HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) A 14-year-old Hutchinson boy charged with two counts of first-degree murder in a suspicious house fire that killed his mother and 11-year-old sister is scheduled to appear in court Monday. The hearing will be closed because the charges were filed in juvenile court. Reno County District Attorney Keith Schroeder has said he will seek to try the teen as an adult on the murder charges and a charge of the attempted murder of his father, who escaped the blaze without injury. Authorities had initially said the boy also escaped the fire that engulfed the two-story house early…
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HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) Hutchinson police have been dealing with some slimy creatures over the past few months, but not of the human kind. The Hutchinson News reports the latest encounter was with a 5-foot-long alligator last week that was found in a wooden crate in a garage. That reptile was taken to the Hutchinson Zoo, where it is being kept temporarily. A second, 2-foot-long alligator that was found earlier in the month was sent on Friday to Monkey Island, a nonprofit animal rescue in southwest Missouri. Those findings came after a 4-foot-long ball python was found on a porch of…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas waterfowl hunters who use dogs are being urged this fall to keep the canines out of waterways contaminated with harmful blue-green algae. Officials with the state’s health and wildlife departments say the dogs that drink or swim in contaminated water may become extremely ill or die. Eating dried algae along shorelines can have the same results. The agencies caution that dangerous blue-green algae blooms can remain a threat to humans and pets through October or later. Symptoms in dogs usually appear within 30 minutes, including vomiting, diarrhea, difficulty breathing and general weakness. Hunters whose dogs appear…
COLUMBUS, Kan. (AP) An Oklahoma tribe is asking Kansas for permission to expand its casino operation at Downstream Casino Resort into the state. The Joplin Globe reports a consultant for the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma and the casino has contacted the Cherokee County, Kan., Commission and city governments in Baxter Springs and Galena, Kan., about the proposal. It would also need support from the Riverton School District. The casino wants to have Class 3 gaming, which consists of dice games and roulette, with the Kansas expansion because Oklahoma law prohibits it in casinos there except in electronic form. The plan…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas education officials say they’re committed to the use of new science standards in public schools despite a federal lawsuit attempting to block the guidelines. The State Board of Education and state Department of Education are defending multistate standards adopted by the board in June. They issued a joint statement noting that the standards were approved after nearly two years of work on them. The lawsuit was filed last week by parents and a nonprofit group that had criticized the standards over how they treat evolution. The guidelines reflect the mainstream scientific view that evolution is well-established…
Retired Air Force Gen. Richard Myers will speak at Kansas State University about military families. The former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff will speak Thursday afternoon at 4 at the Little Theatre in the K-State Student Union. The presentation is titled “A National Perspective on the Transitioning and Reintegration of Our Military and Families.” The College of Human Ecology’s Institute for the Health and Security of Military Families is hosting the lecture. The institute addresses the health and resiliency of military personnel, veterans and their families through research, academic outreach and clinical service programs. Myers’ lecture is part…
Affordable Care Act discussion with Riley County Extension Director Jennifer Wilson and Medicare Coach Larry Weigel in studio–interviews with State Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger, U-S Senator Jerry Moran, other insurance experts and representatives from group’s impacted by changes. [mp3-jplayer]
K-State’s game next Saturday, October 12th against Baylor will kickoff at 2:30 p.m. and be televised nationally on Fox. It’s the first appearance on Fox this season for K-State, and it will be the third year in a row that the Wildcats game against Baylor will be shown to a national audience. Coming off of a bye week, the Wildcats are in Stillwater this Saturday to take on Oklahoma State. Kickoff is at 2:30 on ABC with Bob Wischusen, Rod Gilmore and Quint Kessenich on the call. Our pregame coverage on KMAN starts at 10:30 with Powercat Gameday live from…
Numerous events are set to begin in October, and for that reason-many of the event coordinators were asked to attend Monday’s Riley County Commission meeting to speak during the press conference. Assistant County Counselor, Craig Cox reminded people that the tax auction that will take place Wednesday. This Friday marks the first Friday that the county health department will provide flu shots. This is a yearly service the department provided to thousands of local residents. From 8-11:30 a.m. every Friday until December, vaccines will be offered. October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and the Riley County Domestic Violence Task…
KMAN previously reported on a change of venue murder case, and the jury trial is still being held in Riley County District Court. The case, out of Salina, involves the beating death of a 14 month old child that occurred in October of 2011. 29 year old Antonio M. Brown Sr. faces charges in connection with the crime. The mother of the child, Brittany Betzold has already been convicted of second degree murder and was sentenced to 13 years in prison. Two investigators were called to the stand, the first of which identified photos of Betzold’s Pontiac Sunfire, and a…