TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Former legislator and long-time business owner Terry Presta has been named the new executive director of the Kansas Lottery. Gov. Sam Brownback announced Presta’s appointment Wednesday. He replaces interim director Sherriene Jones-Sontag, who filled the post after the announcement that executive director Dennis Taylor was retiring. Presta served in the Kansas House from 1995 to 1999. He was the president and CEO of Overland Park-based Presto Convenience Stores until January 2013. Brownback cited Presta’s business experience in making his selection for the position. Jones-Sontag will stay with the lottery as deputy director. Taylor had been handling special…
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OTTAWA, Kan. (AP) Prosecutors have withdrawn subpoenas for business records of an eastern Kansas man accused of killing three adults and a toddler. The subpoenas were mentioned at a status hearing in Franklin County District Court on Tuesday for Kyle T. Flack, 28, who is jailed on $10 million bond on charges of capital murder, first-degree murder, rape and criminal possession of a firearm. He’s accused of killing Andrew Adam Stout, 30, Steven Eugene White, 31, Kaylie Kathleen Bailey, 21, and Bailey’s 18-month-old daughter, Lana-Leigh earlier this year. The Lawrence Journal World reports the state did not rule out making a…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) An engineering firm is being brought in to determine if last week’s wayward landing of giant Boeing cargo plane damaged the Wichita runway. The Wichita Eagle reports the city’s Airport Authority is monitoring the condition of the runway at Jabara Airport after the Dreamlifter mistakenly landed at the airport last week. The Dreamlifter was supposed to land at McConnell Air Force Base. The modified 747 weighs about 600,000 pounds, or about 10 times the weight that Jabara’s runway is designed to handle. Victor White, director of airports for the Wichita Airport Authority, says initial inspections show the…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Wyandotte County authorities are investigating after a man’s body man was recovered from Wyandotte County Lake. Officials said police received a call late Tuesday to report the body on the east edge of the 400-acre lake, about two miles from the park entrance. The victim was a white male about 58 years old. The Kansas City Star reports that officials were treating it as a crime scene.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas governor’s official residence is being decked out in Christmas finery, and the public can get a glimpse when Cedar Crest opens for holiday tours next week. Gov. Sam Brownback and his family planned to be at Cedar Crest on Wednesday for the scheduled delivery of a Scotch pine Christmas tree by horse-drawn wagon. Also being delivered by wagon was a Douglas fir, to be displayed at Brownback’s office in the Statehouse. The Kansas Tree Growers Association presents the Christmas trees to the governor each year. Beginning next week, Cedar Crest will be open for public…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) A University of Kansas researcher says Black Friday shoppers who want to save a little money should use cash instead of credit cards when making purchases. The Wichita Eagle reports assistant marketing professor Promothesh Chatterjee issued a statement Tuesday saying shoppers who use cash see their purchases much differently than those who use plastic. Chatterjee says his research shows that marketers may be influencing how much people spend and what they buy by encouraging them to use credit cards. He says people who use credit cards focus more on the benefits of a product, while those who…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Brad Starnes, USD 378 Superintendent, and Brady Burton, Blue Valley/Randolph USD 384 Superintendent, followed by Lori Biship with RSVP of the Flint Hills.
Update at 7 p.m. Wednesday: As a result of the ongoing investigation into the robbery of the K-S State Bank at 1101 Bluemont Avenue, the Riley County Police Department has obtained information to suggest that the suspect in this case may be driving a 2000 to 2005 4 door Cadillac DeVille. This vehicle is white in color and has dark handles with what appear to be stock rims and wheels. The vehicle also has dark tinted windows and was observed traveling away from the scene of this crime. Again any information, contact the Riley County Police Department or the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) An engineering firm is being brought in to determine if last week’s wayward landing of giant Boeing cargo plane damaged the Wichita runway. The Wichita Eagle reports the city’s Airport Authority is monitoring the condition of the runway at Jabara Airport after the Dreamlifter mistakenly landed at the airport last week. The Dreamlifter was supposed to land at McConnell Air Force Base. The modified 747 weighs about 600,000 pounds, or about 10 times the weight that Jabara’s runway is designed to handle. Victor White, director of airports for the Wichita Airport Authority, says initial inspections show the…
OTTAWA, Kan. (AP) Prosecutors have withdrawn subpoenas for business records of an eastern Kansas man accused of killing three adults and a toddler. The subpoenas were mentioned at a status hearing in Franklin County District Court on Tuesday for 28-year-old Kyle T. Flack, who is jailed on $10 million bond on charges of capital murder, first-degree murder, rape and criminal possession of a firearm. He’s accused of killing 30-year-old Andrew Adam Stout, 31-year-old Steven Eugene White, 21-year-old Kaylie Kathleen Bailey and Bailey’s 18-month-old daughter, Lana-Leigh earlier this year. The Lawrence Journal World reports the state did not rule out making…