Oregon Secretary of State Kate Brown is sworn in as Oregon Governor by Oregon Chief Justice Thomas A. Balmer in Salem, Ore., Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. John Kitzhaber, elected to an unprecedented fourth term last year, announced last week that he would step down amid allegations his fiancee used her relationship with him to enrich herself. Brown though married to her husband since 1997 has identified herself as bisexual, the first such person to become a Governor in the United States.
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Ukrainian troops ride on an armored vehicle outside Artemivsk, Ukraine, while pulling out of Debaltseve, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. After weeks of relentless fighting, the embattled Ukrainian rail hub of Debaltseve fell Wednesday to Russia-backed separatists, who hoisted a flag in triumph over the town. The Ukrainian president confirmed that he had ordered troops to pull out and the rebels reported taking hundreds of soldiers captive.
A Manhattan woman made first appearance on a variety of drug-related charges in Riley County District Court Wednesday afternoon. Katherine Nguyen faces counts which include felonies of unlawful possesion of methamphetamine and Oxycontin and misdemeanor counts involving Alprazolam, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia. Riley County District Court Judge John Bosch granted a public defender in Nguyen’s case, with next appearance before Judge William Malcolm on March 3 at 1 p.m. Recovery of Nguyen’s phone and laptop were also discussed and Judge Bosch advised her to contact her attorney. Nguyen was arrested in connection with a Februry third case, involving three…
More details have been provided regarding an arrest KMAN first told you about a few weeks ago, involving Ryan Routson,33, of Manhattan. Charges include involuntary manslaughter by DUI, aggravated battery by DUI, and possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. A request from KMAN for disclosure of the warrant affidavit was granted Wednesday, indicating syringes and a few plastic baggies were recovered in or near Routson’s vehicle, shortly after the May 6th accident at the intersection of Tuttle Creek Boulevard and Tuttle Terrace. While the redacted affidavit does not indicate who the victim was, previous reports from KMAN indicate the only other injured person…
A Rossville man who faces a vehicular homicide charge in Riley County made first appearance Wednesday afternoon in Riley County District Court. Derik Kesler, 32, stood silent next to his attorney as the misdemeanor vehicular homicide count was read by Judge John Bosch. Kesler was served with the warrant earlier this month, in connection with the June 2014 accident, resulting in the death of Mark Jilka, 49, of Manhattan. Kesler’s attorney indicated his client plans to apply for diversion in the case, and Judge Bosch ended up entering a not guilty plea for Kesler at this time.Kesler’s next appearance…
Wamego High Schools Girl’s Basketball coach Jim Page will be relieved of his duties at the end of the 2014-2015 season. The USD 320 Board of Education voted unanimously at their Tuesday evening meeting to terminate his contract. Board President Richard Weixelman said: “While the USD 320 Board of Education supports the suspension given by the administration, in the best interest of the basketball program, Mr. Page will be allowed to coach through the current basketball season”. Officials had suspended Page earlier in the week after five varsity players quit the team. Page led Wamego to the Class 4A State…
On today’s In Focus, Cathy was joined by Manhattan Ogden USD 383 Associate Superintendent, Robert Seymour and School Board President, Leah Fliter. She also talked to Manhattan Area Technical College President, Rob Edleston. Seymour and Fliter-segment 1 Seymour and Fliter-segment 2 Rob Edleston-segment 1 Rob Edleston-segment 2
Activists said on Wednesday that Syrian rebels have regained much of an area north of Aleppo they lost to government troops a day earlier. The clashes left more than a hundred people dead on both sides.
States across are dealing with dangerous, icy roads and power outages, after the winter storm that hit the region this week.
The Wamego City Commission did not adopt the Contractor Licensing petition. At Tuesday’s meeting, City Manager Merl Page went over the petition that was presented at the last meeting. He instructed the Commissioners they had two options, 1. to adopt the petition as written, or 2. not to adopt and the petition would go to a public referendum. Page added that the City staff cannot support the new language of the petition, because they felt it would be a step back from where they were before. Mayor Vic Enns asked the City Attorney Jake Pugh if the language of the petition…