The 2016 Kansas Presidential Caucuses will be held around the state of Kansas, on March 5th. The Democratic Party will hold caucuses in over 40 locations while the Republican Party will hold caucuses in each Kansas county. Those planning to exercise their right to vote can do so at the following locations: Democratic Caucus Information: Per Pottawatomie County Democratic Party Pottawatomie county is divided into three State Senatorial Districts. Participants must attend the caucus location associated with their senatorial district. District 1 has the most counties and an area that includes all or parts of Marshal, Nemaha, Brown, Dophinian, Atchison and Jackson…
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Once again, Kansas State University’s Black Student Union, or BSU, is the best in the Big 12 Conference. For the eighth time in 11 years, the university’s Black Student Union was awarded the Clarence Wine Award for Outstanding Big 12 Council of the Year at the 39th annual Big 12 Conference on Black Student Government, Feb. 25-27, at the University of Kansas. “Our BSU has consistently been one of the top BSUs in the country,” said Brandon Clark, who was named the Most Outstanding Black Student Union Adviser in the Big 12 at the conference. “Eight awards in 11 years…
Marcia Locke, Communications and Outreach Coordinator with Johnson Cancer Research Center at Kansas State University: Flint Hills Area Builders’ Association Executive Officer Brad Hartenstein and President Sean Ruth:
A Milford man faces a rape charge following his arrest Wednesday. Dylan Evans, 22, was taken into custody by Riley County Police at approximately 12:15 PM. RCPD indicates Evans was arrested while in the 200 block of Custer Avenue at Fort Riley but Bob Everdeen with Fort Riley Public Affairs indicates he was actually taken into custody outside of Fort Riley. Evans was processed into the Riley County Jail on one count of the offense of rape and given a bond of $25,000. This arrest stemmed from a warrant which is related to a rape investigation which began in June of 2015 and…
HAYS, Kan. (AP) Authorities have released the names of two workers who died in a sewage trench collapse in Hays. The city said that sewer line repairs were taking place in the area at the time of Tuesday’s trench collapse. The victims have been identified as 44-year-old Aaron Pfannenstiel and 66-year-old James “Jake” Jacobs, both of Hays. Another worker was injured in the collapse. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating.
ALBQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) A Wamego couple who recently lost a son to a California hiking accident says their son’s ashes were stolen from a New Mexico motel parking lot. Steven and Kathy Hunt reported the theft on Monday. Authorities say 32-year-old Kyle Hunt was killed in a hiking accident two weeks ago. The couple says someone broke into their son’s car outside an Albuquerque motel and stole the ashes. The car was attached to a moving truck. The search for Kyle Hunt had gone on for days until a hiker found Kyle’s backpack in a ravine. Kyle was working for…
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz stopped at a suburban Kansas City restaurant for some barbecue before heading to a rally at Johnson County Community College. The Texas senator ordered a smoked brisket sandwich at Joe’s Kansas City Bar-B-Que in Olathe, Kansas, on Wednesday and sampled some of the restaurant’s ribs and burnt ends. Cruz shook hands with supporters and said he was looking forward to trying Kansas City-area barbecue because his home state of Texas takes its barbecue seriously. He told a television reporter the best way to eat ribs is with your fingers, because “if you’re…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A bill has been proposed in the Kansas Legislature that would allow taxpayers to donate money to local schools. The Topeka Capital-Journal (http://bit.ly/1T9LumR ) reports that a House tax committee held a hearing about the proposed bill Wednesday. If passed, the bill would place options for $1, $5, $10 and empty spaces for taxpayers to write in their donation of choice and unified school district of choice on state individual income tax returns. State Rep. Joe Seiwert, who created the bill, said that his constituents often ask how they can make small donations to their school district.…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Topeka has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison for luring a carjacking victim to a motel with an online advertisement and robbing a store. The U.S. attorney’s office says 26-year-old Wesley Lavern Harris was sentenced Wednesday for carjacking and robbery. He admitted to leaving the victim in the Topeka motel’s bathtub after taking the man’s keys, money and car. Harris and others had lured the victim to the motel in June by advertising sexual services online. Harris also admitted that the next day, he robbed a Lawrence store and threatened to kill an…
A months-long dilemma came to a close at Wednesday night’s USD 383 Board of Education meeting. The board has been preoccupied since December with a parent complaint. Tony Wichmann wishes for his daughter to be able to compete with the Manhattan High swim team, but be privately instructed by her own swim coach. The board unanimously voted against Wichmann’s request last night in a 7-0 vote. “The member of a team needs to practice with the team and with the coach, and that’s where I land,” said board member Dave Colburn. Vice president Aaron Estabrook also said the board’s priority…