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…
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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…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) About 75 engineers from the Kansas National Guard are heading to Colorado this week to help rebuild highways damaged by massive flooding. The Kansans expect to leave for Boulder on Wednesday and remain in Colorado for 18 days. The units supplying Kansas Guard members include the 891st Engineer Battalion based in Iola, the 226th Engineer Company from Augusta and the 242nd Engineer Company of Coffeyville. Also participating are members of the 772nd Engineer Company based in Pittsburg, the 190th Air Refueling Wing Civil Engineering Squadron from Topeka and the 184th Intelligence Wing Civil Engineering Squadron in Wichita.…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas State Board of Education is reviewing proposed changes in federal rules for the quality of snacks available in public schools. The board heard Tuesday from Cheryl Johnson, director of the state education department’s nutrition programs. Johnson said the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the new standards this summer. The USDA is proposing that all food sold in schools participating in the National School Lunch Program meets healthy snack requirements beginning next July. The rules include items sold in vending machines, but exempt sports concession sales and events such as food sales after school. The USDA…
It’s time to check what’s going on in Manhattan, as Cathy talks with Mayor John Matta and City Manager Ron Fehr.
The guys on the show this afternoon dive in deep to recap Kansas State’s 35-25 loss against Baylor on Saturday. Bill Snyder’s weekly press conference was earlier in the afternoon so hear some sound from the head coach of the cats. Plus, Barry Tramel of “The Oklahoman” chimes in to give his take on the state of the Big 12 conference. The MLB Postseason still taking shape as both Championship Series’ playing today. Hard to believe its only a couple of weeks away from the start of the basketball season so the guys dive into that as well.
President Barack Obama awards the Medal of Honor to former Army Capt. William D. Swenson of Seattle, Wash., during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. Swenson was being awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in a lengthy battle against Taliban insurgents in the Ganjgal valley near the Pakistan border on Sept. 8, 2009, which claimed the lives of five Americans, 10 Afghan army troops and an interpreter. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks with reporters before going to the White House to meet with President Barack Obama, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013, as Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., and Assistant Minority Leader James Clyburn, D-S.C., right, listen. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Climbing a six foot wall may no longer be a necessity to become a police officer in Riley County, with the physical test, job task analysis, and job descriptions up for review. Riley County Police Director Brad Schoen told law board members Tuesday something needs to be done. And RCPD Legal Counsel Mike Gillespie agrees. Gillespie specifically suggested the 150 dollars an hour that’s needed by the consultants is a necessity. About 40 hours would be involved in the six more difficult positions involved. Board member Wynn Butler asked if RCPD could do it better, but Director Schoen emphatically said no,…