DOUGLASS, Kan. (AP) A school bus with about 10 children ran off a rural bridge and plunged into a creek, forcing the children to climb from the windows and seek safety on top of the bus. Chris Davis, 911 director for Butler County, says the bus went off the bridge Thursday afternoon. He said bus driver was apparently injured and remained in the water an hour later. Davis didn’t know the extent of the injuries. There were no reports of injuries among the children, but Davis says they climbed out of the windows after it hit the creek and landed…
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DE SOTO, Kan. (AP) A body found in rural northeast Kansas has been identified as that of an Olathe man missing since Oct. 20. The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday there’s no evidence of criminal activity in the unattended death of Brad Cook, 22. A pedestrian found Cook’s body Tuesday in rural De Soto. The discovery was made about two miles from where another unattended death was reported this week. In that case, a person was found dead in a carport outside a De Soto apartment complex. Investigators have not revealed the cause of either death, and say they…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A federal prison inmate has been charged with killing a Kansas man whose partial remains were found by a mushroom hunter south of Topeka. WIBW-TV reports the Osage and Shawnee county prosecutors announced the first-degree murder charge Thursday against James P. Harris. Harris is accused of killing 50-year-old James E. Gerety, who was reported missing in March 2011 by a law firm that handled his personal affairs. One year later, a woman hunting mushrooms discovered remains near Carbondale in Osage County. DNA tests recently confirmed the remains as those of Gerety. Details about Harris and the killing…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Department of Revenue says the state collected nearly $18 million less in taxes than anticipated in October. Figures released Thursday also show tax collections have been $27 million short of expectations since the fiscal year began in July. The biggest reason is a shortfall in individual income tax collections. For the month, Kansas collected $445 million in taxes, but officials had expected $463 million. Kansas has collected $1.81 billion in revenue for the fiscal year to date, instead of the $1.84 billion expected. The state anticipated $220 million in individual income collections in October but…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) A 33-year-old Lawrence man has been sentenced to two years of probation for his role in more than a dozen burglaries from storage units around the city. Jacob P. Paine was sentenced last week to 24 months of probation, while two other defendants are scheduled for hearings Nov. 13 on up to a dozen charges each. Police say the thieves got away with more than $77,000 in merchandise, most of which has been returned to its owners. Investigators believe most of the thefts were related to methamphetamine use. Paine initially faced more than a dozen charges before…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Wichita Republican Phil Hermanson is resigning from the Kansas House to focus on his new family. The Wichita Eagle reports Hermanson made the announcement Thursday, saying he intends to seek public office again sometime in the future. Hermanson was married in September to Rhonda Riggs, to whom he proposed on the House floor in May. The marriage also brought him three stepchildren. Hermanson has been in the House since 2009. His district includes parts of south Wichita and Haysville. He refiled his voter registration Thursday for his new address, which is outside the district. Republican precinct members…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Education officials say new math and English testing that will be recommended next month to the Kansas State Board of Education will be aligned with new curriculum standards and give more flexibility to student testing. The changes were outlined during a meeting Wednesday in Topeka. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports education commissioner Diane DeBacker will recommend that the board approve using the Smarter Balance tests in grades three through eight. She says high schools will have flexibility in what type of assessment they use. Schools are required to test students each year on core education skills. The new…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Karen Hibbard, Director of Manhattan Convention and Vistor’s Bureau, followed by Pamela Kulokas and Jared Bixby with Flint HIlls Discovery Center.
Matt Walters and Brandon Tadtman take you through a Halloween edition of “The Game” on KMAN. A busy show with multiple guests talking about multiple topics. Iowa State Powercat Gameday reporter Dave Sprau joins the show to preview the match up at Bill Snyder Family Stadium on Saturday. The first preseason college basketball poll was released and Mike DeCourcy from Sporting News joins the show to preview the college basketball season. Thursday means another edition of “Full Throttle” with the hitman. The final week of the high school football regular season in full swing with state playoffs slowly starting to take shape. As always the show is closed out with “You can’t be serious”.
Courtesy Kansas State Athletics Communications: The Big 12 volleyball match between K-State and No. 25 Oklahoma, originally slated for Wednesday, October 30, has been rescheduled for Sunday, November 3 in Ahearn Field House at 7 pm. All previously printed tickets for the October 30 match will be honored upon entrance of Ahearn Field House on Nov. 3. Tickets for October 30 do not need to be exchanged for a new ticket. As part of Wildcat Weekend, fans can also purchase $3 general admission tickets by showing their ticket from either the Nov. 1 women’s basketball game against Alaska-Anchorage, Nov. 1…