The Douglas County Commission will consider approving a maximum price of approximately $2.35 million for the first phase of the county fairgrounds renovation. The Lawrence Journal-World reports (http://bit.ly/1QKIfkB ) that the commission will discuss the cost at its meeting Wednesday. Assistant County Administrator Sarah Plinsky says abatement and demolition can begin as early as Monday if it’s approved. The first phase’s area surrounds two buildings in the southwest portion of the fairgrounds. The buildings will be demolished and replaced with the new meeting hall. The first phase also includes utilities, north and south parking lots, and some grading. The full…
Author: KMAN Staff
Lawrence Public Library has received a gift of nearly $230,000 from the estate of a former librarian. The Lawrence Journal-World reports (http://bit.ly/1PiS3yM ) the library said Monday the gift from the estate of Ann L. Hyde is the largest single contribution the library has ever received. Hyde was the manuscripts librarian in the Department of Special Collections at the university’s Kenneth Spencer Research Library. She retired in 2000 and died in 2014 at age 83. The Lawrence Humane Society announced last week that Hyde’s estate also gave the shelter nearly $500,000. The gift will go toward the humane society’s future…
A suburban Kansas City accountant accused of stealing more than $4 million from clients has pleaded guilty to federal charges. Federal prosecutors in Kansas City said in a release that 42-year-old Thomas Hauk of Overland Park, Kansas, pleaded guilty Tuesday to several charges, including bank fraud, wire fraud and money laundering. The prosecutor’s office says Hauk was an accountant from 2005 to 2015 when he engaged in several schemes to defraud the company he worked for by embezzling more than $4 million from clients’ accounts. He then used the money to pay for living expenses, vehicles and jewelry. Sentencing hasn’t…
A 17-year-old has been charged in a Kansas City, Kansas, shooting death. The Wyandotte County district attorney’s office announced Tuesday that the teen is charged with one count of first-degree murder in the Nov. 4 death of 37-year-old Andrew Harman. The Kansas City, Kansas, teen also is charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a firearm, and one count of criminal possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. The teen is in custody, and a hearing on the district attorney’s motion to prosecute him as an adult is not yet scheduled. Police are investigating.
Kansas State isn’t going to beat many Big 12 teams playing the way it did Tuesday night. But against North Dakota, it didn’t matter enough to result in an ugly loss to kick off the holiday season. The Wildcats overcame turnovers and inconsistent shooting to top the Fighting Hawks, 63-49, at Bramlage Coliseum. “You have to give them some credit,” K-State coach Bruce Weber said. “They spread us out and we didn’t attack it very well.” K-State struggled to sustain any success offensively early on. The Wildcats had a scoreless stretch of more than six minutes against UND, who was…
Prosecutors in Nevada have charged a woman with murder, child abuse and felony hit-and-run after authorities say she repeatedly plowed her vehicle into crowds on the Las Vegas Strip.
Billed as a ‘Procrastinators Dream’, Amazon is offering delivery in time for Christmas through its Prime Now app. Orders will arrive in one or two hours in over 20 cities in the US that have an urban hub.
Updated 5:30 a.m. Wednesday: As reported Tuesday afternoon by KMAN, two people were injured in an accident in the 5500 block of Tuttle Creek Boulevard at South Dam Road. Katherine Wilson, 20, and Brandon Galloway, 24, both of Manhattan were injured in the accident reported at 2:39 p.m. Tuesday. The Kansas Highway Patrol indicates Wilson was driving a 2003 Chrysler P-T Cruiser westbound on U-S 24, with a ’95 Chevrolet 1500 driven by Billie Anderson, 54, of Wamego eastbound on 24. Wilson turned southbound onto South Dam Road and was struck by Anderson’s vehicle on the passenger side. Wilson and…
WICHITA — A Kansas chemical manufacturing has been fined $1 million after admitting it unlawfully dumped hazardous wastes down a saltwater disposal well. JACAM Manufacturing LLC of Sterling, pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Wichita to one count of violating the federal Safe Water Drinking Act and one count of violating the Resource Conservation Recovery Act. Its president, Jason West, entered the plea on his company’s behalf under a deal with prosecutors that spared shareholders, employees and contractors from charges. West declined comment after the hearing, saying the company would issue a news release later. The company was charged last month…
A February preliminary hearing is set in Geary County Court for a man facing charges of aggravated indecent liberties and sexual exploitation of a child. Richard Tilton was arrested in September , with manufacturing child pornography also reportedly involved in the multi-jurisdictional investigation involving at least four counties. Tilton’s preliminary is set for February 26th, following Tuesday’s status hearing.