LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) A man accused of making secret video recordings of people undressing in downtown Lawrence stores will be back in court in September to hear evidence against him. A Douglas County judge set the Sept. 30 hearing during a brief court appearance Monday by Orion M. Graf, 35, a University of Kansas graduate student. Orion is faces 10 felony counts of breach of privacy. He was arrested on July 28 after Lawrence detectives searched several downtown Lawrence stores. Police and prosecutors have refused to release more details about the allegations. The Lawrence Journal-World reports a court-appointed defense attorney…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Republicans will dominate the Kansas Legislature’s new joint committee examining the state’s “Hard 50” criminal sentencing law, in keeping with GOP majorities in both chambers. The panel’s chairman is House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lance Kinzer. The members are: Senate Republicans (5): Majority Leader Terry Bruce, Hutchinson; Jeff King, Independence, Senate vice president and Judiciary Committee chairman; Forrest Knox, Altoona; Julia Lynn, Olathe, and Greg Smith, Overland Park. Senate Democrats (1): David Haley, Kansas City, ranking party member on the Judiciary Committee. House Republicans (6): Kinzer, Olathe; John Rubin, Shawnee, Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee chairman; John Barker,…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Authorities in Douglas County say they’ve seized 25 pounds of methamphetamine with an estimated street value of $1 million. Lawrence police tell 6News Lawrence the seizure was made last week. Few other details about the case were released Monday because the investigation continues. Police Sgt. Trent McKinley says authorities believe the meth came from Mexican producers and was meant for distribution in Douglas County. He says cash, cocaine, other drugs and a handgun were also seized. The evidence is being turned over to federal agents.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas State Board of Education is poised to approve amended guidelines for public schools to observe the new “Celebrate Freedom Week.” Lawmakers approved legislation establishing the week earlier this year. Proponents said Kansas students should learn more about the founding of the United States and the key documents that form the basis of government. The Board of Education will discuss the new guidelines at its monthly meeting Aug. 13. The guidelines will then be submitted to the Department of Administration and the attorney general for review. The State Board of Education will hold a public hearing…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Gov. Sam Brownback is preparing to issue a proclamation that officially calls the Kansas Legislature into special session Sept. 3. Brownback scheduled a signing ceremony Tuesday afternoon in the second-floor Statehouse rotunda. A proclamation is a formal step required for the governor to call a special session. Brownback already has announced the special session to rewrite a state law that allows judges to sentence convicted murderers to serve at least 50 years in prison. A U.S. Supreme Court decision in June raised questions about the statute’s constitutionality. Attorney General Derek Schmidt asked for the special session, and…
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The Army psychiatrist accused in the deadliest mass shooting ever on a U.S. military installation told jurors that evidence would “clearly show” he was the gunman during the attack on Fort Hood, but he insisted it wouldn’t tell the whole story.
The US military evacuated non-essential government personnel from Yemen on Tuesday due to the high risk of attack by al-Qaida. Yemeni authorities insist the capital is safe after major intelligence operations foiled several plots.
A Junction City minister accused of several molestation charges has decided not to go forward with a signed plea agreement, and has fired his attorney. That was the word from Geary County court Tuesday, with Jordan Young, 26, announcing those intentions in open court, with the appointment of a public defender set for Thursday. Young was a music minister at the Faith Tabernacle Apostolic Church in Junction City when the aggravated indecent liberties and aggravated criminal sodomy cases allegedly occurred, from 2008 to 2012. Six different cases are involved.