LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) A 33-year-old Lawrence man has been sentenced to two years of probation for his role in more than a dozen burglaries from storage units around the city. Jacob P. Paine was sentenced last week to 24 months of probation, while two other defendants are scheduled for hearings Nov. 13 on up to a dozen charges each. Police say the thieves got away with more than $77,000 in merchandise, most of which has been returned to its owners. Investigators believe most of the thefts were related to methamphetamine use. Paine initially faced more than a dozen charges before…
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Wichita Republican Phil Hermanson is resigning from the Kansas House to focus on his new family. The Wichita Eagle reports Hermanson made the announcement Thursday, saying he intends to seek public office again sometime in the future. Hermanson was married in September to Rhonda Riggs, to whom he proposed on the House floor in May. The marriage also brought him three stepchildren. Hermanson has been in the House since 2009. His district includes parts of south Wichita and Haysville. He refiled his voter registration Thursday for his new address, which is outside the district. Republican precinct members…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Education officials say new math and English testing that will be recommended next month to the Kansas State Board of Education will be aligned with new curriculum standards and give more flexibility to student testing. The changes were outlined during a meeting Wednesday in Topeka. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports education commissioner Diane DeBacker will recommend that the board approve using the Smarter Balance tests in grades three through eight. She says high schools will have flexibility in what type of assessment they use. Schools are required to test students each year on core education skills. The new…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Karen Hibbard, Director of Manhattan Convention and Vistor’s Bureau, followed by Pamela Kulokas and Jared Bixby with Flint HIlls Discovery Center.
Matt Walters and Brandon Tadtman take you through a Halloween edition of “The Game” on KMAN. A busy show with multiple guests talking about multiple topics. Iowa State Powercat Gameday reporter Dave Sprau joins the show to preview the match up at Bill Snyder Family Stadium on Saturday. The first preseason college basketball poll was released and Mike DeCourcy from Sporting News joins the show to preview the college basketball season. Thursday means another edition of “Full Throttle” with the hitman. The final week of the high school football regular season in full swing with state playoffs slowly starting to take shape. As always the show is closed out with “You can’t be serious”.
Courtesy Kansas State Athletics Communications: The Big 12 volleyball match between K-State and No. 25 Oklahoma, originally slated for Wednesday, October 30, has been rescheduled for Sunday, November 3 in Ahearn Field House at 7 pm. All previously printed tickets for the October 30 match will be honored upon entrance of Ahearn Field House on Nov. 3. Tickets for October 30 do not need to be exchanged for a new ticket. As part of Wildcat Weekend, fans can also purchase $3 general admission tickets by showing their ticket from either the Nov. 1 women’s basketball game against Alaska-Anchorage, Nov. 1…
A man looks at his cell phone as he walks on the street in downtown Madrid, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. On Wednesday Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said that the head of Spain’s intelligence services will address Parliament over allegations that Spain was a target for surveillance by the U.S. National Security Agency. He reiterated that if confirmed, such activity is “inappropriate and unacceptable between partners and friends.” (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Michael Madison is led into court for his arraignment on updated charges that include aggravated murder Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013, in Cleveland. Madison is accused of killing three women whose bodies were found wrapped in plastic in East Cleveland, Ohio. The new charges could lead to a death sentence if he’s convicted. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
KMAN received a report of a gas leak on Knox lane early Thursday afternoon. A short time later, the Riley County Police department that the leak was contained and the gas cleaned up.
Lt. Col. Steven W. Denney will take command of the Kansas National Guard’s 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 137thInfantry Regiment during a change of command ceremony on Nov. 1 at 6 p.m. at the Kansas Regional Training Institute, Building 365, 2929 Scanlan Ave., Salina, Kan. During the ceremony, Lt. Col. Robert A. Wood will turn over command to Denney. The 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 137th Infantry is headquartered in Kansas City with subordinate units located in Emporia, Junction City, Lawrence, Lenexa, Manhattan, Topeka and Wichita. “I am honored and excited to be taking command of the 2-137th Combined Arms Battalion,” said…