Author: KMAN Staff
A nominating commission charged with naming candidates to fill a district judge vacancy in the 21st Judicial District has issued a request for assistance from the public. The 21st Judicial District includes Clay and Riley counties. The nine-member commission is responsible for submitting the names of two or three nominees to the Governor for the vacancy which was created by the retirement of Judge Paul E. Miller, Manhattan, who is retiring June 8, 2012. Kansas statutes require that a judge be a resident of the district in which selected, be at least 30 years of age, have been in the…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is warning lawmakers that a potential constitutional crisis is brewing because they haven’t yet redrawn political districts. But Kobach said Monday that he’s also wary of a new proposal to postpone the state’s primary election until the last week of August if lawmakers don’t set new political boundaries soon enough. Lawmakers reconvene Wednesday for a wrap-up session that could continue through early May. Legislators must redraw state House, state Senate and congressional districts to account for changes in the state’s population during the past decade. Kobach said the Kansas Constitution doesn’t…
SALINA, Kan. (AP) Kansas drivers might have flashbacks this year if they are pulled over by certain Kansas Highway Patrol troopers. The patrol has issued 14 cars to troopers that look like those used by the patrol in 1989. They are blue and gray Crown Victorias with a single red light on top. The cars are being used to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the patrol. The Salina Journal reports they will stay in the patrol’s fleet until they are retired at 49,000 miles. The patrol says the cars might look old, but they have all the modern technology in…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Sections of two streets in Lawrence will be renamed to honor former Kansas football coach and player Don Fambrough. The city of Lawrence and the University of Kansas will rename the two streets at a ceremony before the spring football game Saturday. The ceremony will be at the current intersection of 11th and Maine Streets. The city will rename a section of 11th Street “Fambrough Drive.” The university also will rename a stretch of Maine Street behind the Memorial Stadium press box “Fambrough Way.” The two streets will intersect. Fambrough died in September at the age of…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Court of Appeals is scheduled to hear the case of a woman who lost full custody of her child after a case manager recommended custody go to the child’s father. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports Karen Williams contends the March 2011 custody decision was based on confidential conversations between the judge and the case manager. Williams says she didn’t have a chance to respond to accusations made by the case manager, violating her right to due process. In Kansas, case managers are appointed by judges and aren’t required to be licensed. The Legislature is also considering…
HAYSVILLE, Kan. (AP) The pastor of a small Kansas church that serves cowboys and cowgirls says he’s forgiven the thieves who caused thousands of dollars of damage at the church over the weekend. The thieves destroyed air conditioners at the Prairie Trail Cowboy Church in Haysville, just south of Wichita. They got away with only about 40 dollars worth of aluminum. KWCH reports church members found the damage as they arrived for services Sunday. A member of the congregation saw a truck near the church’s air conditions on Saturday afternoon but assumed it was a repairman. Pastor Chris Bray is…
Two Manhattan men were charged for their roles in the Wendy’s armed robbery reported Tuesday. Riley County Police say thanks to the immediate calls from Wendy with good descriptions, the dispatchers were able to get information to RCPD quickly. After receiving the information, officers were able to make it to the area before the suspects had fled the scene. The first suspect exited the back door of Wendy’s going Northbound. After the suspect got in the get away vehicle, the officers saw the vehicle leaving. Officers quickly caught up to the vehicle and attempted to get it to stop. As…
Youth was no barrier for Manhattan High grad Steve Andrus, as he nearly qualified for the 2012 London Olympic games over the weekend. Andrus is a senior-to-be on the Michigan State wrestling team, but is also one of the best young Greco-Roman wrestlers in the country. In Greco-Roman, only the upper body can be used to wrestle and not the legs. The former Indian and current Spartan was a wild card at 120 kilograms, and went 3-0 in the challenge bracket. Andrus wrestled 2008 Olympian Dremiel Byers of the US Army in the finals, but was defeated 2-0. Andrus didn’t qualify for London, but…