Feds use fraud cases to pitch corruption hot line KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Federal officials used a guilty plea last week by a former Jackson County Circuit Court administrator as a springboard to announce a new telephone hotline people can call to report public corruption. Former administrator Teresa York pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of mail fraud, admitting that she used credit cards issued by the court for nearly $78,000 in unauthorized purchases. Her corruption case is one of several in Missouri and Kansas in recent months, and FBI special agent in charge Michael Kaste says they show why…
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A report says the partial shutdown of the federal government in October delayed 156 airplane deliveries worth $1.9 billion. The Wichita Eagle reports the U.S. Office of Management and Budget says in its report that the 16-day shutdown delayed deliveries and the sale of aircraft because aircraft registration was shut down for the duration.
President Barack Obama says a nuclear deal with Iran is an important first step toward addressing the world’s concerns over the Islamic republic’s disputed nuclear program. (
At about 17 stories tall, a water slide opening this spring in Kansas is being touted as a new world record-holder for the tallest and fastest of its kind.
On a cold and windy afternoon at Bill Snyder Family Stadium the Kansas State Wildcats had more than just the elements to battle as they faced an Oklahoma team with an excellent running game a hard-nosed Defense. The Oklahoma rushing attack proved to be potent as advertised but the Wildcats after a bit of a tentative start were able to combat it by successfully throwing the ball through the air especially when they had the wind at their back in the second quarter. However, field position and key plays in the fourth quarter made the difference in this game as…
On a cold and windy afternoon at Bill Snyder Family Stadium the Kansas State Wildcats had more than just the elements to battle as they faced an Oklahoma team with an excellent running game and a hard-nosed Defense. The Oklahoma rushing attack proved to be potent as advertised but the Wildcats after a bit of a tentative start were able to combat it by successfully throwing the ball through the air especially when they had the wind at their back in the second quarter. However, field position and key plays in the fourth quarter made the difference in this game…
SALINA, Kan. (AP) A Salina man has been sentenced to life in prison in the abuse death of his ex-girlfriend’s 14-month-old son. The Salina Journal reports that that 29-year-old Antonio Brown apologized before he was sentenced Friday. He will become eligible for parole after 20 years for first-degree murder in the 2011 death of Clayden Urbanek. If he’s granted parole then or at any other time, he then will have to serve an additional 16 years and two months for charges of child abuse and obstructing official duty. The toddler’s mother, Brittney Betzold, is serving 13 years after pleading guilty…
What an officer thought would be a minor traffic stop, turned into a shocking discovery. Around 2:15 Saturday morning, Junction City Police conducted a police stop in the 500 block of West 11th Street in Junction City. The officer conducting the stop noticed one of the vehicle occupants was suffering from two non-life threatening gunshot wounds-one to the shoulder and one to the head. The victim was identified as Kadarian Romez Jones (23), of Junction City. It was discovered that Jones had been shot by an unknown black man after a disturbance at The Factory, an after hours club located at…
Monday morning, the centerpiece of this year’s “Festival of Lights” will go up for the first time. The crane will arrive to hoist in the 50 foot tree up between 10:30 and 11:00 a.m. at Blue Earth Plaza, and the building of the tree will begin thereafter. Blue Earth Plaza is located just outside the Flint Hills Discovery Center at 3rd and Colorado here in Manhattan.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A longtime figure in state government who was appointed as executive director of the Kansas Lottery less than a year ago says he is stepping down from the job in January. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports Dennis Taylor is leaving to join a U.S. consulting firm providing technical assistance and training to local governments in Eastern Europe. Taylor also will teach part time at Washburn University in Topeka.