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The following is a summary of arrests, citations by the Riley County Police Department. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Shawn Levon Brown has previous conviction for aggravated kidnapping, according to the KBI offender registry

SHAWN LEVON BROWN, 39, Manhattan, Parole Violation; Held without Bond

TOPEKA –  The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has posted the Kansas Annual Summary of Vital Statistics, 2017 online 

The annual report may suggest Kansas is facing demographic changes.

“The Annual Summary of Vital Statistics summarizes key demographic and health information gathered from vital event records registered in 2017,” said Lou Saadi, State Registrar and Director Bureau of Epidemiology and Public Health Informatics. “Since the data collected represents the entire population of the State, it serves as an excellent source for policy makers, program managers and the public to assess and study the health of Kansans.”

The report documents:

• slowing population growth and an aging population
• continuing declines in the number and rate of births
• total fertility rates below the replacement rate
• decreases in the rate of natural increase,
• decreases in marriage rates
• decreases in teen pregnancy

Other trends being noted for 2017 included:

• homicides in the state increased by 21 percent
• suicides increased by 6.3 percent
• unintentional injuries increased by 7.2 percent

Kansas’s total population as of July 1, 2017 was estimated at 2,913,123, an increase of 5,834 (0.2%) from the estimate of Kansas’s total population as of July 1, 2016 (2,907,289) released in 2017. The median age of Kansans in 2017 was 36.6 years, a 4.0 percent increase from the median age of 35.2 in 1998. The median ages for men and women were 35.4 and 37.9, respectively.

There were 36,464 live births to Kansas resident mothers in 2017. The most recent year with fewer live births was 1976, when there were 35,278 live births. The birth rate in 2017 was 12.5 births per 1,000 population, the lowest rate since Kansas began statewide recording of vital events in 1912.

The 2017 birth rate of 12.5 births per 1,000 population is the lowest birth rate on record. The rate is part of a birth rate decrease that began in 2008.

One element of the decline in childbearing in recent years is due to factors generally considered desirable: teen pregnancy rates have declined from 32.4 pregnancies per 1,000 young women in the 10-19 age-group in 1998 to 12.7 per 1,000 in 2017.

In 2017, the state’s rate of natural increase was 3.3 persons per 1,000 population, a decrease of 19.5 percent from 4.1 per 1,000 population in 2016, and the lowest rate of natural increase in the past twenty years. The rate of natural increase is the birth rate minus the death rate.  A negative value for rate of natural increase would mean the insufficient births are occurring to replace the number of people dying in the state. Over the past 20 years (1998-2017), the rate of natural increase has fluctuated between a maximum of 6.3 persons per 1,000 population (2007) and a minimum of 3.3 persons per 1,000 population (2017).

The Kansas total fertility rate (TFR) in 2017 was 2,053 births per 1,000 women of childbearing age. The Kansas TFR has been below the replacement rate of 2,100 for each of the last five years. Total fertility rate is the number of children who would be born per 1,000 women if women were to pass through the childbearing years bearing children according to the current distribution of age-specific fertility rates.

Deaths in Kansas, 26,725, represented a 2.3% increase from the 26,129 deaths in 2016. Increases in 2017 over 2016 were noted for selected causes:

• Suicide, 512 in 2016 to 544 in 2017, up 6.3 percent;
• Homicide, 148 in 2016 to 179 in 2017, up 21.0 percent;
• Unintentional Injury, 1,468 in 2016 to 1,573 in 2017, up 7.2 percent.

Heart disease with 5,636 deaths was the leading cause of death in 2017, followed by cancer, chronic lower respiratory diseases, unintentional injuries, and stroke.

In 2017, 17,274 marriages occurred in Kansas, a decrease of 3.8 percent from the 2016 total of 17,948 marriages. The Kansas marriage rate in 2017 was 5.9 marriages per 1,000 population. This rate was 4.8 percent lower than the 6.2 marriages per 1,000 population recorded in 2016, and was the lowest rate recorded for the state of Kansas in the last twenty years (1998–2017). For the entire period, Kansas marriage rates have been lower than U.S. marriage rates.

The annual summary does not attempt to determine causes for these trends, as it is a summary of events recorded by the KDHE Office of Vital Statistics. Factors impacting the state’s demography cannot be discerned from vital event records.

