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.

Brandi Peil photo Johnson Co.

HUNTER ANDRE RISON, 20, Manhattan, Domestic battery; Knowing or reckless bodily harm to family/person in dating relationship; Bond $1000

BRANDI TABEA PEIL, 27, Olathe, Probation Violation; Kansas Highway Patrol

MANHATTAN —A member of the Kansas State University football team 20-year-old Hunter Andre Rison was arrested just after 2p.m. Friday, according to the Riley County Police Department booking report. He was jailed on requested charges that include Domestic battery; Knowing or reckless bodily harm to family/person in dating relationship on a bond of $1,000, according to the report.

Rison photo KSU athletics

Rison has been suspended indefinitely for a violation of team and departmental policy, according to a statement from KSU Athletics.

“Our program will be one that is built on hard work and integrity and doing things the right way,” said head coach Chris Klieman in the statement. “We have extremely high expectations for our players on and off the field.”

Rison is a red shirt sophomore who transferred from Michigan State and sat out the 2018 season per NCAA transfer rules, according to the online KSU football bio.

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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.

By RON WILSON
Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development

Ron Wilson is Director of the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development at Kansas State University.

Someone has to be the first. When the U.S. military enters an international conflict, some soldier has to be the first to lead his unit into combat. That soldier is like the tip of a dagger, bravely entering a life and death conflict. Today we’ll learn the remarkable story of a young Kansas man who served his nation in this amazing way.

Mark Nutsch is the former commander of the first Green Beret unit which went in to Afghanistan after the bombing of 9-11. His harrowing and heroic true story would become a major motion picture.

Mark Nutsch grew up near Washington, Kansas. Today his family farms in Wabaunsee County near the rural community of Alma, population 783 people. Now, that’s rural. Mark came to K-State where he joined the college rodeo team.

After graduating from K-State, he joined the U.S. Army and became an officer in the special forces. He was captain of a unit called Operational Detachment-Alpha 595 and led missions to Uzbekistan and Kuwait. In early September 2001, he joined the battalion staff.

Then came Sept. 11, 2001. Terrorists hijacked planes and crashed them into New York’s Twin Towers and the Pentagon. Like many people, Mark Nutsch watched it happen and tried to make sense of it all. He was with his six-month-pregnant wife and their two young children at the time.

The U.S. military immediately began planning a response. It was called Task Force Dagger. Captain Mark Nutsch was reunited with his unit. They would ultimately be designated to be the first to go fight the Taliban.

Mark Nutsch’s 12-man unit was an experienced, mature crew. “We averaged 32 years old, had eight years’ experience, and most of us were married with two kids,” Mark said.

The unit faced the tallest of odds. They would be outgunned and outnumbered 40-to-one, in unfamiliar enemy territory with uncertain allies.

On Oct. 19, 2001, Mark and his unit were helicoptered into Uzbekistan. There they connected with local Muslim soldiers who also opposed the Taliban. They began the campaign to retake Afghanistan. But instead of jeeps or tanks, the local Afghan fighters used an unexpected type of transportation: Horses.

Fortunately, farmboy Mark Nutsch knew his way around horses. He gave some quick riding lessons to his fellow soldiers. K-State President Richard Myers, then Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, recalled receiving the unprecedented request to airlift saddles, saddle blankets and hay to the site. The military did so.

The Afghan and American fighters would eventually go through the desert and mountains on horseback to accomplish their mission. Against the odds, all 12 men in Mark Nutsch’s unit survived. Operation Enduring Freedom ended with the overthrow of the Taliban, as jubilant Afghans celebrated in the streets.

This amazing story was recounted in a best-selling book named Horse Soldiers. After the files were declassified, the story was made into a movie named 12 Strong. Mark Nutsch’s character, named Captain Mitch Nelson in the movie, is portrayed in the show by actor Chris Hemsworth who also plays Thor in the Avenger series.

In real life, Mark Nutsch received a Bronze Star with valor for his courage and leadership. He is now a consultant for Army Special Operations and has opened a whiskey distillery business. He also remains supportive of his family and the Flint Hills of Kansas.

Mark was recently named by the Flint Hills Discovery Center Foundation as National Honorary Campaign Chair for the Foundation’s Next Vistas fundraising campaign to benefit the Flint Hills Discovery Center. For more information, see www.flinthillsdiscovery.org/foundation.

