TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback says Budget Director Steve Anderson is resigning at the end of this month to return to private life. Brownback announced Friday that Anderson’s resignation is effective Aug. 31. Anderson has been a top adviser to Brownback since December 2010, a month before the Republican governor took office. Anderson is a certified public accountant who was a consultant for the anti-tax, small-government group Americans for Prosperity before joining Brownback’s administration. Anderson said in a statement that his family has supported him, but it’s time to be with them. Brownback said Anderson’s work helped make…
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HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) The person who bought a Powerball ticket in southwest Kansas that was a $1 million winner in a January drawing still hasn’t claimed the prize. The Hutchinson News reports someone bought the $1 million winner Powerball ticket in one of 24 southwest Kansas counties in the Jan. 26 drawing. But the ticket-holder still hasn’t contacted the Kansas Lottery. Winners have a year to claim their prize. Karie Lowe, customer liaison at the Kansas Lottery, says the money will go back into the fund to finance other prizes or drawings if it’s not claimed. The state does not…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Sentencing is delayed in Sedgwick County for a man convicted of stomping his girlfriend to death. The delay in the sentencing for Anson Bernhardt, 42, is intended so officials can determine if the state’s “Hard 50” sentencing law can be applied. Prosecutors are seeking the “Hard 50” sentence 50 years without parole for Bernhardt, who was convicted of first-degree murder in the September death of his girlfriend, Amber Kostner, 38. The Wichita Eagle reports lawyers want to determine how the case is affected by a U.S. Supreme Court decision raising questions about the constitutionality of the “Hard…
SPRING HILL, Kan. (AP) Johnson County say a handgun was found in a student’s backpack outside Spring Hill High School. The Kansas City Star reports that a Johnson County sheriff’s deputy assigned as a school resource officer was checking on a report of a student “in need of care” outside the school Thursday when the gun was found. Spring Hill School District officials later posted a notice about the incident on the district website. The sheriff’s office says the student wasn’t arrested, but was given help in obtaining mental health treatment. Spring Hill is a community of about 5,500 residents…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A new committee that nominates administrative judges to review workers’ compensation disputes is promising to hold open meetings. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the seven-member committee already assumed it was required to follow the Kansas Open Meetings Act. Lawmakers created the committee this year, replacing a two-member business and labor panel. Committee member Eric Stafford, who represents the Kansas Chamber of Commerce, said he consulted with the attorney general’s office and there’s no doubt it must comply with the Open Meetings Act. The panel also plans to review how the state’s Open Records Act applies to it.…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A Wichita man has been charged with stealing computer hardware and other items from four of his former employers and selling the goods online. A 12-count indictment unsealed Thursday in federal court charges Mark A. Lankford, 44, with wire fraud and money laundering. Prosecutors are also seeking a forfeiture judgment. The government alleges Lankford stole the items while working at Farmland Foods, Independent Electric Machinery, Fiber Glass Systems and Spirit AeroSystems. The indictment charges he then sold the stolen goods on eBay and by email. A voice message left at his Wichita home was not returned, and…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Supreme Court and state Bar Association are promoting the use of educational video games in schools to teach students civics lessons. The court and the association are advocating the use of games developed by iCivics, a group formed in 2009 by retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. The games include “Power Play,” with teams competing to win power for the federal government or the states, and “We the Jury,” with players deciding court cases. The Kansas court says an advisory committee will promote the games during a new “Celebrate Freedom Week” mandated by…
Another scam has been discovered and this one deals with debit cards. Reports state an automated system calls saying the person’s debit card had been disabled from internet shopping and they need to call an 800 number, or “press 1 now,” to re-activate it, and to “verify their card number.” The scam has so far been targeting 785-447-XXXX numbers and 785-630-XXXX numbers. If you receive a phone call like this or similar, contact your financial institution.
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Riley County Extension Horticulture Agent Gregg Eyestone on gardening, followed by Susan Peterson, Assistant Director of the Riley County Senior Service, then Ella Casey, with Sunset Zoo, and ending with U-S Army Vet Tony Nichols, of Manhattan, on his “kickin’ glass” artwork. [mp3-jplayer]
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