DERBY, Kan. (AP) Workers at a south-central Kansas thrift store found an inactive hand grenade in a box of donations. The Wichita Eagle reports that workers at the Derby Goodwill Store found the grenade Wednesday. Police Chief Robert Lee says store employees called police and reported finding what appeared to be a hand grenade. Police responded but were unable to determine if the explosive was live, so they called the bomb squad. The store was shut down for about an hour until crews determined the grenade was a dud and disposed of it.
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OLATHE, Kan. (AP) Olathe police are investigating a report of a possible theft of more than $10,000 from an school’s parent-teacher organization. The Kansas City Star reports $10,640 was reportedly taken from PTO funds from Westview Elementary School between August 2010 and the end of June this year. It’s the second time this year that PTO funds have been reported missing at a Johnson County school. In April, about $30,000 was reported missing from the PTO at Valley Park Elementary School in Overland Park. Prosecutors have charged the former treasurer of the Valley Park PTO with felony theft. John Hutchison,…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas court system’s public information officer plans to retire next month after more than 32 years in the job. Ron Keefover disclosed his plans in an email to the state Supreme Court, which released it Wednesday. His last day is Sept. 13. Keefover was a longtime courts reporter for The Topeka Capital-Journal when he took the newly created job with the judiciary in March 1981. In his email, Keefover praised the Kansas courts for initiatives aimed at promoting openness, including a policy of allowing cameras and electronic devices in courtrooms.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas residents with concealed carry permits will now be allowed to carry their weapons in Georgia. Attorney General Derek Schmidt said Wednesday that Georgia has become the 33rd state to honor permits issued in Kansas. Schmidt said Georgia’s decision came after Kansas lawmakers passed new gun legislation this year. The law recognizes all valid out-of-state permits when a non-resident permit holder is traveling in Kansas. The new Kansas law also requires people with concealed carry permits who move to Kansas to obtain a Kansas-issued license to legally continue carrying concealed guns. The changes took effect in July.…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A federal judge in Wichita has scheduled an October trial for three people charged in a sex trafficking scheme linked to Asian massage parlors. U.S. District Judge Eric Melgren on Wednesday issued an order scheduling an Oct. 15 trial for Gary H. Kidgell; his wife, Yan Zhang; and employee Xiuqing Tian. They are accused of conspiring to recruit women from around the country to come to Wichita to work at massage parlors, then coercing them into prostitution. Investigators who raided the parlors reported found ads in a Chinese-language newspaper in New York, Chicago and San Francisco offering…
Former K-State All-American high jumper Erik Kynard finished fifth in the high jump final with a mark of 7 feet, 7.25 inches at the IAAF World Championships in Moscow. Along with being selected as an All-American in both the indoor and outdoor high jump, he became the first person to win three consecutive Big 12 outdoor high jump titles. He concluded his Wildcat career as an eight-time All-American, six-time Big 12 Champion and two-time NCAA Champion. Kynard will continue to compete in the IAAF Diamond League where he is currently third among all high jumpers. Kynard’s next competition will take place…
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The Riley County Police Department and the Kansas State University Police Department are cautioning the K-State community and the general public about walking alone at night after a sexual assault was reported in the early morning hours of August 11, 2013. It was reported that a rape occurred in Manhattan near campus by an unknown suspect. This case is currently under investigation by RCPD according to Public Information Officer Matthew Droge. Those who walk at night are reminded to walk in pairs or small groups. Persons with affiliation to K-State are urged to use services like Wildcat Walk (a free…
As of the end of last week the new K-63 Bridge over Vermillion Creek in Pottawatomie County was completed and the bridge was OPENED to all traffic. Crews still have some finishing work to complete such as seeding and mulching, which will have little to no impact on traffic.