LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) A Lawrence disc jockey whose friends reported him missing has been found dead on the grounds of a northeast Kansas park. The manager of Clinton State Park told the Lawrence Journal-World that a body found Friday morning has been identified as that of 26-year-old Michael Packard. No information was released about the cause of death, but Lawrence police spokeswoman Kim Murphree says foul play is not suspected. Packard was last seen on New Year’s Eve at The Granada Theater, where he was working the door. Friends filed a missing person report Friday morning after Packard missed his…
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A federal appeals court has ruled that a Kansas man was legally in custody while under house confinement and can be prosecuted for escape for leaving his home. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday reversed a lower court’s dismissal of the indictment charging Michael Ko with escape for failing to return his Leavenworth home. Ko received a five-year sentence for a 2009 conviction of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. He served most of his sentence in prison. With about four months left on it, the Bureau of Prisons transferred Ko to confinement at his home…
ATCHISON, Kan. (AP) Members of a northeast Kansas police department are mourning the loss of a four-legged colleague known for helping crack big cases and letting children pat his tummy. KAIR-FM reports the Atchison Police Department’s tracking and narcotics detection dog Bear died Wednesday of a terminal medical condition. The department says Bear died surrounded by fellow officers, and a private memorial service is planned next week. Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson said Bear came to the department in January 2008 and worked with Cpl. John Ross. The dog assisted the biggest methamphetamine and high grade marijuana seizure in department…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The Libertarian party will pick its candidate for governor at the party’s convention in Wichita on April 26. About 150 registered Libertarians will choose between Keen Umbehr and Tresa McAlhaney. Because Libertarians are not considered a major party in Kansas, they are prohibited from picking their candidate by ballot in a primary election in August. Some Libertarians say having a primary election like Democrats and Republicans would improve their candidate’s chances for a good showing during the general election in November. The Kansas City Star reports that a political party in Kansas must get 5 percent of…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Topeka officials are talking about making improvements to the city’s water purification process after struggling to comply with strict new guidelines. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that water in Topeka itself is still in compliance. But three suppliers that receive water from the city recently received notice from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment that their levels of haloacetic acids were higher than the state allows. Haloacetic acids are byproducts created from chlorine water filtration. The Environmental Protection Agency has identified the possibility that some people who drink water containing high levels of the acids over several…
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, right, and President Vladimir Putin drink tea in a skiing and biathlon complex “Laura” at the mountain resort of Krasnaya Polyana near the Black Sea resort of Sochi, southern Russia, Friday, Jan. 3, 2014.
A man clears snow from a vehicle on Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. A winter storm slammed into the U.S. Northeast with howling winds and frigid cold, dumping nearly two feet (60 centimeters) of snow in some parts and whipping up blizzard-like conditions Friday. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) A judge has granted a motion to evaluate whether a 14-year-old Hutchinson boy is competent to stand trial after a house fire killed his mother and sister. Reno County Chief District Judge Patricia Macke Dick granted the motion Thursday. She also allowed the defense attorney to have access to the boy’s school records. The Hutchinson News reports attorneys in the case have not yet selected an agency to evaluate the boy, and no future court dates have been scheduled. The teenager has been held in juvenile detention since the fire at his home in September. He’s charged…
The Riley County Police Department released information Thursday about an attempted aggravated robbery, which occurred in the 2100 block of Green Avenue in Manhattan, Wednesday night. Upon arrival, officers were told that Anson Eddy (30) of Manhattan was approached by at least two subjects, one of whom was brandishing what appeared to be a handgun. Eddy was ultimately able to flee the area without any injury. Patrol officers and detectives, were able to track down several suspects and make four arrests for the offense of attempted aggravated robbery including Antonio Vinson (16), Tieler Reeves (17) and Andrew O’Connell (16) all from…
COLBY, Kan. (AP) A man and woman suspected of stealing tried to flee from officers while driving a U-Haul van in western Kansas. The Colby police department says in a statement that a man from Florida and a woman from Colorado are in custody after the chase Thursday in Thomas County. They are accused of stealing from a Wal-Mart in Colby on Wednesday. An officer tried to stop the full-size van Thursday but the drivers fled. The Salina Journal reports the vehicle fled on Interstate 70 before its tires were spiked about 12 miles west of Colby. The van ran…