SHAWNEE, Kan. (AP) Shawnee fire officials say two people died in a fire at an apartment complex in a Kansas City suburb. The fire was reported about 5 a.m. Friday at the Carlyle Apartments in Shawnee, Kan. Shawnee fire officials told KMBC-TV that when firefighters arrived they found minimal fire and only light smoke. As they searched ground floor apartments the smoke became heavier at one apartment. The victims were found inside that apartment and efforts to revive them failed. Aerial pictures of the fire show little damage to the exterior of the building. The fire was under control around…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A courtroom inside the federal courthouse in Topeka this week became part of a pilot project to determine the impact of cameras on court proceedings. Four video cameras recorded arguments in a water case from Douglas County. The cameras focus on the witness stand, the lectern where lawyers ask questions, the judge’s bench and a desk where evidence is displayed. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the courtroom deputy operates the cameras from her desk. The proceedings will be posted online after the hearings. The Court Administration and Case Management Committee is running the three-year pilot project. The judge…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Charles Koch says he and his brother and their employees are getting death threats and hate messages because of their political beliefs. The billionaire head of Koch Industries told The Wichita Eagle Thursday that the messages are coming from various directions. His comments came on the eve of a three-day protest dubbed Occupy Koch Town that is expected to draw hundreds of activists to Wichita. Koch says the hate mail and death threats worry him. But he says what most upsets him is all he has done is exercise his freedom of speech. Yvonne Cather is conservation…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A prosecutor has met with law enforcement officers about an investigation into a pickup containing homemade bombs that was parked near the Kansas Capitol. Shawnee County District Attorney Chad Taylor said more details about the case would be released later Friday. He met for about 90 minutes with representatives of Topeka, state and federal agencies. The pickup’s owner was detained Wednesday in an underground tunnel linking the Statehouse to a state office building. Authorities questioned him, searched his home and seized items but released him from custody. The Capitol Police are seeking criminal charges. He was one…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A northeast Kansas prosecutor says he won’t file criminal charges over the state’s destruction of abortion records, an issue that had overshadowed a criminal case against a Planned Parenthood clinic. Shawnee County District Attorney Chad Taylor said Friday that no records related to Planned Parenthood were destroyed by the Kansas attorney general’s office when it shredded abortion-related files. Taylor said the destruction occurred in April 2009. In Johnson County, District Attorney Steve Howe had told a judge that the attorney general’s office had destroyed records that could be evidence in the Planned Parenthood case in April 2009.…
Tax season is in full swing and you may be feeling a bit overwhelmed. If you need some help sorting through the minefield that is your tax return, Riley County Research and Extension will be offering free income tax preparation assistance for qualified individuals. “This is the sixth year Riley County Extension has coordinated the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance site,” Director Jennifer Wilson says. If you make $50,000 or less and will be filing a simple tax return, you are invited to come to the Manhattan Public Library. Appointments are required; you may set up one at 565-6426. You can…
Vision 2025 is preparing to move forward in it’s plan to help preserve agricultural land in Riley County. Public meeting comments were presented Thursday to the Riley County Planning Board and with their approval moved the plan to the Manhattan Urban Area Planning Board Thursday night, where it was accepted with only a minor tweak to the height of solar collectors. The plan, itself, originally was presented about three years ago. “It’s tedious,” Monty Wedel, Planning and Development Director says. “That’s why it’s taken a long time. Because we did it primarily in-house. We had a consultant that looked at various…
KMAN’s Chris Swick takes a look at how “to do” lists may not be as helpful as you think for KMAN’s Morning News.
NEW YORK (AP) The NBA is leaving it up to the fans to determine the winner of the All-Star slam dunk contest. Defending champion Blake Griffin passed on returning, leaving a lackluster field of New York’s Iman Shumpert, Paul George of Indiana, rookie Derrick Williams of Minnesota and Houston’s Chase Budinger. The league announced Thursday that there no longer will be judges in the event, which also will be reduced to one round. Each contestant will execute three dunks. Fans will determine the champion by voting on NBA.com, Twitter or through text messaging. The format in recent years was two…
NEW YORK (AP) Some fans will no longer be able to watch every NCAA men’s basketball tournament game online for free. Turner, CBS and the NCAA announced Thursday a new model for streaming March Madness. Games aired on CBS will still be free through the network’s website. Most, but not all, viewers who get TBS, TNT and truTV on their cable or satellite systems will also be able to watch games aired on those channels for free online. Fans will also have the option of paying $3.99 to see all games on multiple platforms online, mobile and tablet.…