A Libyan charged in the deadly 1998 al-Qaida bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa pleaded not guilty Tuesday to terrorism charges in federal court in New York.
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Time is quickly running out for lawmakers to agree on a deal to avoid default and end the partial government shutdown, now in its third week. With a last-minute Senate deal close, the House GOP pushed a plan of its own, then postponed it.
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) A new memorial to military veterans will be dedicated in Leavenworth on the anniversary of a local soldier’s death in Iraq. The Leavenworth Times reports the ceremony will be held Thursday, seven years after Army Cpl. David Unger and four other soldiers were killed in Baghdad by an improvised explosive device. Unger was a 2003 graduate of Leavenworth High School. His mother, Diana Pitts, chairs the committee that raised money for the Leavenworth Veterans Memorial. But Pitts emphasizes that the memorial honors all U.S. military veterans, not just those killed in war. The memorial is located near…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A Sedgwick County corrections official says fewer youths are being locked up but that the number could rise if Kansas doesn’t restore funding for early intervention programs. County corrections department director Mark Masterson spoke Monday to a group of Kansas lawmakers touring county facilities. The Wichita Eagle reports the number of Sedgwick County youths sent to juvenile prisons and other out-of-home placements dropped to 145 in the 2012 fiscal year from 400 in 1999. But Masterson fears that could change. He says the amount of state funding for prevention programs has dropped from an annual high of…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) A northeast Kansas reservoir has become the state’s 22nd lake with a confirmed population of zebra mussels. The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism said Tuesday that samplings of various locations in Clinton Reservoir found a widespread adult population of the nuisance mollusks. The 7,000-acre lake west of Lawrence is managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, while the state manages its fishery. Other reservoirs in northeast Kansas with zebra mussel infestations include Milford, Perry, John Redmond and Melvern. Zebra mussels multiply rapidly and threaten native wildlife while also clogging water-supply intakes. They’re often introduced…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A visually impaired man who manages three cafeterias in Topeka is missing one of his best workers. Bill Dain’s says his 5-year-old golden retriever, named Kirkcaldy, makes it possible for him to be independent. Dain manages cafeterias in the Landon State Office Building, the Docking State Office Building and the Westar building. He says his dog helps him navigate between the buildings. But Kirkcaldy recently had to have surgery on a torn ligament and is out of commission for at least five weeks. The surgery cost $3,200. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports an account to pay the dog’s…
MINNEAPOLIS, Kan. (AP) A 72-year-old Kansas man was sentenced to more than seven years in prison for shooting his granddaughter and her husband in November 2012. Johnnie R. Kilpatrick was sentenced Monday for two counts of aggravated battery. He originally was charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder in the November 2012 shootings of Emily Ramos-Powell and Jesse Powell. The Powells were seriously injured in the shooting at their home. The Salina Journal reports court records say Kilpatrick went to the Powells’ home and argued with them about where her 4-year-old son should live. Jesse Powell and another apartment…
EUREKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Attorney General’s office says a man wanted in connection with a double-homicide in southeast Kansas wasn’t located during a search in a small town. Authorities on Monday evening closed roads and evacuated homes near a laundry in Eureka where they were searching for Kevin Robert Welsh, who’s being sought in the Oct. 2 shooting deaths of Sheila Kriesel, 52, and Keith Kriesel, 54. Another woman was injured in the shootings. Welsh hasn’t been charged in the shootings, but the state is offering a $5,000 reward for his capture. Attorney General Derek Schmidt’s office said in a…
AUGUSTA, Kan. (AP) The Butler County Sheriff says a woman is in custody after a decomposing body was found in the backyard of a house southwest of Augusta. Sheriff Kelly Herzet say officers found the body after a neighbor called asking for a welfare check at the home. The homeowner was later arrested and is facing charges of voluntary manslaughter, criminal desecration and two counts of obstructing the legal process. Herzet says the body is so badly decomposed that investigators are unsure if it’s a woman or man, but he believes it is an adult. The body was not buried…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) The University of Kansas breaks ground this week for a $66 million building to house the School of Business. University Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little, Gov. Sam Brownback and business school leaders are scheduled to attend the ceremony Friday afternoon. The six-story, 166,000-square-foot building will replace Summerfield Hall, which will eventually be used for other purposes. Most of the funding for construction comes from private gifts. Friday’s event will take place across the street from Allen Fieldhouse on the Naismith Drive tennis courts, where the new School of Business will be located. The courts will be moved to another…