Sen. Pat Roberts endorsed Republican gubernatorial candidate Kris Kobach for Kansas governor Tuesday. Roberts, the senior U.S. senator from Kansas, said in a statement that Kobach’s “experience and leadership, our Kansas values and way of life will be preserved and protected. “Kris will ensure our economy remains competitive and dynamic with good jobs for hardworking Kansans,” said Roberts. Kobach, currently Kansas secretary of state, said he is honored to have Roberts’ endorsement. “[Sen. Roberts] knows how important it will be to have a Kansas leader who will work with President Trump to make Kansas an affordable place to do business,…
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HOLTON — Authorities say a woman involved in a collision that killed three people in Kansas has been captured in Nebraska. Jackson County, Kansas, Sheriff Tim Morse says in a news release that 49-year-old Maria Perez-Marquez, of Omaha, was arrested by U.S. Marshals Tuesday in Nebraska. Details of where she was arrested were not immediately released. Perez-Marquez is charged in Kansas with three counts of involuntary manslaughter after a crash in November near Holton that killed the mother, sister and uncle of two Kansas high school football players shortly after the family watched the boys’ Sabetha team win a state…
WICHITA — Authorities say a man and woman have been charged in a road rage shooting that wounded a 4yearold boy in Wichita. Nineteen-year-old Tylin Atkinson and 21-year-old Ramonyka Smith, both of Wichita, were charged Monday with criminal discharge of a firearm. Atkinson also faces an aggravated assault charge and is jailed on $250,000 bond. Smith is jailed on $100,000 bond. Their attorneys didn’t return phone messages seeking comment. Police say Atkinson got out of a car last week and fired two shots at a sport utility vehicle in which six children were riding, striking the 4yearold once in the…
TOPEKA — Kansas officials say several changes should decrease the time people spend renewing their driver’s licenses. Starting Tuesday, people ages 2150 can renew licenses through the Department of Revenue’s iKan mobile app and online at https://ikan.ks.gov/ . The department said in a news release Monday that people who want a Real Id must go into a driver’s license office but the state plans to eventually make that process available through the iKan app. The department also has updated its KanLicense software program, which should decrease processing time. And most driver’s license offices in Kansas will be open longer, starting…
WICHITA — The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office says an investigation into the shooting death of a 41-year-old woman has been presented to prosecutors. The Wichita Eagle reports Lisa Trimmell was shot in June 2017 at her home near Andover. Investigators have said Trimmell’s two sons, ages 14 and 22, were visiting when she was shot. A sheriff’s report says evidence indicates one of the sons shot his mother. The shooting occurred about a month after her husband filed for divorce. The sheriff’s office said Monday the case has been turned over to the county prosecutor’s office but no arrests have…
Steven Bowman, 36, of Junction City, was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department on October 22, 2018, at approximately 12:45 PM. Bowman was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for failure to appear. Bowman was issued a total bond of $6,000.00 causing him to remain confined at the time of this report. Officers responded to the report of an injury accident near the intersection of U-24 HWY and Billings St. in Riley County on October 22, 2018, at approximately 9:20 AM. When officers arrived on scene, they found a 1998 Green Ford F15 driven by Jayme Thomas,…
Tuesday’s guests were Pottawatomie County Public Works Director Peter Clark and Assistant Planner/Zoning Enforcement Officer Stephan Metzger.
Monday’s show featured pre-recorded interviews with candidates for the district 1 seat of the Riley County Commission John Ford (R) and write-in candidate Aaron Estabrook (I) as well as Adam Grabau, an actor playing Lancelot in the upcoming Spamalot performance at McCain Auditorium.
ARCADIA — The remains of a Kansas soldier killed in World War II will be laid to rest in his home state Wednesday. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency says the remains of 33yearold Army Pfc. Leslie E. Shankles, of Arcadia, are being returned to his family for burial in Fort Scott with full military honors. Shankles remains were accounted for July 12. He was killed by enemy fire in October 1944 in Hurtgen Forest in Germany. The agency says a local German resident discovered remains in 1947. They could not be identified so they were buried as unknown in the…
HUTCHINSON — Recent heavy rains in Kansas are threatening the state’s cotton crop as the plant’s bolls begin to open. The Hutchinson News reports that rain can dislodge lint from the plant and decrease yields. Water can also cause color from the plant’s stems or leaves to bleed onto the cotton lint and damage the quality. Rex Friesen is a consultant for Southern Kansas Cotton Growers. He says the crop appears to be holding up despite the wet weather. Friesen says harvesting should resume this week if the weather remains dry. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Crop Progress and Condition…