A Wabaunsee County woman has been indicted on charges of embezzling from the Bio-Security Research Institute at Kansas State University, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said Monday. Linda Kay Miller, 51, Alma, Kan., was charged in an indictment unsealed Sept. 20 with three counts of interstate transportation of fraudulently altered securities. The indictment alleges that the crimes took place while Miller worked as an office manager for the institute from August 2007 to January 2013. The institute receives grant money from the federal government to provide infectious disease research programs that address threats to plant, animal and human health. …
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HOWARD, Kan. (AP) About 700 of North America’s best retrieving dogs are in southeast Kansas for a prestigious hunting dog competition. The 2013 Master National hunt test is being held through Sept. 29 at Flint Oak, a 5,500-acre sporting facility in Elk County. The Kansas City Star reports the test fields replicate hunting situations, including ponds, ditches and thick prairie grasses. The dogs in the competition have to respond to whistles and hand signals while they search for a bird. Larry Kimble, Master National director, said every dog at the event had to pass at least four master hunter tests…
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) Reno County officials are considering a senior living complex in a northern area of the county. The plan calls for up to 19 homes, which could each hold about 12 residents. Each resident would have a private bedroom and bathroom, with shared living spaces. The Reno County Planning Commission approved the final development plan Thursday, sending it to the Reno County Commission. The Hutchinson Daily News reports each home would be staffed by certified care providers. The proposal comes from Inman-based Pleasant View Home. The group’s CEO, Kevin Reimer, say the project would start with one residence,…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Topeka cafe that closed when its owner was diagnosed with cancer will reopen this Friday. Pedro Concepcion, 26, closed the Boca Cafe after announcing in August that he is fighting stomach cancer. The new owner is James Weckerling, a nurse who said he has wanted to own his own business. WIBW reports Weckerling intends to keep the same menu and not make many changes at first but eventually he plans to add some menu items and expand the business. Boca Cafe is a gourmet sandwich restaurant that serves Mediterranean cuisine with a Hispanic flair. It was opened…
HAYS, Kan. (AP) A Hays couple has donated $1 million to Fort Hays State University to be used for scholarships. The university announced the gift from Ed and Donna Stehno on Friday. University President Edward Hammond says the money will mostly go toward athletic scholarships but isn’t targeted to a particular sport. Ed Stehno was a Fort Hays State professor in the Department of Education Administration and Counseling until he retired in 2004. Donna Stehno earned a degree from the university and was a school nurse. The Hays Daily News reports the Stehnos’ three children set up the Stehno Family…
SALINA, Kan. (AP) Search and rescue teams from throughout Kansas will gather near Salina this week for three days of training. The annual Kansas Technical Rescue Conference opens Tuesday at Crisis City, located at the Great Plains Joint Training Center. Crisis City features a variety of training sites including a collapsed building, piles of rubble, a simulated rail disaster and a high-angle rescue tower. The conference allows teams from the state’s seven response regions to train together under a uniform set of standards. Classes will include technical rope rescue, shoring operations and K-9 search and rescue. Several Kansas agencies are…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Department of Corrections has promoted the acting director of 10 regional parole offices in the northern part of the state. Mark Keating has been acting director for the past several months. The department has now named him the permanent director of the 52-county Northern Parole Region. Keating replaces Peggy Lero, who stepped down to serve on the state Prisoner Review Board. The review board determines whether offenders are paroled from prison. Parole offices supervise offenders after their release from prison. The Northern Parole Region has offices in Atchison, Great Bend, Hays, Junction City, Kansas City,…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The head of a state sheriffs group says the arrest of a southwest Kansas sheriff last week is offensive to other top law enforcement officials who are bound to a higher code of ethics because of their positions. The Wichita Eagle reports Hamilton County Sheriff Richard Garza was arrested last Sunday morning on suspicion of aggravated assault. Scott County Attorney John Shirley appointed special prosecutor in the case told The Associated Press the incident was a “family matter” and there was no physical violence. Kansas Sheriffs Association executive director Sandy Horton says such arrests are disappointing because…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Employment law experts say the case of a University of Kansas professor who posted divisive remarks on Twitter raises legal questions about how far employers can go in holding employees accountable for what they say on social media. The university announced Friday it had placed journalism professor David Guth on administrative leave for posting, “blood is on the hands of the (hash)NRA. Next time, let it be YOUR sons and daughters” after a mass shooting at the Navy Yard in Washington. The Lawrence Journal-World reports Mike Selmi, who teaches employment law at George Washington University in Washington,…