WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A woman has been arrested after her young child was found wandering in southeast Wichita. Lt. Doug Nolte said Monday that a neighbor called 911 on Sunday night to report that a 4-year-old boy was walking into the street and crying for his mother. The Wichita Eagle reports that officers found the child’s mother passed out on couch in an apartment with an open front door. Nolte says the woman had drunk a large amount of alcohol. Officers took the woman into custody on an outstanding warrant and for suspicion of child endangerment. The boy was placed…
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ANDOVER, Kan. (AP) A parolee suspected in recent burglaries has been found in a south-central Kansas pond days after a police chase. KWCH reports that Nicholas Vampran had recently been paroled after serving four years for several crimes, including burglary. On Wednesday, Derby Police chased the 35-year-old into southern Butler County, where he ditched a stolen pickup truck and ran into a field. His body was discovered Sunday in a pond and was identified Monday. An autopsy determined he drowned. Butler County Sheriff Kelly Herzet says he suspects Vampran was trying to hide from the tracking dogs in the water…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Supreme Court is preparing to hear arguments on whether revisions made last month by the Legislature in the state’s “Hard 50” sentencing law should be applied retroactively. A judge sentenced Johnson County resident Dustin B. Hilt in 2010 to life in prison without the chance of parole for 50 years for the murder of a 19-year-old woman. Hilt’s lawyer will argue Tuesday that the sentence should be thrown out in light of revisions passed by the Legislature. The amended law requires juries rather than judges to decide whether to impose the minimum 50-year sentence. Hilt…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A judge is expected to consider whether to toss out a stalking case filed by a woman who opened Wichita’s first abortion clinic since Dr. George Tiller’s murder. The hearing Tuesday before Sedgwick County Judge James Beasley is the latest in a string of legal actions against abortion opponents since Tiller was gunned down in 2009 at his church. In March, clinic operator Julie Burkhart won a temporary order of protection against stalking against Mark Holick, pastor of Spirit One Christian Ministries in Wichita. Holick’s lawyer argues that if Burkhart succeeds, restraining orders will be sought against…
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) A Reno County judge has delayed a decision on a 14-year-old Hutchinson boy’s request to bar public access to court proceedings over the arson deaths of his mother and younger sister. The teen is charged with first-degree murder in the two deaths and the attempted murder of his father in the Sept. 26 fire at the family’s home. The state is seeking to prosecute him as an adult. Judge Patricia Macke Dick put off her ruling after a hearing Tuesday on a defense motion for an order to close hearings, seal the court record and impose a…
It’s time to check in with Pottawatomie County, as Cathy talks with Commission Chair Pat Weixelman, Lois Schlegel, county appraiser, and Robert Reece, County Administrator.
Tuesday’s show features sound from K-State football head coach Bill Snyder as he addressed the media at his weekly press conference. What can the Wildcats expect from West Virginia on Saturday afternoon. Bruce Weber and the men’s basketball team was in Kansas City at the Sprint Center for Big 12 Media Days. What are the realistic expectations for Weber and the men’s basketball team? The Chiefs are the only unbeaten team left in the NFL that and much more.
The White House revealed that President Barack Obama’s longtime adviser Jeffrey Zients is taking on to provide management advice to help fix the administration’s showcase health insurance website.
U.S. employers held back on hiring in September, a discouraging sign that the job market was weakening before a 16-day partial government shutdown began October 1.
The Kansas Highway Patrol is continuing its investigation of a fatal accident in northern Riley County early Saturday morning. According to KHP Lt. Greg Harkrader, findings will be fowarded to the Riley County Attorney’s office on any possible criminal charges. County Attorney Barry Wilkerson confirmed the matter is under investigation. Trevor Redding, 17, of Randolph died in the crash on LK&W Road at about 2:30 Saturday morning. The other teens involved have been identified as Garrett Olson, 19, of Leonardville and Lane Howe, 17, of Riley. As reported by KMAN Saturday,the Kansas Highway Patrol Crash Log indicates Olson was driving a 1990 Honda Accord when the vehicle…