TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has launched public-service announcements about COVID-19. The 30-second television spots that started Wednesday reflect officials’ fears that people who travel over the Fourth of July holiday will return with the fast-spreading delta variant. One 30-second television spot features Kelly and another features her and U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, a fellow Democrat who represents the state’s portion of the Kansas City area in Congress. Both tell viewers that the coronavirus pandemic is not over; the best protection is to get vaccinated, and people should wear masks and social distance if they aren’t inoculated. Kansas…
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TOPEKA, Kan. — A voting rights group plans to pause its voter registration and education activities for fear of criminal prosecution under a new election law passed this year by the Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature. The state voting rights organization Loud Light said in a news release that it will suspend on Thursday its voter its voter outreach efforts until a Shawnee District Court rules on its motion to block the law that makes it a felony to cause someone to believe another person is an election official.
TOPEKA, Kan. — Topeka police are investigating after a human skull was found along the Kansas River. A member of the public made the discovery Sunday afternoon and then directed police to the skull, said Gretchen Spiker, a police spokeswoman. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that no other skeletal remains had been located. Police weren’t revealing further information about specifically where the skull was found. Spiker said a forensic pathologist will help will examine the skull in an attempt to identify whose it was and learn more about how that person died.
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.
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…