KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Kansas City, Kan., police say a bicyclist in his 30s has died after colliding with a car at an intersection in the city. Police say the man was riding north around 2 p.m. Tuesday when he went into the intersection and struck a westbound car. The victim, who is not being identified until family members have been notified, was transported to an area hospital where he died.
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Wichita police have identified the type of car they suspect was involved in a collision that killed a horseback rider and injured a 6-year-old boy. Police say a silver or gray Mercury Grand Marquis likely struck the horse carrying Lloyd Ferguson, 49, and the child Friday night. Ferguson died, and the child has been hospitalized. The horse was reportedly euthanized. Capt. Brent Allred told The Wichita Eagle investigators are using parts of the car knocked off by the collision to identify the vehicle. Two witnesses who tried to help the man and boy also were hospitalized after…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback is considering releasing the names of applicants for a new seat on the state Court of Appeals. Brownback spokeswoman Eileen Hawley said Tuesday the Republican governor had not made a final decision, however. The governor’s office had said previously that it wouldn’t release the names. Then, Hawley said Tuesday that Brownback had changed his position because wants the focus to be on appointing a high-quality judge to the state’s second highest-court. Later in the day, Hawley revised that statement, saying she had been premature in announcing that the governor had decided to release…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A judge has set for resentencing the case of two Texas brothers who ran a Kansas hunting camp where hunters paid thousands of dollars to illegally shoot deer. U.S. District Judge Monti Belot on Tuesday set an Aug. 28 resentencing for James and Marlin Butler after an appeals court overturned their prison terms. Belot told attorneys he would hear testimony at the resentencing about the fair market price of wild deer parts. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals said last year that the district court made a mistake in 2011 in calculating sentences based on the full…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Wamego’s USD 320 Supt. Denise O’Dea and Rock Creek’s USD 323 Supt. Darrel Stufflebeam. [mp3-jplayer]
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The head of the railway’s parent company said Wednesday an employee failed to properly set the brakes of the train that crashed into a Quebec town, leaving at least 60 people missing including 15 dead.
Senators fail to overcome a procedural hurdle, leaving student interest rates on subsidized student Stafford loans at 6.8 percent. The rates doubled on July 1 because Congress was unable to send a bill to President Barack Obama.
Dakota Kaufman posted nine kills as the K-State volleyball team representing Team USA at the World University Games put a scare into host and tournament favorite Russia, who prevailed though 25-16, 25-23, and 25-19. Chelsea Keating added seven kills, while Kaitlynn Pelger had six. Katie Brand, the Cats’ redshirt freshman setter, led the way with 19 digs, Keating had 15, Tristan McCarty came up with 12, and Pelger contributed 10. The Russians controlled the first set by scoring seven of the first eight points, and never looked back. K-State came back to play inspired volleyball in the second set, building…
A 28-year-old Fort Riley soldier has been arrested on a charge of possession of child pornography . Junction City Police Lt. Jeff Childs tells KMAN Sean Vincent was taken into custody after a search warrant executed at his residence on Sandpiper Court resulted in evidence found, including child pornography on his computer. In addition, Childs says a small amount of marijuana was discovered so Vincent also faces drug-related charges. Vincent was arrested at about 10:45 Tuesday morning.