TOPEKA — A Kansas foster care and family preservation contractor says it has begun an internal review of allegations raised in a federal lawsuit that one of its caseworkers sexually harassed and coerced a mother seeking to regain custody of her children. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that St. Francis Community Services President and CEO Robert Smith discussed the allegations in a statement released Friday. The statement says St. Francis strives to “protect any individual entrusted to our care.” The statement comes after the organization initially declined to comment, citing an open investigation. A Sedgwick County woman is suing St. Francis and a…
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WICHITA — A Kansas man faces federal charges accusing him of having sex with a minor in the Philippines. Anthony Shultz of Lindsborg appeared in federal court in Wichita on Friday. Charges against him include engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign country and production of child pornography. Court documents say he’s accused of traveling to the Philippines, where he engaged in sex with the minor and recorded videos of the encounter before distributing the videos online. Prosecutors say the case began in April with a tip to the FBI about an American who was sexually abusing minors in the Philippines…
Although the Kaw Valley Rodeo wrapped up Saturday, the Riley County Fair was still bustling Sunday. Activities Sunday included the 4-H Livestock Judging Contest, the Blueberry Pie Contest and beef cattle were judged. Of course, there was also the carnival. The 2016 Riley County Fair concludes Monday night with the 4-H Livestock Sale at 7 p.m. in Hulburt Arena. Click through the photo gallery below for photos of Sunday’s fair. (Staff photos by Brady Bauman)
As KMAN reported this past weekend, officers with the Riley County Police Department arrested a Manhattan man on multiple drug related offenses with a bond of $71,000. James Schuyler, 30, was taken into custody at approximately 12:30 AM Saturday while in the 900 block of North 3rd Street. More than 20 charges are listed, including the drug-related counts and some weapons violations. RCPD reminds those who have information on the illegal distribution or use of drugs in the Manhattan or Riley County areas to contact RCPD or the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers at 785-539-7777. Using the crime stoppers service can…
Unemployment numbers are up just a little in the Manhattan area, with 3.9 percent reported in the Manhattan metro area including Riley and Pottawatomie Counties. That’s up from May’s 2.9 percent, but the same as last year at the same time. Manhattan with Junction City’s micropolitan area was also up at 4.4 percent compared to 3.3 in May. The Junction City/Geary County micro area had a 6.6 unemployment rate last month. Area counties also showed increases with 3.9 percent in Riley County, up a percentage point. Pottawatomie county was also up one percentage point at 3.8 percent. Geary County’s jumped one…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A new attorney has been appointed to represent a Kansas woman appealing her conviction for killing two people. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports a Shawnee County judge has appointed Adam D. Stolte, an Olathe attorney, to take over Dana Lynn Chandler’s appeal. Stolte is the sixth appellate attorney to represent Chandler, now 56. Chandler is appealing a 2012 conviction when she was found guilty of the 2002 deaths of her former husband 47-year-old Mike Sisco, and his fiancee, 53-year-old Karen Harkness. The two were fatally shot in Harkness’ home in southwest Topeka. She was sentenced in August 2012…
SALINA — A woman accused of attempting to hide a gun used to kill a Salina teen has been sentenced to probation. The Salina Journal reports that 22-year-old Mexico citizen Azucena Garcia-Ferniza was sentenced to a year and a half of probation but will remain in custody while her immigration status is reviewed. She was convicted earlier of charges accusing her of hiding a gun belonging to her boyfriend, Macio D. Palacio Jr., after Palacio had been taken into custody for the murder of 17-year-old Allie Saum. Saum was struck and killed when Palacio fired into a truck she was in. Palacio…
Early Saturday morning, Riley County Police arrested 30-year-old James Henry Schuyler of Manhattan on multiple counts of possession, distribution, and manufacturing opiates and stimulants. Schuyler was taken into custody in the 900 block of N. 3rd Street. Schuyler was also charged with criminal use of weapons and possession of firearms. At the time of this report Schuyler was confined at Riley county jail with bond set at $71,000.
Today’s guest on In Focus was Riley County Police Captain Tim Hegarty.
TOPEKA — A federal judge has told Kansas that for three more years he will monitor its compliance with the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic decision legalizing gay marriage across the nation. U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree issued a permanent order Friday barring the state from treating same-sex couples differently than opposite-sex couples in allowing them to marry or extending the benefits of marriage to them. He ruled in lawsuit filed in 2014 against the state’s health and revenue departments. The Department of Revenue also issues driver’s licenses. The U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision last year. Crabtree said the state’s actions since…