Associated Press reporter Julie Bykowicz discusses the Goldman Sachs loan that Ted Cruz failed to disclose during his 2012 Senate campaign.
Author: KMAN Staff
The FBI says there’s no indication so far that the man who ambushed a Philadelphia policeman was part of an organized terror cell.
The rift between local government and Topeka grows. Riley County commissioners were unified in their disappointment following Gov. Sam Brownback’s State of the State address Tuesday night. Thursday morning, commissioner Robert Boyd — who’d met with Brownback to discuss local issues in recent months — led the charge. “He obviously doesn’t need, want, desire our input or support,” Boyd said. The biggest issue the commission had with the address was Brownback’s support of the state-imposed property tax lid, which would force counties and cities to hold an election on their respective budget if property taxes exceed the rate of inflation.…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A Wichita doctor accused of unlawfully distributing prescription drugs has been indicted after a patient died from an overdose. The U.S. attorney’s office says the 31-count indictment against Dr. Steven R. Henson was unsealed Thursday. The 54-year-old is accused of writing prescriptions for cash, when there wasn’t a medical need and for people other than the ones who came to see him. Federal prosecutors say the drug scheme resulted in the death of a patient in July. His attorney, Kurt Kerns, didn’t immediately return a phone call from The Associated Press. Charges against Henson include unlawfully distributing…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) The newly appointed director of the University of Kansas’ new Sexual Assault Prevention & Education Center says she is not daunted by the attention the school has received due to issues with sexual violence. The Lawrence Journal-World (http://bit.ly/1PuqxMx ) reports that the school announced Jennifer Brockman’s appointment Wednesday, and that she will start her new job Jan. 20. She is currently the executive director of the University of Iowa’s Rape Victim Advocacy Program. The University of Kansas is among universities that the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights is investigating for their handling of sexual…
A 57-year-old Kansas Department of Corrections inmate serving time in a Geary County case has apparently been released from jail. Alex Mackey had been serving time on convictions including drug possession, theft, aggravated burglary,and aggravated robbery in four different counties from 1983-2002. The Geary County conviction was Mackey’s first reported conviction in 1983. Public comment sessions were held last August. A report earlier this month indicates Mackey’s current status as post incarceration. His current location is in Sedgwick County. Mackey’s other convictions were in Finney, Atchison, and Sedgwick counties.
In this edition of In Focus, KMAN’s Cathy Dawes speaks with Fort Riley with Commissary Director Peter Howell; CYSS Administrator Cheryl Greathouse; Medical Outreach Specialist Rebeka Ladd; Dr. Randall Phebus, K-State Professor of Food Safety and Defense; and Eric Higgins, von Waaden Chair of Investment Management at K-State.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A coroner says a woman whose body would found in a Kansas creek was strangled. The body of 38-year-old Mary Ann Arnett was found in a creek south of Nickerson in June 2015. The Hutchinson News reports Jamie Hatfield, of Hutchinson, is charged with premeditated first-degree murder, aggravated intimidation of a witness and conspiracy to commit murder in Arnett’s death. Her preliminary hearing is scheduled for next week. Prosecutors say Hatfield and Jonathan Perser-Wilson were involved in Arnett’s death. Perser-Wilson was shot and killed by police during a confrontation the day after Arnett’s body was found. Reno…
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) A Hutchinson man pleaded guilty to the shooting death of a Kansas State Fair worker. Michael Brisco on Wednesday pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the September 2013 death of Sem Adrien of Chicago. Brisco was originally charged with alternate counts of first- and second-degree murder and four other charges. The Hutchinson News reports attorneys will recommend Brisco get a cumulative sentence of 15 years in prison. Adrein went to Brisco’s home to get a haircut. Testimony at a preliminary hearing indicated Brisco became angry and a fight started inside the home but Adrein was shot outside…
Riley County police and emergency crews were on the scene Wednesday evening, after a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle. Officers found that a truck driven by 32-year-old Jessica Kohrs collided with 54-year-old Polly Gantenbein while she was in the roadway. Gantenbein sustained an injury to the head and was transported to Via Christi Hospital by Riley County EMS. The accident occured in the 2800 block of Anderson Ave. near the intersection of Garden Way and caused a delay in traffic. No citations have been issued and officers continue to investigate the collision.