TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Election Assistance Commission to help Kansas and Arizona enforce laws requiring new voters to provide proof of their U.S. citizenship. U.S. District Judge Eric Melgren in Wichita, Kan., ruled Wednesday that the commission has no legal authority to deny requests from Kansas and Arizona to add state-specific instructions to a national voter registration form. The states sued to force the action. Both states require new voters to provide proof of their U.S. citizenship to election officials. The federal registration form requires only that prospective voters sign a statement that they…
Author: KMAN Staff
On today’s In Focus, Cathy was joined by Chair of Flint Hills Tea Party Education Fund, Robert Deemie, as they spoke about the recent Constitution Bee and other events. She was later joined by Manhattan Christian College President, Kevin Ingram.
A plea agreement was entered Wednesday morning involving a first degree murder case. Riley County District Court Judge, Meryl Wilson heard the plea agreement for James McKenith (33), who was arrested and charged with first degree murder three days after John Burroughs (68) was found dead in his residence in September of last year. Prosecuting State Attorney, Barry Wilkerson shared the terms of the agreement, that he and Defense Attorney, J. Richard Lake agreed on. The no contest plea would involve a life sentence for McKenith, with possible parole after 20 years. Wilkerson provided a brief background of the case,…
Riley County Police arrested Mohammed Abduljabbar, 26, of Manhattan on a warrant for failure to appear.The original offense was listed as stalking after being served a protection order. Abduljabbar was arrested near the intersection of 12th Street and Bluemont Ave. and is currently confined in lieu of a $25,000 bond. He was arrested on Tuesday at approximately 4:15 PM. ### A 26-year-old Manhattan woman has been arrested by the Junction City Police Department for a Riley County District Court warrant listing the offense of failure to appear in court. The original offense listed on the warrant for Currin Ayer was…
Mitch Meyer had three hits and Tanner DeVinny knocked in four runs as K-State ran their winning streak to 11 games with a 17-2 victory on Tuesday night over Air Force. The Cats scored 12 runs in the first four innings against the Falcons, including a four-run third and a five-run fifth. Nate Griep (1-0) earned his first win as a Wildcat, as the redshirt freshman went five innings, giving up two runs on six hits with five strikeouts. Trent Monaghan (0-2) took the loss for Air Force after giving up 11 runs, 10 earned, on nine hits in three…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Chiefs general manager John Dorsey says the controversial signing of wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders by AFC West-rival Denver has been “put to bed” and that he’s focused on what he can do during the rest of free agency and in the draft. Sanders had visited the Chiefs last week when reports began to surface he had agreed to a contract. His agent, Steve Weinberg, said that was never the case, and reports citing unnamed sources that claimed he was “shopping” the Chiefs’ offer to other teams were inaccurate. Sanders ultimately signed an $18 million, three-year…
Malaysian authorities investigating the missing Malaysian Airlines plane says files were recently deleted from the pilot’s home flight simulator. Investigators are trying to retrieve the files.
Illinois picked Republican businessman Bruce Rauner to face incumbent Democrat Pat Quinn in the race for Governor. Rauner is promising to run Illinois like a business, while Quinn says he’s fighting for an economy that works for everyone.
Wamego City Commissioners gave their approval for the water tower painting project. At Tuesday’s City Commission, Merl Page, City Manager, reviewed the bids received for painting the new Water Tower, which was tabled at the last meeting for further review. Page said three bids were received, the lowest from Maguire Iron, Inc. of Sioux Falls, South Dakota for $79,720, Caldwell Tanks Inc. of Harrodsburg, Kentucky submitted a bid for $83,000, and Classic Protective Coatings of Menomonie, Wisconsin bid was $124,800. Commissioner Vic Enns said we should get on with the project and made a motion to accept the bid from Maguire Iron, Inc. for…
From right, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Speaker of Crimean legislature Vladimir Konstantinov and Crimean Premier Sergei Aksyonov sign a treaty for Crimea to join Russia in the Kremlin in Moscow, Tuesday, March 18, 2014. With a sweep of his pen, President Vladimir Putin added Crimea to the map of Russia on Tuesday, describing the move as correcting past injustice and a response to what he called Western encroachment upon Russia’s vital interests.