Kansas Information for Communities in a query tool the public can use to look at specific birth and death outcomes and prepare statistics.  The web location is http://kic.kdheks.gov/

Eli Gantenbein has previous convictions for aggravated indecent liberties with a child, forgery and violation of the Kansas Registered Offender Act, according to the Kansas Dept. of Corrections

The following is a summary of arrests, citations by the Riley County Police Department. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Flint Hills Discovery Center

Manhattan, Kan. – Join the Flint Hills Discovery Center (FHDC) on Monday, December 31 from 6:30-9:00 PM for Family New Year’s Eve: Flint Hills Campout. Throw on your party hats, grab the family and celebrate the start of 2019!

Guests are invited to celebrate the great outdoors by staying indoors. Dancing, games and a photo booth are just some of the activities in store for the evening. Camp-inspired food and activities will make for an evening the whole family can enjoy. The evening caps off with our ever-popular balloon drop at “kids’ midnight” (8:30 PM)!

During Flint Hills Campout, guests will receive admission to the exhibits inside of the FHDC. This includes our latest temporary exhibit, Bison: The Great American Icon!

Pre-registration is required by December 28 at 5:00 PM. All youth must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets are $14 for youth and adult FHDC members, $16 for youth and adult non-members, and free for children under two years old.

Tickets can be purchased online, over the phone at 785-2726, or in person at the FHDC.

To learn more about Family New Year’s Eve: Flint Hills Campout at the Flint Hills Discovery Center, visit www.flinthillsdiscovery.org/NYE, call 785-587-2726 or visit 315 S. 3^rd St. in Manhattan.

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana prosecutors are seeking a life sentence for a North Carolina man who pleaded guilty to killing an 81-year-old former sheriff.

Gray Jr. photo courtesy Asheville Police

58-year-old Donald Mack Gray Jr. has pleaded guilty in the June 10 stabbing death of William Joy of Billings. Joy was once sheriff of Big Horn County.

No sentencing date has been set.

Authorities say Gray wanted to return to North Carolina when he spotted Joy and forced him to drive at knifepoint. Prosecutors say he stabbed Joy after Joy tried to attract attention.

Gray also faces a murder charge in North Carolina where he’s accused of killing 59-year-old Tamra Ann Gibson of Asheville, North Carolina. Her body was found in Junction City in May, and her car was found in Laramie, Wyoming, in June. No charges have been filed in Junction City. The case was turned over to authorities in North Carolina.

Gibson was last seen in Asheville on May 22 and was reported missing on May 24. Her body was found May 28th between two buildings in Junction City but it was not until June that her identity could be determined.

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Chris Klieman, a proven winner with a championship pedigree, has been named the 35^th head football coach in Kansas State history, Athletics Director Gene Taylor announced Monday.

Klieman (pronounced KLY-men) has won five conference championships and three national championships in five seasons as the head coach at North Dakota State, and he currently has the Bison in the FCS Semifinals with a perfect 13-0 record prior to taking on South Dakota State in Fargo on Friday night.

Klieman has done all this despite losing 23 seniors and welcoming seven new assistant coaches prior to his first season at NDSU in 2014. That season, the Bison went 15-1 and won the national championship before going 13-2 with another national championship in 2015, 12-2 with a semifinal appearance in 2014 and 14-1 with a third national title last season.

“I’m very excited to have Chris Klieman lead our program,” Taylor said. “He is a perfect fit for us, both from a personal standpoint and as a head coach. He’s a tremendous teacher who I had the pleasure to hire at NDSU and watched him turn into a very successful coach. He will bring a ton of energy and excitement. His teams play extremely hard, disciplined football. He’s a winner. That’s all he does is win, and we’re excited to have Chris, Rhonda and the entire Klieman family join our K-State family. They will be a great fit not only for Kansas State Football and Kansas State Athletics, but also the entire community of Manhattan.”

Klieman has agreed to a six-year contract with a base salary of $2.3 million in 2019 with a $200,000 increase each year.

“This is an absolute dream job,” Klieman, a four-time finalist for the Eddie Robinson Award as the FCS Coach of the Year, said. “I’m so happy and thrilled to follow a legend in Coach Snyder. I’ve followed him from afar, went to his camps while playing in Waterloo, Iowa, and played against his Kansas State team when I was at Northern Iowa. The opportunity to follow in an icon’s footsteps is something I don’t take for granted and don’t take lightly. I know I have huge shoes to fill, and I’m excited to carry on his legacy. I have prepared my entire life for this opportunity and had great experiences at many institutions, most notably North Dakota State where we’ve had unmatched success over the last eight years. I can’t express how pleased I am and thank President Myers, Gene Taylor and the search committee for trusting in me and handing over the keys to this great program.”

