TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Senate has approved a bill adding cellphone numbers to the state’s no-call law for telephone solicitors. The measure proposed by Attorney General Derek Schmidt passed Thursday on a vote of 38-0 and now goes to the House. Kansas enacted the no-call statute in 2002 to protect residents from unwanted telemarketing calls. People add their numbers to a list maintained by the Federal Trade Commission. The attorney general can pursue complaints about solicitations made through landline phones but has no authority over calls made to cellphones. The bill would create that authority. Supporters say the measure…
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ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) The former director of a southern Kansas senior center has been sentenced to 60 days in jail and ordered to repay $53,000 he took from the city-owned center. Forty-seven-year-old Edward Greene pleaded no contest last month to theft, misuse of public funds and giving false information. Cowley County authorities believe he took or misused as much as $138,000 during his four years at the Arkansas City Senior Center, but they could only prove $53,000 in losses. The Arkansas City Traveler reports Greene will serve his jail time on a work-release basis under the sentence he received…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Senate has approved a bill making a minimum of 50 years in prison the presumed sentence instead of an option for juries to consider for premeditated, first-degree murder. The 35-3 vote Thursday sends the measure to the House. The measure would be the second major revision of the “Hard 50” law within a year. Lawmakers had a special session in September to ensure that juries rather than judges weighed the evidence on whether the sentence should be imposed. The U.S. Supreme Court had said in a Virginia case that juries must decide. Kansas law now…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas House committee has approved a bill to bring the state into a compact with other states seeking to exempt themselves from the federal health care law. The bill approved Thursday by the Federal and State Affairs Committee also would allow compact states to remove themselves from other federal health regulations if Congress consents. The Republican-dominated committee approved the measure on a voice vote with no debate. The measure goes next to the House for debate. Many GOP lawmakers are strong opponents of the federal health care law championed by Democratic President Barack Obama, viewing it…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) A 28-year-old Kansas City, Kan., man is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of a woman who was struck by his vehicle during a police chase. Christopher Bradley Stewart also was charged Thursday with felony fleeing to elude police and interference with a law enforcement officer. Wyandotte County District Attorney Jerome Gorman says the murder charge was filed because someone was killed during the commission of an inherently dangerous felony. Police say Stewart was fleeing from police Monday when he ran a stop sign and collided with a car driven by 62-year-old Graciela…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Lyle Butler, Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce President, and Miss Capital City Abigail Lopez.
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Pat Hudgins, USD 383 School Board Member, and Bob Seymour, Associate Superntendent.
Three suspects facing murder charges in the death of a Junction City woman appeared in court Thursday for their initial hearings. Larry Anderson (25) of Manhattan, Drexel Woody (23) of Fort Riley and Marrysa Middleton (22) of Colorado, were arrested last week in connection with the 1st degree murder and aggravated kidnapping of 24-year-old Junction City woman, Amanda Clemons. During the initial hearing, Allen Angst was appointed for Drexel Woody; Linda Barnes was appointed for Larry Anderson; and the Geary County Public Defender’s Office is working with Marrysa Middleton. All three cases are set for a status hearing on March 27th at…
Thursday’s Riley County/Pottawatomie County/Manhattan City commission meeting featured two items, the first of which involved the Blue River Silver Jackets pilot project. This involves a four step project that Senior Planner for the City of Manhattan, Chad Bunger estimates will take 12-18 months to complete. Bunger took the time to explain the step he is most excited about, where a non-structural mitigation analyst will be visiting to share how to save houses from exposure to flooding. This often times can involve raising a house off the ground, or renovating the basement into a crawl space. ————– Monday, February 24th will…
Thursday’s edition of “The Game” on KMAN breaks down the Kansas State men’s basketball team win over TCU on Wednesday night. How much do the Cats miss the presence of Shane Southwell? How much will he play over the weekend at Oklahoma? The K-State women not so much luck in Ft. Worth against TCU, the women back in Bramlage on Saturday against West Virginia. CBSsports.com’s Rob Rang joins the show to talk about the NFL Combine and the NFL Draft. Rob Voelker from California to talk Kansas State baseball as the bat cats are now 0-5 to start the season after losing to Portland on Thursday afternoon. All that and much more on “The Game” on KMAN.