TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A northeast Kansas trial judge will sit with the state Supreme Court in December to hear a case involving attorney discipline. District Judge Martin Asher, who serves Atchison and Leavenworth counties, was named Thursday to sit with six of the high court’s justices. Justice Marla Luckert recused herself from hearing the discipline case involving attorney Brendon Patrick Barker. Asher will only hear the one case on the docket and will participate in the court’s deliberations and drafting of the opinion regarding Barker.
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The Riley County Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) and the Pottawatomie County Sheriff s Office arrested a Manhattan man Thursday night for several drug related offenses while conducting an ongoing investigations into the illegal sale and distribution of drugs. Aaron Norris, 20, was arrested after a search warrant was served at his home in the 1000 block of Moro Street. Norris was taken into custody for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, no drug tax stamp, and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was confined at the Riley County Jail with a $10,000 bond. Through the course of this search warrant…
WACO, Texas (AP) Bryce Petty threw for three touchdowns and ran for two more, Shock Linwood ran for 182 yards and fifth-ranked Baylor stayed undefeated, passing its first big test with a 41-12 victory over No. 12 Oklahoma on Thursday night. Baylor (8-0, 5-0 Big 12) scored twice in the final minute before halftime and stretched its school-record winning streak to 12 games since a loss at Oklahoma last November. The Bears are 8-0 for the first time. Even though Baylor came in leading the nation in scoring (64 points per game) and total offense (718 yards per game) and…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Governor’s Military Council Ex. Dir. John Armbrust, followed by Mariebeth Kieffer, Executive Director of the Flint Hills Breadbasket, and then ending with Captain Don Stubbings with the Kansas State Unviversity Police Dept.
Chief of Navy Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013, to testify before the Senate Armed Service Committee hearing on the impact of sequestration on nation defense. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks at the Polk County Republican Party fall fundraiser dinner at the Embassy Suites in Des Moines, Iowa Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. Perry returned to Iowa for the first time since his presidential run last year. (AP Photo/Justin Hayworth)
After two years of negotiations, The City of Manhattan and Allegiant Air officially dedicated the inaugural flight for jet service from MHK to Phoenix-Mesa, Thursday afternoon. “We hope this is just the beginning of a great, long term relationship between Allegiant and Manhattan,” said Eric Fletcher, Director of Airports for Allegiant Air. Allegiant Travel Company is a Las Vegas-based company focused on linking travelers in small cities to leisure destinations. The company operates a low-cost, all-jet passenger airline through its subsidiary, Allegiant Air. The company has been named one of America’s 100 Best Small Companies by Forbes Magazine for four…
Erik Stone and Brandon Tadtman take you thru a jam packed Thursday edition of “The Game” on KMAN. Baylor Powercat Gameday reporter Lark Smith joins the show to preview Oklahoma and Baylor down in Waco, who does he think will win the ball game and does Oklahoma have a chance? Full Throttle with the hitman gets you caught up on the Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship and who he likes to win the Cup. Brent Maycock from the Topeka Capital Journal joins the show to talk high school football playoffs around the state of Kansas. Plus, Jamey Eisenberg from CBSsports.com joins the show to get you geared up for another fantasy football weekend in the NFL. That, plus “You can’t be serious” as always to close out the show.
Erik Stone and Brandon Tadtman take you thru a jam packed Thursday edition of “The Game” on KMAN. Baylor Powercat Gameday reporter Lark Smith joins the show to preview Oklahoma and Baylor down in Waco, who does he think will win the ball game and does Oklahoma have a chance? Full Throttle with the hitman gets you caught up on the Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship and who he likes to win the Cup. Brent Maycock from the Topeka Capital Journal joins the show to talk high school football playoffs around the state of Kansas. Plus, Jamey Eisenberg from CBSsports.com joins the show to get you geared up for another fantasy football weekend in the NFL. That, plus “You can’t be serious” as always to close out the show.
A 45-year-old man serving time with the Kansas Department of Corrections on three Geary County convictions has apparently been passed over for parole. Ronald Smith was convicted and sentenced in May of 1990 in connection with 1989 cases of rape, aggravated burglary, and aggravated sodomy. Public comment sessions for Smith were held in September, with the parole hearing last month. But a check with the KDOC website indicates Smith’s next possible release date isn’t until October of 2029. He remains incarcerated in El Dorado.