TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Supreme Court has indefinitely suspended a Topeka attorney’s law license. The state’s high court handed down on Friday a more severe penalty against Wendell Betts than the two-year suspension recommended by a disciplinary panel. The effective date was made retroactive to the September 2013 date an administrative hearing. The Supreme Court said that given Betts disciplinary record and his current problems, a more severe discipline than recommended by the panel should be imposed. A disciplinary panel found Betts had been previously disciplined on five occasions, and had engaged in a pattern of criminal misconduct…
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By Chris Kutz, K-State Athletics Communications NORMAN, Okla. – K-State snapped a six-match losing streak in Norman on Friday as the Wildcats hit .366 and limited Oklahoma to its lowest attack percentage this season in a sweep of the Sooners (25-16, 25-21, 25-19) in McCasland Field House. The straight-set win for the Wildcats (11-7, 3-3 Big 12) was their first at Oklahoma (7-11, 1-5 Big 12) since 2005 and first victory of any kind since 2008. While the offense hit .300 or higher in all three sets, the K-State defense stifled Oklahoma in each set as well. The Sooners were…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)– Edinson Volquez planned to pitch the Toronto Blue Jays inside in Game 1 of their American League Championship Series, just as he did during their contentious series earlier this season. Then, after chatting with Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez, he changed his mind. “We know they got a lot of pull hitters over there, and power hitters, and he told me, `How you feel pitching down and away?’ And I said, `I feel sexy tonight,” Volquez recalled. “And he was like, `All right, we’re changing the plan right now. We’re pitching those guys away.” They…
Officers on foot patrol in the Aggieville Business District filed a report for theft in the 700 block of N. Manhattan Ave. on October 16, 2015 at approximately 1:10 AM. Police found that Fredrick McGee, 36, of Manhattan became the victim of theft after his bicycle – a men’s mountain bike which is black and has the words “Freddy’s Ride” – was taken without his permission. This crime is likely to have occurred between October 15, 2015 at 11:00 PM and October 16, 2015 at 12:30 AM. The bike is valued at approximately $800.00 and currently it has not been…
Photos from Friday’s K-State Homecoming Parade down Poyntz Avenue in downtown Manhattan. This year’s theme was “A Century of Coming Home.” The K-State football team will take on Oklahoma in Bill Snyder Family Stadium on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. Staff photos by Brady Bauman. (Click on image for a bigger version. Clicking the image also allows for toggling in a larger size from photo to photo by clicking “next” in the lower left corner or by simply clicking the image.) And since it’s Friday, here’s a little fun with photo editing:
A Leavenworth man facing charges in a high speed pursuit plead guilty Friday afternoon in Pottawatomie County. Travis Doughty, 19, surrendered to charges that included fleeing to elude and two counts of assault. In July Doughty was involved in an hour-long chase and search which called for several law enforcement agencies after an alleged shooting incident involving another car in the Carnahan Creek area. In other Pott County court news, Cameron Renfro of Silver Lake will be requested for a motions hearing on Jan. 4. Renfro, 24, will face charges relating to a head-on collision near Wamego last Fall that left two men injured. As KMAN reported…
Sen. Jerry Moran is concerned about education costs for K-State veterinary students. After completing a tour of facilities at the K-State College of Veterinary Medicine with Food and Drug Administration Deputy Commissioner Michael Taylor Friday morning, Moran — one of two Republicans representing Kansas in the U.S. Senate — said the morning was important to highlight the balance of scientific research and efficient application. The tour — which was closed to the media — focused on microbiology and antibiotic susceptibility testing. But there was another issue that had Moran’s concern: the high costs of school, high probabilities of debt because of…
A man facing child abuse charges in Geary County has waived a preliminary hearing. Cyjay Echon waived the hearing Thursday and his next court date is set for November 13th in the case. However, Echon has also been charged now with violation of a no contact order and stalking and that case was continued for status to October 27th. His bond motion was denied. The latest charges involve a no contact order with the baby in the child abuse case and mother. As KMAN reported in May, the Fort Riley soldier was taken into custody in Kansas City, Missouri in the…
Unemployment numbers are down throughout the Manhattan area, with the Manhattan metro area including Riley and Pottawatomie Counties showing a 2.9 percent rate this September, compared to 3.7 the month before and 3.4 percent in September of last year. The Manhattan Metro with Junction City also shows a fairly low rate of 3.5 percent. The City of Manhattan Riley County section showed 2.7 percent. Junction City by itself had a 5.6 percent rate, which is down from 6.5 in August. Area counties’ rates also were down, with Riley County’s at 2.9, Pottawatomie at three percent, Clay at 3.2, and Geary…