KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A former Kansas bank teller has pleaded guilty to embezzling from the savings and loan where she worked. The U.S. attorney’s office says 49-year-old Theresa Williams, of Leavenworth, Kan., entered the plea Monday. She admitted through her plea to embezzling $13,000 from Mutual Savings Association in Leavenworth. To cover up the crime, she made false entries in bank reports. Sentencing is set for Feb. 25. She faces up to 30 years in federal prison and a fine up to $1 million.
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TOPEKA — Three carnival workers have been charged with killing two vendors whose bodies were found in Arkansas days after they disappeared from a fair in Kansas. The Kansas Attorney General says 52-year-old Kimberly Younger, of McIntosh, Florida, 54-year-old Michael Fowler Jr., of Sarasota, Florida, and 35-year-old Rusty Frasier, of Aransas Pass, Texas, face charges that include capital murder. They are jailed on $1 million bond in Arkansas while awaiting extradition to Kansas. Two others are charged with obstructing apprehension. The charges stem from the deaths of Alfred “Sonny” Carpenter and Pauline Carpenter. The Wichita couple was killed in July…
During Monday’s program, we spoke to Susan Moore, Director of the Rabies Laboratory at KSU Vet Med about a global initiative to eliminate rabies by 2030. The second half of the show featured a discussion with Manhattan Parks and Recreation Community Relations Officer Melissa Kirkwood and new T. Russell Reitz Animal Shelter Director Deb Watkins to preview community events including this weekend’s Home for the Holidays pet adoption event. Also in studio, pictured below was Josie, a 3-year-old pit-bull mix available now for adoption.
MANHATTAN — Kansas State University students said their goodbyes to the school as they completed their journey with commencement ceremonies held over the weekend. During the College of Agriculture ceremony Saturday, Agricultural Economics Professor Jason Bergtold urged graduates to think about the impact they will have on the future. Bergtold said the invitation to engage for these students means not living in the past, but looking towards the future. Bergtold congratulated the graduates on their efforts. More than 1,500 students were candidates for degrees at this past weekend’s ceremonies.
The Seth Littrell news was a heartbreaker, John and Mason react and take phone calls to discuss frustrations and what is next. Kellis Robinett calls in during the first hour to give his look at it. 0:00 – Brutal day 13:58 – Kellis Robinett 24:02 – Fan letdown 36:00 – What next 38:57 – Stepping Stones 54:26 – Smoke Screens 1:01:33 – Coaching Search Persists 1:13:19 – Backlash at AD?
Friday’s In Focus guests included Karen Hibbard from the Manhattan Area Convention and Visitors Bureau discussing December events and an update on the amount of visitors into Manhattan through October. We also spoke to K-State Research and Extension 4-H Agent John Jobe about an upcoming youth entrepreneurship program. Finally, we chatted with Riley County EMS paramedic James Marstall and Mary Beth Kieffer from the Flint Hills Breadbasket previewing this weekend’s “Fill the Ambulance” food drive at Dillon’s Westloop location.
The Manhattan Town Center is hosting a pair of holiday-themed events this weekend. On Saturday, there will be two performances as part of the Holiday Music Festival which features various local artists. The Geary County Children’s Choir will perform at 1 p.m and the Manhattan Tuba Christmas, featuring 55 tubas, will be perform at 3 p.m. All performances will be in the East Court. Then on Sunday, Santa Cares returns to the mall for the third year. Santa Cares is held in partnership with Autism Speaks. The event offers children with autism and special needs a chance to meet Santa in an environment that is…
WICHITA — Authorities are investigating after two men were found dead after a fiery wreck near Wichita. The Wichita Eagle reports that the crash happened Wednesday night when the driver of a pickup truck ran a stop sign and hit a tractor-trailer. The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office says in a report that both vehicles became “engulfed in flames.” Two men Darold Hale and Colleen Hale were found dead outside the pickup truck. Lt. Timothy Myers says it isn’t clear which man was driving. Their causes of death are under investigation. Myers says the driver of the tractor-trailer had minor injuries…
ROELAND PARK — Officers in suburban Kansas City have made a gift of the work boots that a teen was attempting to steal. KMBC-TV reports that it started Thursday afternoon when police responded to a Walmart in Roeland Park, Kansas, where the teen was caught shoplifting. Chief John Morris says the responding officers learned the teen was a displaced juvenile and wanted the boots so he could get work. Instead of punishment, the officers headed to the cash register. After some words of encouragement to find a job, finish school and stay out of trouble, the teen was gifted the…
TOPEKA — Kansas will boost its annual spending on foster care by $35 million under state Department for Families and Children grants that have been awarded to five contractors. DCF Secretary Gina Meier-Hummel had a news conference Thursday to introduce the contractors and discuss how she believes the grants will improve services for abused and neglected children. The department announced them Nov. 1 , six months after requesting proposals from interested parties. The grants run four years, starting July 1. The state expects to spend $245 million on foster care during the fiscal year beginning on that date. That’s a…