Klieman holds a 70-13 record in his six seasons overall as head coach, including a 67-6 mark at North Dakota State. His 84.3 winning percentage as a head coach is the third-highest mark by an active coach among all NCAA Divisions, while it is the top mark among current FCS coaches by nearly seven percent.

Klieman’s record is even more impressive considering 37 of his 67 wins at North Dakota State (55.2 percent) have come over ranked opponents, while he has two wins in two tries over FBS competition – a 34-14 win at Iowa State in his first game at the helm of NDSU and a 23-21 triumph at 11^th-ranked Iowa in 2016. His teams have also been stellar in protecting home field as evidenced by his 42-3 home record at NDSU, which includes a current 18-game home winning streak.

The Bison have won the Missouri Valley Football Conference each of his five years as head coach and have put together a collective 36-4 (90.0 percent) record against conference foes since 2014. He was named the Bruce Craddock MVFC Coach of the Year in 2017, while he was the 2014 Rawlings Football/American Football Monthly FCS Coach of the Year.

“We’re pleased to welcome Coach Klieman to Kansas State University,” President Richard Myers said. “Athletic Director Gene Taylor conducted a high-quality, thorough search and we are confident Chris puts us in a great position for future success. We look forward to introducing Coach Klieman to the K-State family and know he will receive the tremendous support for which we have become nationally known. This is a great time to be a Wildcat!”

Klieman’s teams have been a model of success, ranking highly in many of the key statistical categories throughout his tenure. The Bison scoring offense has ranked in the top 10 each of the last three seasons – including a current ranking of sixth at 41.5 points per game – while their total offense mark has ranked in the top 20 the last two years with a current clip of 460.0 yards per game to rank 18^th.

Klieman, who came up through the coaching ranks on defense, has always produced on that side of the ball as NDSU currently ranks in the top 15 in scoring defense (2^nd; 11.1), total defense (4^th; 278.8), rushing defense (12^th; 106.6) and passing defense (10^th; 172.2). The Bison have ranked in the top six in scoring and total defense in four of his five seasons as head coach, including a No. 1 national ranking in total defense a year ago (237.4).

Elevated from defensive coordinator to head coach at NDSU on December 15, 2013, Klieman’s defensive units during his two-year run as coordinator each included top-10 rankings in scoring defense, total defense, rushing defense and passing defense. Highlighting that run were No. 1 rankings in scoring defense in both 2012 and 2013, and total defense in 2012, the latter when he was named the Football Scoop FCS Coordinator of the Year. NDSU also led the nation in scoring defense when he was the defensive backs coach in 2011.

Klieman began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, Northern Iowa, from 1991-92 before being promoted to an assistant coach in 1993. He went on to Western Illinois as an assistant coach from 1994-96 before serving as a GA at Kansas in 1997 and an assistant coach in 1999.

Kleiman then moved on to Division III Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa, where he was the defensive coordinator from 2002-04 before taking over as head coach for the 2005 season. He returned to Northern Iowa in 2006 as an assistant coach before being elevated to defensive coordinator for the 2009 and 2010 seasons.

A native of Waterloo, Iowa, Klieman was a three-time All-Gateway Conference defensive back at Northern Iowa and four-year letterwinner from 1986-90. He graduated from UNI in 1990 with a bachelor’s degree in health education and a master’s degree in physical education in 1992.

Klieman and his wife, Rhonda, are parents of two sons, Devin and Colby, and one daughter, Haley.

