HIAWATHA, Kan. (AP) A man is dead after an accident at a mill in northeast Kansas. Police chief John Defore says the man died Tuesday afternoon while working at the Fairview Mills facility in Hiawatha. Defore says the victim became entangled in a piece of machinery commonly known as a “clump buster.” KNZA reports the man’s name has not been released as the investigation continues.
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A jury trial for a Topeka man charged with kidnapping and killing an 8-year-old girl has been postponed until next year. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports Billy Frank Davis Jr. had been scheduled to go on trial Oct. 7. But a Shawnee County judge on Tuesday granted a defense request to postpone the trial. It’s now scheduled for March 24, 2014. Davis faces two alternative counts of capital murder in the March 2012 death of 8-year-old Ahliyah Nachelle Irvin. He’s also charged with rape, aggravated kidnapping and aggravated burglary. Davis could face the death penalty if he’s convicted.…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Top leaders of the Kansas Legislature aren’t ruling out the possibility that its annual session might extend into next week. In the Senate, leaders of its Republican majority already have scheduled sessions for Saturday and Sunday. In the House, Speaker Ray Merrick of Stilwell has warned fellow GOP members that it’s possible that lawmakers will still be meeting Monday. They’re discussing such plans as private negotiations over tax issues between Merrick and Senate President Susan Wagle of Wichita drag out. Lawmakers need to resolve tax issues to finish work on the next state budget and wrap up…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A former Kansas doctor will stay behind bars until his federal trial on a charge of using a gun to partially pay a bondsman who got him out of jail in a domestic case. A federal magistrate judge ordered Lawrence Simons detained following a hearing Wednesday. Simons was arrested Monday on a federal charge of unlawful possession of a firearm after a felony conviction. The 57-year-old Wichita man was sentenced in January 2010 to two years in prison followed by three years’ probation for unlawfully distributing controlled substances. Simons was out on supervised release when he was…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with outgoing USD 383 school board member Pete Paukstelis and Associate Supt. Bob Seymour, followed by Kevin Ingram, Manhattan Christian College President. [mp3-jplayer]
With a year of tragedy, the issue of safety is an important topic and the USD 383 school board spent some time during Wednesday’s meeting talk about some of the emergencies that were faced here in Manhattan. Among the mercury spills, the bomb threat, the lock downs, issues with strangers and parents and suspicious activity, the district had their work to do. Michele Jones, Communications Coordinator and REMS Project Director, took some time talking to the board about how far they have come and still what needs to be done, even though funding is not necessarily available for it. Jones…
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced Tuesday his decision to proceed with federal furloughs to manage the budgetary shortfalls facing the military and the nation. “The Department of Defense has directed that we institute furloughs of up to 11 days for some of our federally-funded work force,” said Maj. Gen. Lee Tafanelli, adjutant general. “These cuts will affect the readiness of our overall force and will cause difficulty and hardship for our Kansas National Guardsmen and federal civilians.” The furloughs will affect approximately 1,100 Kansas National Guard full-time employees, or 54 percent of the total full-time work force, resulting in…
Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress Wednesday that those responsible in the case of IRS workers snooping into tea party groups would be held accountable for their actions.
O.J. Simpson has begun testifying before a Nevada judge in his bid for a new trial in the Las Vegas armed robbery and kidnap case that put him in prison more than four years ago.
Fred White, the long-time play-by-play voice of the Kansas City Royals who was with the organization for 40 years has died. Before joining the Royals White served as the play-by-play voice of Kansas State Football and Basketball from 1967-73 and then went on to broadcast Royals games for 25 years from 1973-98 before becoming the Director of Broadcast Services and Royals Alumni until this week when he announced his retirement. White also worked for many other networks over the years and in more recent years broadcast Big 12 Basketball games on television. Funeral arrangements for White are pending at this…