WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Two teenagers are under arrest in Wichita, accused of sexually assaulting a 76-year-old widow and stealing items from her home. The Wichita Eagle reports police expect charges to be filed Tuesday against the male suspects, who are 17 and 18 years old. The teens were arrested around 6 a.m. Friday, shortly after the attack. Investigators said the woman was asleep when two males at least one of them armed kicked in a door at her home. After one of the pair raped the woman, they left with jewelry and TV sets. The teens were found at the…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Two open houses of a historic Kansas home are scheduled for potential buyers as the state tries again to sell the property. The 12,000-square-foot Hiram Price Dillon House was built in 1913 near the Statehouse in Topeka. It’s on the National Register of Historic Places and is known for its Italian Renaissance-style architecture. The state has owned the house since 1998, when a church nearby traded the property for a parking lot. The house has been largely vacant in recent years. The Dillon House has an appraised value of $448,000. A sealed-bid auction for the property in…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) A 65-year-old Kansas City, Mo., woman who embezzled nearly $2 million from her Kansas employer has been sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for failing to pay taxes on the money she stole. Teresa Joyce Moore pleaded guilty in December to one count of filing false income tax returns and was sentenced Monday. In her plea deal she admitted embezzling the money while working as bookkeeper and office manager at Big W Industries in Kansas City, Kan. Prosecutors say Moore used the embezzled money to purchase homes, furniture, appliances and other items. She reported income…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Dr. Dick Hesse, Director of Diagnostic Virology, Kansas State’s Veterinary Diagnostic laboratory, Kansas State’s College of Veterinary medicine, followed by Melissa Mills Turnbull from Relay for Life of Riley County and Mandie Doak with Relay for Life of Pottawatomie county. [mp3-jplayer]
For some time, Pottawatomie County has been contemplating the idea of consolidating the fire districts across the county. At Monday’s meeting, they look to be on the right track as seven districts expressed their acceptance to the idea. Districts 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 10 have all agreed to join the consolidated fire district. During the hearing held Monday, Robert Reece, County Administrator, talked about the benefits that would come from this including the greater training opportunities, the efficient management structure, the standardization of equipment and others. Among those in attendance of the hearing, Mike Pinich, of Havensville,…
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said that although President Obama can’t comment on the investigation into NSA leaker Edward Snowden, he thinks NSA programs Snowden revealed have the right balance between privacy and security.
Nelson Mandela was in serious but stable condition in a Pretoria hospital for the third day Monday with a recurring lung infection.
A Kansas State Assistant Professor’s rape case was up for a status hearing on Monday afternoon. William Yankey’s original day in court ended in a mistrial after jurors failed to make a unanimous decision. Yankey is accused of raping his former friend’s wife after a night of drinking in Aggieville. The alleged victim says she came forward after she saw a picture of Yankey and a young student who looked like her appeared in a local magazine, and she didn’t want another woman to be victimized. Yankey says he remembers nothing about the night after returning to his friend’s house,…
Jury selection will begin for a trial of what prosecutors are calling the first degree murder of a National Guardsman. The decision was made at a Monday afternoon pretrial hearing in a Riley County court. Daniel Parker stands accused of killing 21-year-old Frederick Beverly as he was standing outside a local motorcycle clubhouse on January 1st 2012. Parker is a former Fort Riley soldier. Police described the shooting as a “drive-by” style incident. Assistant Riley County prosecutor Barry Disney says nearly 100 selection notices have gone out to the community, and the formal selection process begins at 08:30 am on…
The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office is investigating two residential burglaries, The first burglary occurred between May 31st and June 3rd in St. Mary’s on Seminole Drive. In this burglary the suspect or suspects entered the residence by prying a rear patio door. Taken were a Benelli shotgun, 2 Weatherby shotguns, 2 Weatherby rifles, a Ruger .22 pistol, Flat screen television other electronics,tools, fishing equipment, golfing items and food. The amount of loss in this burglary is estimated at approximately 20-thousand dollars. The second burglary occurred on this past Friday at a rural residence in the area of Diamond Rd. ,…