Guests on KMAN’s In Focus included outgoing Manhattan Mayor Karen McCulloh, incoming Mayor Usha Reddi, and Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr:
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WICHITA — A federal appeals court says a Harvey County sheriff’s deputy accused of entering a family’s front yard without a warrant and killing their dog must face trial in the lawsuit brought by its owners. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided Monday with Kent and Tonya Mayfield in ruling that the Halstead couple asserted sufficient facts to show a violation of their Fourth Amendment rights. The appeals court found a district judge properly denied Deputy Jim Bethards’ request to dismiss the lawsuit against him. Their lawsuit claims the deputy and his partner entered their property in July 2014 with…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The man accused of killing Kansas City, Kansas, police detective Brad Lancaster is out of the hospital. Curtis Ayers was taken into custody by Jackson County, Missouri, authorities after being taken from the hospital Monday. He had been hospitalized since he was shot by Kansas City, Missouri, police several hours after Lancaster was fatally shot May 9 near the Kansas Speedway. The Kansas City Star reports that Ayers was wearing Lancaster’s handcuffs when he was escorted from the hospital. He is charged in Wyandotte County, Kansas, with capital murder in Lancaster’s death. Ayers also faces charges…
“The Game” on KMAN breaks down another busy sports weekend. The Royals close out a solid homestand with a win over the Tigers on Sunday in KC. Has Kendrys Morales come back to life? The Cleveland title drought is over with the Cavs knocking off the Warriors in game seven of the NBA Finals in Oakland. Was it more of the Warriors downfall or the Cavs triumph? The weekend headlines, you can’t be serious, all that and much more on “The Game” on KMAN. HOUR 1 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1-Lebron-wins-title-for-CLE.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2-Weekend-Headlines-2.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/3-Bernie-Haney-w-Colbert-Charity-Classic.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/4-Iconic-CLE-sports-jersey.mp3 HOUR 2 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/5-Big-12-most-important-FB-players.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/6-Royals-baseball.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/7-Warriors-downfall-in-Finals.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/8-You-cant-be-serious-1.mp3
WICHITA — A new report shows Kansas farmers have harvested 25 percent of their winter wheat crop. The National Agricultural Statistics Service said Monday that wheat harvest progress for the state is near the 27 percent average for this time of the year. It rated wheat still out in the fields as 62 percent good to excellent, with 30 percent in fair condition. About 8 percent of the crop remains in poor to very poor shape. The industry group, Kansas Wheat, reports that rain over the weekend in central Kansas is expected to put a damper on what had been an otherwise…
The Riley County Law Board Monday approved the Riley County Police Department’s 2017 budget by a vote of six to one, with basic adjustments, court security, a half year mental health contract, and one dispatcher. The approximate $20,291,055.19 is 2.667 percent over last year’s. While the budget passed, there was considerable discussion about the court security aspect, with Board member Wynn Butler, the sole “no” vote, expressing concern about the number of personnel to be hired.RCPD Assistant Director John Doehling responded a lot is involved with staffing, especially with periodic absences by some of the group. Board Chair Robert Boyd differed with…
The Board of Riley County Commissioners approved to accept over $20,000 in family-planning funding for the county health department. The money comes from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and will amount to $25,139. Shelley Hays, the administrative analyst for the Riley County Health Department, told commissioners the funds will be used to purchase additional long-acting reversible contraceptives. Commissioners Ron Wells and Robert Boyd voted in favor of the funding, while commission chairman Ben Wilson did not. “I still don’t think government should be a discount contraceptive shop,” Wilson said. “And especially when we have taxpayers with religious objections to contraceptives, they…
As earlier reported by KMAN, police in Riley County arrested Martin Johnson, 39, of Wamego while in the 4400 block of River Pond Road in Manhattan on Friday evening. The arrest took place at approximately 7:45 PM when officers served an arrest warrant for two offenses of aggravated incest and furnishing alcohol to a minor. Monday’s RCPD activity report indicates the warrant originated in Pottawatomie County and had a bond of $50,000. ### A Manhattan woman was taken into custody Saturday night on probation violation charges. Gina Jones, 22, was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department at approximately…
Frank Tracz, director of bands and professor of music, was inducted into the Conn-Selmer Institute Hall of Fame on June 14. The Conn-Selmer Institute is a three-and-a-half day professional development conference for college students, directors and music program leaders on the campus of Bethel College in Mishawaka, Indiana. The institute equips current and future music educators with practical skills and relevant strategies addressing current trends in music education. The curriculum is comprised of inspiring workshops led by world-class clinicians. Tracz has been on the faculty at the Conn-Selmer Institute every summer since 2006. He remains active as a conductor, clinician…
Manhattan Firefighters responded to a reported structure fire at 512 Stone Drive, apartment 3207, at about 7:20 Sunday evening. Deputy Fire Chief Ryan Almes tells KMAN crews found a fire that had been mostly extinguished by neighbors on the deck of the apartment. Fire Crews had to remove siding and decking to fully extinguish the fire, and then ventilate the adjoining apartments. Discarded smoking materials is suspected as the cause. $10,000 damage was reported. Owners are listed as Highland Ridge Partners II LLC out of Overland Park, Ks.