LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) A 20-year-old man will be sentenced in August after pleading no contest to an assault on a female student at a University of Kansas dormitory. Jeremy R. Ruzas was arrested in February after a 19-year-old Kansas student report she had been assaulted in her room at Oliver Hall. Prosecutors said Ruzas entered the woman’s room uninvited and was drinking before the woman’s friends made him leave. But he returned later and assaulted the woman while she was in bed. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that Ruzas was initially charged with aggravated sexual battery and burglary but pleaded no…
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A federal judge has delayed the resentencing of two Texas brothers convicted of running a Kansas hunting camp where hunters paid thousands of dollars to illegally shoot deer. U.S. District Judge Monti Belot postponed the sentencing of James and Marlin Butler from Aug. 28 to Sept. 23 following a hearing Monday. The Butlers, of Martinsville, Texas, ran Camp Lone Star near Coldwater. James Butler was sentenced in 2011 to 41 months in prison plus $50,000 in fines and restitution. His brother was sentenced to 27 months plus $20,000 in fines and restitution. A federal appeals court threw…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) A youth tennis coach from western Missouri has admitted soliciting nude photos from a minor after telling the girl he found her sexually interesting. The U.S. Attorney’s office says Rex Haultain, 56, of Parkville, pleaded guilty Monday in federal court in Kansas City, Kan., to one count of soliciting child pornography. A supervisor with an online high school contacted police in Overland Park, Kan., in August 2011 after the girl reported being sexually abused by her tennis coach. Haultain is scheduled to be sentenced Oct. 28. Both sides in the case have agreed to recommend he…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Emergency management officials from across Kansas are convening this week for a two-day summit on disaster preparedness. The conference opens Friday at the Double Tree by Hilton Hotel in Wichita. Sponsors include the Kansas Division of Emergency Management and the state Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Topics range from strategic planning and psychological first aid to managing volunteers and responding to human-caused tragedies. The summit is geared for emergency management and human services professionals, first responders, experts in animal health and nonprofit organizations.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas advocacy group is planning a one-day seminar for businesses and human resources officers on domestic violence in the workplace. The Kansas Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence will hold the conference July 31 in Topeka. Experts will offer advice on how to spot the signs of stalking or domestic and sexual violence in the workplace. The seminar will also provide training in how to respond to incidents of stalking or violence and how to create safety plans. Other sponsors are Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas and the Topeka affiliate of the Society for…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Pottawatomie County Commissioner Gary Yenzer and Trisha Brooke -Fruendt regarding the soon to be completed Justice Center in Westmoreland. Cathy then turns to Tiger Patrick, who is visiting Fort Riley and is walking across the country in honor of the fallen soldiers. [mp3-jplayer]
Prince William and his wife Kate leave hospital with their newborn baby, the Prince of Cambridge. Report by Sarah Johnston.
New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner says he is responsible for his behavior, that it is behind him, and that his wife Huma Abedin has forgiven him for sending sexually explicit messages.
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The Flint Hills regional Council announced recent transitions within its staff and some new hires on the horizon. The most recent change became effective Tuesday. Community Liaison for the Flint Hills Frontiers Project, Scott Moore has chosen to step back from his position with the Flint Hills Regional Council. He will be moving with his new wife to California to support her during her studies at UCLA School of Law. The Flint Hills Regional Council is advertising to fill Moore’s vacant planning position to bolster efforts to carry out the council’s mission of achieving success through equitable, cost efficient sharing…