Kansas Governor Sam Brownback issued a statement Friday upon learning of the death of Sergeant First Class Forrest W. Robertson of Westmoreland, Kan. Sgt. Robertson died Nov. 3 of injuries sustained when his dismounted patrol received rocket-propelled grenade and small arms fire in Logar Province, Afghanistan. “On behalf of the State of Kansas, Lt. Governor Colyer and I extend our deepest sympathies to Sgt. Robertson’s family and friends,” Governor Brownback said. “We offer our deepest gratitude for his service and heartfelt sympathy to his family.” Robertson, 35, was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd…
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OLATHE, Kan. (AP) A Kansas City, Kan., man has been found guilty of killing a man at a hotel with box cutter. A Johnson County jury this week convicted Maurice Orlando Stewart, 26, of killing Stephen Cook, 57, of California at an Olathe hotel. He was convicted of first-degree murder, aggravated robbery and theft. Olathe police found Cook’s body in June 2010 inside the bathroom of his motel room at an Econo Lodge in Olathe. The Kansas City Star reports an autopsy found that Cook bled to death from numerous cuts. He also suffered a broken sternum and broken ribs.…
HOISINGTON, Kan. (AP) A proposal to move the Kansas State Fair to Labor Day weekend is getting bad reviews from supporters of traditional fair. Leaders in Hoisington and Barton County are concerned the proposal would overshadow Hoisington’s 117-year-old Labor Day celebration. The Hutchinson News reports Hoisington city council members plan to pass a resolution saying they oppose an idea pushed by Gov. Sam Brownback to start the state fair on Labor Day weekend. Barton County Commissioners signed a similar resolution Monday stating they strongly oppose the idea. Brownback has said moving the start date of the State Fair would increase…
GARDEN CITY, Kan. (AP) A Finney County child welfare official says the county is facing a severe shortage of foster homes. Angela Webster, recruitment specialist for TFI Family Services in Garden City, says the number of foster children in the county is growing at an alarming rate. The Garden City Telegram reports that in the last three to four months, the number of children needing foster care in Finney County has increased from 70 to 107. And since April, only 26 foster homes provided placement to children who can’t live with their own families in the county. Webster says of…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Pet food manufacturer Crosswind plans to move from Parkville, Mo., to Topeka. Crosswind president and CEO Doug Kinsinger told business officials Thursday that the move would create 62 jobs in Topeka. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports Crosswind’s pet food division produces foods and treats for generic and name brands. The company plans to spend about $4 million to convert a vacant Topeka building for its use.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A Wichita man who was sentenced to life in prison without parole for 25 years continues to insist he is innocent. Victor Gonzalez, 34, was sentenced Thursday for the January 2012 stabbing death of Michael Salyer in Salyer’s apartment. The Wichita Eagle reports Gonzalez said he didn’t want to appeal the sentence but insisted he was innocent. However, prosecutors said Gonzalez’s DNA was found on Salyer’s clothing. Gonzalez also was sentenced to serve a consecutive 2.5-year prison term in an unrelated burglary case.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A Wichita man who was sentenced to life in prison without parole for 25 years continues to insist he is innocent. Victor Gonzalez, 34, was sentenced Thursday for the January 2012 stabbing death of Michael Salyer in Salyer’s apartment. The Wichita Eagle reports Gonzalez said he didn’t want to appeal the sentence but insisted he was innocent. However, prosecutors said Gonzalez’s DNA was found on Salyer’s clothing. Gonzalez also was sentenced to serve a consecutive 2.5-year prison term in an unrelated burglary case.
CALDWELL, Kan. (AP) Residents in a small south-central Kansas town say they hope a restaurant damaged by fire can reopen. Investigators say the fire Thursday at Richard’s Last Chance Bar and Grill in Caldwell started in the kitchen but the cause has not been determined. No one was in the building when the blaze broke out. One firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion. No one else was hurt. KAKE-TV reports the town’s 1,000 residents are hoping the restaurant returns. They say residents gathered at the bar and grill every day, and the business drew visitors from across south-central Kansas and…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Corporation Commission has approved a route for a Texas company’s proposed $7 billion high-voltage line that would funnel power from wind farms in southwest Kansas to out-of-state sites. The KCC said in a release Thursday it’s approved Clean Line Energy’s route for the Grain Belt Express direct current line. In Kansas, the transmission line would run 370 miles from wind farms in Ford County to Missouri, across Illinois and into Indiana. Houston-based Clean Line Energy still needs approval in Missouri and Illinois. The proposed line has drawn objections from Kansas residents. Marshall County filed to…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A federal judge has delayed the trial of a Canadian man living in south-central Kansas on charges of stealing the identity of an infant brother who died decades ago. U.S. District Judge J. Thomas Marten on Thursday set a Jan. 28 trial date for Leslie Lyle Camick, 58, of Winfield. The trial had been scheduled for Nov. 19 but prosecutors sought a delay, citing the complexity and logistics of a case where witnesses and documents span two countries. Camick, a telecommunications field engineer, was indicted in March. He’s charged with mail fraud, aggravated identity theft, immigration document…