PRATT, Kan. (AP) The two children killed in a south-central Kansas house fire have been identified as 23-month-old twin boys. KAKE-TV reports the Pratt Police Department said in release Tuesday the twins were inside the burning home when firefighters arrived Monday afternoon. The twins were identified as Jayce and Jasper Ibarra, who would have turned 2 years old in January. Their mother, 24-year-old Destry Ibarra, escaped from the house. She was reported to be in good condition Tuesday in the burn unit at Via Christ-St. Francis hospital in Wichita. Police say the children’s father was not home when the fire…
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HAYS, Kan. (AP) A northwest Kansas media company says it has purchased cable television systems in Colorado and Nebraska. Hays-based Eagle Communications acquired the cable systems serving Central City, Neb., and Burlington, Colo., last week from USA Communications, based in Kearney, Neb. Eagle Communications has more than 270 employees and operates cable TV systems and radio stations in Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri and Colorado. The company also offers broadband and telephone services in most of the areas it serves. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Cessna Aircraft Co. says it has begun deliveries of its newest midsize business jet. The Wichita company announced it began deliveries Monday of the Citation Sovereign+ after receiving Federal Aviation Administration certification. Its new model includes a “plus” symbol in the name to differentiate it from its predecessor. The company says the Citation Sovereign+ makes a “great airplane” even better, with an increased range and enhanced performance from an earlier model. Cessna announced plans for the Citation Sovereign+ in October 2012. The first production aircraft came off the assembly line in early March. Also on Monday, Cessna…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The state Department of Administration has developed proposals for razing one state office building near the Kansas Statehouse and selling two others. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Secretary of Administration Jim Clark has scheduled a Jan. 9 meeting with area legislators to discuss the plans for the Docking, Landon and Eisenhower office buildings. Clark says he will brief the lawmakers on proposals to raze the Docking building and sell the other two. The Docking building is named for Robert Docking, governor from 1967-1975. It’s west of the Capitol. The Landon building is named for Alf Landon, governor…
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Pope Francis has begun celebrating his first Christmas Eve Mass as pontiff by placing a baby Jesus statue in a replica of a manger in St. Peter’s Basilica.
Former Kansas State Basketball player Luis Colon and his Girlfriend were injured in a home invasion at their residence in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. According to the Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, the 27-year old Colon and 24-year old Elyse Ehlers were tied up and then pistol-whipped by burglars during an altercation early Monday at their home located in Ft. Lauderdale’s downtown area. The couple were able to leap from their second floor balcony to get help according to the Sun-Sentinel. The incident occurred at around 6:45 a.m. Monday when the intruders broke into the residence. Colon and Ehlers were taken to Broward…
Update 9:10 a.m. Thursday: The Geary County Sheriff has released the name of the duck hunter who drowned after falling through ice at Milford lake at 7:42 Tuesday morning. The victim has been identified as Thomas Hedrick, 31. No further information about Hedrick has been released at this time but officials say he was a Fort Riley soldier. Fort Riley authorities indicate Thomas Leeman Hedrick III was a Specialist with the Aviation Brigade, and was in construction maintenance repair. His home was listed as Thebes, Illinois, and he had just returned from Afghanistan in November. The Aviation Brigade just last…