As transgender people have increasingly gained acceptance and visibility, conservative lawmakers have zeroed in on restricting their rights: keeping transgender children off girls’ sports teams and out of certain bathrooms, and blocking them from receiving gender-affirming medical care. In response, a growing number of Democratic-controlled states have moved to protect such rights, especially access to gender-affirming care. In developments this week, one governor is telling lawmakers they’ll have to return for a special session if they fail to pass some restrictions, two others signed protections into law and a transgender lawmaker was barred from a Statehouse floor amid a standoff…
Author: KMAN Staff
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — No big tax cuts are coming for Kansas residents even though the state treasury is bulging with surplus cash and the Democratic governor and top Republican lawmakers both said over and over that families need relief from inflation. Republican leaders went into the final days of the GOP-controlled Legislature’s annual session hoping to override Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of a bill cutting taxes nearly $1.4 billion over the next three years. Instead, a Republican senator helped kill the GOP bill after voting for it the day before — and promptly lost his committee chairmanship. Legislators adjourned Friday night…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas clinics will be required to tell patients that medication abortions can be stopped using a drug regimen that the providers consider ineffective and potentially dangerous after a key legislative vote Thursday in the nation’s ongoing partisan culture war. The Republican-controlled state Senate voted 29-11 along party lines to override Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of the medication abortion “reversal” measure. The GOP-controlled House overrode the veto Wednesday on an 84-40 vote and the new law takes effect July 1. Kelly vetoed more than a dozen bills restricting abortion providers, rolling back transgender rights or enacting other conservative policies that have…
Officers filed a report for identity theft in the 1400 block of Highland Dr. in Manhattan on April 27, 2023, around 1:00 p.m. A 38-year-old man was listed as the victim when he reported an unknown suspect opened a Verizon account and credit card in his name and charged over $16,000 to the two accounts. Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers. Using the Crime Stoppers service allows you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000. Rhonda Rand, 52, of Manhattan was arrested on April 27, 2023, around 11;30 a.m. on her Manhattan…
News Radio KMAN · In Focus 4/28/23: Brian Peete Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 10:50 Segment 3 – 27:15 On Friday’s edition of In Focus, Riley County Police Department Director Brian Peete joins us Friday for the full hour where he’ll review his initial assessment of the police department — taking a look at climate and morale, crime and perception of crime, legitimacy and credibility, early warning systems for systemic bias and Comstat-type statistics.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators in Kansas enacted what may be the most sweeping transgender bathroom law in the U.S. on Thursday, overriding the Democratic governor’s veto of the measure without having a clear idea of how their new law will be enforced. The vote in the House was 84-40, giving supporters exactly the two-thirds majority they needed to override Gov. Laura Kelly’s action. The vote in the Senate on Wednesday was 28-12, and the new law will take effect July 1. At least eight other states have enacted laws preventing transgender people from using the restrooms associated with their gender identities, but most of…
Riley County Police are investigating an aggravated assault incident involving a 16-year-old male who says a handgun was pulled on him while playing tag with others. The incident reportedly occurred around 7 p.m. Saturday in the 2700 block of Anderson Ave. The male suspect was unknown to the victim. According to RCPD Public Information Officer Aaron Wintermote, the victim was playing tag in the parking lot of Sonic with several people and was chasing after the suspect as he thought he was playing tag with him into the Walgreens parking lot, and across Anderson into the Dillons parking lot. When…
News Radio KMAN · In Focus 4/27/23: Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy at K-State, Pawnee Mental Health Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 10:20 Segment 3 – 20:43 Segment 4 – 33:15 On Thursday’s edition of In Focus, Dr. Colene Lind, Director of the Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy at Kansas State University joined with Dr. Sean Eddington, assistant professor of communications and students from his new “Coaching and Mentoring” course offering. The course highlights the important role coaching and mentoring plays with effective communication. Students who joined us included Olivia Stephens, Aiden Ballinger and Jace Friesen.…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas health care providers could face criminal charges over accusations about their care of newborns delivered during certain abortion procedures after the Republican-controlled Legislature on Wednesday overrode Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of their legislation. The new law takes effect July 1 and will require that heath care providers “exercise the same degree of professional skill, care and diligence” to preserve the health of newborns delivered during an abortion procedure that a “reasonably diligent and conscientious” provider would with other live births. The newborns will have to be transported to a hospital, and violating the law…
Officers filed a report for theft and criminal damage to property in the 1100 block of Kearney Street in Manhattan on April 26, 2023, around 10:43 AM. Officers listed a 27-year-old male as the victim when he reported an unknown suspect took his Cannondale Quick Bicycle and damaged his Masterlock. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $710. Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers. Using the Crime Stoppers service allows you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000. Officers filed a report for criminal damage to property and criminal…