WICHITA — Wichita police say a 28-year-old man is jailed on suspicion of making a terroristic threat after several people reported a threatening post on Facebook. Police say the man was arrested at a business Monday morning. Officer Charley Davidson says Sedgwick County 911 dispatchers started getting calls Sunday night from people concerned about the post that includes threats from a person who sounded suicidal. Davidson said the threat didn’t mention a specific target. The post included a picture of a large rifle and bullets. When the suspect was arrested, he had a BB gun with him.
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TOPEKA — The Kansas Supreme Court plans to hear arguments from attorneys July 18 on whether a new school funding law complies with the state constitution. The court set an expedited schedule Monday for its review. A four-page order from Chief Justice Lawton Nuss said the new law will take effect July 1 as planned and remain in force during the court’s review. The law phases in a $293 million increase in spending on public schools over two years. It also creates a new per-pupil funding formula for the state’s 286 local school districts to provide more funds to programs…
Today’s guests on In Focus were Manhattan Mayor Usha Reddi and Deputy City Manager Jason Hilgers.
A Wichita man was sentenced to more than 50 years in prison on Monday for what Riley County Attorney Barry Wilkerson referred to as the “most egregious aggravated kidnapping case” he has worked during 27 years with the county. Sergio Guerra, now 39, will be serving 653 months – or 54.4 years – for stealing a vehicle and dragging its owner more than 800 feet in March 2016. Guerra was found guilty on April 21 of aggravated kidnapping and aggravated robbery. A jury found Guerra not guilty on one count of attempted rape. He approached a car being started by…
Riley County crops are looking promising this summer. “I think we’re in really good shape,” Riley County Agriculture Extension Agent Greg McClure told county commissioners Monday morning. “Now we’re begging for rain again. So, interesting. We get too much and farmers are never satisfied. I’ve got some crops out there, too, so give me a rain and I’ll be happy.” A government report released by the Associated Press Monday says the state’s winter wheat harvest is mostly on track compared to this time a year ago. The National Agricultural Statistics Service estimated that 22 percent of the wheat in the…
The Riley County Police Department has a new budget, with the Riley County Law Board Monday approving the 2018 budget as published. As reported earlier by KMAN, the budget calls for 1.824 percent increase and $20,682,000.70. RCPD Director Brad Schoen was happy with the process involved in this year’s budget planning saying he was fond of the process, describing it as an ala carte method, which he said makes it much simpler for everyone. The budget includes a .8 percent cost of living increase, step increase, education and shift differential pay, and the contract for a mental health advocate. Law Board…
WESTMORELAND — Pottawatomie county may budget more money for mental health care provided by Pawnee Mental Health Services. Executive director Robbin Cole suggested the county budget $35,847 toward mental health services for fiscal year 2018 at Monday’s county commission meeting. Cole described fiscal year 2016 as “the worst year in her career” as Pawnee’s administrator. Pawnee paid $12.1 million in expenses and ended the year with a $491,000 deficit. The health care provider has tried to make cuts from within, Cole said. “We’ve been pedaling as fast as we could to stay ahead,” Cole said. “This last year, the impact…
The Kansas State basketball team will attempt to bulk up its frontcourt with a late transfer from Mount St. Mary’s University. Mawdo Sallah, a 6-foot-9, 235-pound forward, will join the Wildcats this summer and will have two seasons of eligibility, a source close to the program told KMAN Sunday. Sallah averaged 6.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game with Mount St. Mary’s last season. The Mountaineers won their conference title and went on to face Villanova as a 16-seed in the NCAA Tournament. Sallah scored in double figures in 10 games last season, including a career-high 14 points…
UPDATE: Officers filed a report for aggravated battery, aggravated assault, and unlawful discharge of firearm in city limits. Officers listed Lilliane Booker, 21, of Junction City, and Dameko Artis, 20, of Fort Riley, as the victims. Officers have developed a suspect in the case. None of the injuries sustained required hospitalization. The Riley County Police Department is asking for information regarding a shooting that may have happened late Saturday night in the Blue Hills Shopping Center. According to a press release from the RCPD, Riley County dispatch received a call at approximately 12:30 p.m. Sunday regarding a shooting in the 2300…
Today’s guests were state senator Tom Hawk, state representatives Sydney Carlin and Tom Phillips of Manhattan, Susie Swanson of Clay Center, and Ron Highland of Wabaunsee County.