Author: KMAN Staff

OTTAWA, Kan. (AP) Olathe police are waiting to learn whether one of the three bodies found in a neighboring county is that of a young mother reported missing along with her daughter. Sgt. Brad Caldwell said Tuesday that Kaylie Bailey, 21, and her 1 .5-year-old daughter, Lana Bailey, were last seen Wednesday. They were reported missing Friday. Caldwell says Olathe police have sent detectives to the Franklin County crime scene because of the open missing person case. Olathe police had provided the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department with an address to check Friday. But Caldwell declined to say whether it was…

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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Passenger rail supporters in Wichita are planning what they describe as a “major announcement” this week. The Wichita Eagle reports the announcement will be made during a news conference Friday afternoon at Wichita’s Union Station. City officials are characterizing the news conference as an “update on significant developments regarding passenger rail advocacy in this area.” Wichita Vice Mayor Pete Meitzner will lead the news conference, along with business representatives who serve on his local steering committee. Rail backers have been trying to persuade Amtrak to bring passenger train service to the city. One proposal would expand the…

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas board has nominated 10 properties around the state for listing on the National Register of Historic Places, including two public school buildings. The Kansas State Historical Society says the state Historic Sites Board of Review nominated the sites during its quarterly meeting earlier this month. The nominees include the historic Belleville High School building in Belleville, which opened in 1931. The structure is now a middle school that the local school district plans to close. Another nominee is the former Franklin Elementary School in Kansas City, Kan. It opened in 1898 and closed in 1973.…

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It’s time to talk Manhattan, as Cathy sits down with Mayor John Matta and City Manager Ron Fehr. [mp3-jplayer]

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KMAN News has learned that Michael Schuster, the Manhattan Physician who was indicted on four federal charges of prescribing illegal medications to active duty Ft. Riley soldiers has entered a plea of not guilty. The plea was entered Tuesday afternoon during a hearing in front of U.S. Magistrate Judge Gary Sebelius. The following is the story from our partners at the Associated Press: A Kansas doctor has pleaded not guilty to four federal charges, including illegally distributing prescription drugs out of his Manhattan medical clinic. Fifty-three-year-old Michael Schuster, of Manhattan, was indicted last week on multiple counts alleging he operated…

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In a hearing on Tuesday morning a former Kansas State student entered of plea of no contest to two counts of involuntary manslaughter. 25-year-old Miles Theurer plead no contest to the counts after reaching a plea agreement with the prosecution that included the dropping of two counts of aggravated battery. Theurer is now awaiting sentencing on the charges involving the double fatality accident on K-18 in May 2012. 31-year-old Micheal Stanley and Elizabeth Young of Ogden were killed in the crash, and autopsies revealed the cause of death to be severe trauma from the head on collision. In court on Tuesday…

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Department heads were present during Monday’s Pottawatomie County Commission meeting as a legislative update was slated for discussion. As part of the discussion, Randall Allen, Executive Director of the Kansas Association of Counties, referred to the sales tax issues and how the decision will be determined before the end of the session at the end of the month. The issue holds on whether or not to let the 6/10 sales tax to sunset or not.  As part of the discussion, Allen stated the House does want the sales tax to end. Gary Yenzer, county commissioner, referenced Manhattan and how the…

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