WICHITA — The latest government snapshot of Kansas crops shows a slower than usual start to the state’s wheat harvest. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Monday that 5 percent of the winter wheat in Kansas had now been harvested. That is slightly more progress compared to this time a year ago, but it is still behind the 15 percent average. It noted that wheat harvest has gained momentum in the southern parts of Kansas. The agency also rated the condition of wheat still out in the field as 10 percent excellent and 51 percent good. About 31 percent is in fair…
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WICHITA — A federal appeals court sided with Boeing and one of its suppliers in the whistleblower lawsuit brought by three ex-workers at the aircraft manufacturer’s former plant in Wichita. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed on Monday with a federal judge’s decision that the former workers failed to show Boeing defrauded the U.S. government in a $1.6 billion contract. The three-judge appellate panel said it found no evidence Boeing knowingly submitted a false claim to the government. It upheld the 2014 summary judgment in favor of Boeing and California-based supplier Ducommun Inc., rejecting claims brought by former employees Taylor…
Officers with the Riley County Police Department arrested Daniel Dimond, 40, of Kansas City, Kansas while at RCPD on June 10, 2016 at approximately 4:20 PM. Dimond was arrested on a warrant for the offense of probation violation (original offenses of stalking, theft, criminal trespass). He was given a bond of $5,000.00 and at the time of this report was no longer confined at the Riley County Jail. Alicia Minner, 31, of Topeka, Kansas was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department on June 10, 2016 at approximately 7:30 PM. Minner was arrested on several warrants for the offense…
ORLANDO — A gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire inside a crowded Florida nightclub early Sunday before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers, police said. The attack left at least 50 people dead, making it the worst mass shooting in American history. Authorities were investigating it as an act of terrorism. At least 53 other people were hospitalized, the Orlando mayor said. “There’s blood everywhere,” Mayor Buddy Dyer said. The suspect exchanged gunfire with an officer working at the gay club known as Pulse Orlando around 2 a.m., when more than 300 people were inside.…
WICHITA — A federal appeals court says Kansas cannot prevent thousands of eligible voters from casting ballots in the November federal election because they didn’t prove their U.S. citizenship when registering to vote at motor vehicle offices. Friday’s ruling from the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily upholds a federal judge’s order that required Kansas to allow those individuals to vote. The state has said up to 50,000 people could be affected. The court agreed to quickly hear the appeal. U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson ruled earlier this year that enforcement of Kansas’ proof-of-citizenship law had disenfranchised more than 18,000 otherwise…
WICHITA — Kansas health officials say high numbers of mosquitoes known to transmit West Nile virus have been found in traps in Sedgwick County. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said Friday that the rise in the number of Culex mosquitoes is likely to be statewide, increasing the risk of a higher number of West Nile virus cases this year. KDHE says the Culex species isn’t known to transmit Zika virus. West Nile virus is commonly spread to people through mosquito bites and is not transmitted from person to person. Cases are most common in the late summer and early fall.…
A member of the Levin family spoke with KMAN’s Dave Lewis Friday. Steve Levin, son of owner Jon Levin, talked about the closure of Varney’s Book Store, a business that has been in his family for 126 years. Thursday, Varney’s announced it was closing all its locations by June 30. The interview can be heard below:
FORT RILEY — The 1st Infantry Division likes to do everything with a bang, and Friday morning was no different on Cavalry Parade Field — especially with the ceremonious cannon fire. The Big Red One celebrated the end of Victory Week with its Victory Cup ceremony — an occasion that awards the winning battalion following days of various competitive athletic events and also a time for Fort Riley to display traditions well ingrained in its now 99-year history. “Incredible day,” said Maj. Gen. Wayne W. Grigsby, Jr., Commanding General of the 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley. “It signifies the soldiers, to…
Today’s guests on In Focus were: Former Kansas Governor John Carlin U.S. Senator Pat Roberts Brian McNulty and Todd Lovin with the U.S. Army Corps. of engineers
The Kansas Court of Appeals has affirmed a Pottawatomie County Court conviction in a second degree murder case. The opinion announced Friday involves State v. Pablo Alberto Gonzalez, who was convicted of unintentional but reckless second degree murder in the fatal shooting of Levi Bishop more than two years ago. Gonzalez alleged insufficient evidence as well as constitutional, instructional and trial erros. But the state court found no error, affirming the conviction in the January 2014 New Year’s day case. KMAN extensively covered the trial of Gonzalez in late August of 2014, with several witnesses taking the stand and recounting…