TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The U.S. Supreme Court is preparing to consider reinstating death sentences for two brothers convicted of notorious multiple murders in Kansas in cases that roiled the state’s politics. The nation’s highest court is taking up cases of Jonathan and Reginald Carr, sentenced to lethal injection for four killings in Wichita in December 2000. The justices also planned to hear the case of Sidney Gleason, sentenced to die for the 2004 murder of a Great Bend woman and her boyfriend after she witnessed a robbery. The Kansas Supreme Court overturned death sentences in all three cases last year,…
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A 44-year-old Chanute man has been indicted on charges of manufacturing and selling gun silencers illegally. U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said Tuesday that Shane Cox, owner of Tough Guys Army surplus store, was charged with 12 criminal counts, including possessing an unregistered firearm, conspiracy and National Firearm Act violations. Prosecutors say Cox advertised unregistered silencers and manufactured silencers without paying federal taxes or without serial numbers. Authorities also say Cox made false statements to agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on April 21. Cox faces prison time and fines.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Gov. Sam Brownback’s spokeswoman calls Medicaid expansion “morally reprehensible” in a recent email, signaling the administration has no plans to expand Medicaid and bring coverage to 150,000 uninsured Kansans. The Wichita Eagle reports that in an email Tuesday to Brownback supporters, Melika Willoughby, Brownback’s deputy director of communications, says Brownback believes Medicaid expansion creates “new entitlements for able-bodied adults without dependents.” The administration has often said it won’t expand Medicaid until it removes disabled Kansans already on Medicaid from a home services waiting list. Critics say the waiting lists shouldn’t be used as an excuse to not…
Wamego’s City Manager reported strong economic indicators for Pottawatomie County. At Tuesday’s City Commission meeting, City Manager Merl Page reported the September sales tax numbers for both the City and County showed a 2 percent increase over the same time period a year ago. He went further by analyzing the sales tax numbers over a 5-year period (2010 – 2015). His analysis reflects a 23 percent increase for the City and a 14.9 percent increase for the County for the 5-year period. He said the numbers reflect a strong economic indicator for the area and Pottawatomie County. In other business, Page…
The Wamego City Commission approved all the documents for a Bond sale. At Tuesday’s meeting, City Manager Merl Page reviewed the transaction that began 7 months ago, with the resolution of intent to issue infrastructure and improvement financing for the West Highway 24, Unit 3 property. The City issued temporary notes, and it’s now time to convert those notes to permanent financing. By a vote of 3 to 0, they approved an ordinance to authorize the sale of bonds and received 5 bids. The lowest bid came from Commerce Bank in association with Bennington State Bank for a rate of…
At Tuesday’s City Commission meeting, City Manager Merl Page introduced Reese and Novelly’s Michelle Morton, the prime auditor for the City of Wamego. Morton went over the 2014 audit financial notes and reported no problems. She noted no significant deficiencies, but did make recommendations for the Police Department and the Library. A motion was made to approve the audit as presented and passed by a vote of 3 to 0. Both Commissioner’s Bill Ditto and Robert Morse were absent. In other business, the Commission approved a 1 foot partial utility easement of property owned by Richie Chrest and located at…
Sweden’s Tomas Lindahl, American Paul Modrich and U.S.-Turkish scientist Aziz Sancar won the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for ‘mechanistic studies of DNA repair.’ Lindahl now works in Britain
Federal investigators looking into the ill-fated voyage of a 790-foot freighter that is believed to have sunk in the Atlantic during Hurricane Joaquin will focus on the communications between the captain and the vessel’s owner.
Following a week’s break, the Manhattan City Commission was back in session on Tuesday night. Mayor Karen McCulloh opened the meeting with proclamations, declaring October 4th – 10th both Fire Prevention and 4-H week. Nearly 2,400 people died as a result of home fires, last year. In addition, the mayor also named October National Arts and Humanities Month. As commissioners work to ensure a bright future for residents, the group considered the first reading of an ordinance that would amend the city’s urban area comprehensive plan. Assistant Director of Planning for the city, Eric Cattell presented the first reading to…
On the the first sunny day since historic rainfall flooded parts of South Carolina, residents of Columbia help one another try to salvage what’s left, and search for personal items.