WICHITA — A county official says enough signatures were gathered to allow a grand jury to criminally investigate Secretary of State Kris Kobach’s handling of Kansas’ online voter registration system. But even Kobach’s harshest critics say they’ve seen no evidence he committed a crime. Douglas County Clerk Jamie Shew said Thursday that the petition has more than the required number of verified signatures. The next step is a judge’s review. Kobach didn’t immediately return messages for comment. The petition seeks an investigation into whether his office committed election fraud and voter suppression by deleting registration data. The American Civil Liberties Union, which…
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WICHITA — Alaska Airlines plans to start flights between Wichita and Seattle next spring. The airline announced Wednesday that the first non-stop flight would be April 13. The airline will use 76-seat Embraer E175 regional jets on the Wichita-Seattle route. Those airplanes will be operated by SkyWest Airlines. Alaska Airlines also announced Wednesday that it plans a new non-stop service from Wichita to Indianapolis beginning May 11. The Wichita Eagle reports Alaska Airlines, based in Seattle, has been aggressively expanding it service to new cities and now flies to more than 110 cities with an average of 970 daily flights in the…
Updated 3:30 p.m.: A 21 year old Wamego man was taken into custody following an unusual chase by foot and water at Tuttle Creek Lake’s River Pond early this Thursday afternoon. Aaron Lewis, who faces a Wyandotte County warrant for probation violation, was arrested after fleeing authorities by foot and then by swimming during a chase that took a little more than an hour. Tuttle Creek State Park Manager Todd Lovin with Kansas Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism indicates he responded to River Pond at about 11:30 Thursday morning for a domestic type disturbance and found out one of the subjects…
TOPEKA — Gov. Sam Brownback assured constituents that the income tax cuts he championed would stimulate the Kansas economy and supply plenty of money for public schools. But voters, including many Republicans, appear to have rejected that idea in the face of the state’s budget woes and court battles over education funding. On Tuesday, they ousted 11 of the conservative governor’s allies in favor of more centrist candidates. The GOP incumbents who lost in the primary included the Senate’s majority leader. Another three conservative House members were trailing Wednesday in still-undecided races. Kansas has struggled to balance its budget since the GOP-dominated…
WICHITA — A Sedgwick County sheriff’s deputy is under investigation amid allegations that used excessive force against an inmate. Sheriff Jeff Easter said Wednesday the deputy faces accusations of excessive force in his handling of an inmate in the Sumner County Jail in Wellington on Monday. Easter says the incident is alleged to have occurred when prisoners were being loaded for transport to Wichita. Sumner County Sheriff Darren Chambers said in a statement that Sumner County Jail staff saw what they felt was “excessive force.” The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office says the inmate wasn’t injured. The Wichita Eagle reports that the case…
The 1st Infantry Division’s Sustainment Brigade hauls everything from tanks to postcards–with a “pretty broad mission” and responsibilities which include managing commodities, supply, postal items, financial, and contracts. That was just part of the message Wednesday from Colonel Allen Cassell, Commander of the Sustainment Brigade, who spoke during a Military Relations Committee Luncheon associated with the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce. About four months ago the Sustainment Brigade redeployed, and since then Colonel Cassell’s been trying to tell the story of downrange activities and the importance of the community. Colonel Cassell also talked about partnerships and opportunities, referring not only to the…
Marty Vanier, Director of Partnership Development with Homeland Security and NBAF meet with KMAN’s Cathy Dawes: Tourism and Sales Manager Marcia Rozell and Director Karen Hibbard with Manhattan Convention and Visitors’ Bureau, Little Apple Brewing Company Co-owner Kelly Loub on Rhythm and Brews:
Junction City Police are investigating a stabbing, reported Wednesday morning. Just before 9:30 a.m., members of the Junction City Police Department and the Geary County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of the 900 block of East 4th Street in Junction City in reference to a disturbance in which a subject had been stabbed. Upon arrival contact was made with the suspect, identified as Daniel Genson, 22, of Junction City. Officers on scene had to use force to take Genson in to custody but no officers nor Genson received injuries that required medical treatment. During the investigation it was learned…
MANHATTAN — The Center of Excellence for Emerging Zoonotic and Animal Diseases, or CEEZAD, at Kansas State University will use a $2.3 million federal grant to study the safety in livestock of a newly developed vaccine to protect humans from the Ebola Zaire virus. The grant is from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency in the U.S. Department of Defense through a collaboration with the commercial firm NewLink Genetics. A $100,000 matching contribution from the state of Kansas’ NBAF Transition Funds brings the total project funding to $2.4 million. The university’s Biosecurity Research Institute will be used to conduct the…
Derek Shepard, 31, of Ogden, Kansas was arrested while in the 400 block of 15th Street in Ogden on Wednesday August 3 at approximately 11:05 PM. Shepard was arrested on the offense of failure to appear (X2) with an original offense of domestic battery. He was given a bond of $9,000. On Wednesday August 3rd Police in the 3000 block of Brookville Drive arrested Kareem Rex, 38, of Manhattan on the offenses of domestic battery, criminal restraint, and criminal deprivation of property. Rex was given a bond of $6,000. This arrest stemmed from a verbal and then physical argument between…