\WICHITA — A communications professor at Wichita State University says she’s resigning because a law allowing concealed weapons on campus is “in opposition to the values of higher education.” The Wichita Eagle reports that Deborah Ballard-Reisch submitted a letter to university President John Bardo on Monday saying she plans to retire July 1, the day the law goes into effect. The Kansas 2013 law allowing people to bring guns into public buildings had given colleges until this summer to comply. As of 2015, Kansas no longer requires anyone carrying a concealed handgun to obtain a permit. Republican state Rep. John…
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KMAN’s Cathy Dawes was able to interview via Skype with U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Maylin Matute, the enlisted aid to U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joseph Martin, commander, Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command — Operation Inherent Resolve, 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley commanding general.
Today’s guests on In Focus included USD 383 School Board member Curt Herman with Superintendent Marvin Wade, USD 383 Business Director Lew Faust, and Lori Rogge along with Chandra Ruthstrom with Nelson’s Landing. Herman & Wade: Faust: Rogge & Ruthstrom:
TOPEKA — Kansas legislators have voted to override Republican Gov. Sam Brownback’s veto of a bill that would repeal or roll back past income tax cuts he has championed. The House voted 88-31 Tuesday night to overturn Brownback’s veto of a bill that will increase income taxes to fix the state budget and provide additional funds for public schools. Supporters had four votes more than the two-thirds majority necessary to override a veto. The Senate earlier voted 27-13 to override, exactly a two-thirds majority. Manhattan-area lawmakers Tom Phillips, Sydney Carlin, Susie Swanson of the House and Tom Hawk of the Senate…
The findings from the 2017 Community Survey administered to Manhattan residents this spring suggests the community is ready to vote “yes” on a quarter-cent quality-of-life sales tax issue on the November ballot. On Tuesday evening, Manhattan City Commissioners heard the findings of the survey which was administered to 2,500 homes this spring. Dr. Josephine Gatti Schafer, an assistant professor of political science at Kansas State University, began writing the survey in December of last year with city staff. The survey was sent out through mail in March and made available online. It elicited 604 responses for a 24% response rate, Schafer said. An overwhelming majority…
WICHITA — Police say a child who was hospitalized in critical condition after being found in a hot car in Wichita is improving. Sgt. Jesse Hancock says the girl and her siblings apparently were playing hide and seek Monday before her father found her in the car. The Wichita Eagle reports police spokesman Officer Paul Cruz said Tuesday investigators are still trying to determine what happened. The girl’s condition was improving Tuesday but no other details were released. The National Weather Service says the temperature in Wichita was 88 degrees just before the girl’s parents called 911 at 5:20 p.m. Meteorologist…
Here is today’s In Focus with guests Mayor Usha Reddi and City Manager Ron Fehr
Officers with the Riley County Police Department arrested Alec Pierson, 19, of Manhattan, for aggravated burglary Monday afternoon. Pierson’s bond was set at $10,000, causing him to remain confined at the RCPD.
Updated Wednesday, 5:12 p.m. CORRECTION: Tuesday’s version of this story said the alleged rape took place in Kansas City, Kan. That is incorrect and took place in Riley County. According to a Wednesday report by the Manhattan Mercury, the case was filed in a federal court in Kansas City due to the defendant’s former employment with the RCPD. A former Riley County police officer is being sued for allegedly raping a former K-State student last year after he gave her a ride home from a party. According to court documents viewed by KMAN, the civil lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District…
A Manhattan truck driver was sentenced to 12 months in the Riley County Jail for vehicular homicide. Ethan Butts, 21, was involved in a three-vehicle accident on Feb. 13, 2016, that took the life of 30-year-old Jenna Lindsten of Manhattan. The accident happened at the intersection of Tuttle Creek Boulevard and Marlatt Avenue. Butts was the driver of a semi-truck that ran a red light and struck Lindsten’s car, causing it to spin into northbound lanes and hit a pickup driven by 42-year-old Quinton Huncovsky, another Manhattan resident. Lindsten was initially taken to Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan. She was later flown…