TOPEKA — The Kansas Senate has unanimously passed a bill that would overhaul the state’s juvenile justice system. The Wichita Eagle reports that the bill was created to shift the juvenile justice system away from incarceration and use some of the cost savings to boost community-based programs that help young offenders. The bill is expected to save Kansas about $72 million over five years. It also replaces juvenile jail with programs that to try to cure problems such as inappropriate sexual behavior or substance abuse. The final bill was a result of months of legislative analysis, debate and research. Republican state Rep.…
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WASHINGTON — A Kansas senator’s comments expressing support for Senate consideration of President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court pick have angered conservatives and underscored the passion the issue stirs in both parties’ activists. Republican Sen. Jerry Moran made the remarks at events in Kansas this week, days after Obama nominated Merrick Garland for the vacancy. They were reported by local newspapers and came to national attention days later. According to reports in The Garden City Telegram and Dodge City Daily Globe, Moran said he favored Senate Judiciary Committee hearings and indicated an openness to a full Senate vote. He said it…
The standing president at Kansas State University is moving to the Pacific Northwest. Just after the noon hour on Friday, Hannah Street of The Daily Evergreen, the student newspaper of Washington State University, reported from a Board of Regents meeting in Richland, Wash., that Kirk Schulz will be the new president at WSU. Schulz was one of the three finalists for the position and received an unanimous vote. Washington State is a public research university that operates on four campuses across the state and competes in the PAC 12 athletic conference. The selection process was kept very secretive, with the three finalists…
TOPEKA — Kansas legislators have started their annual spring break and will be out of session for nearly five weeks. The House and Senate adjourned Thursday afternoon after both approved a Republican education funding plan. The measure avoids increasing state spending while attempting to meet a state Supreme Court order to improve aid to poor school districts. Lawmakers plan to resume their session April 27. They’ll reconvene after state officials and economists issue revised projections for state tax collections through June 2017. With monthly tax collections regularly falling short of expectations, legislators are likely to consider budget adjustments. They’ll also be awaiting…
Officers with the Riley County Police Department arrested Zachariah Walters, 34, of Wichita, on a warrant for the offense of failure to appear (with an original offense of distribution of heroin or certain stimulants). He was given a bond of $50,000 after being arrested at the Riley County Police Department on Thursday at approximately 4:20 PM.
“The Game” on Thursday breaks down the Sweet 16 games that feature KU and Oklahoma out of the Big 12. Ken Corbitt from the Topeka Capitol Journal joins the show from Louisville to break down the Big 12 team’s remaining in the field. K-State baseball gets Oklahoma State to open up Big 12 play. RGIII signs with Cleveland. You’ll also hear former K-State WR Tyler Lockett who was on the Dan Patrick Show. You Can’t Be serious to close the show. All that and much more on “The Game” on KMAN. https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1-Sweet-16-match-ups.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2-Ken-Corbitt-Topeka-Cap-Journal.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/3-Cover-5-NCAA-Tourney-edition.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/4-Tyler-Lockett-on-Dan-Patrick.mp3 …
TOPEKA — Kansas legislators have sent Gov. Sam Brownback an education funding plan designed to meet a state Supreme Court order to help poor districts and prevent the justices from shutting down public schools in July. The House approved the bill Thursday on a 93-31 vote. The Senate approved the bill hours earlier on a 32-5 vote. The bill redistributes $83 million of the state’s $4 billion-plus in annual aid to its 286 school districts. Total spending on schools would not increase, but no district would lose any of the aid it was promised for the next school year. The court…
A vehicle burglary investigation that took several months has resulted in an arrest. The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s office has told KMAN a St. George juvenile has been taken into custody in connection to approximately 17 reported vehicle burglaries. The burglaries occurred in St. George and around the rural St. George area. Victims reported the thefts of many items including firearms and a ladies ring valued at over $10,000. Pottawatomie County Sheriff Detectives aided by a tip from the public developed a suspect, and on Wednesday were allowed to conduct a consent search of the juvenile’s home in St. George. As a…
TOPEKA — The Kansas Senate has passed legislation that would require teachers to vote every three years in order to maintain their local union. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the bill passed the chamber with a 22-18 vote after more than two hours of debate Wednesday. The measure would direct the Kansas Department of Labor to hold elections for teachers to weigh in on whether or not to keep their union every three years. Unions would continue to have negotiating power as long as more than 50 percent of employees who vote in the election are in favor of the union. The…
A Junction City man facing 34 child pornography counts in Geary County has been assigned a public defender with a status hearing set for April seventh. As announced last week by KMAN, Dale Holvorson, 49, was arrested Thursday on 14 counts of distribution of child pornography and 20 counts of possession of child porn. The Junction City Police Department was assisted by the Kansas Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and the Wichita Police Department, with a search warrant served in the 1400 block of West 11th Street in Junction City. Numerous computers and other electronic evidence were seized.