“Once this ordinance is approved, the battle is not over, because while we can come up here and pass an ordinance for accommodation, we can’t pass an ordinance for acceptance. Culture change is slow, but it changes with good education and dialogue. So I would just ask all those of you who have participated so well and so far to think about how we go about bringing everybody along in a way that needs to be happening and in a way that is comfortable for everybody.” – Mike Dodson, Manhattan City Commissioner The first reading of anti-discrimination ordinance was approved…
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TOPEKA — The 21st Judicial District Nominating Commission sent the names of three candidates for district court judge to Gov. Sam Brownback, who has 60 days to decide who will fill a vacancy created when Riley County Judge David L. Stutzman stepped down June 3 to accept a senior judge assignment. The three candidates are: Grant Bannister of Manhattan, who is a law partner with Knopp & Bannister, P.A. Kendra Spaeth Lewison of Manhattan, who is assistant county attorney with the Riley County Attorney’s Office. Phylemon Chuen-Man Yau of Manhattan, who is a public defender with the North Central Regional Office of the State Board of…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The Latest on the shooting of a police officer in Kansas City, Kansas (all times local): 5:20 p.m. A spokesman for the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives says the agency has about 20 agents on the scene of a fatal shooting of a Kansas City, Kansas, officer. Spokesman John Ham said the ATF will provide help with ballistics if required, but are currently assisting with the investigation. Ham also called it a “large crime scene.” Authorities say 46-year-old Capt. Robert Melton was shot multiple times in his vehicle on Tuesday afternoon when…
A prominent Manhattan businessman and former K-State back-up quarterback Zachary Burton was in the Riley County District Courthouse for a status hearing Tuesday afternoon. Burton, who owns Fieldhouse Development, Inc., was arrested on four counts of unlawful sexual relations with a female student on June 7. Burton, 38, will return to court Sept. 9 at 1 p.m. for a preliminary hearing in front of Judge William Malcolm. Burton was an assistant boys’ basketball coach and substitute teacher at Riley County USD 378. All four of his charges begin Dec. 1, 2015 but each with different ending dates of Dec. 31, 2015, Jan.…
The Kaw Valley Rodeo Association’s 10th annual Tough Enough to Wear Pink Rodeo will be at 8 p.m. Friday, July 22, at Wells Arena in Manhattan’s CiCo Park. The event honors cancer survivors and raises awareness and funds for Kansas State University’s Johnson Cancer Research Center. The Tough Enough to Wear Pink Rodeo is part of the three-day Kaw Valley PRCA Rodeo, July 21-23. The rodeo is in conjunction with the Riley County Fair, July 21-25. A portion of Friday night’s rodeo ticket sales will go to the cancer research center. “We want rodeo fans to pack the arena with…
WICHITA — A Dodge City woman has been sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison for creating a video of herself engaged in a sex act with a child under 5 years old and uploading it to the internet. The sentence was handed down Monday for 25-year-old Ashley Marie Kelly, who pleaded guilty in March to one count of producing child pornography. She admitted using a smartphone to record the sex act and posting it to her Google Drive account. Google discovered it and notified the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
TOPEKA — The former Kansas transportation secretary will be a regional director for a John Deere construction equipment dealer. The Wichita Eagle reports that Mike King has joined Murphy Tractor & Equipment Co. Republican Gov. Sam Brownback’s office announced King’s departure last month. King had worked in the construction industry for more than three decades and was owner of a McPherson company when Brownback named him transportation secretary in March 2012. During his tenure, King ran a department with about 2,500 employees and an annual budget of well over $1 billion. But also during his tenure, the state has repeatedly diverted highway…
DALLAS — Half of the action from Big 12 Media Days is now complete. Monday included everything from controversial comments by league commissioner Bob Bowlsby to an impromptu mascot dance-off. But Tuesday’s lineup includes the more significant 2016 storylines, with Baylor, Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas State and West Virginia at the podium. Here’s a list of top things to follow. Will Bill Snyder tip his hand? It was mildly surprising that Kansas State quarterback Jesse Ertz was listed as a Media Days attendee, given that the Wildcats’ competition at that position is ongoing. Does this mean it’s Ertz’s job to lose? Or is he…
Today’s edition of In Focus was “open phones,” Dave and Cathy chatted about current events alongside KMAN listeners.
Use of force was a topic at Monday’s Riley County Law Board meeting, with a last minute presentation at the request of law board member Karen McCulloh, who asked for the information the end of last week. In light of recent events nation-wide, Lieutenants Tim Schuck and Greg Steere talked about training used, with some numbers presented by Lt. Steere. Lt. Steere told the group in 2015 there were about 57,000 calls for service, which doesn’t include other contacts that don’t generate a call for service. 75 separate use of force incidents occurred for that same time frame, which Steere…