangler jeans in North Carolina as part of a spinoff from VF Corp. The Kansas City Star reports Vanessa McCutchen, spokeswoman for VF Corp., says the company is still considering the fate of the 130 Merriam-based Lee employees. It wasn’t clear whether they would relocate to Greensboro or otherwise remain with…
LENEXA — Turn5, an online car-parts retailer, plans to open a distribution center in Lenexa and hire 100 workers in the next three years. The company announced Monday that its center will officially open Oct. 29. It will distribute products under the American Muscle, Extreme Terrain and American Trucks brands. The Kansas City Star reports the Kansas Department of Commerce said the state typically offers incentives to companies such as Turn5 but those details won’t be released until contracts are final. The city of Lenexa will not provide incentives because Block Real Estate Services received a tax abatement to build…
GALENA — No criminal charges will be filed against the driver who struck and killed two German cyclists in Kansas while they rode on the historic Route 66 as part of a cross-country trip. The Joplin Globe reports that Cherokee County Attorney Jacob Conard wrote in a letter released Monday that there’s no evidence the 23-year-old Shawnee, Kansas, driver was under the influence of drugs or alcohol or operating her minivan in a “reckless or dangerous manner” before she struck 74-year-old Harry Jung and 71-year-old Heinz Gerd Buchel from behind in May. They died at the scene, just north of…
WICHITA — Authorities say a 25-year-old man has been arrested in a deadly shooting at a Wichita nightclub. The Wichita Eagle reports that jail records show that the suspect has been booked on suspicion of first-degree murder. He is accused in the early Sunday shooting of a 24-year-old man in the parking lot of Vixen’s Erotic Sports Bar on the city’s south side. Lt. Todd Ojile told KAKE-TV there was an argument in the parking lot and a group of three or four men confronted the victim and another person. One person in the group pulled a gun and shot…
Officers filed a report for aggravated domestic battery in Manhattan on August 13, 2018. Officers listed a 29 year old male as the victim and a female known to him as the suspect. Due to the nature of the crime reported, no additional information will be released.