SALINA, Kan. (AP) The city of Salina and other water users are considering forming a new group to buy additional storage at Kanopolis Reservoir. Salina city commissioners decided Monday that the city should pursue creating a Lower Smoky Hill Water Supply Access District. The group would include other cities, industries and farmers that get water from the Smoky Hill River. The Salina Journal reports the Kansas Legislature approved creation of the district in 2011. Detailed regulations were finished last August but the group has not been formed yet. By buying storage in the lake, members of the access district would…
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A Wichita elementary school say some fifth graders were caught crushing Smarties candies into powder and inhaling the sugar. Officials at Enterprise Elementary School in south Wichita said last week that between 12 and 16 fifth-graders were crushing the candies, inhaling it into their mouths and exhaling through their noses. Wichita district spokeswoman Susan Arensman says it was an isolated case involving one fifth-grade class. Parents of the students were called to attend a mandatory meeting at the school. She says the students will face disciplinary action. The Wichita Eagle reports the school plans to invite counselors,…
Will Spradling scored 17 points and Nino Williams added 13 to offset a rough Offensive night for two of Kansas State’s best players as the Wildcats defeated Texas Tech 66-58 Tuesday night at Bramlage Coliseum to end a two-game losing streak. After the two teams traded baskets early, K-State appeared to take control behind Spradling and Williams as the Wildcats used a 14-2 run to take a 23-11 lead with 6:22 left in the first half. K-State was also able to benefit when the Red Raiders went more than seven minutes without a Field Goal. K-State’s largest lead was 14…
PRATT, Kan. (AP) A south-central Kansas man pleaded not guilty to two counts of premeditated first-degree murder in the deaths of a pregnant woman and her fetus. Bryant Seba (21) of Pratt will go to trial Sept. 29. He’s charged with killing Alexandria Duran (22) and her fetus, and with attempted premeditated first-degree murder in the shooting of Brandon Wright (28), who was paralyzed in the shooting. The Wichita Eagle reports testimony at Seba’s preliminary hearing indicated there were several racially charged confrontations between Duran’s house and Seba’s house. In July, Duran and her uncle intervened in a fight that…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A United Airlines commuter flight bound for Denver landed safely at Wichita’s airport because of trouble with one of the plane’s wings. Airport officials say the Embraer 145 jet landed Monday night at Mid-Continent Airport after the pilot reported problems with a part that controls the plane’s ability to turn. The flight, with 39 passengers aboard, took off from Shreveport, La. The pilot first reported problems about 50 miles from the airport. Police, fire and rescue personnel were on hand but the plane landed without problems and no injuries were reported.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas House committee is considering a bill aimed at protecting individuals, groups and businesses that refuse to recognize same-sex unions or provide benefits to gay couples for religious reasons. The Federal and State Affairs Committee’s hearing on the measure Tuesday comes amid an uncertain legal climate for states such as Kansas that bar gay marriage. Federal judges in Oklahoma and Utah recently struck down those states’ bans. The Kansas bill says no individual, business or religious group with sincerely held religious beliefs could be required by any government agency to provide services, facilities, goods, employment or…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) A northeast Kansas prosecutor’s office has quadrupled the amount of cash seized in forfeiture cases since an attorney was appointed to focus on those cases three years ago. Last year Douglas County seized more than $263,000 from criminals. That’s up from slightly more than $62,000 seized in 2010. District Attorney Charles Branson told The Lawrence Journal-World it’s up to alleged criminals to prove they had a legal right to the seized money. Branson says his office uses its share of the money to pay for staff training or to provide agencies such as Lawrence Memorial Hospital with…
WINFIELD, Kan. (AP) Funeral services have been scheduled for a south-central Kansas teenager who died last week after collapsing during cheerleading practice. KAKE-TV reports the funeral for Taylor Murphy (15) will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at First Christian Church in Winfield. Taylor was a sophomore at Winfield High School, where she became short of breath and collapsed during cheerleading practice last Thursday. She died later at a hospital in Winfield. Her stepfather says the cause of death has not been released. He described her as a healthy teen whose activities also included volleyball and choir. Winfield High School…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas Senate committee is recommending passage of a bill shortening the process of appealing death sentences for capital murder. The action Monday sends the measure, along with several other judicial bills, to the full Senate for debate in the coming weeks. Death sentences in Kansas are automatically appealed to the state Supreme Court. Currently, inmates can wait a decade or more before their appeals are completed. Senate Vice President Jeff King says the bill would require the appeals to be completed within three years of a capital murder conviction. It also limits the scope of the…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Stan Hartwich, Pottawatomie County Commission Chair, Robert Reece, County Administrator, and Gregg Webster, Zoning Administrator, followed by Cheryl Collins, Riley County Historical Museum Director.