WICHITA — Barry Grissom says he will step down as U.S. attorney for Kansas effective Friday. U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Monday said in a news release that Grissom helped make Kansas and the entire States a safer and more just place. She lauded his work building new relations with state and local law enforcement. First Assistant U.S. Attorney Tom Beall will serve as acting U.S. attorney. He also served as a member of the U.S. Attorney General’s Advisory Committee and served on Justice Department subcommittees focusing on civil rights and other issues. Grissom was nominated by President Barack…
Author: KMAN Staff
Today’s guests on In Focus were: Beth Davis, Professor and Section Head, Equine Medicine & Surgery at K-State College of Veterinary Medicine Jill Jacoby, Ex. Dir. Manhattan Area Housing Partnership, Inc. Jill Haukos with Konza Prairie Housing1
TOPEKA — Kansas is delaying roughly $90 million in contributions to pensions for public school and college employees as a potential short-term response to lower-than-expected tax collections. Gov. Sam Brownback’s office announced the move Friday. It said Brownback’s budget director notified the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System that the contributions due on April 15 would be “temporarily delayed.” Brownback spokeswoman Eileen Hawley said it’s not yet clear how long the contributions will be delayed. Since the current fiscal year began in July, tax collections have fallen $81 million short of expectations. State officials and university economists meet April 20 to issue new…
The selfie game in the Little Apple was proven strong Sunday afternoon. Approximately 300 people gathered at Manhattan High’s Bishop Stadium to attempt to break the coveted Guinness World Record for the most people tagged in a selfie. — CLICK any photo to open pop out gallery — The standing record was 268 people in one photo tagging themselves on Facebook. “That’s the key,” Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce President Lyle Butler said after the selfie was taken by local photographer Michael Henry. “There are selfies that have way more than 268 people, but the key here for the Guinness Book…
Kevin Leon Mason, 30, was arrested for burglary and interference with a law enforcement officer. Bail was was set at $15,000. Juan Lopez Perez, 24, was taken into custody for criminal threat, domestic battery, criminal restraint and aggravated intimidation of a victim. Perez was issued a bond of $30,000.00 and at the time of this report remains confined at the Riley County Jail. Evan Dary Megaw, 37, of Ogden, KS, was arresting after she violated her probation. She is being held a the Riley County Jail on a $5,000.00 bond.
Kirk Schulz has been confirmed as the 11th president of Washington State University and will receive a five-year contract with a base salary of $625,000 per year, according a report from the Associated Press released Friday afternoon. The WSU Board of Regents made those decisions at a meeting on Friday. Schulz’s salary for the 2015-16 school year at Kansas State University was $476,000. The previous Washington State University president, Elson Floyd, made $725,000. The regents also decided that Schulz will receive an additional retention incentive of $25,000 per year. As KMAN first reported, Schulz was chosen last month to replace Floyd,…
WICHITA — Police in Wichita say a man was arrested after attacking and injuring his roommate with a machete after being asked about his job. Police say the 46-year-old suspect was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence and property destruction related to the Thursday night confrontation. The 28-year-old victim was treated at the scene for cuts on his neck and hands. There was no immediate word Friday about formal charges.
Firefighters returned to the scene of a house fire Friday morning that had already sustained $10,000 worth of damage due to a possible electrical mishap. Riley County Fire Department crews from the Keats station returned to 3090 Keats Ave. to find the home fully engulfed. Crews extinguished the fire and cleared the scene around 10 a.m. after being called around 5:18 a.m. Riley County Emergency Management Director Pat Collins told KMAN some kind of spark may had got into the cellulose insulation Thursday during that part of the fire, though the blaze is still under investigation. The estimated damage is around $80,000. The home was unoccupied…
The City of Manhattan will host a public meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday at City Hall to discuss the proposed components of the 2016 Community Development Block Grant Annual Action Plan. Last fall, the City asked for project ideas from the community at-large. Those have been evaluated, combined and categorized to fall within the parameters of CDBG funding guidelines. The draft plan includes more than $200,000 for electrical upgrades at the Douglass Community Center and for kitchen modifications at the Riley County Seniors’ Service Center. Another $77,000 is proposed for a bike and pedestrian connection to the Old Blue…
SALINA — Authorities are looking for a mother and her two children who haven’t been seen since they left their central Kansas home last week to attend a school event. The missing family has been identified as Rebecka L. Lorentsen and her two children, 15-year-old Donald Lorentsen and 7-year-old Ember Schultz. They were last seen leaving for Salina South High School on March 31. Police say they were going to ride a bus to the school, but they didn’t arrive at the school and didn’t return home. Authorities are urging anyone with information to come forward. Rebecka Lorentsen also has gone by…