TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas House committee is considering a bill aimed at protecting individuals, groups and businesses that refuse to recognize same-sex unions or provide benefits to gay couples for religious reasons. The Federal and State Affairs Committee’s hearing on the measure Tuesday comes amid an uncertain legal climate for states such as Kansas that bar gay marriage. Federal judges in Oklahoma and Utah recently struck down those states’ bans. The Kansas bill says no individual, business or religious group with sincerely held religious beliefs could be required by any government agency to provide services, facilities, goods, employment or…
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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) A northeast Kansas prosecutor’s office has quadrupled the amount of cash seized in forfeiture cases since an attorney was appointed to focus on those cases three years ago. Last year Douglas County seized more than $263,000 from criminals. That’s up from slightly more than $62,000 seized in 2010. District Attorney Charles Branson told The Lawrence Journal-World it’s up to alleged criminals to prove they had a legal right to the seized money. Branson says his office uses its share of the money to pay for staff training or to provide agencies such as Lawrence Memorial Hospital with…
WINFIELD, Kan. (AP) Funeral services have been scheduled for a south-central Kansas teenager who died last week after collapsing during cheerleading practice. KAKE-TV reports the funeral for Taylor Murphy (15) will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at First Christian Church in Winfield. Taylor was a sophomore at Winfield High School, where she became short of breath and collapsed during cheerleading practice last Thursday. She died later at a hospital in Winfield. Her stepfather says the cause of death has not been released. He described her as a healthy teen whose activities also included volleyball and choir. Winfield High School…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas Senate committee is recommending passage of a bill shortening the process of appealing death sentences for capital murder. The action Monday sends the measure, along with several other judicial bills, to the full Senate for debate in the coming weeks. Death sentences in Kansas are automatically appealed to the state Supreme Court. Currently, inmates can wait a decade or more before their appeals are completed. Senate Vice President Jeff King says the bill would require the appeals to be completed within three years of a capital murder conviction. It also limits the scope of the…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Stan Hartwich, Pottawatomie County Commission Chair, Robert Reece, County Administrator, and Gregg Webster, Zoning Administrator, followed by Cheryl Collins, Riley County Historical Museum Director.
Congressman Tim Huelskamp (KS-01) welcomed a brave former Fort Riley soldier as his special guest for tonight’s State of the Union address. 1st Lieutenant Nathan Rimpf served as platoon leader at Ft. Riley and was deployed to Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. He was wounded by an improvised mine while on combat patrol in July 2012. A double amputee who was told he’d never walk again, 1st Lieutenant Rimpf’s decorations include: Purple Heart, Ranger Tab, Bronze Star, Army Achievement Medal, Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Basic Parachutist Badge and Air Assault Badge. Despite losing both feet during the explosion, Rimpf refused to give up.…
On the day of President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va., left, with House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, talks with reporters after a GOP strategy session, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, at Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington. Eager not to be limited by the legislative gridlock that has plagued the divided Congress, Obama is expected to underscore a go-it-alone strategy where he could bypass lawmakers and use executive actions to achieve his policy proposals.
Traffic creeps along I-55 in north Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014 as ice and snow flurries cause difficult driving conditions. A severe winter storm is expected to hit the state bringing ice and snow to the Gulf Coast.
In a shortened version of “The Game” on KMAN gets you ready for K-State men’s basketball against Texas Tech inside Bramlage Coliseum. What kind of match up problems will the Cats face against the Red Raiders? The Oklahoma Sooners picked up a huge win at home over Oklahoma State on Monday night and they currently sit in 2nd place in the Big 12 standings. Is there a more valuable forward than Ryan Spangler right now in the Big 12? Also, Super Bowl week is upon us and Media was held this afternoon. Which is a bigger media story, Manning/Sherman or Marshawn Lynch snubbing reporters? All that plus “Get Fit” on a shortened version of “The Game” on KMAN.
The Manhattan Public Library will offer a four-part book discussion series starting Thursday, January 30. The series, titled “Community: The Way We Live” will be held at 7:00 p.m. The first discussion will be about “Bailey’s Cafe” by Gloria Naylor, hosted by Ann Birney. Birney is an expert from the Kansas Humanities Council. On February 27th, Marilyn Klaus, lecturer of Religious Studies and African American Studies at the University of Kansas will lead the discussion over “Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe” By Fannie Flagg. On March 27th features John Nichols’ book, “The Milagro Beanfield War”, led by…