TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas Education Deputy Commissioner Dale Dennis is retiring after a 53-year-career with the department. The agency announced Tuesday that Dennis will retire effective Sept. 30. He joined the education department in 1967, was named deputy commissioner in 1976 and has been interim commissioner of education four times since July 1995. As deputy commissioner of fiscal and administrative services, Dennis supervises the distribution of about $5 billion in state and federal funds to schools. Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly praised Dennis as a “relentless advocate” for Kansas schools. Craig Neuenswander, who is director of school finance, will take over…
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TOPEKA, Kan. — Topeka Police Chief Bill Cochran has revealed he’ll retire at the end of the year. The Capital-Journal reports that Cochran’s retirement, effective Jan. 1, was announced Tuesday at a City Council meeting. Cochran, who turns 56 in November, has been a Topeka police officer since 1987. He was appointed by city manager Brent Trout as interim police chief in November 2017, then as police chief in January 2018. Cochran says he and his wife recently became grandparents and that, “It’s time to be a grandpa.” City officials on Tuesday praised Cochran’s efforts to defuse tensions and reach…
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 criminal damage to property in the 500 block of Kearney St in Manhattan on September 8, 2020, at approximately 12:13 pm. Officers listed a 23-year-old female as the victim…
On Wednesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Pott. County Schools Superintendents – Tim Winter, USD 320 and Kevin Logan, USD 323 We also spoke with Konza United Way Director Tara Claussen. And in our final segment we had Vickie James, Father Gale preview the Konza Student Table program through Food and Farm Council of Riley County and St. Isidore’s Catholic Church.
The Manhattan Kiwanis Club and Innovative Livestock Services plan to raffle off 10 Braveheart Black Angus Beef Tenderloins in November on News Radio KMAN. The winner will be announced during KMAN’s Greater Manhattan Community Foundation Hour program on November 9 between 10 and 11 a.m.. Each winner will receive a 15-pound tenderloin that Kitty Pursley, Manhattan Kiwanis Club member, says has a retail value of about $270. “They’ll be cryovact packages, aged to perfection,” Pursley said. “These are going to be ready to go just before your Thanksgiving and Christmas time.” According to Pursley, Braveheart Black Angus Beef Tenderloins are…
On Tuesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Riley County Commissioner John Ford.
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 burglary in the 1500 block of Williamsburg Dr in Manhattan on September 7, 2020, at approximately 8:40 am. Officers listed a 74-year-old female and a 75-year-old male as…
BELLE PLAINE, Kan. — The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas has dropped its lawsuit that accused a former lawyer for the state utilities regulating agency of filing a baseless, retaliatory complaint against two environmental activists. A joint stipulation of dismissal was filed Monday, with the parties agreeing to bear their own costs and fees. Last month, U.S. District Judge Holly Teeter gutted the ACLU’s lawsuit by finding that members of the Kansas Corporation Commission are immune from liability, leaving only the former general counselor as a defendant. The lawsuit contends he filed a bogus consumer protection complaint in 2018…
LAWRENCE, Kan. — A group of University of Kansas students went on a strike from classes on Monday to protest the opening of the campus during the COVID-19 pandemic. The University of Kansas held classes on Labor Day due to a modified academic calendar amid the pandemic, the Lawrence Journal-World reported. The student organization Jayhawker Liberation Front publicized the strike in tandem with a petition calling for the closure of campus due to the virus spread. Kansas health officials reported on Monday four new coronavirus-related deaths and 1,694 new cases of COVID-19 in the state since Friday.
TOPEKA, Kan. — Police say a man who demanded a ride at gunpoint was shot and killed by the man he was threatening. The Capital-Journal reports that the shooting happened early Sunday morning in the parking lot of a west Topeka apartment complex. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says the incident began when 29-year-old Albert Meade Jr. approached and demanded a ride from a 19-year-old man and 20-year-old woman who had just parked their car in the lot. Police say when the younger man refused, Meade pulled a gun. Police say the 19-year-old man then pulled his own gun and…