Authorities near Park City, Utah say a fast-moving wildfire has destroyed at least a dozen homes and is threatening more. The fire is about five percent contained.
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Police in a rural area of Northeast Louisiana killed the gunman who took three hostages in a bank on Tuesday. The gunman shot two of the hostages. One later died.
Former K-State student-athlete and high jumper Erik Kynard qualified for the high jump finals at the 14th IAAF World Outdoor Championships in Moscow earlier this afternoon (Tuesday). Kynard’s final jump of 2.26 meters (7-05.00) tied for 2nd highest among all participants in the qualifying round and he was the only American to qualify for the final. Kynard qualified for the World Championships in June when he became the first Wildcat to win a high jump title at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Kynard will look to become the latest former wildcat athlete to medal at the World Championships…
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The former wastewater manager for the city of Hays has been charged with violating the Clean Water Act by lying about nitrogen levels in the city’s discharges. The U.S. attorney’s office says a four-count federal indictment Tuesday accuses Charles L. Blair, 57, with making false statements about nitrogen levels in effluent at the city’s wastewater treatment plant. Three counts relate to statements made in discharge monitoring reports. One count charges him with lying to agents of the Environmental Protection Agency when he said he had provided accurate levels for the report. Blair retired last year. He told…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Board of Education has yanked the licenses of six teachers, including four convicted of sex crimes. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Calvin J. Andrews of El Dorado lost his license Tuesday because he was convicted of one count of lewd and lascivious behavior. Jacob Douglas Lull of Cloud County was convicted of one count of indecent solicitation of a child. And Kurt M. Brundage and Cathleen M. Balman both of Sedgwick County had convictions for indecent liberties with a child. Two other teachers with burglary and bribery convictions also had their licenses removed. Some board…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Two young siblings are credited with saving a toddler from drowning in an apartment pool in Topeka. Crystal Canul, 6, and her 11-year-old brother, Josias, rushed to the pool Monday night after their mother spotted the 2-year-old struggling while looking out a window of their second-floor unit. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the mother wasn’t a strong swimmer, so she asked her children to help. Crystal jumped into the pool to rescue the 2-year-old. Meanwhile, Josias waited to pull the toddler from the water. The brother and sister later received hugs from Topeka police Sgt. Steve Roth…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Secretary of State Kris Kobach says Kansas will continue to enforce a law requiring new voters to provide proof of their U.S. citizenship despite a threatened lawsuit. Kobach said in a statement Tuesday that he’s not surprised the American Civil Liberties Union is threatening to sue on behalf of other groups, including the NAACP and League of Women Voters. He said liberal groups have made it clear they oppose the rule. Federal law says groups intending to sue over such issues must give 90 days’ notice. The ACLU did that Tuesday. Kobach said Kansas will keep taking…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Wichita officials are unsure where students at an elementary school that was damaged by fire will attend classes when the school year begins on Wednesday. The fire hit College Hill Elementary School on Monday, the day the school had scheduled an open house and celebration to mark the end of a $1.2 million bond project. Teachers and a few students were in the building but no one was injured. Superintendent John Allison told the school board Monday night that students might have to be relocated for the beginning of the school year. The bond issue funded a…
HAYS, Kan. (AP) The license of a Hays day care center is temporarily suspended while authorities investigate the cause of an 8-week-old infant’s death. Hays Police Chief Don Scheibler says the infant died Saturday at a Wichita hospital. The child was hospitalized after emergency personnel went to Michelle M. Sarver’s home day care on Wednesday because the infant was not breathing. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment announced Monday that Sarver’s license was temporarily suspended. The Hays Daily News reports a suspension order says the child was put down for a nap on a bed, propped up by pillows…