The talk of change seems to be growing louder in Manhattan, and now the message has finally become clear to the USD 383 Board of Education. For the second straight meeting, the board has been addressed about the mascot issue during the public comment section. Joe Sanders, a local parent, had three minutes to make his case to the school board. According to Sanders, students who live under the pressure of stereotypes under-perform. Sanders passed out a transcript of his speech to the board, and included cited works. Sanders said he is happy with the education his children are receiving,…
Author: KMAN Staff
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) A former police officer for the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri, is accused of sexually abusing two girls in Kansas. The Kansas City Star reports 38-year-old Sean Acree of Mission, Kansas, was arrested Monday and was being held in the Johnson County jail on $250,000 bond. He is charged with five felony counts, including aggravated indecent liberties with a child and indecent liberties. A Veterans Affairs spokesman says Acree had been a training sergeant for the VA police but resigned last month. He made his first court appearance on Tuesday and is scheduled…
SALINA, Kan. (AP) Saline County and a former interim director of the Saline County Health Department have reached a $75,000 settlement over a sexual discrimination claim. The Salina Journal reports the county said Tuesday that it denied liability associated with the claim, and that it would allow its insurance company to resolve the matter to avoid further litigation costs. Suzette Brotton filed a claim against the Salina Human Relations Commission after it chose Bronson Farmer to direct the health department in 2014. Brotton claimed that she was not chosen because she is a woman. Farmer was chosen despite having previously…
OTTAWA, Kan. (AP) Authorities say a woman and a boy have died in a crash on Interstate 35 in northeast Kansas. The Kansas Highway Patrol identified the victims as 28-year-old April Brown and 9-year-old Jeremiah Persinger. Both were from Kansas City, Missouri. The patrol says the crash happened Tuesday night when Brown lost control of the car she was driving north of Ottawa in Franklin County. The crash report says Brown’s car then crossed the median, where it was broadsided by another car. Another passenger in Brown’s car and the other driver were transported to hospitals.
SALINA, Kan. (AP) A fledgling medical school program in Salina is moving to a downtown location. The Salina Journal reports that the Salina Regional Health Foundation has entered into a contract to purchase a former bank building. The University of Kansas Medical School campus in Salina has been housed in a building at the Salina Regional Health Center since opening in July 2011. Plans call for a $6.5 million capital campaign to renovate, furnish and equip the new space and create a maintenance endowment. Currently, eight students are accepted each year into the program. The new building will be much…
Frustration was evident at Wednesday’s Kansas County Commissioners Association meeting being held in Manhattan, with a panel discussion regarding the property tax lid now required by the state. Under a recently passed state law, city and county governments need to hold a public vote if they want to raise spending by more than an adjusted Consumer Price Index rate. Pottawatomie County Commissioner Pat Weixelman was one of the 112 county officials present. He told KMAN what really bothers him is the state put this ceiling on them for a tax lid but on other things they collect for the state such…
TOPEKA — Kansas is cutting off Medicaid reimbursements to a Planned Parenthood affiliate largely based on allegations against affiliates in other states. The state Department of Health and Environment sent a letter dated Tuesday informing Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri that it was terminating its status as a provider under the state’s Medicaid program. Department spokeswoman Cassie Sparks confirmed the action Wednesday, as did the group. Planned Parenthood affiliate President and CEO Laura McQuade called the action “outrageous.” Documents obtained through an open records request show KDHE first informed Planned Parenthood it intended to cut off Medicaid reimbursements in…
Grammy winning trumpeter, Chris Botti will soon take the stage at McCain Auditorium. He recently called into KMAN to talk with Cathy Dawes about his career and performance.
In this edition of In Focus, KMAN’s Cathy Dawes talks with Manhattan/Ogden USD 383 School Board member, Leah Fliter and Superintendent, Bob Shannon; and Director of Kansas State’s Biosecurity Research Institute, Steve Higgs regarding infectious disease expert with international research experience.
A locally produced film will take you on a journey through the Kansas Underground Railroad. Director, Rusty Earls along with star, Kristofer Bailey recently visited the KMAN studios to discuss the film with Cathy Dawes. Dawn of Day Teaser #1 from Rusty Earl on Vimeo.