House Speaker Paul Ryan says a Republican bill the chamber plans to vote on this week won’t limit Syrian and Iraqi refugees admitted to this country based on their religions.
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Two people have died, and police have arrested eight people in a raid on a suburban Paris apartment where they believed the suspected mastermind of last week’s attacks was holed up. The fugitive’s fate is unclear.
Updated 11:30 a.m. Thursday: After nearly four days, a Riley County jury has found a Manhattan man guilty of Attempted First Degree Murder and Battery. Riley County Attorney Barry Wilkerson indicates they are very satisfied with the verdict involving Samuel Dartez. Wilkerson adds they are happy for the victim and hope she can move past the life of physical and emotional trauma. The defense rested its case and closing arguments were heard Wednesday afternoon. The jury heard from General Surgeon, Hank Doering who treated Stephanie Holden after she was attacked by Dartez in November of 2014. Doering testified that although Holden’s…
You would have to be a stranger to the midwest if you were unaware of the severe water issues that have plagued Kansas for years, and over 600 conservationists gathered at the Hilton Garden Inn Conference Center for the Governor’s Water Conference. In 2012, Governor Sam Brownback took steps toward the future by implementing a water conservation plan that has now come to fruition. Brownback added importance to the issue by saying natural resources that are used today will be unavailable for future generations to utilize. “One of our biggest challenges will be to connect all Kansans to water so…
A Junction City doctor was bound over as charged Wednesday at a preliminary hearing for aggravated sexual battery. Allan Holiday was taken into custody last July after a report of an alleged aggravated sexual battery of a 16-year-old juvenile male. The alleged victim testified at the hearing. Junction City Police at the time of the arrest indicated Holiday was arrested following an investigation of an incident reportedly occurring at a residence in Junction City. Holiday’s arraignment has been set for January 22nd. Holiday has served as an orthopedic surgeon at Geary Community Hospital.
KMAN’s Cathy Dawes had an opportunity to visit with K-State student William Naeger, who has been studying in France:
COLBY-A heavy winter storm dumped more than a foot of snow in northwest Kansas, forcing the closure of at least one area highway. The National Weather Service says the heaviest snowfall was from Atwood to Colby, where about 20 inches of snow was recorded early Wednesday. Heavy snowfall was also reported in Sharon Springs, which got about a foot of snow, and Goodland, which recorded about 7 inches of snow. The Kansas Department of Transportation says a section of U.S. Highway 36 west of Atwood was closed Wednesday because of the weather. U.S. Interstate 70 in western Kansas reopened earlier…
ATCHISON-Authorities have taken a person into custody in connection with an online threat to a northeast Kansas college. The St. Joseph News-Press reports (http://bit.ly/1l5Bhcb ) security was increased at Benedictine College late Tuesday after an anonymous threat posted on the social networking site YikYak. Atchison police Chief Mike Wilson says authorities arrested one person associated with the comments, but formal charges hadn’t been filed early Wednesday. Benedictine spokesman Steve Johnson says security had been stepped up on the campus after the comments were posted. He says classes are being held as scheduled Wednesday on the campus, which is located about…
HIAWATHA– A school bus carrying about 20 students has rolled over in northeast Kansas, injuring students onboard. The Brown County Sheriff’s Department told MSCnews (http://bit.ly/1Of8Bau ) the accident involving the school bus from the Hiawatha school district occurred early Wednesday in Hiawatha. Brown County Sheriff John Merchant says about 20 students were on the bus, and all were taken to a hospital for assessment. Merchant says the students’ injuries don’t appear to be life-threatening. He says the students range in age from elementary school to high school. Details of what caused the accident are still under investigation. Merchant also says…
The Junction City Police Department has yet another scam to report–the second in as many days. According to Lt. Jeff Childs, JCPD has received numerous calls from citizens regarding telephone calls that they have received from persons identifying themselves as IRS agents. The subjects are telling the person that receives the call that they owe back taxes and that if they do not send payment right away that they will be arrested. The Junction City Police Department wants to inform the citizens of Junction City that this is a scam and not to send any money or give any personal information to…