OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) Police in northeastern Kansas are seeking a woman suspected of charging at least $15,000 on stolen credit cards. KCTV reports the latest theft took place in the Overland Park area. The victim left her purse in a shopping cart at a department store and discovered her wallet missing when she tried to make her purchases. The victim’s bank told her that three of her credit cards had quickly been used to buy more than $6,000 worth of gift cards at another store. Police say it’s not the first such theft by the suspect. In all, she…
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HAYS, Kan. (AP) The Ellis County Sheriff’s Office has arrested two people in connection with recent mail theft cases from rural mail boxes. Detective Scott Braun told The Hays Daily News the sheriff’s office had received reports of seven recent mail thefts in the county as of Dec. 18. Law enforcement said they believed thieves were looking through mailboxes in rural areas of the county, apparently looking for cash in cards or envelopes. Most of the reports were east of Hays, between the city and Victoria. Braun says a man and a woman were arrested Tuesday in connection with the…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A new report says Kansas court employees could face unpaid furloughs as the judicial branch tries to handle an $8.25 million budget shortfall. A committee appointed by the Kansas Supreme Court in October to look for ways to deal with the shortfall forwarded its recommendations to Chief Justice Lawton Nuss on Dec. 13. The committee says furloughs would cut $2.5 million from the deficit, and much of the remainder would come from delayed judicial appointments, reduced training hours, eliminating about 20 court service officer positions and leaving more than 100 court positions unfilled in fiscal year 2015.…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Public universities in Kansas will be responsible for enforcing a new policy approved by the Kansas Board of Regents that could result in university faculty and staff being fired over improper use of social media. Regents Chairman Fred Logan says the board doesn’t get involved in personnel decisions at the universities. The Lawrence Journal-World reports the regents last week approved a policy that says a university chief executive officer can discipline employees, up to termination, for social media communication that affects the university’s ability to carry out its functions. The regents approved the measure unanimously in the…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A federal judge has ruled against the Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas in its longstanding lawsuit against a water district. The decision by U.S. District Judge Carlos Murguia in Kansas City, Kan., further jeopardizes a reservoir project leaders of the northeast Kansas tribe say is critical for the tribe. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the tribe has lobbied for years to move the reservoir project forward and asked Gov. Sam Brownback to intervene. The tribe wants the local watershed district to use eminent domain to move the reservoir project forward, but the board has refused. The tribe filed a…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas legislative committee meets next week to discuss potential state government audits. The Post Audit Committee’s Monday agenda includes a short discussion of future issues to examine. The joint, 10-member committee directs the work of the Post Audit Division, the state’s official auditing agency. The committee plans to discuss a possible audit of the state’s expenses for taking part in unspecified federal programs. For many programs, the state must put up money as a condition of receiving federal funds. The lawmakers will also consider the scope of a yet-to-start audit of the Kansas Revenue Department’s $40…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A competition among employees of a Wichita company has resulted in a large and especially timely donation to the Kansas Food Bank. The Wichita Eagle reports that 7,000 pounds of food and beverages contributed by workers at Leading Technology Composites were delivered Tuesday. The Kansas Food Bank serves hundreds of soup kitchens and food pantries in 85 counties. Director Brian Walker says the food bank has distributed nearly 11 million meals so far this year. Walker says most of those in need are working people. After the holidays, Walker said, the number of needy usually rises as…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Police in Wichita are looking for a man they say left his baby daughter on a street before running away from a minor traffic accident. Two witnesses picked up the 1-year-old girl in her carrier and brought her to the mother’s house. Paramedics checked the baby and said she was unhurt. Police Capt. Troy Livingston says the incident occurred around 9 p.m. Wednesday when one vehicle rear-ended another that was preparing to enter a driveway. A confrontation followed, and police say the driver who hit the other vehicle got out of his car with the baby in…
HAYS, Kan. (AP) Fort Hays State University and the Kansas Board of Regents are seeking nominations and applicants for a successor to outgoing university president Ed Hammond. Hammond plans to retire in June from the position he has held since 1987. He is the longest-serving president or chancellor in the state university system. The university and regents are being assisted by Washington-based AGB Search. The firm specializes in finding candidates for top-level administrative jobs in higher education. Anyone wishing to apply for the position or to nominate someone else is asked to send documents electronically by Feb. 13 in either…
Update 6 a.m. Friday: A 42-year-old Manhattan woman was taken to the hospital following an accident Thursday evening at the intersection of Seth Child and Farm Bureau Roads in Manhattan. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Annette Conrow was taken to Mercy Regional Health Center, following the accident which was reported shortly after six p.m. Conrow was driving a 2012 Toyota SUV northbound on Seth Child as a 2003 Chevy SUV driven by Peggy Amaro, 54, of Manhattan made a left hand turn onto Seth Child from Farm Bureau Road. Conrow’s vehicle had entered the intersection on a red light, and the…