SALINA, Kan. (AP) Police say a man whose relative had taken him to a Salina hospital for a mental evaluation crashed into three vehicles when he fled in a pickup truck. The Salina Journal reports that the 29-year-old Ottawa County man was apprehended by police Tuesday after the truck became struck in snow. Lt. Sean Morton of the Salina Police Department says the man had been a passenger in the truck and was left alone in it while his relative went inside Salina Regional Health Center to seek help. Police were called at about 2:20 p.m. and told that a…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas senators have advanced a bill shortening the time limits for inmates sentenced to death to complete their appeals to the state Supreme Court. The measure received first-round approval Wednesday on a voice vote. A second vote that would send the bill to the House is set for Thursday. Senate Vice President Jeff King says the bill is necessary to expedite justice and get the required automatic appeals through the Kansas Supreme Court. The bill creates a 3.5-year time limit for the appeals to be heard and decided by the court. The measure would not affect any…
Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin leaves federal court with his wife Seletha, left, after his conviction in New Orleans, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. Nagin was convicted Wednesday on charges that he accepted bribes, free trips and other gratuities from contractors in exchange for helping them secure millions of dollars in city work while he was in office, including right after Hurricane Katrina. The federal jury found Nagin guilty of 20 of 21 counts against him.
Vehicles travel north on I-85 on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in Greenville, S.C. Snow and icy conditions in the southeast were expected to continue through Wednesday and into Thursday morning.
GARDEN CITY, Kan. (AP) Longtime Garden City Telegram reporter and managing editor John Frazier has died at the age of 85. The Garden City Telegram reports that Frazier died of pneumonia Monday in Dodge City. Frazier started working for the Telegram in 1955 as a reporter and left for The Hutchinson News for a short time. He then returned to the Telegram in the early 1960s to be the managing editor, a position he held for about 30 years. Former Telegram reporter Tim Unruh, who is now a reporter at The Salina Journal, remembered Frazier as a teacher and a…
Chassidy Fussell scored 15 points, three of them on a key basket with 35.6 seconds left as Texas fought off a late surge from Kansas State to earn a 69-63 victory Wednesday night at Bramlage Coliseum. Texas led 37-30 at halftime and appeared to have the game under control by opening the second half on an 8-3 run to lead 45-33 with 17:34 left on a layup by Brady Sanders. However, K-State found its second wind and went on an 18-6 run over the next six minutes to tie the score at 51-51. The score was tied at 53 apiece…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A Wichita man has admitted harboring a Chinese teenage girl who was working illegally at his restaurant. Court records show 33-year-old Yong “Tony” Lin pleaded guilty Wednesday to harboring an immigrant who was unlawfully in the United States. His 29-year-old wife, Zhuo Mei “Mandy” Weng, pleaded guilty to hiding the crime. The U.S. attorney’s office says the couple will forfeit $8,000 that will go to workers owed back wages. The case stems from a tip that a minor teenager being housed with other employees at an apartment was working at Lin’s World Buffet Grill. U.S. Attorney Barry…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Darrel Stufflebeam, Rock Creek’s USD 323 Superintendent, and Denise O’Dea, Wamego’s USD 320 Superintendent.
Monday brought news that no parent should hear and no teacher wants to. One of Kansas State University’s own was found dead. At his job in Wichita, Daniel Flores, (25), had been working a shift at Steckline Communications that should have ended Sunday night with the conclusion of his tasks, but instead had a very different ending. On Monday morning, news came that Flores’ body was found in the basement of Steckline Communications when another employee discovered the body after seeing signs of what looked like a burglary. Police stated Flores died of blunt force trauma, and there were signs of…
A mid week version of “The Game” on KMAN breaks down the latest news in basketball inside the Big 12 conference. Marcus Smart sits out the first of his three game suspension and the Cowboys have no luck against Texas. Are the Cowboys a tournament team? The rest of the conference looking up at Kansas but K-State’s win made things much more interesting. The K-State women tonight are at home against Texas, can Deb Patterson and company get back on a winning note. Wichita State improves to 26-0 with a win on Tuesday night, are they poised for a Final Four run? The KC Royals avoid arbitration with closer Greg Holland and they get him signed for 2014. K-State baseball begins season on Friday, all that and much more on “The Game” on KMAN.