THE CHRIS KLIEMAN FILE

Hometown: Waterloo, Iowa

High School: Columbus Catholic High School

College: Northern Iowa – Bachelor’s degree in health education (1990), master’s in physical education (1992)

Family: Wife: Rhonda; Children: Devin, Colby, Haley

Playing Career: Northern Iowa (defensive back), 1986-90

CHRIS KLIEMAN COACHING CAREER

1991-92, Northern Iowa (Graduate Assistant)

1993, Northern Iowa (Assistant Coach)

1994-96, Western Illinois (Assistant Coach)

1997, Kansas (Graduate Assistant)

1999, Missouri State (Assistant Coach)

2002-2004, Loras College (Defensive Coordinator)

2005, Loras College (Head Coach)

2006-07, Northern Iowa (Assistant Coach)

2008, Northern Iowa (Co-Defensive Coordinator)

2009-10, Northern Iowa (Defensive Coordinator)

2011, North Dakota State (Assistant Coach)

2012-13, North Dakota State (Defensive Coordinator)

2014-2018, North Dakota State (Head Coach)

– k-statesports.com –

RYAN LACKEY
Director of Football and Golf Communications | K-State Athletics

Excited to have Coach Klieman leading our program. He will be a great addition to the K State Family and the Manhattan community #GoCats https://t.co/LVFcc7B0yu

— Gene Taylor (@KSTATEADGT) December 11, 2018

The following is a summary of arrests, citations by the Riley County Police Department. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

DARRELL GOLDSBOROUGH-photo following an October arrest for alleged forgery in Geary Co.

BOMANI OWUSU GORDON, 24, Manhattan, DUI; 1ST CONV; COMPETENT EVIDENCE OF BLOOD/B; Bond $750

RYAN DAVID HOLEN, 33, Manhattan, DUI; 2ND CONV; COMPETENT EVIDENCE OF BLOOD; Bond $1500

DERRELL DYORE GOLDSBOROUGH, 33, Junction City, Failure to Appear; Bond $5000

JAMES MYRON ZIMMERMAN JR, 52, Topeka, Failure to Appear; Shawnee County Sheriff

DYLAN MATTHEW SUMNER, 26, Salina, Failure to Appear; Salina Police

DRAVEN PHOENIX BROOKS, 23, Olathe, Failure to Appear;  Johnson County Sheriff

TONI MARIE HUDSPATH, 37, Riley, Failure to Appear; $138

Dylan Sumner -photo Saline Co. Sheriff

MARCANTONI SHAWN TWAN WOOD, 21, Manhattan, Failure to Appear; Bond $132

 

A message from our new coach #KStateFB #EMAW pic.twitter.com/Sg4Igz81zm

— K-State Football (@KStateFB) December 11, 2018

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Chris Klieman, a proven winner with a championship pedigree, has been named the 35th head football coach in Kansas State history, Athletics Director Gene Taylor announced Monday.

Klieman (pronounced KLY-men) has won five conference championships and three national championships in five seasons as the head coach at North Dakota State, and he currently has the Bison in the FCS Semifinals with a perfect 13-0 record prior to taking on South Dakota State in Fargo on Friday night.

Klieman has done all this despite losing 23 seniors and welcoming seven new assistant coaches prior to his first season at NDSU in 2014. That season, the Bison went 15-1 and won the national championship before going 13-2 with another national championship in 2015, 12-2 with a semifinal appearance in 2014 and 14-1 with a third national title last season.

“I’m very excited to have Chris Klieman lead our program,” Taylor said. “He is a perfect fit for us, both from a personal standpoint and as a head coach. He’s a tremendous teacher who I had the pleasure to hire at NDSU and watched him turn into a very successful coach. He will bring a ton of energy and excitement. His teams play extremely hard, disciplined football. He’s a winner. That’s all he does is win, and we’re excited to have Chris, Rhonda and the entire Klieman family join our K-State family. They will be a great fit not only for Kansas State Football and Kansas State Athletics, but also the entire community of Manhattan.”

Klieman has agreed to a six-year contract with a base salary of $2.3 million in 2019 with a $200,000 increase each year.

“This is an absolute dream job,” Klieman, a four-time finalist for the Eddie Robinson Award as the FCS Coach of the Year, said. “I’m so happy and thrilled to follow a legend in Coach Snyder. I’ve followed him from afar, went to his camps while playing in Waterloo, Iowa, and played against his Kansas State team when I was at Northern Iowa. The opportunity to follow in an icon’s footsteps is something I don’t take for granted and don’t take lightly. I know I have huge shoes to fill, and I’m excited to carry on his legacy. I have prepared my entire life for this opportunity and had great experiences at many institutions, most notably North Dakota State where we’ve had unmatched success over the last eight years. I can’t express how pleased I am and thank President Myers, Gene Taylor and the search committee for trusting in me and handing over the keys to this great program.”