Someone has to be first. Some soldier has to be the first one to lead his unit into battle on behalf of his nation. In the aftermath of 9-11, it was Captain Mark Nutsch from rural Kansas who led his team on that initial mission. Now he is continuing to serve his state and nation as a volunteer with the Flint Hills Discovery Center Foundation. We commend Mark Nutsch and all soldiers, families and veterans who are making a difference with their service. I appreciate these brave young men and women who are putting duty first.

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.

RILEY COUTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating alleged forgery and theft.

On Friday, police listed in Riley State Bank of Leonardville, Landmark National Bank and Briggs Auto both of Manhattan as the victims, according to the Riley County Police Activity report.

A known male suspect used checks to obtain cash. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $12,281.00.

Police released no additional details Monday.

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.

Curtis Fry -photo KBI offender registry

SAVALAS TOLLIVER, 43, Manhattan, Abuse of a child; Torture or cruelly beating child <18 Battery; Physical contact in rude, insulting, angry manner; Bond $15,000

CURTIS JAMES FRY, 57, Udall, Lewd and lascivious; Exposing sex organs to another =>16; Bond $1000 and Lewd and lascivious; Exposing sex organs to another <16, Possession of opiate, opium, narcotic or certain stimulant, Lewd and lascivious; Exposing sex organs to another =>16 Bond $16,000

Jovan Williams -photo Shawnee Co.

JOVAN ANDREW WILLIAMS, 22, Topeka, Failure to Appear; Bond $1500

CITATION REPORT

BRITTANY FARMER, 18, MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE AT ANDERSON AVE & DENISON AVE IN MANHATTAN FOR FAIL TO STOP AT RED LIGHT (4-13(C)) ON APRIL 20, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY12:10 PM.

KUN JIA, 28, MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 2200 BLK CLAFLIN RD IN MANHATTAN FOR SPEEDING (7-33) ON APRIL 20, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:50 PM.

JACOB MESA, 27,  MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 2800 BLK FORT RILEY BLVD IN MANHATTAN FOR SPEEDING (7-33) ON APRIL 21, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:46 PM.

JOHNNIE HOOK, 69, MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE AT S 14TH ST & POYNTZ AVE IN MANHATTAN FOR FAIL TO STOP AT RED LIGHT (4-13(C)) ON APRIL 18, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:34 PM.

THOMAS PHILLIPS, 61,  MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 2000 BLK ANDERSON AVE IN MANHATTAN FOR SPEEDING (7-33) ON APRIL 21, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 1:39 PM.

ALEXIS ARROYO RAMIREZ, 21,  MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 2100 BLK ANDERSON AVE IN MANHATTAN FOR ADULT SEAT BELT (17-182.1) ON APRIL 21, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 2 AM.

PRESLEY RODECAP, 23,  MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE AT SOUTHWIND RD & S SETH CHILD RD IN MANHATTAN FOR X DRIVE CANC/SUSP/REV LICENSE (19-194) ON APRIL 21, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY10:18 PM.

KATHERINE TILLEY, 54,  MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 2900 BLK ANDERSON AVE IN MANHATTAN FOR IMPROPER DRIVING ON LANED ROAD (8-46) ON APRIL 17, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 4:20 PM.

BENJAMIN FARMER, 23, MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 600 BLK SUNSET AVE IN MANHATTAN FOR DRIVE ON WRONG SIDE OF ROAD (8-38) ON APRIL 20, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:25 AM.

BENJAMIN FARMER, 23, MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 600 BLK SUNSET AVE IN MANHATTAN FOR X NO PROOF OF MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY (19-200) ON APRIL 20, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:25 AM.

MEGHAN HARRISON, 32, MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE AT 1420 HARTMAN PL # F20; CHASE MANHATTAN APARTMENTS IN MANHATTAN FOR UNNECESSARY NOISE STANDARD (22-55) ON APRIL 20, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:35 AM.

TRISTON SWART, 20,  MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE AT ANDERSON AVE & SCENIC LNDG IN MANHATTAN FOR FTY RIGHT OF WAY LEFT TURN (158) ON APRIL 19, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:30 PM.

DAMIEN DORTCH, 24,  MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE AT ANDERSON AVE & SCENIC LNDG IN MANHATTAN FOR NO DRIVERS LICENSE (19-192) ON APRIL 19, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:30 PM.

