KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) A northeastern Kansas man has admitted failing to pay nearly $82,000 in income taxes on money he earned as a subcontractor in Iraq. The U.S. Attorney’s office says Gregory S. Light, 43, of Louisburg, pleaded guilty Monday to one count of tax evasion. Sentencing was scheduled for next April. Prosecutors said Light served in Iraq as a lieutenant colonel with the Kansas Army National Guard. He returned to Iraq following his deployment as a subcontractor with his own company, called Lighthouse Consulting. The government says Light was wired a monthly salary by one contractor, but received…
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A stranger’s offer to sell a big-screen TV turned out to be much too good to be true for a Wichita family. KWCH-TV reports a man approached another man in a parking lot Saturday afternoon and showed him a 50-inch TV set. The prospective buyer called his wife, who invited the supposed seller to their home. But instead of selling her the TV, the man robbed her at gunpoint. He left the big TV behind, but it turned out not to work. The initial encounter took place outside a convenience store in south Wichita. No arrest was…
K-State will look to bounce back from last Saturday’s disappointing loss against #14 Gonzaga on Tuesday night when they host Texas Southern. K-State needs to improve on offense after putting up just 52 points against the Zags. The Tigers are just 1-8, but are led by first year coach Mike Davis, who led Indiana to the 2002 national championship game, along with former Oklahoma State point guard Ray Penn. Texas Southern is topped in scoring by Omar Strong, who dropped 39 points in a double overtime loss to Colorado last month. Strong drained nine of 21 three point attempt against…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) In the entire history of the Kansas City Chiefs, one steeped in tradition, they have never before ranked last in the NFL in scoring over the course of an entire season. The Chiefs (2-12) were blanked by the Oakland Raiders, losers of six straight before Sunday, and thus failed to score an offensive touchdown for the fifth time in 14 games. The last time that happened to them was 1974, when they still managed to somehow win five games. That’s one more win than their best-case scenario this year. The Chiefs were playing their first…
NBC’s chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel and members of his production crew have been freed unharmed following a firefight at a checkpoint after five days of captivity inside Syria, the network confirmed on Tuesday.
Senator Daniel Inouye of Hawaii died on Monday at the age of 88. Inouye was a decorated World War II Veteran and was currently the senior member of the Senate.
A life in prison sentence has come to Domingo Soto, 42, in the case of aiding and abetting the first degree murder of Steve Freele back in December 2011 after his body was discovered beside a road in rural Riley County in the 5200 block of North 48th street. That decision came after a denial for a motion for a new trial from Soto’s attorney, Richard Seaton, Jr. Seaton stated that Soto did not receive his right to confront his accusor during his trial and since Michael Layne had accepted a plea deal he would have been available. Judge Meryl Wilson…
With the addition of the Flint Hills Discovery Center in the spring, the opportunities to learn about the hills are endless. The only problem that still remains is how to get people to the center. During Monday’s Riley County Commission Meeting, Facilitator for the Flint Hills Regional Core Committee, Karen Hibbard shared plans, outlines and research done on the possibility of adding a Flint Hills Regional Welcome Center to the area. The first step in the project was researching where the facility should be located. Six different sites, including K-18 and Maple Hill, were discussed. After researching each site individually,…
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and dozens of shooting survivors and victims’ relatives are calling on Congress and President Barack Obama to tighten gun laws and enforcement.
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley picks U.S. Rep. Tim Scott to be the state’s next U.S. Senator, making him the only black Republican in Congress and the South’s first black Republican senator since Reconstruction. He takes over for Jim DeMint.