Election day has arrived! Several city and school elections are being held in the area, but probably the more notable and gaining the most attention is the Manhattan City Commission race, with seven candidates trying for three positions. KMAN news had packages on each of these individuals the past few weeks, but they include John Ball, Daniel Hogan, incumbent Rich Jankovich, Karen McCulloh, Debbie Nuss, Usha Reddi, and Bob Strawn. Another race that’s highlighted locally is four USD 383 school board candidates for three positions, including Mitch Beims, Aaron Estabrook, Pat Hudgins, and Marcia Rozell. Ogden has two candidates for…
Author: KMAN Staff
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) Kansas court officials say up to 25 percent of the state’s court reporters will be eligible to retire in the next three years, leaving a big gap in courthouses. Many of the state’s current 132.5 court reporters are older, and even more are expected to retire in the next five to 10 years. Court reporters type the official record of legal proceedings, using a series of complex letter combinations to record up to 225 words per minute with 95 percent accuracy. The Hutchinson News reports that Butler County Community College and the Court Reporting Institute of Kansas…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Topeka woman charged with helping her husband avoid arrest in the 2009 murder of a Kansas woman is asking to have the complaint dismissed. Rebecca Hollister’s attorneys have filed a motion in Nemaha County seeking dismissal of a complaint that alleges she helped her husband, Roger Hollister, avoid arrest after the murder of Patricia Kimmi, 58, of rural Horton. Roger Hollister died March 20 while serving a life prison term for Kimmi’s death. Rebecca Hollister’s attorneys say in a motion filed Friday that she was given immunity before she testified against her husband. The attorneys contend…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Wichita police say they have found no signs of trauma on the body of a man found during the weekend. Two children found the body Saturday afternoon near a drainage ditch in east Wichita. Sgt. Scott Brunow says the body has been turned over to the Sedgwick County Coroner’s Office and an autopsy will be performed. The man’s name has not been released.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) An eastern Kansas framing company, its three owners and four crew leaders have been charged in a 31-count indictment accusing them of harboring illegal immigrants who worked for the company. A federal indictment unsealed Monday accuses Advantage Framing, a Spring Hill company, of knowingly hiring illegal immigrants to gain an unfair commercial advantage. U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom says the company issued checks to crew leaders to cash and pay workers, but didn’t pay Social Security, workers compensation or unemployment insurance benefits. The defendants are charged with conspiracy to harbor illegal aliens for commercial advantage and private…
OTTAWA, Kan. (AP) A former eastern Kansas sheriff is accused in a civil ouster petition of tipping off his alleged lover about a meth investigation. After several media outlets petitioned the court, the petition was unsealed Monday. Several hours later, Jeff Curry’s resignation as Franklin County sheriff took effect. The Ottawa Herald reports that Curry says the allegations are untrue. The Franklin County sheriff’s office referred calls to the county attorney’s office, which wasn’t open. The ex-sheriff doesn’t have a listed phone number. The unsealed documents say Curry admitted in September to informing the woman that she had been identified…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A 27-year-old Wichita man who opened fire inside a store last August has pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated assault. KFDI-FM reports Jake Jacobs entered the pleas in Sedgwick County District Court on Monday, the same day he was scheduled to go on trial. Jacobs was charged with firing a shot at a Burlington Coat Factory security guard who asked if he planned to pay for a soda he had just drunk. The shot missed the guard. He was also accused of pointing his gun at three customers, none of whom were injured. Police found Jacobs…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with the Flint Hills Financial Literacy Council, as Dan Seemann and Chelsy Parsons from HCCI come in to talk about credit scores. [mp3-jplayer]
With three months left until the completion of the project, the Pottawatomie County Commission took the opportunity Monday to visit the Justice Center. Donning hard hats, the group was lead through the site by Dan Rowe, with Treanor Architects. During their tour, the commission had an opportunity to check out some of the issues and change orders that are before them as the project moves forward. This opportunity led to the option of rescinding a previous approval of an access door and wall. Rowe was able to show the commission exactly where the wall and access door to the washers…
President Barack Obama and his family have welcomed thousands of children to the White House for the annual Easter Egg Roll. The South Lawn was transformed into a rainbow of colors as boys and girls played games.