WICHITA — A southern Kansas man faces up to 11 years in federal prison after admitting he fraudulently obtained more than 60,000 DVD movies at discount prices from the Disney Movie Club. Forty-seven-year-old Harvey Self of Derby pleaded guilty Wednesday to two counts of filing false tax returns and one count of giving the U.S. Postal Service false names and address for fraudulent purposes. Self admits he created aliases to qualify for discounts while buying DVD and Blue-ray movies, then resold the movies at a profit. Authorities say the net sales of the movies totaled more than $106,000. Self also admitted overstating…
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WICHITA — A Kansas police chief has received a White House invitation after a cookout that included law enforcement and leaders of the Black Lives Matter movement. The Wichita Eagle reports that Wichita Police Chief Gordon Ramsay was asked to go to the White House on Friday to discuss community policing. City spokesman Ken Evans said he had to turn down the invitation because he’s serving as the justice of the peace at a weekend wedding. But Evans says Ramsay will look to reschedule. The invitation came after Ramsay met with local activist leaders about replacing another planned protest with a cookout…
TOPEKA — The Kansas Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence imposed on a man convicted of fatally shooting a sheriff during a 2005 drug raid. Kansas hasn’t executed anyone in more than 50 years, and Friday’s decision in Scott Cheever’s case is only the second time the court has upheld a death sentence under the state’s 1994 capital punishment law. The decision came four years after the court ordered a new trial for Cheever over questions about an expert’s testimony. The U.S. Supreme Court directed the Kansas court to reconsider. Cheever acknowledged shooting Greenwood County Sheriff Matt Samuels as he tried…
Kansas State University’s Bryan Pinkall has that Olympic touch. The assistant professor of music is again lending his talents to the staging of an Olympic opening ceremony. This time he is part of the opening ceremony performance operations team for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Pinkall was selected in late 2015 to be part of the team, joining performing arts professionals from around the world in volunteering their time and expertise to create the opening ceremony, which is one of the world’s largest artistic events. “The details surrounding the opening ceremony are highly secretive,” Pinkall said. “On…
Via Christi Hospital was awarded accreditation recently from the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP), an independent, accreditation organization recognized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). It earned this distinction after the HFAP conducted an extensive and objective review of the quality and safety standards of Via Christi Hospital, a member of Ascension. “Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan clearly demonstrates a commitment to quality patient care,” said Lawrence Haspel, DO, Chairman of the Bureau of Healthcare Facilities Accreditation for the HFAP. “We base our decision on federal standards, as well as recognized national standards for patient safety, quality…
Two men were sentenced and a jury trial was set for another in Pottawatomie County Court Thursday. Jarvis Clark was sentenced to 24 months with the Department of Corrections for discharge of a firearm in an occupied building…as well as six months with DOC for aggravated endangering of a child. Clark was arrested in April after a reported domestic disturbance in which a caller reported gunshots had been fired at a home on East Webster Street in Louisville. Also Thursday, a Westmoreland man received an eight month sentence with the Department of Corrections for aggravated battery. Travis Conder was found…
Via Christi Hospital celebrated its new Patient Admissions and GI/ Endoscopy Center Thursday. “The Deacon from St. Thomas More came to bless the facility,” said Joyce Constant, manager of patient access. “It’s been a long time in making and we’re very excited to have the facility.” The entrance features an admissions desk, lab draw area, waiting room and additional parking out front. Via Christi also gave the public a tour of its new GI/Endoscopy Unit, which features an entire wing for outpatient gastrointestinal procedures. “It’s easy for a person to get a grasp of what’s happening here because you can…
Via Christi Hospital named its first The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses recipient during a brief ceremony July 21 at the hospital’s Birth and Women’s Center. Jessi Erickson, RN, a labor and delivery nurse, received the honor. Erickson, who hails from Wamego, has worked for Via Christi Hospital for 11 years. She was one of 17 exceptional Via Christi nurses who were nominated by co-workers, patients and their family members. “We are so proud to incorporate The DAISY Award into our nurses’ recognition program,” said Jennifer Goehring, Assistant Chief Nursing Officer and Administrator-Operations. “Jessi is such a wonderful nurse. From…
“Back to Basics” is the theme for this year’s state conference for Local Emergency Planning Committees being held in Manhattan. David Whitfell with the Kansas Division of Emergency Management was pleased with the nearly 100 in attendance, representing counties from across the state. Whitfell tells KMAN “passing on lessons learned” is what it’s all about. Harry Heintzelman is also with KDEM and he was pleased with the turn-out and subjects covered, focusing on hazardous materials. And while we hear from them during emergency situations right here in Riley and Pottawatomie counties, Wednesday Emergency Management Directors Pat Collins and Chris Trudo…
The region is in a heat advisory for the foreseeable future and just on cue for fair time in Manhattan. The 2016 Riley County Fair gets going Thursday night with the first night of the 81st Annual Kaw Valley Rodeo at 8 p.m. in Wells Arena in CicCo Park. Before that, the opening parade for the fair starts at 6 p.m. through Poyntz Avenue. It was a busy Thursday morning at the Riley County Fairgrounds, filled with area 4-Hers entering projects and preparing the various barns for animals. Brock Burgman, 11, was hard at work preparing space for his steers.…