WICHITA — U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill says an election official had no authority to unilaterally modify a federal voter registration form to require proof-of-citizenship documents to register to vote in Kansas, Alabama and Georgia. The Missouri Democrat released on Friday a letter sent to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission saying the actions of its executive director, Brian Newby, could cause irreparable harm to the commission. Worse yet, she says, it could deprive tens of thousands of American citizens of their rights to cast a ballot. McCaskill asks commissioners to ignore Newby’s illegitimate actions and revert to its prior policies. She says the…
Author: KMAN Staff
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has rescinded a boil water advisory for the public water supply for the University Park Water District located in Riley County. The advisory was issued because of a loss of pressure. Inadequate pressure may result in a loss of chlorine residuals and bacterial contamination. Public water suppliers in Kansas take all measures necessary to notify customers quickly after a system failure or shutdown. Regardless of whether it’s the supplier or KDHE that announces a boil water advisory, KDHE will issue the rescind order following testing at a certified laboratory. Laboratory testing samples collected…
Kansas State University has penned athletic director John Currie through 2022. The agreement extends Currie’s contract two years through June 30, 2022, with his annual salary remaining unchanged at $775,000. Under the new agreement, Currie will receive a $100,000 retention incentive on June 30, 2017. He is also eligible for additional retention incentives of $275,000 in 2021 and $325,000 in 2022 should he remain in his position through June 30 of those respective years. “Under John Currie’s leadership, K-State has realized our aspirational goal of building a Model Intercollegiate Athletics Program,” said Kirk Schulz, outgoing university president. “From my work…
K-State and local leaders are looking for answers in the wake of two lawsuits filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court by two female students accusing the university of ignoring alleged rapes that took place at off-campus fraternity houses. The two civil rights lawsuits contend the university’s practice endangers students and violates federal law by creating a hostile learning environment for victims. The suits say Kansas State is under a federal Title IX investigation. The students’ attorney, Cari Simon, says the U.S. Department of Education has said schools have an obligation to respond to such complaints, even if they occur off campus.…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas woman has pleaded guilty to aiding a man convicted of abducting an 8-year-old girl from her Topeka home, then drugging and rapping her. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that 24-year old Michelle Lee Harris, of Topeka, admitted Thursday to reduced charges of attempted kidnapping and aiding a felon. As part of the plea, a third charge was dismissed. She testified against Jeremy James Lindsey at his trial earlier this year. Prosecutors said he removed a sleeping girl from her mother’s Topeka home in 2014 and transported her in a car trunk. He raped her twice before…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Two separate Kansas legislative committees have approved proposals from Republican Gov. Sam Brownback to provide an additional $17 million to the state’s two mental hospitals. The decisions Thursday by the House Appropriations Committee and the Senate Ways and Means Committee mean both chambers will consider the spending as part of broader budget legislation next week. The extra funds will provide pay raises and offset lost federal funds over the next 15 months. Most of the funds would be spent at Osawatomie State Hospital, about 45 miles southwest of the Kansas City area. The federal government decertified the…
Today’s guests on In Focus were: St. Rep. Tom Phillips of Manhattan Riley County Police Director Brad Schoen Senator Pat Roberts of Kansas
Police in Riley County arrested Colby Gant, 27, of Council Grove, Kansas on April 21, 2016 at approximately 12:40 PM. He was at the Riley County Police Department at the time of this arrest on the offense of several crimes related to drugs. Gant was arrested on the offenses of possession of a hallucinogenic drug, possession of an opiate, opium, or narcotic drug, as well as theft of property or services, use or possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia, criminal use of a financial card, and criminal damage to property. He was given a bond of $20,000.00 and at…
A Manhattan man will serve nearly three years in prison on charges which include burglary and forgery. Brian Duzan was sentenced to 32 months in Pottawatomie County Court Thursday for burglary, with an eight month sentence for forgery, and some county time on misdemeanors–all to serve concurrently. Duzan was taken into custody after a nine hour search January sixth with police finding him in the ceiling at All American Garage Doors and Windows at 503 Lincoln in Wamego, where the burglary occurred.
The City of Manhattan discussed possible improvements to CiCo Park with Riley County commissioners Thursday morning. Manhattan Parks and Recreation director Eddie Eastes and Jason Hilgers, the deputy city manager, outlined some of the improvements looked at in the city’s latest Parks and Recreation Facility Feasibility Study and what role the county could play in future enhancements. For CiCo Park, which is jointly owned and managed by the City of Manhattan, USD 383 and Riley County, Hilgers said improvements to the pool there could include a larger indoor aquatic center. Hilgers said a similar pool was proposed and put on a…