Klieman holds a 70-13 record in his six seasons overall as head coach, including a 67-6 mark at North Dakota State. His 84.3 winning percentage as a head coach is the third-highest mark by an active coach among all NCAA Divisions, while it is the top mark among current FCS coaches by nearly seven percent.

Klieman’s record is even more impressive considering 37 of his 67 wins at North Dakota State (55.2 percent) have come over ranked opponents, while he has two wins in two tries over FBS competition – a 34-14 win at Iowa State in his first game at the helm of NDSU and a 23-21 triumph at 11th-ranked Iowa in 2016. His teams have also been stellar in protecting home field as evidenced by his 42-3 home record at NDSU, which includes a current 18-game home winning streak.

The Bison have won the Missouri Valley Football Conference each of his five years as head coach and have put together a collective 36-4 (90.0 percent) record against conference foes since 2014. He was named the Bruce Craddock MVFC Coach of the Year in 2017, while he was the 2014 Rawlings Football/American Football Monthly FCS Coach of the Year.

“We’re pleased to welcome Coach Klieman to Kansas State University,” President Richard Myers said. “Athletic Director Gene Taylor conducted a high-quality, thorough search and we are confident Chris puts us in a great position for future success. We look forward to introducing Coach Klieman to the K-State family and know he will receive the tremendous support for which we have become nationally known. This is a great time to be a Wildcat!”

Klieman’s teams have been a model of success, ranking highly in many of the key statistical categories throughout his tenure. The Bison scoring offense has ranked in the top 10 each of the last three seasons – including a current ranking of sixth at 41.5 points per game – while their total offense mark has ranked in the top 20 the last two years with a current clip of 460.0 yards per game to rank 18th.

Klieman, who came up through the coaching ranks on defense, has always produced on that side of the ball as NDSU currently ranks in the top 15 in scoring defense (2nd; 11.1), total defense (4th; 278.8), rushing defense (12th; 106.6) and passing defense (10th; 172.2). The Bison have ranked in the top six in scoring and total defense in four of his five seasons as head coach, including a No. 1 national ranking in total defense a year ago (237.4).

Elevated from defensive coordinator to head coach at NDSU on December 15, 2013, Klieman’s defensive units during his two-year run as coordinator each included top-10 rankings in scoring defense, total defense, rushing defense and passing defense. Highlighting that run were No. 1 rankings in scoring defense in both 2012 and 2013, and total defense in 2012, the latter when he was named the Football Scoop FCS Coordinator of the Year. NDSU also led the nation in scoring defense when he was the defensive backs coach in 2011.

Klieman began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, Northern Iowa, from 1991-92 before being promoted to an assistant coach in 1993. He went on to Western Illinois as an assistant coach from 1994-96 before serving as a GA at Kansas in 1997 and an assistant coach in 1999.

Kleiman then moved on to Division III Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa, where he was the defensive coordinator from 2002-04 before taking over as head coach for the 2005 season. He returned to Northern Iowa in 2006 as an assistant coach before being elevated to defensive coordinator for the 2009 and 2010 seasons.

A native of Waterloo, Iowa, Klieman was a three-time All-Gateway Conference defensive back at Northern Iowa and four-year letterwinner from 1986-90. He graduated from UNI in 1990 with a bachelor’s degree in health education and a master’s degree in physical education in 1992.

Klieman and his wife, Rhonda, are parents of two sons, Devin and Colby, and one daughter, Haley.

THE CHRIS KLIEMAN FILE

Hometown: Waterloo, Iowa

High School: Columbus Catholic High School

College: Northern Iowa – Bachelor’s degree in health education (1990), master’s in physical education (1992)

Family: Wife: Rhonda; Children: Devin, Colby, Haley

Playing Career: Northern Iowa (defensive back), 1986-90

CHRIS KLIEMAN COACHING CAREER

1991-92, Northern Iowa (Graduate Assistant)

1993, Northern Iowa (Assistant Coach)

1994-96, Western Illinois (Assistant Coach)

1997, Kansas (Graduate Assistant)

1999, Missouri State (Assistant Coach)

2002-2004, Loras College (Defensive Coordinator)

2005, Loras College (Head Coach)

2006-07, Northern Iowa (Assistant Coach)

2008, Northern Iowa (Co-Defensive Coordinator)

2009-10, Northern Iowa (Defensive Coordinator)

2011, North Dakota State (Assistant Coach)

2012-13, North Dakota State (Defensive Coordinator)

2014-2018, North Dakota State (Head Coach)

– k-statesports.com –

RYAN LACKEY
Director of Football and Golf Communications | K-State Athletics

RILEY COUNTY — law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on alleged child sex crimes.