ARELIS MERCERA GONZALEZ, 46,  MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE AT S 5TH ST & YUMA ST IN MANHATTAN FOR X NO PROOF OF MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY (19-200) ON APRIL 18, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 9:05 PM.

MICHAEL REASONER, 65,  KEATS, KS WAS CITED WHILE AT WATERS ST & CLAFLIN RD IN MANHATTAN FOR X NO PROOF OF MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY (19-200) ON APRIL 19, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 8:40 AM.

ADELYN SMITH, 19,  MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 1200 BLK BLUEMONT AVE IN MANHATTAN FOR FOLLOWING TOO CLOSELY (8-47) ON APRIL 19, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:40 PM.

KELLY LINNEMANN, 55,  MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE AT COLLEGE AVE & COLLEGE HEIGHTS RD IN MANHATTAN FOR FTY RIGHT OF WAY STOP/YIELD (159) AND FOR X NO PROOF OF MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY (19-200) ON APRIL 20, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY11:45 AM.

JAZMARIE SMITH, 22, KANSAS CITY, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 7300 BLK TUTTLE CREEK BLVD IN RILEY FOR X MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS (08-1558) ON APRIL 21, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 8:45 PM.

PAUL WERLE, 65, OGDEN, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 1000 BLK S SETH CHILD RD IN MANHATTAN FOR FOLLOWING TOO CLOSELY (8-47) ON APRIL 16, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY10:45 AM.

ROBART TAPPAN, 22,  FT RILEY, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 2000 BLK ANDERSON AVE IN MANHATTAN FOR NO DRIVERS LICENSE (19-192), FOR X NO PROOF OF MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY (19-200) AND FOR VEHICLE TAGS-EXPIRE/ILLEGBLE (19-198) ON APRIL 21, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:12 PM.

CODY BARTLEY, 27, MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 5300 BLK TUTTLE CREEK BLVD IN MANHATTAN FOR X DRIVING WHILE SUSPENDED; 1ST CONVICTION (08-0262A11) ON APRIL 22, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 4:45 AM.

AMY BALLIN, 40,  LAWRENCE, KS WAS CITED WHILE AT BLUEMONT AVE & N MANHATTAN AVE IN MANHATTAN FOR IMPROPER CHILD RESTRAINT < 4 (17-182) ON APRIL 21, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY11:17 AM.

ROBERT RUDER, 24,  MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE AT ANDERSON AVE & LEE ST IN MANHATTAN FOR USING HEAD&TV PHONES/DRIVING (14-103) ON APRIL 21, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 4:24 PM.

ROBART TAPPAN, 22, OF 44857-2 ROOSEVELT ST, FT RILEY, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 1500 BLK ANDERSON AVE IN MANHATTAN FOR VEHICLE TAGS-EXPIRE/ILLEGBLE (19-198) AND FOR NO DRIVERS LICENSE (19-192) ON APRIL 21, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 9:54 PM.

ANDREW LIND, 19,  OVERLAND PARK, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 1900 BLK HUNTING AVE IN MANHATTAN FOR X FAILURE TO PERFORM DUTY (5-26) ON APRIL 13, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY11:27 PM.

JUSTICE CORNELIOUS, 20,  MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE AT 1520 HARTFORD RD IN MANHATTAN FOR X POSSESSION OR CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL BY MINOR (4-3(B)) ON APRIL 20, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:45 AM.

CONNER JUNGE, 19,  FT RILEY, KS WAS CITED WHILE AT 1127 MORO ST; TUBBY’S SPORTS BAR IN MANHATTAN FOR X POSSESSION OR CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL BY MINOR (4-3(B)) ON APRIL 20, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 1 AM.

JOHNATHAN HARRIS, 45,  MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE AT S 6TH ST & PIERRE ST IN MANHATTAN FOR INATTENTIVE DRIVING (14-104), FOR NO DRIVERS LICENSE (19-192,  FOR LEAVING THE SCENE OF INJURY ACC (5-23) AND FOR FAILURE TO RENDER AID (5-25) ON APRIL 19, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 4:12 PM.

LIANGLIANG GAO, 38,  MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE AT DICKENS AVE & BROWNING AVE IN MANHATTAN FOR FTY RIGHT OF WAY STOP/YIELD (159) ON APRIL 19, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:54 PM.

