TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Gov. Sam Brownback and Kansas legislative leaders are preparing to review the proposed sale of a 100-year-old home near the Statehouse. Brownback and top lawmakers were meeting Monday to consider a $700,000 bid for the Hiram Price Dillon home. The bid came from the president of the Pioneer Group during an auction in June. The group converts historic properties into affordable housing and could use the home for its offices. The Department of Administration is recommending the sale. The 12,000-square-foot home is on the National Register of Historic Places. It’s known for its Italian Renaissance-style architecture. The…
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KINGMAN, Kan. (AP) A former Kansas police instructor and sheriff’s deputy is due to be sentenced for the April 2011 shooting death of his wife. Brett Seacat was convicted in June of first-degree murder, aggravated arson and child endangerment. The body of Vashti Seacat, 34, was found in the charred remains of their Kingman home. The sentencing is scheduled for Monday. Prosecutors are no longer asking the judge for a sentence of 50 years without parole. That request was withdrawn after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that juries, rather than judges, may consider facts that could result in longer minimum…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Driver’s license offices in two Kansas cities will be open for four additional Mondays in August to help keep pace with summer demand. The Division of Vehicles will keep offices in Wichita and Mission open from 8 a.m. until 4:45 p.m. through Aug. 26. The offices are the two largest in Kansas. All other offices in the state will remain closed on Mondays. Division of Vehicles Director Donna Shelite says more than 3,000 people have taken advantage of the extra day of operations since July 8 when the extended hours began. Residents can shorten the wait at…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Dan Seeman, Sarah Saueressig and Laura Weiss-Cook, from the Flint Hills Financial Literacy Council. [mp3-jplayer]
A man from Manhattan has been sentenced to 20 months in federal prison for aiding and abetting an armed robbery that set in motion a series of events leading ultimately to a deadly arson in which a Kansas State University researcher died, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said Monday. Dennis James Denzien, 20, Manhattan, pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and abetting a robbery. In his plea, Denzien admitted that on Feb. 6, 2013, he drove co-defendant Frank Joseph Hanson to Dara’s Fast Lane at 1816 Claflin Road in Manhattan. Wearing a mask and brandishing a revolver, Hanson entered…
Emergency radios and no till grass drills were two items previously approved during recent Riley County Commission meetings, and the bids were officially opened for these items during Monday’s meeting. Two bids were submitted for the radios, which will be installed in firetrucks and ambulances. TBS Electronics, Inc. separated their bid into different segments: mobile APX 6500-$2,760.40 portable APX 6500-$2,635.82 APX 7000 multi-ban portable-$5,711.23 The second bid came from Ka-Comm, of Manhattan. The company submitted one large base bid of $156,780. Both bids were approved for staff evaluation and recommendation. One bid was submitted for the no-till grass drill. Kan…
Wamego Police responded to a water rescue Sunday afternoon at the Kansas River, just off of Pine Street. A news release from the police department indicated a nine year old female was holding onto a branch about 20 feet into the waterway. A combined effort involving several police officers and another individual were able to get the child to safety. The investigation indicated the nine year old was sitting next to the Kansas River with her 17 year old sister about a mile west of where she was rescued when she fell in. According to the Wamego Police Department, the…
The Kansas City Royals were able to bounce back after losing game one Friday night to the Mets by winning the final two games of the series. Yesterday, Ervin Santana was solid and the bats did enough in a 6-2 victory to close out the road trip winning eight of nine. Ervin Santana scattered five hits and allowed one run in six innings and the bats did more than enough to help the surging Royals get the victory. The Royals won for the 11th time in 12 games, helped by a pair of flyballs that right fielder Marlon Byrd lost in…
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) Drivers have been urged to stay off Hutchinson streets after more than 4 inches of rain deluged the town and caused widespread flooding. The Hutchinson News reports even large military-type vehicles couldn’t get through some streets Sunday morning. Several cars flooded and stalled out in floodwaters early Sunday and blocked local streets. Several basements also were flooded, including one with up to a foot of water. The National Weather Service described the flooding as big. Rainfall amounts ranged from 3.8 inches to 4.8 inches. Rain continued through the morning, adding to the flooding woes.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A groundswell of school pride after the Wichita Shockers made it into the Final Four of this year’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament has resulted in a record year of donations for the university. The Wichita Eagle reports the WSU Foundation’s fiscal year 2013 ended with a three-year record of $22.5 million in total giving. It also led to record contributions to a variety of campus organizations. Foundation president Elizabeth King says the biggest key to the record donations was the number of estate gives the university received during the year, most of which had nothing to do…