On Monday, police filed a report for rape and aggravated indecent liberties with a child in Manhattan. Officers listed a 7-year-old girl as the victim and a 34-year-old man known to her as the suspect, according to the Riley County Police activity report.

Due to the nature of the crime reported, police released no additional details.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday for a sweeping agriculture bill that will fund key farm safety net programs for the next five years without making significant changes to the food stamp program.

The vote was 87-13. The House is expected to pass the measure soon and send it to President Donald Trump for his signature.

Majority Leader Mitch McConnell brought the bill up for a quick vote Tuesday, less than one day after the House and Senate reached an agreement on the final text.

The measure is the result of months of negotiations, and does not make any significant changes — despite pressure from President Donald Trump — to the food stamp program that serves nearly 40 million low-income Americans.

“This is what happens when the Congress works in a bipartisan, bicameral fashion,” said Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., ahead of the vote. “It’s a good bill that accomplishes what we set out to do: provide certainty and predictability for farmers and families in rural communities.”

The legislation sets federal agricultural and food policy for five years and provides more than $400 billion in farm subsidies, conservation programs and food aid for the poor. It reauthorizes crop insurance and conservation programs and funds trade programs, bioenergy production and organic farming research. It also reduces the cost for struggling dairy producers to sign up for support programs and legalizes the cultivation of industrial hemp, an initiative championed by McConnell.

One thing the bill doesn’t have: tighter work requirements for food stamp recipients, a provision of the House bill that became a major sticking point during negotiations.

“We maintain a strong safety net for farmers and importantly, we maintain a strong safety net for our families,” said Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., the most senior Democrat on the agriculture committee. “We said no to harmful changes that would take food away from families, and instead increased program integrity and job training to be able to make sure things should be working as they should and every dollar is used as it should be.”

The House bill would have raised the age of recipients subject to work requirements from 49 to 59 and required parents with children older than 6 years to work or participate in job training. The House measure also sought to limit circumstances under which families who qualify for other poverty programs can automatically be eligible for SNAP, and earmarked $1 billion to expand work-training programs.

By contrast, the bipartisan Senate bill, which passed 86-11, offered modest adjustments to existing farm programs and made no changes to SNAP.

Throughout the negotiation process Trump made his support for work requirements clear, tweeting about the issue multiple times. But negotiators ultimately rejected the most controversial House measures related to SNAP, making no significant changes to the program. The outcome is a victory for Democrats, who refused to support them.

The final bill also preserves states’ ability to provide waivers, and does not change eligibility criteria. It does increase funding for employment and job training programs from $90 million to roughly $103.9 million per year.

The two chambers also clashed over portions of the bill’s forestry and conservation sections. But the most contentious pieces of the House version, such as relaxing restrictions on pesticide use, didn’t make it into the final text.

Negotiations were complicated in recent weeks when the White House asked Congress to make changes to the forestry section in response to deadly wildfires in California, giving more authority to the Agriculture and Interior departments to clear forests and other public lands. The final text doesn’t significantly increase the agencies’ authority.

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said Monday the bill “maintains a strong safety net for the farm economy, invests in critical agricultural research and will promote agriculture exports through robust trade programs,” but voiced disappointment over the failed changes to the work requirement.

“While we would have liked to see more progress on work requirements for SNAP recipients and forest management reforms, the conference agreement does include several helpful provisions, and we will continue to build upon these through our authorities,” he said.

The bill also maintains current limits on farm subsidies, but includes a House provision to expand the definition of family to include first cousins, nieces and nephews, making them eligible for payments under the program.

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Michael Conaway, R-Texas, a strong proponent of stricter work requirements, thanked Perdue and the administration for their support.

“America’s farmers and ranchers are weathering the fifth year of severe recession, so passing a farm bill this week that strengthens the farm safety net is vitally important,” Conaway said.

MANHATTAN — New Kansas State Football coach Chris Klieman and his family arrived in Manhattan late Tuesday evening. The University will introduce the new Wildcat coach during a noon press conference.

