Congressman Tim Huelskamp (KS-01) released the following statement on Speaker John Boehner’s resignation: “We are long overdue for new leadership in Congress. Instead of ignoring and attacking conservatives, it is time that Washington Republicans start standing for the conservative principles they promised to defend in their campaigns. When Republicans stand unified and fight on these conservative principles, we win. When they surrender the power over the purse to President Obama, Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi, the American people lose.”
Author: KMAN Staff
Pope Francis has greeted tens of thousands of people as he drove through New York City’s Central Park, a processional that marked his biggest public event in the city.
In a stunning move, House Speaker John Boehner told fellow Republicans Friday he’ll resign from Congress at the end of October, stepping aside in the face of hardline conservative opposition.
At approximately 6:30 a.m. Friday St. George Police Officer Charles was on routine patrol when he spotted a vehicle committing a traffic violation. Upon attempting to stop the vehicle a short pursuit followed. The vehicle was located a short time later abandoned in the 100 block of S. Jackson in St. George. The two occupants fled on foot. As a precaution St. George Elementary School was notified and school staff took security precautions when school began. At approximately 10:45 a.m. a call was received that indicated a male and female subject were exiting the river by the boat ramp in…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A man accused of helping a Topeka police officer’s killer escape is scheduled to go on trial next year. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the trial of 31-year-old Randy Allen Ridens Jr., of Topeka, will begin Feb. 29. The date was set Thursday during a hearing in Shawnee County District Court. Ridens is charged with obstructing apprehension of Ross Preston Lane, who pleaded guilty in July in the September 2014 slaying of Jason Harwood. The 40-year-old police corporal was shot three times after stopping Lane’s car for speeding. Prosecutors allege Ridens helped Lane escape by giving him…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A twin-engine Cessna 310 crashed near a west Wichita neighborhood Friday, killing the pilot. Wichita Fire Chief Ron Blackwell says the plane crashed about 4 p.m. in a wooded area behind some homes. Blackwell says the pilot was the only person on board the plane. He says there was no fire at the crash site and no homes in the area were seriously damaged. The pilot had taken off from a Wichita airport and then radioed that the plane was experiencing problems. Blackwell says the pilot was told to return to the airport and that is when…
The guests on Friday’s In Focus were: Jeff Morris, Vice President for Communications and Marketing at K-State Terri Hollenbeck, Margaret Pendleton, and Becky Blake with Manhattan Association of Realtors. Diane Cable with Manhattan Medical Missions
More details on the March shooting death of an Ogden man that resulted from a road-rage incident gone wrong were revealed during Friday’s preliminary hearing in Riley County District Court. Tierre Wall, 26, of Fort Riley, faces a voluntary manslaughter charge for allegedly shooting 27-year-old Casey Lindley in the forehead during a confrontation at the intersection of Skyway Drive and Kansas Highway 114 near Ogden during the early morning hours. Judge David Stutzman heard testimony from crime scene investigators, Lindley’s fiance, Kristina Harrison, and Wall himself. Crime scene investigators and first responders confirmed the 9 millimeter bullet casings found in the…
Kansas State University’s fall 2015 enrollment numbers indicate that the university is making strides toward becoming a Top 50 public research institution with increased retention rates, greater diversity among students and growth in engineering enrollment. Total university enrollment for the fall 2015 semester is 24,146 students, compared to 24,766 in 2014, but the statistics also indicate advances in K-State 2025 goals and progress regarding the University Engineering Initiative Act. “This is an incredible year in many ways,” said Pat Bosco, vice president for student life and dean of students. “We have the most diverse student body and the most academically…
At approximately 10:15 p.m. Thursday, the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a motor vehicle accident on Highway 24, near the intersection of Deer Haven Lane. Sheriff Deputies and Emergency services responded and discovered a one vehicle roll-over accident. The vehicle a 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer was travelling West bound on Highway 24 when it left the roadway on the North side of the road then rolled. The driver, 40 year old Pamela A. Parker of Wamego KS was ejected from the vehicle. She was later pronounced dead at the scene. The accident is under investigation.