LEAWOOD, Kan. (AP) A suburban Kansas City woman studying music theater at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music has won a stalking protection order against her parents. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that 21-year-old Aubrey Ireland of Leawood has convinced a Cincinnati judge that her parents have been harassing her. She says they often showed up unannounced at her school and told her department head she had mental issues that could force them to go to court to have her treated. Her parents admitted they installed monitoring software on their daughter’s laptop and cellphone. Aubrey said it was like she…
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LIBERAL, Kan. (AP) A Liberal police officer has been dismissed after an outstanding warrant for him was discovered. Robert A. Buchanan was accused in late 2009 of not returning a laptop computer to his employer, the western Oklahoma oil-services company Schlumberger. The Hutchinson News reports that an arrest warrant was filed in January 2010 in Beckham County, Okla. It stated that there was an anticipated charge or charges of embezzlement. The warrant came to light in Hays on Dec. 18 when a vehicle hit a Liberal police car that Buchanan and another officer were using to transport a prisoner. A…
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) Hutchinson Correctional Facility officials suspect there was a “suicide pact” among three inmates who attempted to simultaneously hang themselves in their cells. Prison spokesman Dirk Moss said Thursday that the investigation into the Oct. 30 suicide attempts is “mostly complete.” He says the inmates were each in individual cells in the segregation unit, and some of them were adjoining. The Hutchinson News reports that the inmates used bedding, “primarily sheets,” in the hanging attempt. The inmates were taken to the internal prison clinic for treatment, and two were transferred to a Wichita hospital due to the extent…
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) A judge has determined there’s enough evidence to try a Hutchinson man with attacking an officer. The Hutchinson News reports that 21-year-old Christopher Robert White now is scheduled to be arraigned Jan. 7 on two counts of aggravated battery of a law enforcement officer. During Thursday’s preliminary hearing in Reno county, police testified that White was riding his bicycle in the middle of a street in June, screaming and acting bizarrely. One of the officers testified that White then rode at him full speed, dove off of the bike and tackled him. The officer sustained a concussion,…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Federal officials have finalized terms with Kansas for the state’s new managed care plan for Medicaid. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approved the waiver earlier in December. But federal officials still were working with the state to complete special terms and conditions of the agreement. Gov. Sam Brownback’s office says the final terms were approved late Thursday. The new system for providing Medicaid services to some 395,000 poor and disabled residents is called KanCare. It takes effect Jan. 1. Three managed care organizations have been contracted to provide the services and coordinate care, as well…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Romeo Crennel joined a long list of Chiefs dealing with illness and injury on Thursday. Kansas City’s coach was hobbling around on crutches after having fluid drained from his left knee. Crennel said it’s been bothering him “off and on” all season, and it barked enough Wednesday night that he visited a doctor, who drained a significant amount of fluid. Crennel said he plans to coach from the sideline as usual on Sunday at Denver. If the knee is still bothering him, he’ll move up to the press box. Running back Jamaal Charles and linebacker…
A report came in on Thursday, that two unknown suspects entered the Sunshine Laundry, located at the 1800 block of N. Jackson Street, in Junction City, and using some type of key or device to open the change machines. The two suspects, a white male and a white female, gained access and removed an unknown amount of currency. If anyone can identify either suspect please contact the Junction City Police Department at 785-762-5912.
Rock Creek’s School Board has its first candidate filing. Mark Caffrey is trying for Position Five in the USD 323 district. Caffrey tells KMAN he’s lived in the school district since 1990 and has a high school daughter who is a sophmore, having started in Westmoreland Elementary school. Caffrey adds he’s served on a committee regarding the last bond issue, which passed. And he indicates it’s his turn to serve the public school system, which he strongly supports. Position five is currently held by Kyle Hudson, who reportedly has indicated he will not seek re-election. And a Leonardville man has filed for…
The #25 K-State men’s basketball team will take the floor for the first time since they knocked off then #8 Florida last Saturday night at the Sprint Center in Kansas City. The Cats will host UMKC at Bramlage Coliseum, who’s 4-8 this season with losses at Ohio State and Louisville. K-State has two games to tune up for Big 12 play, and coach Bruce Weber says he’s learning about this team, but he’s not going to change K-State basketball. K-State men’s basketball will host UMKC on Saturday night at 6:00pm at Bramlage Coliseum. The game can be heard in its entirety…
With the Sunflower Showdown right around the corner, the K-State women’s basketball team will get one more tuneup for Big 12 conference play at UC-Santa Barbara. The Cats will see a familiar face on the Gauchos’ sideline in head coach Carlene Mitchell, who started at point guard for K-State as a senior in the 1995-96 season. KU looms on Wednesday, so Wildcat associate head coach Kamie Ethridge says the Cats must play well at UCSB. Ethridge says coming off Christmas break, she hopes K-State is still in shape and the players come to Santa Barbara ready to go. The K-State women will…