WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Prosecutors in Sedgwick County have dropped drug charges against former heavyweight boxing champion Tommy Morrison, less than a year after unrelated drug charges were dismissed in Emporia. The Wichita Eagle reports the Sedgwick County charges were dropped Tuesday, the same day Morrison faced a court hearing. The Oklahoma native was arrested in March 2010 outside a Wichita fitness club and later charged with possessing marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Morrison had told The Eagle he often sat in his car reading the Bible before going into the club to lift weights. He said his car had items from…
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KMAN’s Chris Swick takes a look at Your Family for KMAN’s Morning News.
A Manhattan woman has been remanded to the Kansas Department of Corrections, with several parole violations. Alexis Hamilton, 30, has a variety of different cases, and was remanded to serve 14 months on a 2011 case, 14 months on a 2010 case, and probation was terminated as unsuccessful for another 2010 case. Hamilton also faces charges in a 2012 case, with preliminary hearing status set for Feb. 28.
Beer sales will be permited at the Kaw Valley Rodeo again this year. That was the determination of Riley County commissioners, with county counselor Clancy Holeman reminding the group a decision on the matter ultimately rests with them. “That’s your authority regardless of what the fair board has done to give it’s prior approval,” Holeman said Thursday morning. Holeman added the same system worked this last time, and he made reference to another resolution that prohibits beer sales in Cico Park ordinarily. Holeman admitted the rodeo group had not yet seen the proposed resolution to be adopted by commissioners. “It did…
Mammograms sometimes reflect false normal reports, and that has the Kansas Senate health committee concerned. Manhattan Senator Roger Reitz talked with KMAN’s Cathy Dawes about these concerns.
A homeless man who tried to shoplift from Walmart is facing time for a 2009 burglary. The RCPD reports it was called to Walmart around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday evening by an employee after 27-year-old Leon Houk (hoke) allegedly tried to steal 27-dollars worth of unidentified merchandise. As officers were processing Houk’s notice to appear on the shoplifting charge, they were alerted to a warrant from Riley County District Court after Houk skipped a court date last month on the 2009 Burglary Charge. He is currently confined in the Riley County Jail on a 10-thousand dollar bond.
The new Riley County Health Advisory Board got started Wednesday, with much discussion on what its role should be. Susanne Kufahl, Riley County Health Officer and Administrator, expressed a hope for additional communications, research and input from the group. And the consensus seemed to be to keep with the current set-up of seven members, who previously served on the Riley County/Manhattan Health board. Preliminary discussion seemed to indicate that was a good representation, although Kufahl predicts the subject will be revisited when all seven of the members are able to attend. Only four were at the Wednesday meeting. One of…
Four topics covered the Manhattan – Ogden school board winter retreat, all of which centered on the high school. The board started the retreat discussing the senior early release date and whether giving the students the option to have an early release should continue to be allowed. The next topic centered on the high school day start time. The board examined materials brought by Superintendent Bob Shannon, which included other school’s start time and how those impacted the school along with studies as to the psychology of how teenagers function. The third topic was concerning the open closed lunch hour at…