WICHITA, Kan. — Three former Sedgwick County jail deputies are among four people charged with felonies involving the use of steroids. The Wichita Eagle reports the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office announced in February 2020 that eight deputies were suspended without pay after being suspected of using steroids and selling the drug to each other. The prosecution of the case was delayed during the COVID pandemic. Court records say the former deputies and one other person were charged March 9 and are scheduled for court on March 31. Of the other five deputies suspended, only one continues to work for the…
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OLATHE, Kan. — An 18-year-old Olathe East student charged in a shooting that injured two school officials underwent surgery this week and remains in critical condition at a hospital. Jaylon Elmore was unable to attend a hearing in his case Thursday because of his injuries. Elmore was shot by school resource officer Erik Clark at the high school March 4. Investigators say Clark shot Elmore after Elmore fired at him in a school office. Clark and assistant principal Kaleb Stoppel also were shot in the confrontation. The Kansas City Star reports that Elmore’s attorney, Paul Morrison, said Thursday that Elmore…
TOPEKA, Kan. — Conservative Republican lawmakers have revived a proposal to weaken Kansas vaccination requirements for children enrolling in school and day care and to make it easier for people to get potentially dangerous treatments for COVID-19. The Senate health committee approved a bill that would allow parents to get a no-questions-asked religious exemption from requirements to vaccinate their children against more than a dozen diseases, including measles, whooping cough, polio and chickenpox. The measure also limits pharmacists’ ability to refuse to fill prescriptions for drugs such as the anti-worm treatment ivermectin as COVID-19 treatments. Backers say the measure protects…
LEON, Kan. — Police say an armed man has been shot by deputies outside a Kansas bank. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says the shooting happened Thursday afternoon in Leon as Butler County sheriff’s deputies sought to serve an arrest warrant on 53-year-old James Watts. The KBI says deputies followed Watts’ vehicle to the bank and ordered him out of the vehicle in the bank’s parking lot. Deputies reported that Watts got out of the vehicle armed with a pistol and walked toward the bank. Deputies say they repeatedly ordered him to drop the gun and shot him several times…
The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police. Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law as well as in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. MANHATTAN, KAN. – Officers filed a report for aggravated arson and criminal damage to property in the 2200 block of College Ave on March 17, 2022, around 4:18 a.m. Officers listed a 35-year-old male as the suspect…
Three federal Kansas lawmakers have announced new initiatives for Kansas State University agriculture research. U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. and Jerry Moran alongside 1st District U.S. Representative Tracey Mann, announced nearly $2 million in research grants awarded to K-State by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Three research initiatives will focus on early detection and containment of African swine fever as well as improving hard red winter wheat pathogen diagnostics. In a released joint statement , Sen. Marshall says all three of these initiatives have a direct impact on Kansas farmers and ranchers, with the…
As the Douglass Activity Center nears its one year anniversary, the center’s director is working to renovate a kitchen space in the nearby Douglass Center Annex. “When I came in 2011, the kitchen had been closed for years,” said Director Dave Baker on KMAN’s In Focus Wednesday. “With the new facility we’ve been able to completely remodel and update the Douglass Center, I think it’s time now to try to do the same thing with the Douglass School.” The now-named Annex building was built in 1903 and provided education to the Black community of Manhattan during segregation until the practice…
Thursday’s edition of In Focus featured KMAN’s regular monthly visit with Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jason Smith. Smith recapped the Annual Chamber Banquet, talked about new Board Chair Summer Ott Dierks and the numerous award recipients from the night. Smith also shared perspective on numerous items from around the community including the newly expanded STAR bond district, the Manhattan Housing Market Analysis, the Chamber’s local policy agenda for the year as well as numerous ribbon cuttings with area businesses planned by the organization.
MANHATTAN, Kansas (Kansas State Athletics) – Kansas State junior center Ayoka Lee added another national honor for her efforts in the 2021-22 season, as she was named to the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) All-America Second Team. Lee is the first USBWA All-American in the Jeff Mittie era at K-State and the third player in program history to receive the honor. Lee is the first Wildcat to be named to USBWA All-American teams since Kendra Wecker at the conclusion of the 2004-05 season. In addition to her USBWA All-America honor, Lee was named a First Team All-American by The…
The Kansas City Royals signed six-time All-Star pitcher Zack Greinke to a $13 million contract for this season Wednesday, reuniting the right-hander with the club that drafted him in the first round two decades ago. Greinke also can make up to $2 million in performance bonuses, a person familiar with the terms told The Associated Press, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not disclosed. The 38-year-old Greinke was the sixth overall pick of the Royals in the 2002 amateur draft, and he spent his first six seasons with the club, winning the Cy Young Award during his standout…