WICHITA — A Christian group that promotes marriage at ages as young as 13 won’t be able to use a Salvation Army camp in Wichita for a retreat for parents seeking marital partners for their children. The Wichita Eagle reports that the Let Them Marry ministry wanted to have the retreat at Camp Hiawatha in November. Janet Pack, of the Salvation Army in Wichita, said that the nonprofit inquired about holding the event at the camp, although it was never formally booked. She says the Salvation Army “remained steadfastly focused on our mission of advocating for and protecting children.” Laura Ohlman, who…
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WICHITA — Jurors have sided with a Kansas anti-abortion activist by ruling that she didn’t intentionally seek to intimidate a doctor by sending a letter that suggested someone might place an explosive under the physician’s car. The U.S. Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division sued Angel Dillard in 2011 for sending the letter to Dr. Mila Means, who had been training to offer abortions. At the time, no doctor was performing abortions in Wichita in the wake of the 2009 slaying of Dr. George Tiller by an abortion opponent. Defense attorneys said it was constitutionally protected speech. The jury sided with Dillard on…
An Ogden man sentenced for second degree murder for the death of his then-girlfriend’s six-month child was in the Riley County District Courthouse Friday morning for a lengthy motions hearing. Riley County police officers and emergency personnel responded March 15, 2013 to Parkside Apartments in Ogden for a report of a six-month-old infant not breathing. The baby was taken to Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan and then airlifted to Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City for treatment where the child died three days later. Michael Dechant — now 22 — was living at the apartment at the time and watching the…
Heartland Mediators Association honored Judge Meryl Wilson with the President’s Award recently at their annual conference in Kansas City. The President’s Award honors members of the public, media, or government who have contributed significantly this past year in increasing public awareness of mediation. Judge Meryl Wilson serves as the Chief Judge in Riley County/21st Judicial District of Kansas. He was recognized because of his strong support of a pilot mediation program sponsored by the State’s Advisory Council on Dispute Resolution that eventually resulted in the Riley/Geary Domestic Mediation program housed at Kansas State University in the College of Human Ecology. With…
(Article written by Margaret Ziffer, Fort Riley Public Affairs) Fort Riley’s Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation has been named by the National Association of Parks and Recreation as a 2016 Gold Medal Award finalist in the Armed Forces Recreation category. Fort Riley and the other finalists will compete for Grand Plaque Award honors this summer; winners will be announced live during the NRPA Annual Conference in St. Louis, Missouri, Oct. 6-7. This announcement comes along with several other 2015 achievements listed by Fort Riley officials. Competing against all other installations Army-wide, Fort Riley’s DFMWR won all categories in which…
Today’s guests on In Focus were: St. Rep. Sydney Carlin of Manhattan Riley County Extension Director Jennifer Wilson Fred Stork with Stamp Out Hunger Randi Dale, Dave Fiser, Hunter Sprong, Stephen Kucera on Peace Memorial events
Riley County police are investigating the death of an infant Thursday. At approximately 9:19PM officers and additional emergency crews responded to the 500 block of Stone Drive in Manhattan for a report of an infant not breathing. Upon arrival emergency crews confirmed the infant was not breathing and began resuscitaion efforts. Unfortunately, the infant was not revived and was later pronounced dead at Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan. RCPD officials indicate an investigation into the death is on-going at this time. ### On May 6, 2016 at approximately 1:52AM officers responded to 2401 Stadium Place Manhattan, KS for a report…
Finals week is approaching for K-State students, and the campus’ Union Program Council decided to help the community get over the hump on Wednesday by offering free camel rides in Bosco Plaza. (photos provided by UPC)
Cranes and construction can be seen in Manhattan as you drive past the K-State campus on Kimball Avenue. In five years, the National Bio and Agri Defense will be prepared to begin operations. However, to run a Homeland Security laboratory, you’re going to need quite a few scientists and researchers. Lyle Butler, Manhattan Chamber of Commerce President, recently traveled to the current NBAF lab at Plum Island, New York, which sits on the eastern edge of Long Island. Butler advocated for Manhattan by introducing more than 100 scientists to what the Little Apple has to offer. KMAN’s interview with Butler…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – An educator and farmer who previously ran against congressman Tim Huelskamp as a Republican is now planning to run in the 1st District of Kansas as an independent candidate. Alan LaPolice of Clyde announced Thursday that he is leaving what he called a failed political system to run as an independent. He said outsiders must get elected to change Washington. LaPolice also said he’s never been truly welcomed into the Kansas Republican Party. He received 45 percent of the vote against Huelskamp in the Republican primary in 2014. But this year, Great Bend physician Roger Marshall…