TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Two men are facing federal charges for allegedly selling eagle and hawk feathers. U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom says in a news release that Ruben Dean Littlehead, 38, of Lawrence and Brian K. Stoner, 32, of Ponca City, Okla., were charged Wednesday for selling feathers from migratory birds that are protected by federal law. Littlehead is facing four charges and Stoner is facing two charges. Each count carries a potential sentence of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The two men allegedly sold feathers from golden and bald eagles and hawks between 2008 and 2009 in…
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LENEXA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas man who accidentally shot his wife while they were eating at a restaurant is facing criminal charges. William H. Mize Jr., 66, of Lenexa is charged with aggravated battery and carrying a concealed weapon while under the influence. Police say Mize and his wife were sitting across from each other at a Longbranch restaurant Jan. 2 when he man reached into his pants pocket and accidentally discharged a small pistol, shooting his wife in the leg. She was treated and released at a hospital. The Kansas City Star reports Mize had a valid permit to…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas House committee is preparing to debate sweeping anti-abortion legislation aimed at ensuring the state doesn’t subsidize abortions even indirectly through tax exemptions or credits. The measure on Thursday’s agenda of the Federal and State Affairs Committee also would strengthen a law designed to prevent medical residents from performing abortions on state property. The bill has the strong support of abortion opponents, and abortion-rights supporters consider it the most serious threat to access to the procedure being considered this year. Under the bill, a woman who has an abortion couldn’t include the cost in calculating her…
EMPORIA, Kan. (AP) Seven educators have been named to the 2013 class of Kansas Master Teachers by Emporia State University. This is the 60th year for the recognition program, which honors teachers who have demonstrated excellence in the classroom and their profession. The master teachers were announced Wednesday and will be honored April 3 at a ceremony in Emporia. This year’s honorees are Juliann Bliese, Olathe; Michelle Lynn Bogner, Dodge City; Kathleen Bowen, Lawrence; Kacie Evans, Alta Vista; Kelley Norman, Topeka; Michele Ann Palmgren, Salina; and Tara Walrod, Overland Park. Two master teachers will also go to Emporia State for…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Beta Theta Pi fraternity’s national spokesman says its University of Kansas chapter can no longer allow live animals at its events after a turkey was abused and later killed at a December function. The Lawrence Journal-World reports the Kansas chapter also must host a service project benefiting an animal-related organization and will host an animal-rights speaker. Martin Cobb says the national organization has hired a private investigator to look into the Kansas case but has not concluded that work. He says the turkey incident happened during a formal dinner known as the “Turkey Pull,” which has been…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Sentencing will take place later this month for a suburban Chicago man who was arrested after two of his children were found bound and blindfolded in a Walmart parking lot in eastern Kansas. Adolfo Gomez and his wife, Deborah Gomez, of Northlake, Ill., have been in custody in Douglas County since they were arrested last June 13 in Lawrence. Police found two of their children, ages 5 and 7, bound by their hands and feet in the store parking lot. Adolfo Gomez pleaded no contest to two counts of felony child abuse and three misdemeanor counts of…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Department of Transportation says the last month’s back-to-back snowstorms cost the agency an estimated $6.2 million. The department said Wednesday that about 1,200 employees logged some 80,000 hours, with almost all working 12-hour or longer shifts for several consecutive days. The traveler information phone line got nearly 74,000 calls while the KDOT website had some 9 million page views. Transportation Secretary Mike King says crews plowed through white-outs, helped motorists get cars out of the snow, changed tires and checked on the welfare of stranded travelers. He says crews also got a patient to medical…
For the third time in her career, Kansas State senior guard Brittany Chambers was selected to the All-Big 12 First Team. For the season, Chambers has registered career season-highs in three major statistical categories and is the only player in the Big 12 to score 600 or more points (607; 20.2 ppg), grab 200 or more rebounds (225; 7.5 rpg) and dish out 90 or more assists (93; 3.1 apg). She is the fourth player to reach this milestone in league history and it is the fifth time this has been achieved. She joins former Wildcat Nicole Ohlde as the…
Kaylee and Lanie Page combined for 35 points as the Wamego girls basketball team pulled away for a 54-36 win over Pratt in the 4A state tournament quarterfinals at the Bicentennial Center in Salina. The Lady Raiders grabbed a 13-3 edge after the first quarter, and stretched the lead to as many as 14 in the 2nd quarter. But, the Greenbacks scored seven straight points to end the frame to pull within 28-21 at halftime. Pratt would hold Wamego without a field goal for the first five minutes of the third quarter, and rallied to a 30-27 margin. After a…
Downtown Manhattan will be experiencing somewhat of a make over in the near future. The city commission approved the streetscaping plans proposed, and the Riley County commission had a chance to view the plans during Thursday’s commission meeting. Four different projects make up the entire project. The first project, perhaps the most challenging and time consuming, will be the downtown streetscaping project primarily taking place on Poyntz and 4th street. The second project involved a water main that will run down Poyntz from Juliette to 3rd street. Right now there is a four inch main, and this would increase it…