OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) Police in northeast Kansas are looking into a possible sighting of a man who escaped custody in Arkansas, but they haven’t been able to confirm the report. The Kansas City Star reports someone called Overland Park police Monday to say they saw a vehicle that had a license plate associated with Derrick Estell. Estell escaped July 28 from a jail in Garland County, Ark., and he was believed to have been headed to southwest Missouri’s Dallas County. He broke out by diving head-first through a window at the jail lobby, running outside and getting into a…
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ATCHISON, Kan. (AP) A northeast Kansas sheriff wants to know who dumped a small alligator in a lake, where it was spotted by fishermen. KAIR-FM reports the group of anglers made the discovery Saturday while fishing at Atchison County Lake. They alerted the lake’s caretaker, who called the sheriff’s department. Sheriff Jack Laurie says deputies and members of the Atchison County Humane Society caught the alligator Monday using a net, a dog kennel and other tools. The Humane Society planned to turn it over to an animal reserve called Monkey Island, near Lee’s Summit, Mo. Laurie believes that someone had…
SHARON SPRINGS, Kan. (AP) A sinkhole estimated to be about 90 feet deep is drawing so many curiosity seekers to western Kansas that the landowner is pleading for people to stay away. Wallace County officials say the sinkhole, which is 200 to 300 feet wide, was discovered July 31 in a pasture several miles north of Sharon Springs. Rex Buchanan, interim director of the Kansas Geological Survey, says the sinkhole occurred naturally and is not caused by groundwater depletion or oil or gas drilling. After the sinkhole was publicized, people began driving to see it, often entering the private pasture…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) A man accused of making secret video recordings of people undressing in downtown Lawrence stores will be back in court in September to hear evidence against him. A Douglas County judge set the Sept. 30 hearing during a brief court appearance Monday by Orion M. Graf, 35, a University of Kansas graduate student. Orion is faces 10 felony counts of breach of privacy. He was arrested on July 28 after Lawrence detectives searched several downtown Lawrence stores. Police and prosecutors have refused to release more details about the allegations. The Lawrence Journal-World reports a court-appointed defense attorney…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Republicans will dominate the Kansas Legislature’s new joint committee examining the state’s “Hard 50” criminal sentencing law, in keeping with GOP majorities in both chambers. The panel’s chairman is House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lance Kinzer. The members are: Senate Republicans (5): Majority Leader Terry Bruce, Hutchinson; Jeff King, Independence, Senate vice president and Judiciary Committee chairman; Forrest Knox, Altoona; Julia Lynn, Olathe, and Greg Smith, Overland Park. Senate Democrats (1): David Haley, Kansas City, ranking party member on the Judiciary Committee. House Republicans (6): Kinzer, Olathe; John Rubin, Shawnee, Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee chairman; John Barker,…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Authorities in Douglas County say they’ve seized 25 pounds of methamphetamine with an estimated street value of $1 million. Lawrence police tell 6News Lawrence the seizure was made last week. Few other details about the case were released Monday because the investigation continues. Police Sgt. Trent McKinley says authorities believe the meth came from Mexican producers and was meant for distribution in Douglas County. He says cash, cocaine, other drugs and a handgun were also seized. The evidence is being turned over to federal agents.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas State Board of Education is poised to approve amended guidelines for public schools to observe the new “Celebrate Freedom Week.” Lawmakers approved legislation establishing the week earlier this year. Proponents said Kansas students should learn more about the founding of the United States and the key documents that form the basis of government. The Board of Education will discuss the new guidelines at its monthly meeting Aug. 13. The guidelines will then be submitted to the Department of Administration and the attorney general for review. The State Board of Education will hold a public hearing…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Gov. Sam Brownback is preparing to issue a proclamation that officially calls the Kansas Legislature into special session Sept. 3. Brownback scheduled a signing ceremony Tuesday afternoon in the second-floor Statehouse rotunda. A proclamation is a formal step required for the governor to call a special session. Brownback already has announced the special session to rewrite a state law that allows judges to sentence convicted murderers to serve at least 50 years in prison. A U.S. Supreme Court decision in June raised questions about the statute’s constitutionality. Attorney General Derek Schmidt asked for the special session, and…
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