WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Authorities have arrested a man suspected of entering a Wichita home and going through a laundry basket containing two girls’ undergarments. KAKE reports that the 31-year-old suspect walked through the front door of the unlocked home around 1:20 a.m. Saturday. Sgt. Bruce Watts says the homeowner spotted the suspect and was able to get a good description before he fled. Watts says the suspect was caught a few houses away and arrested for aggravated burglary and other charges.
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A majority of the prospective Kansas voters whose registrations were put on hold after the state began enforcing a proof-of-citizenship law claim no political affiliation. An Associated Press computer analysis shows that 57 percent of the registrations put on hold since the law took effect in January were from people listing themselves as unaffiliated. Such residents make up only 30 percent of the state’s 1.7 million registered voters. Thousands of Kansas residents have registrations on hold and cannot legally vote because they have yet to provide citizenship papers. AP analyzed a state list of registrations on hold…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A central Kansas woman has been sentenced to two years of probation for embezzling more than $211,000 from a feedlot where she worked to pay off losses from her own cattle trading. The U.S. Attorney’s office says Carrie L. Frederick, 37, of Sterling, must also pay about $80,000 in restitution under the sentence she received Friday in federal court. Frederick pleaded guilty in June to wire fraud. She admitted stealing the money from Sellers Farms, a Lyons feeding operation where she went to work in 2007. She owed more than $150,000 to her previous employer, Golden Belt Feeders…
Lilla Porubek posted 15 kills as K-State defeated Saint Louis in four sets on Saturday afternoon, 25-19, 25-11, 20-25, 29-27 in Fayetteville, Ark. Porubek was named the Razorback Invitational MVP as she hit .394 against the Billikens and had eight digs. Courtney Traxson also made the all-tournament team with 14 kills, four digs, and four blocks. Kaitlynn Pelger added her fourth all-tournament honor of the season as she had 10 kills, a team-high 15 digs, and four blocks. Katie Brand came thru with 43 assists, and served six aces, the most by a K-State player in a four-set match since…
Gunmen threw grenades and opened fire at an upscale mall in Kenya’s capital on Saturday, killing at least 10 people. Witnesses say the attackers targeted non-Muslims.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.(AP)– Alcides Escobar was going to take the first pitch that Neftali Feliz threw him, no matter what. After that, the Royals shortstop decided to keep taking pitches until he saw a strike. Turns out he never got to see one. Escobar walked on four pitches with the bases loaded and two outs in the eighth inning Friday night, giving Kansas City a 2-1 victory over the Texas Rangers in the opener of an important three-game series between teams in the playoff race. “We had the utmost confidence he was going to get it done right there and…
A military-style weapon with a high-capacity magazine was used in a late-night attack that wounded 13 people, and it’s “a miracle” that no one was killed, Chicago’s top police official said Friday.
Rep. Tom Graves, R-Ga., right, stands with Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, left, and fellow Republicans after the GOP-controlled House passed a bill that would prevent a government shutdown while crippling the health care law that was the signature accomplishment of President Barack Obama’s first term, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Sept. 20, 2013. Rep. Graves led an effort with other emboldened conservatives to force Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, and the leadership to tie the money needed to keep the government running with defunding the Affordable Care Act. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Quarterback Kellen Meyers threw a pair of touchdown passes and the Manhattan High Defense forced three turnovers and came up with a huge goal line stand as the Indians defeated Topeka Seaman High School 19-7 Friday night in the Capitol City. MHS got on the scoreboard during their second possession when Meyers connected with Winston Dimel for a 68-yard pass and run play that didn’t stop until Dimel reached the end zone. The Tribe’s lead grew to 9-0 in the second quarter on a safety that could have easily resulted in a touchdown for Manhattan but the officials ruled that…
A big block and nine kills from Dakota Kaufman led K-State volleyball to a straight sets victory over Arkansas on Friday night in Fayetteville, 25-23, 25-18, 25-17. The Wildcats overcame a 6-1 deficit in the first set, and were able to rally thanks to 12 Razorback attack errors, brought on in part by 5.5 K-State blocks. It was a different story the rest of the way as K-State built leads of 10-4 and 14-4 in each of the final two sets to roll to the victory. Kaitlynn Pelger contributed a Wildcat season-high with nine blocks to go with her seven…