WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The former wastewater manager for the city of Hays has been charged with violating the Clean Water Act by lying about nitrogen levels in the city’s discharges. The U.S. attorney’s office says a four-count federal indictment Tuesday accuses Charles L. Blair, 57, with making false statements about nitrogen levels in effluent at the city’s wastewater treatment plant. Three counts relate to statements made in discharge monitoring reports. One count charges him with lying to agents of the Environmental Protection Agency when he said he had provided accurate levels for the report. Blair retired last year. He told…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Board of Education has yanked the licenses of six teachers, including four convicted of sex crimes. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Calvin J. Andrews of El Dorado lost his license Tuesday because he was convicted of one count of lewd and lascivious behavior. Jacob Douglas Lull of Cloud County was convicted of one count of indecent solicitation of a child. And Kurt M. Brundage and Cathleen M. Balman both of Sedgwick County had convictions for indecent liberties with a child. Two other teachers with burglary and bribery convictions also had their licenses removed. Some board…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Two young siblings are credited with saving a toddler from drowning in an apartment pool in Topeka. Crystal Canul, 6, and her 11-year-old brother, Josias, rushed to the pool Monday night after their mother spotted the 2-year-old struggling while looking out a window of their second-floor unit. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the mother wasn’t a strong swimmer, so she asked her children to help. Crystal jumped into the pool to rescue the 2-year-old. Meanwhile, Josias waited to pull the toddler from the water. The brother and sister later received hugs from Topeka police Sgt. Steve Roth…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Secretary of State Kris Kobach says Kansas will continue to enforce a law requiring new voters to provide proof of their U.S. citizenship despite a threatened lawsuit. Kobach said in a statement Tuesday that he’s not surprised the American Civil Liberties Union is threatening to sue on behalf of other groups, including the NAACP and League of Women Voters. He said liberal groups have made it clear they oppose the rule. Federal law says groups intending to sue over such issues must give 90 days’ notice. The ACLU did that Tuesday. Kobach said Kansas will keep taking…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Wichita officials are unsure where students at an elementary school that was damaged by fire will attend classes when the school year begins on Wednesday. The fire hit College Hill Elementary School on Monday, the day the school had scheduled an open house and celebration to mark the end of a $1.2 million bond project. Teachers and a few students were in the building but no one was injured. Superintendent John Allison told the school board Monday night that students might have to be relocated for the beginning of the school year. The bond issue funded a…
HAYS, Kan. (AP) The license of a Hays day care center is temporarily suspended while authorities investigate the cause of an 8-week-old infant’s death. Hays Police Chief Don Scheibler says the infant died Saturday at a Wichita hospital. The child was hospitalized after emergency personnel went to Michelle M. Sarver’s home day care on Wednesday because the infant was not breathing. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment announced Monday that Sarver’s license was temporarily suspended. The Hays Daily News reports a suspension order says the child was put down for a nap on a bed, propped up by pillows…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A 2-year-old Kansas girl who was critically injured when a stone wall fell on her is surprising her family with her quick recovery. Trayleigh Humphries of Halstead was injured Friday night while trying to crawl on the 6 .5-foot wall, when 2-inch thick bricks fell on her. Her falther, Steven Humphries, says she suffered a skull fracture, broken leg and a dislocated hip. He tells KWCH-TV that she has pins in her hip and a metal plate in her head but is awake, talking and playing. She might be able to return home from the hospital Tuesday.…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The Wichita City Council has taken no action on efforts by abortion foes to use zoning laws to drive out an abortion clinic. Representatives from four groups asked the council on Tuesday to rezone the property of the South Wind Women’s Center to prohibit abortions. A similar effort earlier this year to rezone it was rejected by the city planning commission. Wichita-based nonprofit Trust Women Foundation Inc. opened a clinic earlier this year in the building owned by slain abortion provider George Tiller. The property had been used for medical purposes since 1937 and was zoned to…
GREAT BEND, Kan. (AP) A male black bear at the Great Bend zoo has died. The Great Bend Tribune reports that the bear named Clyde was euthanized Sunday. The bear had undergone emergency surgery Thursday. But zoo director Scott Gregory commented at the time that the procedure was risky and Clyde’s condition was critical. Clyde’s problem stemmed from a procedure done seven years ago when an issue with his reproductive system required surgery. But when Clyde required emergency surgery in July, scar tissue from the previous surgery became infected. His body then became toxic because he refused to eat or…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran is planning to meet with business leaders and hospital administrators in south-central Kansas. The Kansas Republican scheduled a Tuesday morning tour of the National Institute for Aviation Research, followed by remarks at the monthly meeting of the Wichita Independent Business Association. Moran travels to neighboring El Dorado in the afternoon to attend the Kansas Hospital Association meeting at the Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital. The meeting includes discussions with hospital administrators from across the state and a tour of the hospital facilities.