KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Emergency crews have responded to a gasoline leak at a fuel distribution terminal in Kansas City, Kan. The Kansas City Star reports the gasoline spilled Sunday at the Magellan Midstream Partners petroleum terminal. No injuries were reported. Magellan spokesman Bruce Heine in Tulsa, Okla., says the spilled gasoline is being controlled in a containment area at the facility. He says the company reported a loss of 100 barrels of gasoline but that figure could change. The fuel leak occurred at a valve connected to an above-ground storage tank. Heine says the cause of the leak is…
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West Virginia Govenor Earl Ray Tomblin held a press conference Saturday evening to discuss the current state of emergency in West Virginia due to a chemical spill into the water supply.
A spokesman at the hospital that had been treating Ariel Sharon announced the death of the former Israeli Prime Minister, 85. Sharon had been in a coma since a stroke in 2006.
New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez will miss the entire 2014 season, after baseball’s arbitrator reduced the 211 game suspension of Alex Rodriguez to 162, without pay. That amounts to about $25 million lost in earnings.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The former head of the housing authority in a small Kansas town has admitted stealing nearly $7,700 in federal funds. The U.S. Attorney’s office says Debra L. Savage (53), of Linn, pleaded guilty Friday to one count of theft from a federal program. Savage was the executive director of the housing authority in Linn, a north-central Kansas town of about 400 people in Washington County. In her plea, she admitted using a housing authority credit card for personal expenses of nearly $7,700 between December 2009 and December 2012. Savage faces maximum penalties of 10 years in prison…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The new guide for legislative interns at the Capitol does not contain proposed restrictions ranging from the amount of perfume and the number of earrings interns can wear. Numerous rules suggested last week for inclusion in the 2014 intern handbook by Rep. Peggy Mast, an Emporia Republican, were edited out. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports also removed from the document was a rule asserting “inappropriate” photographs and language had to be deleted from personal social media sites. Staff members of Democratic lawmakers raised questions about the intern fashion regulations that exceeded limits for legislators. Civil rights attorneys also…
KINGMAN, Kan. (AP) A south-central Kansas police chief who was under investigation by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation has resigned. Kingman city officials announced Thursday that Marc Holloway (37) resigned Jan. 3. The city had asked the KBI in October to investigate Holloway and he was placed on administrative leave in November. The city officials and KBI have refused to discuss what prompted the investigation. KBI special agent in charge Mark Malick said the KBI has completed the investigation. Kingman city attorney Greg Graffman says no decisions have been made on whether charges will be filed. Capt. David Lux is…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Wichita police say a suspect has been arrested in a fatal hit-and-run involving a bicyclist. Kristina R. Brown (39) died Thursday when she was hit from behind by a truck while riding her bike in southeast Wichita. A man who was riding his bike with her was not injured. Police say a witness followed the truck as it drove away and was able to provide police with information that led to the driver. The truck belonged to a tree trimming service and the business owner helped police locate the driver. A 35-year-old man was booked into jail…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The American Civil Liberties Union wants a federal judge to send a lawsuit over Kansas’ enforcement of its proof-of-citizenship requirement for voters back to state court. In a motion filed Thursday, the ACLU said the lawsuit raises questions only about whether policies pursued by Secretary of State Kris Kobach violate the state constitution, leaving no federal court jurisdiction. The ACLU filed the lawsuit last year in Shawnee County District Court for two voters and the gay-rights group Equality Kansas. They want to block Kobach from imposing different election rules based on whether voters register with state or…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The U.S. post office that has anchored the north end of Topeka’s downtown since the 1930s could become another casualty of declining mail volume. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the U.S. Postal Service announced Thursday it wants to vacate the historic building and put it up for sale. Plans call for relocating retail customer services to a new, smaller leased space in the same ZIP code. Internal operations would move to nearby postal facilities. A community meeting on the proposal is scheduled at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the post office auditorium. The Postal Service is attempting to streamline…