#MHK #KStateFB #EMAW pic.twitter.com/lKtkvOy1mj

— K-State Football (@KStateFB) December 12, 2018

from Fargo for the Klieman family

Next stop: #MHK #KStateFB #EMAW pic.twitter.com/wG8Bql3sQr

— K-State Football (@KStateFB) December 12, 2018

Player-coach interaction #KStateFB #EMAW pic.twitter.com/HGHgEa0xvR

— K-State Football (@KStateFB) December 12, 2018

The following is a summary of arrests, citations by the Riley County Police Department. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Shawn Levon Brown has previous conviction for aggravated kidnapping, according to the KBI offender registry

SHAWN LEVON BROWN, 36, Manhattan, VIO OFFENDER REG;1ST CONV-PERSON; Bond $10,000

The 35th head football coach in Kansas State University history, Chris Klieman, was introduced during a press conference in Manhattan on Wednesday.

Early on in his opening comments Klieman addressed former head coach Bill Snyder, who was in attendance. “I know the shoes that I have to fill coach. You’re a legend, an icon, I look up to you, I’m going to continue to ask you questions, I’m going to continue to bounce ideas off you because you are Kansas State football.”

Klieman stated it’s a privilege to be the head football coach at Kansas State. “It’s a privilege to get to know the former players. I want you back into our program, you’ve always been in our program but I want you around.” Klieman touched on the importance of carrying on the legacy of what has been accomplished. “I’m a huge former player guy.”

The new head coach stated the K-State program is in really good shape. “That’s a credit to Coach Snyder and the staff, and the current players. “My goal is this: to challenge everyone of those guys to win every day,  compete and win each day, whether that’s in the academic world, classroom. whether it’s on the football field, socially, whether it’s strength and conditioning, you win every dang day and you challenge each other to be great, challenge each other to leave their comfort zone, challenge each other to see how great we can be, and hold each other to the high standard that is Kansas State football.”

While working to get started at Kansas State, Klieman will also continue coaching his North Dakota State team in the postseason FCS playoffs. They play South Dakota State in the semifinals Friday night.

TOPEKA – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt Tuesday announced that he is part of a bipartisan group of 40 state attorneys general working to stop or reduce annoying and harmful robocalls.

This coalition is reviewing the technology major telecom companies are pursuing to combat illegal robocalls.

“Any meaningful solution to the explosion in unwanted robocalls to homes and businesses must be based on technology, not merely law enforcement,” Schmidt said. “With an estimated 30 billion robocalls made to Americans last year, and more than one-third of those being scams, it is clear that after-the-fact enforcement alone cannot solve the problem. Technology has enabled this harassment, and we need technology to help stop it.”

Since it was formed earlier this year, the multistate group has had in-depth meetings with several major telecom companies. These productive meetings have led to greater information sharing about the technological capabilities currently in existence or in development to fight these unwanted calls.

In October, the attorneys general filed formal comments with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) urging several regulatory changes that would enable telecom companies to develop and deploy better robocall-prevention technologies. One type of new technology that they recommended, known by the acronym SHAKEN/STIR, is expected to be deployed next year and is designed to authenticate the incoming phone numbers presented on caller IDs to counter “spoofing” and make call-blocking more effective.

Schmidt and his colleagues are working to:

·         Develop a detailed understanding of what is technologically feasible to minimize unwanted robocalls and illegal telemarking,
·         Engage the major telecom companies to encourage them to expedite the best possible solutions for consumers, and
·         Determine whether states should make further recommendations to the FCC.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has easily passed the farm bill, a massive legislative package that reauthorizes agriculture programs and food aid.

The legislation has already passed the Senate and is now headed to President Donald Trump, who is expected to sign it.

The measure is the result of months of negotiations by lawmakers. It does not make any significant changes to the food stamp program that serves nearly 40 million low-income Americans. Trump and conservatives had pushed to create new work requirements for food stamps, but the Senate rejected the idea.

The bill reauthorizes agriculture and conservation programs, funds trade programs, expands support for struggling dairy farmers and legalizes the cultivation of industrial hemp. The House vote was 369-47.

