TOPEKA — The Kansas House has approved a resolution condemning pornography from websites similar to https://www.sex-hd.xxx/ as a public health hazard. Even if it is extremely arousing. The resolution approved Wednesday on a voice vote has no legal effect. The Wichita Eagle reports the resolution warns that pornography treats women and children as objects, reduces the desire to marry, can cause erectile dysfunction and creates a sexually toxic environment. Supporters also said pornography can lead to risky sexual behavior, particularly in adolescents. Opponents of the resolution said they don’t support pornography but U.S. citizens have a right to freedom of…
Author: KMAN Staff
On April 5, weather permitting, construction on a new diverging diamond interchange project will begin at the existing K-113 and K-18 interchange. The project includes replacing the existing diamond interchange with a new diverging diamond style interchange (DDI) on K-113 at K-18 (K-18 bridges will not be affected). Work will take place during daylight hours, Monday through Friday, with some occasional weekend work. The project will be completed in 5 phases with traffic carried through the project in both directions as follows: Phase 1: Construction of west half of project, including the ramps from K-113 to westbound K-18 and eastbound…
Today’s guests on In Focus included Diane Hinrichs and J.D. Koons with Student Services at Highland Community College from the Wamego campus, and also Assistant Professor of Political Science Nathaniel Birkhead. Hinrichs & Koons: Birkhead:
Wendy Montgomery, 46, of Manhattan, was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department yesterday at approximately 12:40 PM. Montgomery was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for aggravated burglary. Montgomery’s bond was set at $5,000.00, causing her to remain confined at the time of this report. Officers filed a report for theft Tuesday at approximately 3:00 PM. Officers listed Gabrielle McAtee, 18, of Manhattan, as the victim when she reported that a pair of diamond earrings were taken from her luggage by an unknown suspect somewhere between Manhattan and Cancun, Mexico while traveling. The total loss associated with this…
The pending acquisition of Topeka-based Westar Energy by Great Plains Energy, of Kansas City, Mo., would mean lower electric bills for residents of central and eastern Kansas and northwest Missouri. The Manhattan City Commission heard a briefing on the proposed acquisition at Tuesday night’s city commission work session. Chuck Caisley, vice president of marketing and public affairs, eased the minds of the Manhattan commission after speaking for roughly an hour about the proposed buyout. Caisley said the increasing cost of infrastructure, coal, and cybersecurity have made the industry an increasingly difficult one to compete in. Great Plains would be purchasing Westar for…
A man arrested for domestic battery and two warrants for probation violation will have his preliminary hearing on May 23 at 10 a.m., according to Pottawatomie County Attorney Sherri Schuck. According to a report released Feb. 2 by the Saint George Police Department, officers were dispatched to 220 6th St. in Saint George for a physical domestic disturbance in progress. While en route, officers were advised David Zarger was armed with a baseball bat. Police arrived within 20-seconds, according to the report, and upon arrival, the parties were separated and an investigation ensued. Zarger was confined in the Pottawatomie County Jail…
KMAN Sports Director John Kurtz recorded his thoughts on former K-State basketball coach Frank Martin Monday. Martin, who took over the reigns of the Wildcats after Bob Huggins left Manhattan for West Virginia after one year in the Little Apple, has South Carolina in the Final Four following the Gamecocks’ defeat of Florida in the Elite 8 Sunday. Martin took K-State to the Elite 8 in 2011, but left for South Carolina after the next season. Excerpts of Kurtz’s thoughts on Martin include: “The wound has always been there, but it was scabbed.” “It is ripping that scab off, that is…
TOPEKA — Kansas’ Republican-controlled Legislature has approved an expansion of the state’s Medicaid program under the federal Affordable Care Act. The state Senate voted 25-14 on Tuesday for legislation that would expand state health coverage to thousands of poor adults. The House approved it last month on an 81-44 vote, meaning the measure now goes to conservative Republican Gov. Sam Brownback. Brownback has been a vocal critic of the federal health care law championed by former President Barack Obama. Brownback hasn’t said he would veto the bill, but lawmakers expect it. The bill’s supporters would need 27 of 40 votes in…
Today’s guests were Pottawatomie County Commission Chair Pat Weixelman, Emergency Management Director Chris Trudo and Fire Supervisor Jared Barnes, as well as Jo Maseberg-Tomlinson and Terri McCants with K-State’s Global Campus.
Riley County Law Board members began budget discussion at their Monday meeting with much talk about personnel–but prior to that discussion Brian Johnson with the Local Fraternal Order of Police reminded the board of the difficult cases police deal with daily such as infant autopsies, suicide calls, rape victims they try to console. Johnson encouraged the board to carefully consider adequate pay and consideration of shift differential and educational pay when dealing with the personnel aspect of this next year’s budget. Riley County Police Asst. Director John Doehling told the board four options are recommended for personnel, with an increase for…