KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) A play that tells the real stories of people involved in the litigation that toppled segregated education is being performed this week in Kansas City, Kan. The Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site in Topeka says it has worked with the Kansas City Kansas Community College to put on a performance of playwright Marcia Cebulska’ “Now Let Me Fly.” Because the National Park Service is helping to offset the cost, tickets are free to Thursday and Friday performances at the campus theater. It’s being performed by the theater production company “Say I Am Productions.”…
Author: KMAN Staff
It’s time to talk about the Pottawatomie County Schools, as Cathy sits down with USD 320 Supt. Denise O’Dea and USD 323 Supt. Darrel Stufflebeam. [mp3-jplayer]
The investigation continues after a truck was stolen from a local business in Pottawatomie County. An unknown person or persons entered the fenced area behind Griffith Lumber on Levee Drive sometime early Sunday morning. Once inside they took a 2008 GMC box truck and drove through the fence. The vehicle was recovered on Monday in the 500 block of Bertrand, but damages from the incident are in excess of $1,000 and the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Department is looking for tips. Anyone with information on this crime is asked to contact the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office at 785-457-3353.
A civil lawsuit against the city of Manhattan saw action in Riley County court on Wednesday afternoon. Four individuals who support the organization “Save Our Social Services”, or SOS, asked for a summary judgement against the city. The case was brought to the courts by the plaintiffs in hopes its petition to have the city enact an ordinance requiring two percent of the city’s general fund budget to be earmarked for social services would go forward as a legal referendum. The petition would make the city adopt the measure as an ordinance, or put the issue to a vote in…
Jodi Arias has been convicted of first-degree murder Wednesday in the gruesome killing of her one-time boyfriend in Arizona after a four-month trial that captured headlines.
Gina DeJesus, who was freed from apparent kidnappers earlier this week, arrived back at her family home Wednesday. DeJesus, Amanda Berry, 27, and Michelle Knight, 32, had been held since their teens or early 20s, police said.
The latest Congressional hearing on the attack at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya focused on whether the U.S. military could have responded more quickly to end the assault.
The newest member of the 2013 Kansas State Men’s Basketball recruiting class is point guard Nigel Johnson of Ashburn, Virginia. Below is the complete announcement of the signing from K-State Athletics Communications: Kansas State head coach Bruce Weber announced today that point guard Nigel Johnson (Ashburn, Va./Riverdale Baptist School) has signed a National Letter of Intent with the Wildcat basketball program, becoming the fifth signee in 2013. The second point guard recruit of the class, Johnson joins Neville Fincher (Teaneck, N.J./Hargrave Military Academy), Marcus Foster (Wichita Falls, Texas/Hirschi), Wesley Iwundu (Houston, Texas/Westfield) and Jevon Thomas (Queens, N.Y./St. John’s [Wis.] Northwest…
Several people convicted of area crimes are up for public comment sessions and possible parole the next few months. Ricky Perkins, 57, was convicted of rape in Geary county in 1979. He also was sentenced in connection with a 1993 case in Harvey county involving burglary. Perkins is up for public comment sessions in June, with the 17th in Kansas City City Hall, 19th in the Finney State Office Building in Wichita, and the 21st in the Landon State Office Building in Topeka. The July public comment list includes Joe Bowser,46, Nathaniel Ellibee, 40,and Leonard Gibson, 56. Bowser is facing time…
Several local law enforcement agencies are reportedly culminating a complex investigation Wednesday, with a news conference scheduled for Thursday afternoon. A media release just before noon from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation indicates Riley County Police, the Geary County Attorney’s Office, Junction City Police Department, Geary County Sheriff’s Office, Grandview Plaza Police Department, and the KBI have been working on a complex operation. Officers including tactical units have been utilized to secure several locations which are the subject of search warrants in Manhattan, Ogden, and Junction City. Investigators are currently searching locations and conducting interviews. Additional details will be provided at…