DENVER — A federal appeals court in Denver will decide whether Kansas can keep thousands of people who haven’t presented documents proving they’re citizens from voting in November’s election. Three judges from the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in the case Tuesday from Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach and the American Civil Liberties Union but didn’t indicate how soon they could rule. Kansas wants the court to overturn a ruling by a federal judge in May that temporarily blocked the state from disenfranchising people who registered at motor vehicle offices but didn’t provide documents such as birth certificates or…
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TOPEKA — A father is seeking custody of seven children whose mother took them to sing for the Oregon wildlife refuge occupiers and is accused of abusing them. The Kansas City Star reports that Tim Sharp said after a Monday court hearing in Shawnee County that he’s hopeful that the children will soon be living with him in Colorado. Their mother, Odalis Sharp, has described the abuse allegations as trumped up. She has 10 children, but several are over 18. One of the older children, 19-year-old daughter Victoria Sharp, is supporting her father’s custody efforts. She was riding with Nevada rancher LaVoy…
WICHITA — A retired Wichita police lieutenant has admitted fabricating documents and agreed to forfeit the $56,400 he unlawfully received under a contract to train law enforcement agencies on responses to armed engagement. Kevin P. Vaughn pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of embezzlement of public funds and one count of mail fraud. The 51-year-old Wichita man acknowledged he falsified reports to make it look like his company, Red Mist Tactical, had completed 15 eight-hour classes the company agreed to provide last year. He also admitted he fabricated student sign-up sheets for the classes and forged signatures of officers. Vaughn retired in…
CLYDE — A fifth-generation farmer who nearly upset incumbent 1st District Congressman Tim Huelskamp in the Republican primary two years ago is running as an independent against the Republican who dethroned Huelskamp in August. Alan LaPolice of Clyde announced Tuesday that he has officially been placed on the Nov. 8 ballot for the 1st District race. He will face Republican physician Roger Marshall, who beat the tea party-backed incumbent in the GOP primary, and Libertarian Kerry Burt. LaPolice says as an independent candidate he doesn’t have the baggage attached to candidates for the two major parties and is the only one in…
A 35-year-old man was arrested yesterday in the 2500 block of Farm Bureau Road. Orenthal Johnson of Manhattan was arrested at approximately 9:30 PM on a warrant for probation violation originating in Dickinson County. This warrant had a bond of $20,000.00.
Updated Friday morning: TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – A federal judge has set a new sentencing date for a Kansas man who has admitted aiding a wannabe Islamic State jihadist’s plan to detonate what they thought was a bomb at a Kansas military post. U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree on Thursday continued the sentencing hearing for Alexander Blair to Sept. 8. The 29-year-old Topeka man has admitted his role in a foiled plan to kill or maim as many U.S. service members as possible at the Fort Riley in Kansas. He blames a genetic disorder for allowing others to take advantage…
While a vast majority of the 2,000-plus confirmed cases of Zika in the U.S. are travel-related, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) was in Manhattan Tuesday to learn more about the growing concern of the mosquito-carried virus. Moran met with Dr. Stephen Higgs, the research director of the Biosecurity Research Institute on the campus of Kansas State University in Pat Roberts Hall. “Part of my visit here is to check in on what’s happening at the BRI,” Moran said. “But of course, specifically and in a sense of timeliness, the conversation in Washington, D.C., is…
Today’s guests on In Focus were: Pottawatomie County Commission Chair Dee McKee and Public Works Director Peter Clark Speedy PD and Parkinson’s program leader Michelle Haub and Virginia Bennett, Parkinson’s Program participant Manhattan Director of Community Development Karen Davis on city’s housing rehabilitation program
Officers with the Riley County Police Department arrested Gina Jones, 22, of Manhattan while in the 2400 block of Buttonwood Street on August 22, 2016 at approximately 9:00 PM. Jones was arrested on the offense of probation violation which was listed on a warrant with a bond of $10,000.00. The original offense on this warrant was listed as possession of methamphetamine. At the time of this report Jones was confined at the Riley County Jail. The Seth Child/Fort Riley Boulevard overpass was closed at approximately 4 a.m. Monday, with some traffic detours following an incident involving a 23-year old woman…
Updated 5:07 p.m.: Tuesday’s early morning blaze that called firefighters to the Dairy Queen on 3116 Anderson in Manhattan caused $400,000 in damages. A news release from the Manhattan Fire Department said the Dairy Queen suffered $200,000 in structure damage and another $200,000 in equipment and food losses. Updated 11 a.m.: News release provided by Manhattan Fire Department–At 7:25 a.m. Tuesday, the Manhattan Fire Department was dispatched to the Dairy Queen located at 3116 Anderson for a report of smoke in the building. Upon arrival, crews found a one-story restaurant building with moderate smoke and a fire located in…