Thousands of officers have turned out for the funeral of a New York Police Department officer slain on patrol.
Author: KMAN Staff
House Republicans nominated Rep. Paul Ryan to become the chamber’s next speaker, rallying behind a youthful overachiever they hope will guide them out of weeks of internal feuding and disarray.
A study that’s received national attention will be the subject of a presentation by Professor Charles Epp, School of Public Affairs and Administration at the University of Kansas, at the K-State Student Union’s Flint Hills Room Wednesday (October 28) at 7 p.m. Epp was co-author of “Pulled Over: How Police Stops Define Race and Citizenship,” with research funded by a National Science Foundation grant. Sponsors include the Manhattan Alliance for Peace and Justice and the K-State Black Student Union. KMAN’s interview with Professor Epp follows:
Today’s guests on In Focus were: Blue Valley-Randolph USD 384 Supt. Brady Burton and McCormick Elementary School Kindergarten teacher Molly Poe; Riley County USD 378 High School Principal Harold Oliver K-State Global Campus featuringDr. Kristy L. Archuleta, Editor, Journal of Financial Therapy, Associate Professor Personal Financial Planning School of Family Studies and Human Services and Program Coordinator Janice Nikkel
TOPEKA — State officials won’t learn for weeks whether a six-week tax amnesty program raised the $30 million that legislators anticipated. Department of Revenue spokeswoman Jeannine Koranda said Tuesday that the agency is still processing paper amnesty applications. She said the department is not likely to have a figure for collections from the amnesty program until mid-November. A law enacted by legislators earlier this year allowed the department to waive interest and other penalties for anyone who paid back taxes from Sept. 1 through Oct. 15. The amnesty program was part of a larger package of measures for balancing the state…
DODGE CITY — The recent discovery of a dead mountain lion in western Kansas brings to five the number of mountain lion confirmations in the state since August. The state Department of Wildlife Parks and Tourism says before 2007, Kansas went more than a century without a confirmed wild mountain sighting. But there have been 14 confirmations since 2007. The Wichita Eagle reports the previous four confirmations this year have been trail camera photos, sightings and videos. A landowner near Dodge City contacted the department last week after finding an underweight dead mountain lion in a shed. The department says Kansas is…
LAWRENCE — The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office wants the county to commit to reducing the number of jail inmates who are seriously mentally ill. The Lawrence Journal-World reports the sheriff’s office will ask the county commissioners to commit to the reduction during a meeting Wednesday. Mike Brouwer, re-entry director for the sheriff’s office, says the request is part of a national initiative and coincides with recent developments on a potential county jail expansion and a mental health crisis intervention center project. In September the sheriff’s office was also awarded nearly $200,000 to hire two case managers to assess potential inmates each month…
Officers with the Riley County Police Department are investigating a report of rape in the city limits of Manhattan which occurred the evening of Oct. 9. Police found that a 19-year-old female was touched inappropriately by a male suspect who is approximately 24-years-old. Police continue to investigate this incident and at the time of this report no further information was available to release. Ramon Fewell, 51, of Manhattan, was arrested while in the 100 block of Courthouse Plaza in Manhattan on Tuesday at approximately 12:15 p.m. He was arrested on a warrant for the offense of violation of bond with…
A Manhattan man charged with aggravated sodomy now faces a November 23rd court appearance, following activity in Riley County District Court earlier this week. Jase Stanton, 29, who was originally set for arraignment Monday now is set for arraignment November 23rd. As earlier reported during a preliminary hearing, three men identified as Fort Riley soldiers testified regarding the June seventh incident, when they indicated they met Stanton at a Manhattan bar. The men indicated they went to his home where he had promised there would be women, but passed out after consuming part of a mixed drink made by Stanton.…
KANSAS CITY, Mo.(AP)– Alex Gordon hit a tying home run with one out in the ninth inning, Eric Hosmer hit a sacrifice fly against Bartolo Colon in the 14th and the Kansas City Royals beat the New York Mets 5-4 Tuesday night in the longest opener in World Series history. Making his Series debut at age 42, Colon escaped a bases-loaded jam in the 12th, then got out of trouble again after allowing a leadoff hit in the 13th. Alcides Escobar, who hit an inside-the-park home run on Matt Harvey’s first pitch of the night, reached leading off the 14th…