Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius defends President Barack Obama’s healthcare law, the Affordable Care Act, as she answers questions from Republican members of the House Ways and Means Committee during its review of President Obama’s budget requests, Wednesday, March 12, 2014, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Author: KMAN Staff
The Junction City-Geary County Drug Operations Group, with assistance from the Kansas Highway Patrol, Junction City/Geary County SWAT, and local uniformed law enforcement officers, executed two search warrants Wednesday at 1919 Northwind Drive Lot #2, and 1501 Dean St., in Junction City. As a result, officers arrest two Junction City men for myriad of drug-related crimes. Steven J. Parks (28) and Matthew Redding (35) were both arrested for Conspiracy to Distribute Marijuana, Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute, Felony Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, No Kansas Drug Tax Stamp, Felony Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.The Drug Operations Group seized…
U-S Congressman Tim Huleskamp of Kansas is bringing his Town Hall meetings to Manhattan next week. The Congressman will be at the Manhattan Fire Department Headquarters’ Assembly Room at 2000 Denison Avenue Monday (March 17). The town hall will begin at 11:30 a.m. and is expected to last an hour. Huelskamp has a tradition of visiting each of the district’s 63 counties each year, and has completed 219 town halls during his time in office.
A Junction City man who recently entered a plea to attempted computer crime and conspiracy to commit theft has had his probation revoked. Phillip Neu was in Geary County District Court Monday and is now in the custody of the Department of Corrections for the probation violation. Neu’s most recent case involved a gift card scheme with the Dillon’s in Junction City listed as a victim, with $40, 000 involved. His sentencing is set for April 28th. He could serve more than five years in prison for the two felony charges. Neu’s probation was in connection with a previous residential…
KMAN’s Laura Monsanto filled in for Cathy this morning. Laura spoke with Rock Creek USD 323 Superintendent, Darrel Stufflebeam and Wamego Schools USD 320 Superintendent, Denis O’Dea, as well as recent speaker for the Manhattan Alliance for Peace and Justice, Phyllis Bennis.
Detectives with the Riley County Police Department, along with agents from the Department of Corrections State Parole Office, conducted an investigation into the distribution of illegal drugs in the Riley County area on Tuesday. Police issued a press release Wednesday morning that shared details about three coinciding arrests. The drug investigation led to a search of a residence at 230 N. Walnut in Ogden. Terrance Estes (48) of Manhattan, and Amanda Bluthardt (34) of Ogden, were both arrested for drug related offenses. Estes was arrested for sale or distribution of stimulants, possession of paraphernalia used to grow or distribute marijuana,…
David Jolly (R) defeated Alex Sink (D) on Tuesday in a Tampa-area House district where President Obama’s health care overhaul got its first test ahead of November’s midterm elections. both sides spent millions auditioning national strategies.
Malaysian officials say they have evidence that the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 changed directions prior to its disappearance. Crews have now expanded their search area to include the Malacca Strait.
Women are silhouetted as they watch a Malaysia Airlines jet taxi on the tarmac at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Tuesday, March 11, 2014, in Sepang, Malaysia. Authorities hunting for the missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner expanded their search on land and sea Tuesday, reflecting the difficulties in locating traces of the plane more than three days after it vanished.
Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. talks to reporters as she leaves the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 11, 2014, after saying that the CIA’s improper search of a stand-alone computer network established for Congress has been referred to the Justice Department. The issue stems from the investigation into allegations of CIA abuse in a Bush-era detention and interrogation program.