Riley County EMS responded to a single vehicle roll-over accident on Deep Creek Road at about 6:30 p.m. Monday evening. One of the two people in the vehicle sustained head injuries, and was transported to Mercy Regional Health Center. The cause of the crash is unknown at this time, however KMAN will bring you more details as they become available.
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Environmental regulators have accused Kansas of polluting water at three road construction sites. The federal government sued the Kansas Department of Transportation on Monday alleging violations of the Clean Water Act over stormwater discharge of pollutants. The sites are located on U.S. 69, U.S. 59 and Kansas 18 near Lawrence, Pleasanton and Manhattan. KDOT spokesman Steve Swartz declined comment, citing the pending litigation. At issue are allegations that KDOT failed to prevent erosion from exposed slopes into waterways. The lawsuit contends the state did not properly design or maintain sediment controls such as silt fences, berms and…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The chief federal judge for Kansas has set what she considers an aggressive schedule for a lawsuit by Planned Parenthood against parts of a new state abortion law. U.S. District Judge Kathryn Vratil announced the schedule Monday, as most of the law took effect. It’s designed to allow a hearing July 29 on the merits of Planned Parenthood’s legal challenge. Under her schedule, the parties must finish filing written legal arguments by July 22. Planned Parenthood is challenging provisions that require patients to receive information before their pregnancies about the ability of the fetus to feel pain…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Crews are nearly done restoring power to customers affected by last week’s massive outage in Sedgwick County. Westar Energy says around 400 customers in the county were still without power at mid-afternoon Monday. That’s down from a peak of 21,000 in Wichita and the surrounding county after storms with winds topping 70 mph struck the area last Thursday. Westar officials told KAKE-TV that crews still had 285 known repairs to make as of Sunday evening.
DODGE CITY, Kan. (AP) A 22-year-old southwest Kansas man is facing up to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to participating in an attack at the home of a rival gang member. Juan Torres pleaded guilty Monday to one count of aiding and abetting attempted murder in a Dodge City attack nearly five years ago. Prosecutors say Torres was a member of Diablos Viejos and was associated with the Norteno street gang during the Oct. 4, 2008, shooting at a Sureno gang member’s home. A co-defendant is accused of firing multiple rounds from an AK-47 style weapon and…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Weather officials in Tornado Alley have raised concerns about a scene in the new Superman movie that incorrectly portrays a highway overpass as a safe place to hide during a tornado. The Wichita Eagle reports that in the “Man of Steel,” Clark Kent’s dad sees a tornado approaching as he’s driving with his family. He then urges his family and other motorists to seek shelter under a highway overpass. That contradicts the tornado safety information put out by weather officials. The National Weather Service says an overpass may actually be one of the worst places to seek…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Authorities in Kansas City, Kan., have evacuated about 20 people from an apartment building after a partial collapse at vacant building next door. KSHB-TV reports that the partial collapse happened late Sunday. Some residents of the evacuated apartment said they didn’t know anything had happened until they received an order from authorities to leave. There were no reports of injuries. It wasn’t clear how long the residents would be out of their homes.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Topeka Police Department doesn’t have the necessary funding for a safer, more efficient way to hand out citations. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that five law enforcement agencies in Kansas have started to save money by using electronic ticketing software operated on a hand-held device or laptop. The systems replaces handwritten ticket citations. Police departments in Dodge City, Edwardsville, Merriam and Salina, as well as the Saline Country Sheriff’s Office, have been using the new technology. Topeka police Capt. Brian Desch says Topeka Municipal Court and the police department requested funding last year for electronic ticketing software,…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas Senate committee has approved Gov. Sam Brownback’s three new appointees to the state Board of Regents, but a Democratic leader questioned whether one nominee can legally serve. Monday’s decision by the Confirmation Oversight Committee means the three can serve on the board overseeing the state’s higher education system until the full Senate considers their appointments next year. They are Shane Bangerter, of Dodge City; Helen Van Etten, of Topeka; and Ann Murguia, of Kansas City, Kan. Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley of Topeka, the only Democrat on the six-member Oversight Committee, questioned Bangerter’s appointment. Kansas…