LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) A Missouri man was sentenced to five years in prison for his role in a robbery on the University of Kansas campus. Twenty-one-year-old Mykel Dantae Karlyle of Belton also was ordered Tuesday to register as a violent offender after serving his prison sentence. He had pleaded no contest to one count of aggravated robbery. Prosecutors say Karlyle used a handgun to rob a student of marijuana in April 2009 in a residence hall parking lot. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that Karlyle also faces aggravated robbery and aggravated battery charges for a 2011 incident in Shawnee County. A…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A state agency has been asked to study ways to save money at the Kansas Neurological Institute in Topeka. Rep. David Crum, a Republican from Augusta, says the discussion could include transitioning KNI from an institution for people with severe developmental disabilities to residential housing for the disabled. But Crum said Tuesday that the discussion is only in preliminary stages. He says he asked the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services to make recommendations after a two-day legislative break in March. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the House Social Services Budget Committee approved Gov. Sam Brownback’s…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas Corporation Commission members say they will scrutinize Westar Energy’s contention that its shareholders need to make a 10 percent return on their investment in the utility. The issue was raised during testimony Monday and Tuesday concerning the utility’s request for a rate increase. A settlement reached between Westar, the KCC staff and the company’s large commercial and industrial customers would give Westar a $50 million rate increase. The request includes a shareholder return of 10 percent. The utility says it needs that rate to attract and keep investors. A consumer advocacy group is challenging the proposed…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Protestors are hoping to draw people from across the nation to Wichita over the President’s Day weekend for an “Occupy Koch Town” event. Wichita is the home of Koch Industries and the three-day event is billed as a protest against Charles and David Koch. The group contends the Koch brothers exemplify corporate dominance of politics and distortion of science that is perpetuating bad energy policy. The heart of the protest is opposition to the Keystone-XL pipeline that that would carry Canadian oil to refineries along the Texas Gulf coast. Opponents say the dirty, highly corrosive oil it…
An area student from Kansas State University has been nominated for the Barry Goldwater Scholarship. Kansas State University has nominated four students including one from the area for the 2012 Barry Goldwater Scholarship. Those nominated include Joshua Ericson of Junction City. He is a junior in mathematics and is conducting research, looking for ways to use mathematics to accurately describe how biological epidemics can spread in rural settings. Ericson is a 2011-2012 department of mathematics I-Center scholar. He attended Wichita State University before coming to Kansas State University. A graduate of Junction City High School, he is the son of…
After one year in the making, the Catholic Faith is welcoming a new Bishop to the Salina Diocese. Msgr. Edward J. Weisenburger, 51, was announced Monday as the 11th Bishop of Salina’s Diocese after previously serving as vicar general for the Oklahoma City Archdiocese since 1996. Weisenburger has also been rector of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cathedral in Oklahoma City since 2002. He is the first bishop in the 125-year history of the diocese to have lived previously in the diocese, and his Kansas connection was one of the first things he shared during a Monday afternoon press conference at…
No foul play is suspected in a case Riley County police are labeling ‘an apparent suicide’ According to reports, RCPD received a call late Tuesday evening regarding an unconscious person. Officers were then dispatched to 856 S. Manhattan Avenue where upon entry they discovered Maritza Sumners, 38, not breathing. Police say it became obvious after a few minutes that Sumners was dead, with preliminary indications pointing toward drug overdose being the cause. Sumner’s next of kin have been notified. An autopsy will be conducted at a later date to confirm the cause of death.
The Flint Hills Discovery Center Advisory Board met Monday to discuss details involving its opening. Director Bob Workman is excited for the grand opening coming up in a couple of months. “One of the most important topics we discussed was our proposed membership program,” Workman says. “We’ll be selling memberships to the Discovery Center starting in March.” The proposed membership structure will be going before the Manhattan City Commission on Feb. 28 for approval. The grand opening for the Flint Hills Discovery Center is planned for Saturday, April 14. “We’re encouraging everyone to keep their calendars open,” Workman says. “We don’t have…
Ever had an interest in working with the police department? Thursday marks the beginning of the Riley County Police Department’s Citizen’s Academy. “We take applicants from citizens the police department serves,” Scott Hegemeister, Community Relations Officer with the RCPD, told Riley County Commissioners on Monday. “So not just citizen’s of Riley county or the City of Manhattan, but anyone who’s interested in how our department provides services for our community.” The presentations are held mainly at the Riley County Law Enforcement Center, though a few of the sessions will take place off site. Among the topics covered during the ll-week academy…