BURLINGTON, Kan. (AP) A woman who is suing an east-central Kansas school board will soon be serving on that board. Monique Hart won an election to the Burlington Unified School District, and will take her seat in late June. That’s just days after Hart’s $7.4 million lawsuit against the board is scheduled to go to court. Hart sued the board and superintendent Cliff Williams last May. She claims Williams gave the board false information about her that ended her job, and that the district published confidential information on her employment. Hart worked for the district from 2000 until the district…
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Wichita police say two boys are in protective custody and their mother is jailed on suspicion of child endangerment. Officers were called to a north Wichita home Saturday and found a 7-year-old boy wandering the streets. He told police his mother had locked him out of the house and left with his 9-year-old brother. Wichita police spokesman Sgt. Scott Brunow says the boy said he hadn’t eaten or taken a bath for two days. Officers were unable to locate the mother. Neighbors called police when she returned to the home Saturday night. Brunow says the home was…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A federal judge has scheduled a summer trial for a Wisconsin man accused of joining a cyberattack on Wichita-based Koch Industries. The scheduling order handed down Friday in the case of Erick J. Rosol, 37, of Black Creek, Wis., sets his trial for June 25 in U.S. District Court in Wichita. Rosol was indicted on one count each of damaging a computer and conspiracy to damage a computer. Prosecutors allege the computer hacking group Anonymous asked conspirators in February 2011 to send a high volume of repeated requests to Koch’s website, crashing the site. Rosol is also…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The retired Dallas homicide detective who was handcuffed to Lee Harvey Oswald when the suspected assassin of President John F. Kennedy was killed is coming to Washburn University. James Leavelle, 92, will speak about the experience during a public forum at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Washburn’s Memorial Union. He’ll also take questions from the audience. Leavelle gained fame as the officer in the light-colored suit who was escorting Oswald when the accused assassin was shot to death by Jack Ruby in November 1963, two days after Kennedy was killed. A photograph of the shooting is one of…
GIRARD, Kan. (AP) The U.S. Department of Agriculture says a southeast Kansas electrical cooperative is getting about $15 million to make system improvements. The USDA says the funds will help Girard-based Heartland Rural Electric Cooperative build 242 miles of distribution line and make other improvements. The money includes a loan of about $192,000 for smart grid projects. The agency says 12 other states are also getting a total of about $280 million for similar upgrades in rural areas, resulting in the construction of more than 1,900 miles of new or improved electric line.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Gov. Sam Brownback says he’s hoping Kansas will have a charity ball at the Statehouse when the building’s $332 million renovation is complete. Brownback says his office is working on plans for such an event early next year, but any discussions so far are tentative. But the governor told reporters at a tree-planting on the Statehouse grounds last week that he’s looking forward the end of the renovation. It began in 2001 and is supposed to be done by the end of this year. The project has included improvements to offices, meeting rooms and mechanical systems, the…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks wtih Lori Bishop, Ex.Dir. of RSVP of the Flint Hills, followed by Fort Riley Garrison Commander William Clark. [mp3-jplayer]
Kansas State Sophomore point guard Angel Rodriguez will be transferring to another school next season. according to a press release from the school. Rodriguez had expressed a desire to be closer to his family in his native Puerto Rico. Below is the press release from Kansas State Athletics Communications issued early Monday evening: MANHATTAN, Kan. – Sophomore guard Angel Rodriguez has announced his intention to transfer from the Kansas State men’s basketball program and requested his release, head coach Bruce Weber announced Monday. “After multiple conversations, Angel feels an obligation to be closer to his family,” said Weber. “His mother…
A string of burglaries are effecting the Pottawatomie County area , specifically the rural part of Manhattan. Sometime between the overnight hours Saturday, April 20 into the early morning on Sunday, April 21, an unknown person or persons broke into several trailers along the Green Valley Drive area. Taken were construction tools and construction equipment. The total amount of loss is estimated to be over $3,000. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office at 785-457-3353. — Friday had the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Department working on two separate manhunts, both of which came to a close. Jon…
Five bids were submitted to the Riley County commission for a new motor grader. All bids were from companies in Kansas and included various options, for new and used graders. Bids went as follows: Sellers Equpiment Inc. of Salina-“no bid Murphy Tractor of Miltonvale-#1-68,600….#2-$193,000….#3-$213,500….#4 and #5-“no bid”….#6-$200,600 Foley Equipment Company of Topeka-#1-$60,000….#2-$210,769….#3-$210,769….#4-$210,769….#5-$205,000….#6-$205,000 Victor L. Phillips of Topeka-#2-$255,841.41 G.W. Van Keppel of Topeka-#1-“no bid”….#2-$786,340….#3-$816,000….#4-$864,000….#5 and #6-“no bid” All bids were approved for staff evaluation and recommendation. The second bid opening immediately followed, as two bids were submitted for the asphalt project. Both bids came out of Kansas as well: Shilling Construction…