WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Police say a man who died after a rollover crash in southeast Wichita was shot before the wreck. Investigators are trying to determine if the man who died after the accident early Tuesday was killed by the gunshot or the car crash. The car came to rest in the yard of a private residence. No one else was injured. Emergency crews freed the 47-year-old man from the car but he died at a Wichita hospital. His name has not been released. Police discovered the victim had been shot in the torso, and also found a bullet hole…
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OLATHE, Kan. (AP) The lawyer for the family of a missing northeast Kansas man says a body found Tuesday matches the description of the man, who has been missing since Sunday. Attorney Henry Cox says Johnson County sheriff’s deputies contacted the family of Brad Cook, 22, of Olathe on Tuesday to confirm what clothing Cook was wearing when he disappeared. Cox says the clothes on the body found in De Soto match what Cook was wearing. Cox told The Kansas City Star that deputies would not say anything about the cause of death. A medical examination will be conducted Wednesday. Cook…
KINGMAN, Kan. (AP) Kingman County voters have rejected a tax increase that would have been used to build a new law enforcement center. Unofficial returns from Tuesday’s voting showed the measure lost 802 to 749. The proposal was for a new one-quarter percent retailers’ sales tax for 20 years and to extend a current three-quarters percent sales tax, also for 20 years. KAKE reports the county planned to use the sales tax revenue and payments from a commercial wind farm to build an $11.8 million law enforcement center. It would have housed the county sheriff’s office and Kingman police. The…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Kansas legislators say a two-week tour of the state’s public colleges and universities has provided a good exchange of information ahead of their 2014 session. Members of the House Appropriations and Senate Ways and Means committees finished the tour Wednesday at two campuses of the University of Kansas. Lawmakers submitted dozens of detailed questions to higher education officials about universities’ budgeting ahead of the tour, and they’ve received more than 200 pages of answers. But in the past, tours of campuses, prisons and state hospitals have allowed legislators to judge conditions for themselves and talk to workers,…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A rule that prevents utilities from disconnecting Kansas customers during extreme cold takes effect when November arrives. The cold weather rule is enforced by the Kansas Corporation Commission and runs from Friday through March 31. The rule bars utilities from disconnecting electric or natural gas service for nonpayment when temperatures of 35 or lower are forecast for the following 24 hours. Utility companies must offer customers a 12-month payment plan to maintain or re-establish service. Shutoffs must be announced 24 hours in advance, and may be carried out only if the temperature is expected to top 35…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Maribeth Kieffer, Executive Director of the Flint HIlls Breadbasket, followed by Melanie and Aaron Appel of Big Poppi, then Phil Anderson on Manhattan Bridge Pier project, and ending with Jen Rezac with Americans for Prosperity.
Story by: Mary Lou Peter Communications Specialist K-State Communications and Agricultural Education Kansas State University has been chosen to lead a new effort focused on developing wheat varieties that are resilient to the warming effects of climate change. The initial focus will be on wheat in South Asia, which typically produces 20 percent of the world’s wheat crop. “Globally, wheat production is increasing at a rate of 1 percent annually, but there is evidence of yield stagnation in some regions, including South Asia,” said Jesse Poland, research geneticist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and a K-State adjunct assistant professor…
A mid week version of “The Game” brings a lot of topics and discussions. The guys get you ready for the weekend in Big 12 football. The Big 12 coaches teleconference was earlier in the day so you can hear from multiple coaches around the league. The Andrew Wiggins show began last night with KU routing Pitt State by 40. What do the guys expect from Wiggins and Kansas? The Kansas City Royals pick up three Gold Gloves, who are they? Game 6 of the World Series! Big story lines, topics, Mitch Holthus joins the crew to talk Chiefs football. Emporia State football coach Gavin Higgins chats with the guys for a few moments, plus “You can’t be serious”.
Released Palestinian prisoner, Omar Masoud, 40, who was arrested in May 1993, for killing an Israeli lawyer walks in the alley of his neighbourhood after spending 20 years in an Israeli jail, in Shati Refugee Camp, Gaza City, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013. Israel freed 26 Palestinian prisoners early Wednesday, the second of four batches to be released as part of a deal that set in motion the current Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013, before the House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on the difficulties plaguing the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. The Obama Administration claims the botched rollout was the result of contractors failing to live up to expectations – not bad management at HHS. As the public face of President Barack Obama’s signature health care program, Sec. Sebelius has become the target for attacks over its botched rollout with Republicans, and even some Democrats, calling for her to resign. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)