Anthony Moss has previous convictions for theft, drugs, burglary and violations of the offender registration, according to the Kansas Dept. of Corrections

The following is a summary of arrests, citations by the Riley County Police Department. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

BRYCE OWEN SNAPP, 34, Wichita, DUI; 1ST CONVICTION; BLOOD/BREATH .08 OR>; Bond $750

LANGLEY BRYANT BROWN IV, 21, Fort Riley, DRIVING WHILE SUSPENDED; 1ST CONVICTION;Bond $750

Tilton has 2 previous convictions for DUI and drugs in Riley County
photo KDOC

COLTON ALEXANDER RANDOLPH, 20, WICHITA, CRIMINAL THREAT; CAUSE TERROR, STALKING;RECKLESS CONDUCT CAUSE FEAR; Bond $15,000

SHAHTIVIA KYREE CAMPBELL, 16, Manhattan,USE/POSS PARA;INTO HUMAN BODY 1 BATTERY; KNOWINGLY/RECKLESSLY CAUSING BOD; Juvenile

NOE SEFERINO LARA, 18, Manhattan,DRIVING WHILE SUSPENDED; 1ST CONVICTION; Exceptionally Cleared

CITATION REPORT

STEVEN WEGE, 64,  MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 500 BLK BLUEMONT AVE IN MANHATTAN FOR VEHICLE TAGS-EXPIRE/ILLEGBLE (19-198) AND FOR NO PROOF OF MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY (19-200) ON DECEMBER 11, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 4 PM.

ALTON GAMBLE, 47, MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 1100 BLK N SETH CHILD RD IN MANHATTAN FOR SPEEDING (7-33) ON DECEMBER 11, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:44 PM.

JOSHUA SCHIEBEL SALES, 29, MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 2200 BLK FORT RILEY BLVD IN MANHATTAN FOR FAIL TO YIELD EMERGENCY VEHICLE (08-1530) ON DECEMBER 11, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 4:33 PM.

SHELBY WILSON, 24,  MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 1900 BLK CASEMENT RD IN MANHATTAN FOR TOO FAST FOR CONDITIONS (7-32) ON NOVEMBER 25, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 1:45 PM.

TANNER HOCKENBURY, 21,  MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 3200 BLK ANDERSON AVE IN MANHATTAN FOR SPEEDING (7-33) ON DECEMBER 11, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 1:27 PM.

NARCISO RIVERA, 28,  MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 2800 BLK FORT RILEY BLVD IN MANHATTAN FOR SPEEDING (7-33) ON DECEMBER 11, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 1:56 PM.

BRANDON MISSEY, 21,  FT RILEY, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 2800 BLK FORT RILEY BLVD IN MANHATTAN FOR SPEEDING (7-33) ON DECEMBER 11, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 4:32 PM.

ALBERT PENA, 22, MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 2700 BLK KIMBALL AVE IN MANHATTAN FOR NO DRIVERS LICENSE (19-192) ON DECEMBER 11, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:12 PM.

MANHATTAN — Kansas State University has its first named academic college. At its meeting on Dec. 12, the Kansas Board of Regents approved naming the College of Engineering in honor of Kansas State University alumnus Carl R. Ice.

Carl R. Ice -photo courtesy KSU

The naming honors the professional accomplishment of Ice and the generous support of the college by he and his wife, Mary. A celebration of the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering will take place in fall 2019 in Manhattan.

The Ices have been generous supporters of Kansas State University and of the College of Engineering, with significant philanthropic investments supporting engineering faculty, students, facilities and the overall excellence of the college.

A native Kansan who currently lives in Westlake, Texas, Ice is the president and CEO of BNSF Railway. He is a 1979 graduate with a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from the College of Engineering. Mary Ice graduated in 1980 with a bachelor’s degree in home economics education from the College of Human Ecology and a master’s degree from the College of Education in 1988. Their daughter, Karen, is an attorney living in Manhattan, and their son, Marshall, and their daughter-in-law, Megan, are also both Kansas State University graduates.

Ice is the vice chairman of the KSU Foundation board of directors, past chair of the College of Engineering Advisory Council and a former member of the Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering Advisory Council. Together, the Ices serve on the board of trustees of the Kansas State University Foundation and as members of the Innovation and Inspiration Campaign steering committee.

RILEY COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect for alleged kidnapping and robbery.

Just after 3p.m. Wednesday, police arrested Derrick Smith, 19, of Manhattan in the 100 block of Courthouse Place in Manhattan, according to the Riley County Police Department activity report.

Smith was jailed on a Riley County District Court warrant for aggravated kidnapping and two counts of attempted aggravated robbery. He is being held on a bond of $75,000.00.  Police released no additional details early Thursday.