WICHITA, Kan. — Kansas’ largest school district won’t require students and teacher to wear face masks who get a COVID-19 vaccination during the upcoming school year. The Wichita Eagle reports that the Board of Education for Wichita Public Schools on Wednesday reviewed the district’s reopening plan, but took no formal action. The board previously delegated COVID operational decisions to Superintendent Alicia Thompson. She said that: “Current data and public health recommendations, as well as feedback from stakeholders, lead us to masks being optional for all.” The mask requirement in district facilities will end July 6.
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ARMA, Kan. — A Kansas man has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for a 2019 stabbing that killed his wife and injured her grandmother. The Kansas Attorney General’s Office says 34-year-old Jeremy Delmarco, of Arma, was sentenced Wednesday to 184 months for second-degree murder in the death of 36-year-old Brandy Delmarco. He was also sentenced to 43 months for attempted murder in the stabbing of Dorma Lemaster. Delmarco had earlier pleaded no contest to the charges in Crawford County Court. Officers found the victims with stab wounds after Lemaster called 911 on Feb. 4, 2019, to…
WICHITA, Kan. — Police in Wichita have arrested a man suspected of pulling the trigger in a double shooting last month that killed one man and injured another. Television station KAKE reports that officers arrested 39-year-old Jermall Campbell on Wednesday on suspicion of first-degree murder, aggravated battery, criminal possession of a firearm and gambling. He is being held on $1 million bond. Police say Campbell was still at the scene of the June 20 shooting inside a home when officers arrived and found 47-year-old Deandre Freeman shot to death. Police say a 53-year-old man also had been shot and was…
Thursday’s show featured NBAF Deputy Director Dr. Sarah Ziegler as well as regular monthly guests Dr. Ken Burton, NBAF Coordinator and Katie Pawlosky, NBAF Communications Director. We also spoke about the recent announcement of troop draw downs in Afghanistan with the Executive Director for Gov. Kelly’s Military Council Gen. Perry Wiggins.
Tensions rose between the public during Wednesday’s USD 383 Manhattan-Ogden school board meeting. Members of the public continued to show their support and opposition to training due to Critical Race Theory. The item wasn’t on the agenda Wednesday, nor did the board announce any plans to vote on the issue. It’s the third consecutive meeting members of the public have voiced their opinion either for or against the issue, which has become a national topic of discussion. Ten people spoke during public comment, but the room was filled with those on both sides of the issue. Kim Zito was the…
Sunset Zoo will be open for the weekend of the Fourth plus the end of the three-day holiday weekend on the fifth, for those looking for something to do. Melissa Kirkwood tells KMAN, however, those visiting should be prepared that construction of the new Asian exhibit area is ongoing. Kirkwood tells KMAN that one of the advantages of the zoo’s setup is that it can remain open while construction is ongoing. Sloth bears that will be part of Expedition Asia were are undergoing familiarization with trainers after being brought to the zoo from Idaho Falls. The new display area is…
The Beach Museum of Art has opened a new John Steuart Curry art exhibit. The exhibit includes a virtual exhibit open to the public now, as well as an in-person exhibit when the museum officially reopens on August 24th. It includes several of Curry’s paintings, prints, drawings, and book illustrations. Beach Museum curator Liz Seaton spoke about the timing of the exhibit given the status of the pandemic. The Beach Museum is home to more than 900 works by Curry, who was born in 1897 and grew up on a farm in Jefferson County, Kansas. His love for Kansas continued…
After years of haggling over sites, needs and how best to set up for training purposes, the Riley County Police Firearms Range is officially open. Riley County Commissioner John Ford, other commissioners and the county’s Law Board and RCPD Director Dennis Butler participated in a ribbon cutting ahead of an open house Wednesday morning. Butler says that being sharp when put into a situations where a service weapon might be fired means more than just practice on the range. The range includes two firearms training zones plus a building anchored by a classroom for training sessions. Butler says Riley County…
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 burglary in the 1000 block of Sunset Ave. in Manhattan on June 29, 2021, at approximately 7:43 a.m. Officers listed a 35-year-old male and Gaslight Apartments as the victims…
A Legislative panel voted Wednesday to approve the appointment of a former railway executive, a former state senator and an educator to the Kansas Board of Regents. Legislators previously expressed concerns tied to the appointments by Governor Laura Kelly last month. The vote by the Senate Oversight Committee means former president and CEO of BNSF Railway Carl Ice, education consulting firm leader and former school superintendent Cynthia Lane and former Republican state senator and lawyer Wint Winter can serve until their appointment is confirmed by the full Senate.