WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center is hosting a town hall next week that aims to get feedback from veterans and their families. The event is scheduled from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Sept. 25 in the facility’s auditorium. The agency VA’s regional office in Wichita also will be holding a benefits claim clinic from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The agency said Thursday in a news release that representatives from the Dole VA Medical Center will be available to provide one-on-one assistance to veterans during the town hall. Senior staff will be present to…
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) An Overland Park teenager has been sentenced to more than five years in prison for a drunken driving crash that killed a man and injured a woman. The Kansas City Star reports that 18-year-old Conner Estrella received the 66-month sentence Thursday. He previously pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter for the August 2014 death of 52-year-old Kevin Patrick Moroney. He also pleaded guilty to aggravated battery for injuring a woman standing with Moroney next to a parked vehicle. Moroney’s 32-year-old son, Brent Moroney, says he hopes the sentence is “severe enough to send a message to other…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A panel of Kansas lawmakers is seeking a consulting firm that can identify significant saving opportunities in the state budget. The Legislative Budget Committee started interviewing firms on Thursday and is expected to make a selection on Friday. The committee is considering pitches from four consultants and is holding each session behind closed doors. Republican state Rep. Ron Ryckman Jr. of Olathe says the committee wants to be “as open as possible,” but the closed sessions are necessary in order to protect “trade secrets.” Budget director Shawn Sullivan says it’ll be difficult for the firms to come…
On today’s In Focus, KMAN’s Erik Stone hosted the show in Cathy’s absence. The guests were: Riley County Extension Health, Nutrition, and Food Safety Agent Ginny Barnard Riley County Senior Service Center Coordinator Debbie Nuss Katie’s Way Director Dr. Matt Wassom
Kansas State and Fort Riley top officials renewed their seven-years-and-counting university-to-military community partnership Thursday evening at a ceremony held at the Kansas State Alumni Center on the Kansas State University campus. Signing the partnership was Kansas State University President Kirk Schulz and Fort Riley’s Maj. Gen. Wayne Grigsby. This is the fifth partnership renewal between Kansas State and Fort Riley dating back to April 2008 when then Kansas State University President Jon Wefald and former 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley commanding general Maj. Gen. Robert E. Durbin established a formal institutional partnership between Kansas State University and the 1st…
TOPEKA — A top Kansas prosecutor has asked the state’s Supreme Court to look past flaws in the petition process that led to a Wichita marijuana ordinance and focus on whether the measure conflicts with state law. Deputy Chief Attorney General Jeff Chanay told the justices Thursday that if they reject the ordinance on procedural grounds the state will be back before the court seeking a ruling on whether the city has the right to deviate from state marijuana laws. Wichita’s ordinance imposes no more than a $50 fine for first-time possession of a small amount of pot. Deputy City Attorney Sharon…
TOPEKA — A man has been sentenced to life in prison plus 50 years for the shooting death of a Kansas woman just hours after her wedding. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports 31-year-old Awnterio Dwan Lowery was sentenced Thursday for the death of 42-year-old Tiffany Davenport-Ray. Prosecutors say in May 2014 Lowery and two other men shot at the Topeka woman and her husband, Melvin Ray, as they were driving to a post-reception gathering. Prosecutors say Melvin Ray, who was driving, returned fire and his wife was hit by in the crossfire. Lowery was convicted in July of premeditated first-degree murder…
An Ogden man was arrested by the Riley County Police Department Thursday morning at approximately 10:30 a.m. for the offenses of aggravated battery, criminal restraint and criminal damage to property. 24-year-old Taylor Morris was arrested while in the city limits of Ogden after an incident between he and a 21-year-old female who was known to him. Morris was give a bond of $7,000 and at the time of this report he was no longer confined in the Riley County Jail. This incident involved injuries consistent with striking with a closed fist to the face and head. Due to the domestic nature of this…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)– Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos have beaten the Kansas City Chiefs every way imaginable over the years, from playoff shootouts to defensive tug-of-wars. Well, not quite every way. Not until Thursday night. Denver cornerback Bradley Roby returned Jamaal Charles’s second fumble 21 yards for a touchdown with 27 seconds left, completing a stunning comeback in the closing minute for a 31-24 victory — the Broncos’ seventh straight over their AFC West rivals. “I’m not quite sure I’d ever been in one quite like that,” Manning said. “That was a new one.” Manning threw for 256…
CLEVELAND (AP)– Omar Infante drove in a career-high seven runs and the Kansas City Royals overcame some early sloppiness for an 8-4 win over the Cleveland Indians on Thursday night. Infante, a veteran infielder making his first start in 11 days, hit a three-run homer in the second inning off Corey Kluber (8-14), added a two-run double in the fifth after the Indians pulled their ace and a two-run single in the seventh. Infante also had a sacrifice and nearly matched the offensive output of teammate Mike Moustakas, who set a team record with nine RBI on Saturday against Baltimore.…