LIBERAL — A southwest Kansas teacher has been arrested after police investigated an allegation that she had sex with a student. Liberal police said in a news release that the 25-year-old teacher was arrested Sunday. School administrators asked police to investigate allegations that the teacher had sexual relations with an 18-year-old student on Saturday. The release says the teacher has resigned from the school. Her name was not released. An affidavit was forwarded to the Seward County attorney’s office seeking a charge of unlawful sexual relations.
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WICHITA — A federal judge has delayed until late next month the fraud trial of Sedgwick County Commissioner Michael O’Donnell. U.S. District Judge Eric Melgren set trial to begin Feb. 25 in Wichita after meeting with attorneys during a Monday status conference. A trial had been previously set for Jan. 29. Attorneys agreed the trial would likely take five days. The government has accused O’Donnell of fraudulently obtaining $10,500 from his campaign accounts for his personal use. An indictment charges him with 23 counts of wire fraud and three counts of money laundering. The Wichita Republican was elected to the…
Monday’s program featured a conversation with Kansas State University President Richard Myers on funding, recruitment and the upcoming spring semester which starts Jan. 22. The second half of the show featured a conversation with Manhattan Public Library Development and Public Relations Coordinator Maddy Ogle and Jennifer Bergen with the library’s Programs and Children Services.
TOPEKA — Outgoing Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer has granted two pardons and commuted the sentence of an Emporia war veteran. WIBW reports Colyer on Friday reduced the sentence of Regina Carter to about 3.5 years. She was sentenced in 2016 to eight years in prison for drug possession with intent to deliver. Colyer noted Carter’s original sentence was longer than many others given to first-time offenders. He also noted Carter suffered PTSD after serving in Iraq and received an honorable discharge from the Army. Colyer also granted pardons to Chris Rickerson and Wandalen Thomas for felony drug possession convictions. Rickerson…
TOPEKA — Kansas Gov.-elect Laura Kelly is up in arms with the state’s troubled child welfare agency for spending public funds to undercut research linking welfare restrictions with a rise in the number of abused children in foster care. The Kansas City Star reports the Kansas Department for Children and Families recently released a $24,000 report questioning University of Kansas research that Kelly has cited. The KU research found that certain cash assistance restrictions in recent years have fueled abuse and foster care placements. Kelly has expressed a desire to roll back the welfare restrictions, but it’s unclear if she’ll…
TOPEKA — Kansas officials are offering an unconventional housing program to mentally ill homeless people that they hope will ease overcrowding at state hospitals. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the state Department for Aging and Disability Services is considering offering the Housing First program beyond Wichita, Shawnee County and Wyandotte County. The program deviates from traditional housing assistance programs because it has no curfew and sobriety requirements. Melissa Bogart works in housing employment and benefits for the department. She says the program has been effective in Wichita, which has the state’s largest homeless population. The department secured legislative support last…
Below are the local teams and local league teams competing in tournaments the week of January 14th-19th. All Manhattan games will be heard on 1350 KMAN and on newsradiokman.com. On Saturday January 19th, a full recap of the games played earlier in the week and a preview of the Saturday championship games can be heard on Scoreboard Saturday at 8:00 AM on 1350 KMAN with Mason Voth. Local Teams and Tournament: (All games listed in order that they appear on tournament bracket) Manhattan Indians @ McPherson Invitational Tournament All Games at McPherson High School Roundhouse Lawrence Free State 61 Mill…
Kansas State is preparing for Iowa State after a crazy win vs West Virginia, with the two coaches involved in this matchup being on a similar career path, John sees who fans would prefer and if revealing the names changes their mind. Plus the return of John vs Movies and Mason vs Music, it was a runaway today. 0:00 – Coach A or Coach B 12:15 – Dean Wade is possible for tomorrow 24:39 – John is high on the Chiefs 36:07 – Cats, in or out? 40:55 – Prohm and Weber 56:16 – John vs Movies vs Mason vs…
The Flint Hills Discovery Center will perform some upgrades to its theater in January and have also unveiled a new series of educational programs. The FHDC Horizon Ranch Immersive Theater will be getting four new, state-of-the-art projectors to improve the viewing quality of their films. The projectors will be purchased using a $417,950 donation to the FHDC Foundation by Marty Vanier. The Manhattan City Commission accepted the donation and approved the projector purchases in December. As a result, the theater will be closed from Jan. 14 through the 25th. Admission will be reduced during that period. Adults can get in…
Friday’s show included Dr. Neala Boyer from the K-State College of Veterinary Medicine discussing a look ahead to spring pet safety from dental health to thunderstorm phobias and preventing fleas and ticks. Dr. Art DeGroat, Lt. Colonel (Retired), Executive Director of Military and Veterans Affairs & Director of K-State Military Affairs Innovation Center joined us along with Dr. Bradley Harrison with Manhattan Primary Care for a discussion on a new TMS therapy treatment to help combat PTSD and suicide in veterans. Our final two segments included a preview of events surrounding Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Manhattan with MLK…