TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A longtime opponent of the Kansas death penalty plans to bicycle 100 miles through northeast Kansas to push legislators to repeal the law. Bill Lucero will attempt to make the ride Tuesday around Topeka and Shawnee County. He is expected to be joined by other death penalty opponents and members of a local bicycling club. Lucero, whose father was murdered 40 years ago, has been a volunteer for several years with the Kansas Coalition Against the Death Penalty. Kansas reinstated the death penalty in 1994. No one has been executed under the law, which would take place…
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UFM Community Learning Center held a World’s Largest Swimming Lesson event, Tuesday morning in the K-State Natatorium. 30 participants of all ages took part in an effort to break the World record, which was set in 2012 at 24,873 participants. “The Guiness World Record is the largest simultaneous swimming lesson across the world,” said Kayla Oney, education coordinator for UFM. UFM also took the opportunity to raise awareness about the importance of swimming lessons, especially for children. Research shows participation in formal swimming lessons can reduce the risk of drowning by 88% among children aged 1-4. In the summer, most kids…
A Junction City Police Department K-9 Unit made a traffic stop Tuesday morning near milepost 289 on I 70 for a traffic violation, but what was discovered landed the Arizona man in jail without bond. During the traffic stop, the officer developed probable cause to search the vehicle and located boxes containing US currency in the bed of the truck. The driver, Marshall H. Dion, 78, of Tucson, AZ was arrested and charged with the Transportation of Drug Proceeds and Speeding. An inventory of the monies found in the vehicle revealed $828,220 in US currency. The cash money along with the…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Manhattan Mayor John Matta and City Manager Ron Fehr. [mp3-jplayer]
Ross Kivett picked up his third All-American honor this season after the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) named him a second team All-American. Kivett was joined by Jared King and Austin Fisher on the ABCA All-Midwest Region team. Fisher and Kivett were first team all-region while King was second team all-region. The three Wildcats were the most to be honored by the ABCA in a single season in school history. Kivett has also been named an All-American by Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball. His three All-American designations are the most by a K-State player since A.J. Morris racked up six…
President Barack Obama, Russian President Vladimir Putin and other G-8 leaders attempted to speak with one voice on seeking a negotiated Syrian peace settlement, yet couldn’t publicly agree on what this means.
Military leaders are ready to begin tearing down the remaining walls that have prevented women from holding thousands of combat and special operations jobs near the front lines.
Update at 5:57 p.m. According to Greg Harkrader with the Kansas Highway Patrol, Southbound lanes of Tuttle Creek Boulevard are now open while Northbound lanes were being diverted through the state park by the corps office. The Kansas Highway Patrol and Kansas Department of Transportation were both working to get northbound lanes reopened very soon. A Fatal accident in the 4600 block of Tuttle Creek Boulevard between a passenger vehicle and semi-trailer blocked traffic earlier this afternoon to and from Manhattan. Authorities responded just before 4 p.m. to the scene of the accident. Check back for further updates as the…
The trial began Tuesday in the case of the City of Manhattan vs. Jeff Gauthier, regarding a proposed amount of funding to be set aside in the city’s budget each year for social services. Six witnesses were called to the stand by the plaintiff’s attorney-Ron Schneider. The first two witnesses, Jeff Gauthier and Nancy Golden, are members of the “Save Our Social Services”(SOS) organization. They answered questions regarding the petition they helped circulate in the hopes to enact an ordinance requiring two percent of the city’s general fund budget to be used toward social services. The third witness, was Co-Chair…
The Board of Directors of Manhattan Area Technical College (MATC) has joined the ranks of other institutions around the State by adopting a resolution to extend the prohibition against weapons on campus for a period up to four years, as allowed by Kansas statute outlined in the Senate Substitute for HB 2052 approved during the 2013 session. The resolution, which the Board passed unanimously, will be forwarded to the State’s Attorney General Office along with a description of the existing security measures in place and assurances that the extension will allow MATC time to discover resources to enhance its already…