LAWRENCE — Police say a 10-year- boy brought a gun to a science camp in Kansas and accidentally discharged it. The Lawrence Journal-World reports no one was injured but the incident caused the evacuation Tuesday of the room at the New Century Fieldhouse in Johnson County where the camp was being held. Capt. Rob Weber of the Johnson County Parks and Recreation Department Police says about nine to 10 children were in the room. Police say the boy brought the gun from home in his backpack to “show it around” at the camp. The child later thought better of that…
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KANSAS CITY — Police agencies in northeastern Kansas are opposing a proposal from the Wyandotte County District Attorney’s Office to study potential wrongful conviction cases. The Kansas City Star reports that Wyandotte County District Attorney Mark Dupree recently sought funding from the Unified Government Board of County Commissioners to create a Conviction Integrity Unit. The unit would investigate claims of innocence, prosecutorial misconduct and law enforcement error. Dupree says his office has already identified 19 cases that could be reviewed. But Kansas City Police Chief Terry Zeigler, Wyandotte County Sheriff Donald Ash and Fraternal Order of Police representatives wrote a…
OLATHE — Kansas health officials say two Johnson County residents have developed serious West Nile Virus infections. Greg Lakin, medical officer of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, said Tuesday most cases of West Nile are not serious but the two Johnson County residents have neuroinvasive infections, which cause brain swelling and sometimes death. The health department said most of the state is under a high-risk warning for the mosquito-borne illness. Health officials say late summer and early fall is the peak time for West Nile Virus. The western two-thirds of the state is the most high-risk part of…
KANSAS CITY — Kansas City, Kansas, police say a man is in stable condition after being shot by officers. Police say the incident began when officers were called Tuesday night to the scene of an attempted car burglary. KCTV reports when the car’s owner confronted the suspect, he fired several shots into the air and rode away on a bicycle. Officers found the man about a block away. Police say when he came out of a secluded area, the suspect was armed. Officers fired and hit him in the arm and leg. The man was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. No…
An Alma woman was taken to Stormont Vail in Topeka following an accident Tuesday morning south of Eskridge in Wabaunsee County. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 47-year-old Sara Diepenbrock was injured when she left the roadway in her 2013 Kia Sorento traveling westbound on K-31 just west of Chicken Creek Road and entered a ditch. The accident happend just after 9 a.m. and no other vehicles were involved. She was wearing a seat belt, according to KHP.
WICHITA — A new government report shows the major fall crops in Kansas are developing faster than usual. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Monday that nearly half of the corn in Kansas had already reached the dough stage, well ahead of the 29 percent that would be the average for this time of year. The agency rated corn condition as 8 percent very poor and 15 percent poor. About 30 percent was listed fair, with 39 percent as good and 8 percent as excellent. About 48 percent of the soybeans in Kansas are already setting pods, well ahead of…
OLATHE — The owner of an Olathe barbeque restaurant has denied going using a customer’s credit card for a spending spree. Matthew Sander, owner of Smokin’ Joe’s Bar-B-Q, was ordered Monday to stand trial on 24 felony and misdemeanor financial charges. An attorney for Sander entered not guilty pleas for him. Sander is charged in four cases with several counts of identity theft, criminal use of a credit card, felony theft and misdemeanor theft. The Kansas City Star reports most of the charges stem from an incident in January when a customer left a credit card at the restaurant. The…
WICHITA — A Wichita lawyer who specializes in elder law is charged with mistreating an elderly person. Sedgwick County authorities announced Monday that 70-year-old Larry Toomey has been charged with five felonies. The Wichita Eagle reports court documents indicate the alleged losses total at least several hundred thousand dollars. Toomey’s attorney, Steven Mank, says Toomey looks forward to having his day in court. A mistreatment of a dependent adult charge alleges he took advantage of resources valued between $250,000 and $1 million. Three mistreatment of an elderly person counts each accuse him of taking property valued at from $100,000 to…
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas report shows an increase in demand for student mental health services. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the university’s Student Affairs department has found that counseling and psychological services had a total of 120 visits in May. That’s up more than 73 percent from May 2017. Michael Maestas is the director of the university’s Counseling and Psychological Services. He says a decrease in stigma related to mental health issues and an increase in early recognition have likely contributed to the increase in demand. An anonymous donation to the university’s endowment has allowed CAPS to hire…
A resident of Green drowned in western Riley County in an apparent accident last week, according to Riley County officials. Officials said that Brandon Wohler drowned in Fancy Creek on either Thursday, July 27th or early on Friday, July 28th. County officials said the incident is still under investigation and autopsy result are pending. They would not provide any additional details.