On Tuesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Dr. Timothy Shaffer – Associate Professor at K-State Department of Corrections and Director of the Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy.
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The K-State Department of Agricultural Economics has surpassed its 2 million dollar fundraising goal for the Barry Flinchbaugh Chair in Agricultural Economics. This chair will help contribute to food and agricultural policy across the state and nation in honor of the late Flinchbaugh, who according to current department head Allen Featherstone, dreamed of endowing a chair to build upon the national and state legacy he helped establish. Flinchbaugh died in 2020. The chair will be used to recruit and retain faculty within the Department of Ag Econ and provide risk capital to allow innovative activities in agricultural policy. It’s anticipated a stakeholder advisory…
TOPEKA, Kan. — Gov. Laura Kelly has appointed a former Topeka hospital executive as the new secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Janet Stanek has most recently been director of the state employee health benefits program. She replaces Dr. Lee Norman, who announced his resignation Nov. 19. He’d been the health department’s top administrator since Kelly took office in January 2019. Kelly’s office said in a Monday news release that Stanek has held healthcare leadership positions in Pennsylvania, New York and Kansas. Stanek spent 21 years at Stormont Vail Health Topeka, where she last was chief operating…
WICHITA, Kan. — Authorities say a 65-year-old Wellington man is dead after being struck by a car in Wellington. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash was reported at 6:30 a.m. Friday on U.S. Highway 160 in Wellington. KWCH-TV reports a 2015 Dodge Challenger was traveling east on the inside lane when it hit a man who was running from north to south. The Highway Patrol identified the man who was killed as Chuck E. Flynn of Wellington. The driver and two passengers in the car were not seriously injured.
WICHITA,Kan. — Authorities say a 59-year-old woman who was found unresponsive at a Wichita apartment building fire has died. Wichita Fire Department Battalion Chief Jose Ocadiz told the Wichita Eagle that the cause of the Friday’s fire remains under investigation, but it appears accidental. He says all 12 units of the building are currently unlivable. The property manager is helping to place residents in other apartments in the complex. The damage is estimated at $250,000 to the building and $100,000 to its contents.
LAWRENCE, Kan. — A 21-year-old Kansas lawmaker has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving his second arrest in less than a month. The Kansas Highway Patrol says a trooper arrested Aaron Coleman around 1 a.m. Saturday on Interstate 70 near Lawrence and taken to the Douglas County Jail, where he bonded out hours later. At the time of the arrest, Coleman was already out on bond from an Oct. 30 domestic battery arrest following a fight with his brother. The Kansas City, Kansas, Democrat has been embroiled in controversy since before he took office after being elected in 2020…
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 theft in the 2200 block of College Ave. in Manhattan on November 24, 2021, around 6:44 a.m. Officers listed a 21-year-old male as the victim when it was reported…
On Monday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with RCPD Director Dennis Butler.
AUSTIN, Texas (Kansas State Athletics) – Roschon Johnson rushed for a career-high 179 yards, and Texas used a pair of second half field goals to pick up a 22-17 win over K-State on Friday in Austin. The Longhorns (5-7, 3-6 Big 12) snapped a six-game losing streak. K-State dropped to 7-5 (4-5 Big 12). K-State led 17-16 at the half behind 159 rushing yards. Deuce Vaughn opened the scoring with a 9-yard touchdown run, and Will Howard followed with a 71-yard rushing score later in the half. Chris Tennant added a career-high 51-yard field goal to complete the first half…
The Riley County Seniors Center is bringing a special guest to the Christmas holiday lunch. Liz Nelson, seniors service center program director, tells KMAN the holiday lunch will take place on December 10, and following the lunch this year will be a guest speaker- Sally Newton. Nelson says Newton is a local scientist at Kansas State, but also a 2019 contestant on the Great American Baking Show. “Prior to the show she had been practicing her bakes and bringing them into the seniors center for people to taste test and give her a little feedback.” Nelson says the pandemic put…