Author: KMAN Staff

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A Wichita man has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for shooting at police while trying to get away after robbing a fast-food restaurant. The U.S. Attorney’s office says Paul Sifuentez, 56, was sentenced Thursday on several charges to which he pleaded guilty in November. The charges stemmed from a June 7 robbery at a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in Wichita. Prosecutors said Sifuentez threatened employees with a gun, the fired at a police officer as she got out of her car. The shot narrowly missed the officer but shattered the glass on a car…

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Failure to appear charges had two people behind bars. Joshua Dantzler, 26, of Topeka, was arrested for failure to appear on the original charge of driving with a canceled, suspended or revoked license.  His bond was set at $5,000. Kelli Berry, 24, of Scott City, had two FTAs, failure to appears, with the original charges stemming from a computer crime and another from driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Berry’s total bond was $18,000.

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Two people have been arrested in connection with the robbery of Dara’s earlier this week, but that wasn’t where the investigation began however. The Riley County Police Department were investigating a criminal damage to property report. From their investigation, the RCPD received a search warrant that lead to the discovery of items that were taken from the Dara’s Fastlane during the robbery. Dennis Denzien, 20, of Manhattan was arrested for aggravated robbery, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and possession of drug paraphernalia.  His bond was set at $55,000. From the information they received, police began looking for Frank Hanson…

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New England is bracing for a major winter storm expected to dump up to 2 feet of snow in some places from Friday into Saturday. That has residents in places like Massachusetts scrambling for snow shovels and essentials like milk and eggs.

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A report came in of a motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian in Ogden at about 5:30 am. Riley County Police stated there were very minor injuries involved in this incident and no one  was transported.

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KMAN has learned from multiple sources that former K-State Wide Receiver Andre Coleman is close to being hired by Head Coach Bill Snyder as the next Wide Receivers Coach for the Wildcats. Coleman has spent the last four seasons at Youngstown State working the last two as Wide Receivers Coach under Head Coach Eric Wolford also a former Wildcat. Coleman has also served as Tight Ends Coach and has worked with kickoff and punt returners according to YSU’s official website. Coleman starred at K-State from 1991-93 and was part of the Wildcats first-ever bowl win against Wyoming in the 1993…

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Legislation intended to give Kansas prosecutors a new tool for curbing criminal gang activity has cleared the state Senate on a vote of 37-0. The vote Thursday sent the measure to the House. Attorney General Derek Schmidt has described the proposal as an anti-racketeering law that would let prosecutors go after gangs for alleged patterns of criminal activity as well as single criminal acts. The bill defines racketeering as an activity to collect unlawful debts, such as loans or gambling losses. It also includes activities to gain control of property or illegal businesses such as human trafficking…

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