TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Catholic dioceses in Kansas will not support expanding Medicaid unless the state passes a constitutional amendment and new laws restricting abortions. Chuck Weber, executive director of the Kansas Catholic Conference, told a House and Senate committee Wednesday the state’s four Catholic dioceses want an amendment to the Kansas Constitution to clarify that it does not include a right to abortion. The Kansas Supreme Court ruled last year the constitution does protect the right to abortion. The diocese also is seeking a law allowing medical professionals or health facilities to decline to perform certain procedures for religious…
Author: KMAN Staff
Thursday’s guests on In Focus were Downtown Manhattan Executive Director Gina Scroggs and Mayor Mike Dodson highlighting the Mayor’s Spirit of the Holidays Lighted Parade. Next up, we had Specialist Benjamin Dominic and Specialist Alyssa Hodgens from Fort Riley talking about Operation Santa Clause. Then for the last segment we had Jerri McBride from and Ed Mueller from the VFW Post 1281 talking about the Wreaths Across America.
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, aggravated assault and criminal damage to property in the 1400 block of Normandy Place in Manhattan on November 12, 2019, at approximately 1:15 PM. Officers listed a 31-year-old…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Police say a teenager and a young man were killed in a shooting in Topeka. Spokeswoman Gretchen Koenen said 15-year-old Owen Hughes and 21-year-old Reginald McKinney Jr., both of Topeka, were shot to death Tuesday in southeast Topeka. Officers found one victim inside a home and another outside the home. No arrests or suspect descriptions were released early Wednesday. Police are looking for three or four men who were seen running from the scene.
On Wednesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Wamego USD 320 Superintendent Tim Winter and Rock Creek USD 323 Superintendent Kevin Logan. We also spoke with Kristi Ingalls from the Red Cross and Maxine and Ray Coffey talking about the 10th annual Kevin Coffey Memorial Blood Drive.
While still years from becoming a reality, plans for renovations of the eroding Manhattan Regional Airport runway have run into a potential snag over its width. Airport Director Jesse Romo says though past communications with Federal Aviation Administration officials indicated they would be eligible to receive federal grants to help fund up to 90 percent of the runway costs at its current 150 foot width, just this month they received a letter stating they are only eligible for funding for a 100 foot wide runway. He says the standard of funding at that width hinges on an aircraft weighing more…
A date for a preliminary hearing has been set for Manhattan restaurant owner Robert Iacobellis, who is currently facing 130 charges of sex-related crimes. The hearing will take place over the course of two days, going from 10 a.m. til 5 p.m. on January 9th and from 9 a.m. til 5 p.m. on January 10th. Iacobellis’s defense team, currently made up of two attorneys, will be in court on December 3rd at 1 p.m. for a status hearing as they claim they haven’t received all of the information they need in order to do their job. Iacobellis was arrested on…
K-State clinical professor of equine medicine and surgery Laurie Beard was on Monday’s In Focus to discuss a few different illnesses that can affect horses. One illness she discussed recently made its way through several states. “It’s a disease called vesicular stomatitis, or VS, you might see it abbreviated,” Beard said. “It causes ulcers in horses’ mouths and on coronary bands. It started this summer down southwest (and) moved its way up to Colorado. About three weeks ago, we had three horses affected in a county right next to Colorado.” Beard says that while she isn’t too worried about the…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A cold front that froze much of Kansas set at least six records for low temperatures. The National Weather Service reports Wichita, Salina, Russell, Dodge City, Garden City and Medicine Lodge set low temperature records early Tuesday. The lowest temperature was in Garden City, which dropped to minus 1, breaking the record of 7 set in 2018. The highest temperature of the six cities was 8 in Wichita, which breaking the former record of 9. Wichita, Salina, Dodge City and Medicine Lodge broke records set in 1911. Manhattan’s low temperature was 5 degrees, besting the Manhattan…
A newly elected Manhattan City Commissioner entered a plea deal Tuesday in his DUI case dating back to April, 2019. Commissioner-elect Aaron Estabrook pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor in Riley County District Court before Judge John Bosch. Estabrook will serve 48 hours in jail followed by 120 hours of house arrest scheduled for a later date in addition to performing 20 hours of community service. Estabrook was arrested for the DUI, his second offense, on April 15 after leaving Coco Bolos in Manhattan. Estabrook said in court he has since quit alcohol completely and voluntarily completed an outpatient substance abuse…