TEDDIE MARTIN, 24,  OGDEN, KS WAS CITED WHILE AT 3708 SADDLE HORN TRL IN OGDEN FOR X THEFT (PETTY) (22-26) ON APRIL 19, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 5 PM.

 

RILEY COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a registered Kansas sex offender on new charges after a Monday arrest.

Curtis Fry -photo KBI Offender Registry

Just after 9p.m. Monday, the Riley County Police Department received two reports of an unknown man exposing himself at separate locations in central Manhattan, according to the Riley County Police Department activity report.

The first incident listed two 22-year-old women as the victims.  The second incident was reported at 9:45p.m. listed a 15-year-old girl and 44-year-old woman as the victims.

Police arrested Curtis Fry, 57 of Udall, in the the 1100 block of Moro Street in Manhattan.

He is is being held on a $17,000 bond for two counts of lewd and lascivious; exposing sex organs to another =>16, lewd and lascivious; exposing sex organs to another <16, and possession of opiate, opium, narcotic or certain stimulant, according to the Riley County Police Department arrest report.

Frey was convicted in July 2012 for “criminal attempt internet sexual exploitation of a child,” according to the KBI offender registry.

On Saturday, April 27, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Riley County Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public the opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring your pills for disposal to the Riley County Police Department,1001 S. Seth Child Rd., or Dillons, 1101 Westloop Place in Manhattan. (The DEA cannot accept liquids or needles or sharps, only pills or patches.) The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.

This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse. Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. In addition, Americans are now advised that their usual methods for disposing of unused medicines—flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash—both pose potential safety and health hazards.

Please note not all medications will be accepted. We will accept controlled, non-controlled and over the counter substances. This includes any solid dosage form pharmaceutical products (tablets, capsules, etc.). We will accept medications from nursing homes.

This event is for patients and families, not companies. Illicit substances such as marijuana or heroin are not accepted. No needles may be accepted. Inhalers or other compressed air cylinders are not accepted.

*The Riley County Household Hazardous Waste Department at 6245 Tuttle Creek Blvd will accept unwanted or unused prescription pills year round, subject to certain restrictions: (http://www.rileycountyks.gov/319/Types-of-Waste-Accepted)*

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.

ARAYAH MICHELE GAUNA, 20, Manhattan, Possession of opiate, opium, narcotic or certain, stimulantUse/possess w/intent to use drug paraphernalia into human bodyPossession of marijuana; Held without Bond

Derek Blea -photo Shawnee Co.

BRANDI DANIELLE SUNDERMAN, 28,  St. George, Uniform Criminal Extradition Act; Arrest prior to requisition; Bond $200,000 and Interference with LEO; Falsely report a felony intending to obstruct; $2,000

THERESA LYNN ERWIN KOTULA, 51, Manhattan, Domestic battery; Knowing or reckless bodily harm to family/person in dating relationship; Bond $1000

RACHEL ELIZABETH BACON, 22, Salina, Flee or attempt to elude LEO by engaging in reckless driving; Bond $2500

DEREK EDWARD BLEA, 26, Manhattan, Failure to Appear; $20,000

ADAM WAYNE SILLS, 28, Manhattan, Uniform Criminal Extradition Act; Arrest prior to requisition; Bond $5000

ASHANTI LASHAY HERNANDEZ, 22, Manhattan, Failure to Appear; Bond $1000

DONNITHAN MAURICE JONES, 26, Manhattan, Probation Violation; Exceptionally Cleared

CITATION REPORT

ALTIA KEMNITZ, 47,  MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 1000 BLK N 8TH ST IN MANHATTAN FOR X DRIVE CANC/SUSP/REV LICENSE (19-194) FOR DRIVING LEFT OF CENTER (8-42) FOR X NO PROOF OF MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY (19-200) AND FOR X ALT/CANC/REV TAG/WRONG VEHCLE (19-198(B)) ON APRIL 20, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY10:20 AM.

SARAH WENGER, 28,  MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 2400 BLK KIMBALL AVE IN MANHATTAN FOR SPEEDING (7-33) ON APRIL 22, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 5:44 PM.

ERIN PETERS, 21,  MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 1100 BLK BLUEMONT AVE IN MANHATTAN FOR CELL PHONE-TEXTING VIOL (14-126.2) ON APRIL 22, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:50 PM.

ALAN POHL, 20,  MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 900 BLK N 12TH ST IN MANHATTAN FOR X POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA (22-91) AND FOR X POSSESSION OR CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL BY MINOR (4-3(B)) ON APRIL 21, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 7:33 PM.

