The recent Boston Marathon bombings were devastating, and left many searching for answers. Pickett Professor of military history for Kansas State University, Dr. David Stone, gave a presentation Thursday evening on Chechnya’s violent history and how it may have influenced the bombing suspects, Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. “It’s very difficult to say, without knowing a lot more specifically; and so what I’m suggesting is a general picture without necessarily saying this is exactly what happened to these two guys. But I think it is fair to say that the Chechen cause, over time, has become more radical, more interested in violent interpretations of Islam, less…
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LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) A 28-year-old Leavenworth woman who left her baby alone in an alley pleaded no contest to endangering a child and drug charges. Prosecutors say Elizabeth A. Michaud entered the pleas Wednesday to aggravated endangering a child and two drug charges arising from other cases. Michaud’s 7-week-old son was left sitting alone in a stroller in May 2012. The Leavenworth Times reports officers who responded to a report of a missing child found Michaud crying and saying she needed to find her baby. She wasn’t able to provide any information while officers searched for the baby. Another woman…
VALLEY FALLS, Kan. (AP) After just one week of operation, some citizens of Valley Falls have already had enough of the town’s new police auxiliary program. Valley Falls, a Jefferson County town of about 1,200 residents, started the program April 25. It allows some civilians without police training to patrol the city in police cars. The town has two full-time and two part-time police officers. About 40 people attended a Valley Falls City Council meeting Wednesday night to complain about the actions of some of the auxiliary officers Saturday night. Some residents say teenagers were drag-racing and speeding on Valley…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas attorney general’s office is working to keep up with the fast pace of applications for concealed-carry permits. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Attorney General Derek Schmidt’s office received 3,462 applications during April. Schmidt’s office said Thursday that’s the third-highest month since the state’s licensing program began in 2007. Schmidt’s staff also received a record 4,072 applications in March for licenses to pack a hidden handgun. That followed 3,573 requests in February and 3,167 in January. Schmidt’s office has been criticized for not completing the processing of applications within the legal maximum of 90 days. He…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Secretary of State Kris Kobach says he’s considering an appeal of a federal court order requiring Kansas to cover $389,000 worth of attorneys’ fees and expenses for parties in a lawsuit over political redistricting. Kobach said Thursday that it’s “ridiculous” that taxpayers would have to foot such a bill. The lawsuit stemmed from the Legislature’s impasse last year over redrawing the state’s political boundaries to ensure equal representation. Three federal judges hearing the lawsuit drew new lines themselves. Kobach was sued as the state’s chief elections officer. The judges handling the case allowed 27 people to participate…
SHAWNEE, Kan. (AP) Officials in Shawnee have approved an agreement authorizing the launch of Google Fiber in the Kansas City suburb. The Shawnee City Council said in a release that council members approved the agreement Thursday, making Shawnee the fifth Johnson County municipality to strike a deal bringing in the high-speed service to compete with cable and telephone companies for TV and Internet access subscriptions. Google Fiber offers a network that strings fiber optic lines to homes and supplies commercial strength Internet hookups at home consumer rates. So far, only a few neighborhoods in Kansas City, Kan., have been connected…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Gov. Sam Brownback has told U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder a new Kansas gun law aimed at reining in the federal government has broad support in the state. Brownback sent a letter Thursday to Holder defending the law, which took effect last week. He said Kansans hold dear their right to bear arms. It declares that the federal government has no authority to regulate guns, ammunition and accessories manufactured, sold and kept only in Kansas. The law also makes it a felony for a federal agent to enforce any law, regulation, order or treaty covering those items.…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Terry Healy, Max Landsdowne, Max Kokenge, Jace Goheen, Garrin Williams, and Heather Landsdowne with Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 concerning the Kansas History Day Contest, followed by Linda Weis with the Creative Arts Industry Commission. [mp3-jplayer]
The city manager of Junction City has put in his resignation as he will be pursuing other job opportunities. Gerry Vernon announced Thursday his time as city manager for Junction City will end effective May 31st. Vernon accepted an offer to be the new city administrator for the City of Mission, Kansas.
The 23rd Annual Yard Art Classic Car Club Car Show will be May 11 at the River Pond Area of the Tuttle Creek State Park. The public is welcome to come out to the event. Last year’s show featured about 90 competing vehicles and about 30 vehicles belonging to Yard Art Classics Car Club members. For more information, contact Car Show Chairman Patrick Caffey at 539-0297 or Yard Art Classic Car Club President Don Roberson at 770-8305.