TOPEKA — U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) has introduced federal legislation that would require schools to provide fuller disclosure of their campus gun laws. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the proposed law would require federally-funded universities to publish their gun policies on their websites and in other promotional materials. Presently, Kansas law allows concealed carry by anyone who is legally eligible to own a gun. Ellison introduced the legislation after Minnesota resident Marti Priest contacted Ellison with concerns regarding the University of Kansas’ lack of disclosure its campus gun rules. Priest was worried for her son Erik Nelson after a…
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TOPEKA — Kansas is joining a challenge to a new federal overtime rule that would allow hundreds of government workers to receive overtime for working more than 40 hours a week. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the rule goes into effect in December and will affect about 550 state employees in the executive and judicial branches who aren’t currently entitled to overtime pay. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt’s office announced Tuesday that Kansas would join 20 other states in fighting the U.S. Department of Labor mandate. The department estimates the rule also will affect about 36,000 private employees in Kansas. Schmidt…
WICHITA — The former president of a troubled union district office in Wichita has been banned from holding an officer position for five years. The Wichita Eagle reports that the ban affecting Frank Molina follows a union determination of “financial mismanagement.” International Association of Machinists spokesman Frank Larkin says Molina can appeal. Molina is the former leader of the union’s District 70. It represents 8,000 Machinists members in the Wichita area. Earlier this year, the IAM took over the operations of the District 70 office under a process it calls trusteeship. Larkin says the trusteeship could be lifted following an election of…
ELLSWORTH — A man who was shot and wounded during a central Kansas law enforcement chase faces multiple felony charges. The Salina Journal reports that 35-year-old Alberto J. Garcia y Tapia was charged Friday in Ellsworth County District Court with felony fleeing, felony aggravated assault on law enforcement officers and felony DUI. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation said in a news release that three officers from two jurisdictions fired their weapons during the chase Thursday night with a possibly armed person. The shooting is under investigation. The suspect continues to recuperate in a Wichita hospital. He has not made a court appearance…
Today’s guests on In Focus were Manhattan Mayor Usha Reddi and City Manager Ron Fehr.
Ra’dsa Herbert, 24, of Odgen, Kansas was arrested on the offense of aggravated assault (domestic related) in the 200 block of 7th Street in Ogden on September 19, 2016 at approximately 1:55 PM. Herbert was arrested after an altercation that involved a kitchen knife that was brandished. There was one adult male listed as a victim in this investigation and no injuries were noted. Herbert was given a bond of $5,000.00 and at the time of this report she was confined at the Riley County Jail. Due to the nature of this crime and its ongoing status no further information…
“Torturous” is the way Riley County Police legal adviser Mike Gillespie described to Riley County Law Board members Monday continuing attempts to get state approval for a self-funded workers compensation plan for RCPD. Gillespie was obviously frustrated, adding the city, county and police department are in agreement as to how such a plan should be done and keep submitting plans to the state but the rules change–further describing it as “to say the least, a moving target.” Law Board member Barry Wilkerson asked with the uncertainty, why did the board need to vote then on the matter. RCPD Director Brad Schoen…
The Undersecretary of the Army, a holder of one of the highest positions in the nation, spoke at the K-State Alumni Center Monday night to discuss the army’s present state and it’s future. Murphy was complimentary of the environment at K-State. “K-State has one of the best military-civilian partnerships in the nation,” Murphy said. “It’s not just ROTC. It’s really what they’re doing as far as partnership with Fort Riley, the community, and local veterans.” As tensions overseas become more prevalent, and a gap between military and civilian life grows, Murphy told soldiers on Fort Riley and members of the community…
A Riley man found guilty of second-degree murder will spend 205 months in prison following the aftermath of a drunk driving accident that took the life of his 6-year-old daughter. Riley County District Court Chief Judge Meryl Wilson sentenced Joshua Mall Monday afternoon. Mall’s daughter, Madilyn, was a passenger in his vehicle after he lost control and collided with a tree on the evening of Oct. 5, 2015, in Manhattan. She died at the scene. Mall, 39, was allegedly driving with a blood alcohol content of 0.13 when the accident took place near the 2400 block of Tuttle Creek Blvd. In…
VALLEY CENTER — A southern Kansas teacher is suing after she was terminated without due process. The Wichita Eagle reports that Janet Decker alleges breach of contract in a lawsuit filed last week in Sedgwick County. The suit says she was issued a notice in April that her contract with the Valley Center district wouldn’t be renewed. The Valley Center school board later voted to end Decker’s employment after an executive-session meeting with the teacher but without a due process hearing. Decker argues that although Kansas lawmakers eliminated due process for educators in 2014, teachers who earned the right before that change…