EMMA UNRUH, 19,  MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE AT COLLEGE AVE & COLLEGE HEIGHTS RD IN MANHATTAN FOR CELL PHONE-TALKING/HAND FREE (14-126.3) ON APRIL 22, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 8:59 AM.

ASHLEA NELSON, 29,  CIRCLEVILLE, KS WAS CITED WHILE AT N 3RD ST & HUMBOLDT ST IN MANHATTAN FOR FTY RIGHT OF WAY STOP/YIELD (159) ON APRIL 22, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:43 PM.

DEJOHNPAULHEZUE WILLIAMS, 19,  OGDEN, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 100 BLK S SETH CHILD RD IN MANHATTAN FOR SPEEDING (7-33) AND FOR USE OF MULTIPLE BEAMS (17-165) ON APRIL 22, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 8:47 PM.

MATTHEW SCHACHT, 34, RANDOLPH, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 3200 BLK KIMBALL AVE IN MANHATTAN FOR VEHICLE TAGS-EXPIRE/ILLEGBLE (19-198) AND FOR X NO PROOF OF MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY (19-200) ON APRIL 22, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 9:54 AM.

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GEARY COUNTY — One person was injured in a crash during police chase just after 10:30p.m. Wednesday in Geary County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1993 Chevy Camaro driven by Allen P. Harroald, 39, Wichita, was northbound on U.S. 77 twelve miles north of Junction City, fleeing from Geary county Sheriff deputies.

The driver failed to negotiate a curve. The Camaro struck a guard rail, overturned several times and ejected the driver.

EMS transported Harrold to the hospital in Topeka. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP. Authorities have not released what prompted the chase.

By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly and top Republican legislators met Wednesday to try to break a stalemate on expanding Medicaid in Kansas, only to fail after she demanded that lawmakers approve a plan this year and the GOP leaders insisted on waiting until next year.

Kelly set aside four hours for talks in her Statehouse office with the majority leaders and heads of the health committees in the House and Senate, who oppose her expansion proposal. The meeting broke up after about 90 minutes when it became clear that neither Kelly nor the Republicans would give on whether a plan should pass this year, participants said.

The impasse sets up a high-stakes confrontation over one of the Democratic governor’s biggest campaign promises after the GOP-controlled Legislature ends an annual spring break May 1. The House approved a modified version of Kelly’s expansion plan last month, but the Senate has yet to take it up.

“She’s still willing to take (it) and try to cram it down everybody’s throats and then hope that the details come out in the wash,” said House health committee Chairwoman Brenda Landwehr, a conservative Wichita Republican. “That’s not the way to do this.”

Thirty-six states have either expanded Medicaid or seen voters approve ballot initiatives. Expansion enjoys bipartisan support in the Kansas Legislature but GOP leaders are still resisting, arguing that it is likely to prove costly to the state despite a promise that the federal government would cover 90 percent of the cost.

Patrick Willard, a senior director at Families USA, a national health care advocacy group that supports expansion, said Kelly’s meeting was a sign that GOP leaders understand the public’s deep concerns about health care and that expansion has popular support.

“In a state that has been holding out as long as Kansas has, people and the (health care) industry are hurting, and all of that is coming to a head,” Willard said.

Kelly and other expansion supporters have been trying to build pressure on Republican leaders to allow a Senate vote. The governor has held town hall meetings in GOP lawmakers’ districts and marked the 100th day of her administration Wednesday with a statement that Senate leaders should “stop playing games with taxpayers’ health care.”

Kelly spokeswoman Ashley All said the meeting gave Republican leaders a chance to negotiate a plan “in good faith.”

“She was disappointed that they didn’t provide any solutions or ideas — only excuses and stall tactics,” All said. “It became very clear that they were not interested in finding a solution to provide affordable health care for more Kansans this year.”

Kelly’s health secretary, Lee Norman, who participated in the meeting, said the administration agrees with the GOP leaders that more work needs to be done on the Medicaid expansion legislation.

“We’d like to continue to push ahead with it,” Norman said. “The cards are on the table, and I think the details are something that we can work out.”

Top Republicans have said in recent weeks they are willing to consider a more modest expansion than Kelly has advocated, as well as work requirements or drug testing for participants.

