MELVERN, Kan. (AP) Authorities in eastern Kansas say a man who drowned at Melvern Lake over the weekend had been scuba diving. The victim was identified Tuesday as Vincent Rice, 37, of Melvern. The Osage County sheriff’s office is calling the death an accidental drowning, but more details are expected after an autopsy. Rescue crews were called around 4 p.m. Sunday to the Coeur D’Alene swimming beach at the eastern end of the sprawling lake after Rice failed to surface. His body was recovered about five hours later following a search by several agencies.
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Highway Patrol says two people are dead after a wrong-way collision on Interstate 235 in southwest Wichita. The patrol says a car driving south on the interstate crossed a grass median and drove into the northbound lanes on Tuesday morning. The car hit an oncoming pickup and both drivers were killed. No passengers were in either car and no other vehicles were involved in the accident.
DODGE CITY, Kan. (AP) Motorcycle enthusiasts in Dodge City are hoping to rev up a 100-year-old tradition next year. The Dodge City 300 motorcycle race drew 17,000 people to Dodge City in 1914 and more than 20,000 in 1921. Dodge City historian Roger Burnett says the race was the premier event of motorcycle racing at the time. The Hutchinson News reports that the Dodge City motorcycle community is organizing a weeklong event next July to mark the race’s 100th anniversary. It will include motorcycle displays music, fireworks and of course motorcycle races. The organizers are working to raise funds, with…
MUSCOTAH, Kan. (AP) Residents of a small northeast Kansas town are planning to build a baseball museum inside an old water tower tank. The project is planned in Muscotah, an Atchison County town of about 200 people that is looking for attention. About 50 Muscotah residents and volunteers are working with the help of the Kansas Sampler Foundation to convert the water tower tank into a baseball and museum. The museum also would honor native son Joe Tinker, a shortstop for the Chicago Cubs when the team last won the World Series in 1908. He’s the Tinker of the famous…
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) A 33-year-old man is being held on $1 million bail in the 2010 death of a Kansas liquor store owner. Johnson County authorities say the man is a suspect in the May 2010 death of Gerry Grovenburg, 61, of Spring Hill, who operated the liquor store in Shawnee for 35 years. The Kansas City Star reports the man was arrested May 17 in Arkansas, where he was living in Blytheville, just south of the Missouri Bootheel. His first court appearance is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon.
MARYSVILLE, Kan. (AP) Authorities in a northeast Kansas county say a tornado damaged two businesses and some homes but there are no early reports of fatalities or serious injuries. Marshall County emergency management director Bill Schwindamann says the tornado was reported about 9:30 p.m. Monday in Marysville, about 150 miles northwest of Kansas City near the Nebraska border. Schwindamann says one business was destroyed and another was seriously damaged. He says about 25 homes suffered damage ranging from minor to substantial. Some livestock also was reported missing at a farm where a barn was destroyed. Crews were out assessing the…
WELLINGTON, Kan. (AP) A 14-year-old boy from the Haysville area is believed to have drowned in Wellington Lake. A search for the boy is scheduled to resume Tuesday morning. Wellington Police Chief Tracy Heath says the teen was with friends at the lake Monday afternoon when he went under the water and did not come back up. Winds that were gusting up to 37 mph might have contributed to the boy’s disappearance. Crews searched for several hours but had to call off the search Monday evening.
WINFIELD, Kan. (AP) Cowley College in Winfield will continue banning concealed weapons inside its buildings and residence halls officials study how to implement a new Kansas law. The law taking effect July 1 prohibits most public entities from banning concealed firearms in their buildings unless the buildings have adequate security. But it also lets public universities and junior colleges such as Cowley exempt themselves for four years. The Winfield Daily Courier reports trustees of Cowley College recently approved such an exemption last week. Interim college president Tony Crouch said the board might not use the entire exemption but wants to…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas House has rejected a plan for cutting personal income taxes further and setting the state’s sales tax at 6 percent in July to prevent budget shortfalls. The vote Tuesday was 71-42 against the measure. Republican legislative leaders said they’re not sure of their next step. The measure was drafted by House and Senate negotiators to reconcile differences on legislation following individual income tax cuts enacted last year. Republican Gov. Sam Brownback wants to raise new sales tax revenues to stabilize the budget. The tax is 6.3 percent but is set by law to drop law…
It’s Pottawatomie County day. Cathy sits down with Stan Hartwich, Commissioner, Robert Reece, County Administrator, and Leu Lowery Public Works Director. [mp3-jplayer]