Seconds after the Boston Marathon bombs exploded, David Green pulled out his smartphone and took a photo of the chaos in front of him. But it wasn’t until later when the businessman realized he had a picture of 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
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WATERTOWN, Mass. (AP) Boston Police say a 19-year-old college student wanted in the Boston Marathon bombings is in custody after a manhunt that left the city virtually paralyzed and his older brother and accomplice dead. Police announced via Twitter that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (JOH’-kahr tsahr-NY’-ev) was in custody. His brother, 26-year-old Tamerlan, was killed Friday in a furious attempt to escape police. The brothers are suspects in Monday’s marathon bombings, which killed three people and wounded more than 180 others. The men are also suspected of killing a Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer in his vehicle late Thursday. Authorities in…
Residents of Boston spend Friday peering down empty streets or behind locked doors, as police scour the region for a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings. Mass transit was shuttered along with schools and many businesses.
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with State Representative Sydney Carlin of Manhattan and Kristen Garcia, Riley County Extension 4-h agent, followed by Vern Henricks, CEO of Manhattan Community Foundation and Jamie Ramsey Riley Couny Senior Service Center- Director. [mp3-jplayer]
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has signed a bill into law to block tax breaks for abortion providers and ban abortions performed solely because of the baby’s sex. The measure signed by the governor Friday also declares that life begins at fertilization. Some abortion-rights supporters worry that the language in the measure could be used to legally harass providers. Abortion opponents call it a statement of principle and not an outright ban on terminating pregnancies. In addition to the provisions on taxes and sex-selection abortions, the bill prohibits abortion providers from being involved in public school sex education…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Unemployment rose slightly in Kansas in March despite a drop of more than 1,300 applications for initial unemployment benefit claims. The Kansas Department of Labor reported late Thursday that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose from 5.5 percent in February to 5.6 percent in March. The rate was 5.8 percent in March 2012. A labor economist says Kansas didn’t add as many jobs that it typically does in March, suggesting a slowdown in economic momentum. The private sector added 3,100 jobs, primarily in construction and leisure and hospitality professions. Initial claims for jobless benefits fell from 16,388…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A Sedgwick County man has been sentenced to 10 years and three months in prison for the death of his motorcycle passenger during a police chase. The Wichita Eagle reports that court records show Joshua L. Wynn, 23, was sentenced Thursday for the September 2011 death of Mallory Scofield, 19. Wynn was convicted in February of second-degree unintentional but reckless murder as part of a plea deal. Scofield died when she and Wynn were thrown from a motorcycle in west Wichita while Wynn was fleeing from a sheriff’s deputy after an attempted traffic stop. Wynn also was…
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) A Johnson County judge has dismissed lawsuits against Leawood and Prairie Village over bans on open carry of firearms. The Libertarian Party of Kansas argued in the lawsuits that the two Johnson County cities violated citizens’ rights by banning open carry. They noted the Kansas attorney general issued an opinion last year that cities cannot ban open carry. Overland Park has rescinded its ban. District Judge David W. Hauber ruled Wednesday that the Libertarian party officials did not demonstrate how they had been personally injured by the municipal bans. He said he could not issue an injunction…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Wichita police say two separate shootings that left one man dead and another critically injured apparently are related. Police say the first shooting happened Thursday night near downtown. A 30-year-old man who was found lying near a home died at a hospital. The second shooting was reported a short time later in southeast Wichita. Police say a man in his 20s was taken to Wesley Medical Center in critical condition. A police spokesman says at least three men are being sought in connection with the fatal shooting.
PRATT, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism is hosting a new bird watching contest. The department says its “Kansas Birding Big Year” contest will run from April 20 to Dec. 31. A “big year” is what bird watchers call an informal competition to see who can observe the most bird species in a geographic area in one year. The Kansas competition will apply to birds spotted in the state. Mike Rader, wildlife education coordinator for the department, says the point is to get people outside and enjoying nature. He says it’s also a good way to…