Families USA has released an analysis suggesting that the influx of federal dollars with expansion would spur economic activity and state tax revenues to offset the state’s costs. Kelly’s administration projected a net state cost of $34 million in expansion’s first year, but skeptical GOP leaders argue that it easily could be twice that.

Read my statement concerning today’s meeting with Governor Kelly, Senate Majority Leader Denning, Senate Health Chair Suellentrop, and House Health Chair Landwehr about Medicaid expansion. #ksleg pic.twitter.com/lTdhGo2a4Q

— Dan Hawkins (@DanHawkinsKS) April 24, 2019

House Majority Leader Dan Hawkins said after the meeting that he’s seen nothing that would “prevent expansion from busting the budget.”

“Medicaid expansion is like a lemon on a used car lot,” Hawkins said. “You can paint it up and give it that new car scent but it will never run right.”

I and other leadership members of the House and Senate met with Governor Laura Kelly today regarding a medicaid expansion plan. Details of the meeting are listed in the attached release. #ksleg pic.twitter.com/kp0K3Qk5Wl

— Jim Denning (@JimDenning4KS) April 24, 2019

Senate Majority Leader Jim Denning, a conservative Kansas City-area Republican, said the legislation should also address problems with rising costs for Kansas consumers who get their health coverage through a federal marketplace. Denning committed Wednesday to a debate — but next year.

“She doesn’t want to wait until next year,” Denning said. “I always say if you want it bad, you get it bad. Gov. Kelly’s wanting it so bad, she’s willing to have it bad.”

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Due to increased wind speeds burning is prohibited for the rest of the day in Riley County.

The announcement was made by the Northeast Kansas Regional Notification System.

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.

Thomas Colgate photo Geary Co.

SHANE DWIGHT ELLEGOOD, 45, Riley, Aggravated domestic battery; choke in rude manner; family member/dating relationship; Bond $5000

By Dewey Terrill

JC Post

GEARY COUNTY —A Kansas sheriff accused of felony theft and misdemeanor misuse of public funds has entered a no contest plea.

Geary County Sheriff Tony Wolf

On Friday Geary County Sheriff Tony Wolf entered the plea deal and that saw the court dismiss two other felony counts with prejudice. They cannot be refiled.

The recommended sentence for Wolf is 12 months probation on the misdemeanor and in the other allegation a presumptive probation matter with the probation in both cases to run concurrently at the same time, with no jail time. Wolf must also make restitution totaling $2,200 in the theft case.

Formal sentencing has been scheduled on June 28th.

Wolf will be also be required to forfeit his position as Geary County Sheriff effective immediately. A letter of resignation must be submitted to the governor.

According to the factual basis outlined in court on Friday, Wolf authorized an expense of $530 against a County credit card to purchase tires for a friend’s vehicle. He claimed it was a payment to a confidential informant for drug information which was false.

There was a reference to a text which Wolf told the friend, “This is what friends do for each other.” Wolf later admitted to a KBI agent the tires were purchased for a friend. Those funds were credited by the vendor back to the credit card and Wolf later paid the vendor.

In the second case Wolf used state asset forfeiture funds to purchase items ranging from weapons, ammunition and a scope. Wolf turned in a list on those, but it did not include six items including a scope. He will make the $2,200 restitution in that case.

In court Friday Wolf appeared with his attorney, Barry Clark, Manhattan while Assistant Dickinson County Attorney Darryl Hawkins served as the Special Prosecutor in the case. During the proceedings Wolf acknowledged he understood the charges and waived his right to a preliminary hearing. The jury trial scheduled in the case that on the misdemeanor count, plus a felony theft charge that has now been dismissed, was scheduled May 8th and 9th in District court. It will be withdrawn from the court docket.

Wolf was first elected Geary County Sheriff in 2012 and reelected in 2016. He began working for the Sheriff’s Department as a corrections officer in 1996 and later moved to the patrol division.

WABAUNSEE COUNTY — One person was injured in an accident just before 4p.m. Friday in Wabaunsee County.

The Kansas State Highway Patrol reported a 2015 Harley Davidson motorcycle driven by Sharla Mae Clark, 57, Alma, was northbound on Kansas 99 Highway just south of Homestead Road.

A vehicle in front applied the brakes causing Clark to emergency brake. The motorcycle skid out of control and she was thrown into the roadway.

EMS transported Clark to the hospital in in Topeka in serious condition. She was not wearing a helmet, according to the KHP.