GARDEN CITY, Kan. (AP) A Garden City native has been named commanding officer of Naval Support Activity Annapolis. The Garden City Telegram reports that Capt. Logan Jones was given the command May 30. His parents are also both from Garden City. Jones graduated from the Naval Academy in 1987 with a degree in oceanography. Following commissioning, Jones completed the naval nuclear power training program before reporting to his initial assignment on board the USS Yorktown. He has also served on board the USS Theodore Roosevelt, USS Enterprise, USS Barry and USS Cole. He also served on the commander’s staffs at…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas will be holding back its final payment to a Minnesota company handling the state’s new motor vehicle system until it is fully active and its problems are resolved. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports on Monday that the state previously said it was withholding the final 10 percent of its payment on the $25 million contract until all the known problems with the system were rectified. Department of Revenue spokeswoman Jeannine Koranda says the final $2 million payment is being held until the system is free of issues. Kansas was supposed to launch the new system for residents…
KINGMAN, Kan. (AP) Attorneys are presenting closing arguments in the trial of a former Kansas lawman accused of killing his wife and setting their house on fire to hide evidence. Brett Seacat is charged with murder, arson and child endangerment in the April 2011 shooting death of his 34-year-old wife, Vashti, at their Kingman home. The defense has contended Vashti Seacat set the fire before committing suicide by shooting herself in the head. Prosecutor Amy Hanley told the jury Monday that Vashti Seacat would not have put the couple’s two young sons at risk by setting a fire. Hanley also…
GREAT BEND, Kan. (AP) An inmate who escaped from the Barton County Jail in Great Bend has been recaptured. Barton County Sheriff Brian Belledir says Lee Dean was found about noon on Monday at a home in Great Bend after officers received tips from the public. Dean and another person inside the home surrendered without incident. The 23-year-old Dean was discovered missing from the Barton County Jail late Sunday during an inmate count. He was being held on a probation violation.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Two teenagers are under arrest in Wichita, accused of sexually assaulting a 76-year-old widow and stealing items from her home. The Wichita Eagle reports police expect charges to be filed Tuesday against the male suspects, who are 17 and 18 years old. The teens were arrested around 6 a.m. Friday, shortly after the attack. Investigators said the woman was asleep when two males at least one of them armed kicked in a door at her home. After one of the pair raped the woman, they left with jewelry and TV sets. The teens were found at the…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Two open houses of a historic Kansas home are scheduled for potential buyers as the state tries again to sell the property. The 12,000-square-foot Hiram Price Dillon House was built in 1913 near the Statehouse in Topeka. It’s on the National Register of Historic Places and is known for its Italian Renaissance-style architecture. The state has owned the house since 1998, when a church nearby traded the property for a parking lot. The house has been largely vacant in recent years. The Dillon House has an appraised value of $448,000. A sealed-bid auction for the property in…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) A 65-year-old Kansas City, Mo., woman who embezzled nearly $2 million from her Kansas employer has been sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for failing to pay taxes on the money she stole. Teresa Joyce Moore pleaded guilty in December to one count of filing false income tax returns and was sentenced Monday. In her plea deal she admitted embezzling the money while working as bookkeeper and office manager at Big W Industries in Kansas City, Kan. Prosecutors say Moore used the embezzled money to purchase homes, furniture, appliances and other items. She reported income…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Dr. Dick Hesse, Director of Diagnostic Virology, Kansas State’s Veterinary Diagnostic laboratory, Kansas State’s College of Veterinary medicine, followed by Melissa Mills Turnbull from Relay for Life of Riley County and Mandie Doak with Relay for Life of Pottawatomie county. [mp3-jplayer]
For some time, Pottawatomie County has been contemplating the idea of consolidating the fire districts across the county. At Monday’s meeting, they look to be on the right track as seven districts expressed their acceptance to the idea. Districts 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 10 have all agreed to join the consolidated fire district. During the hearing held Monday, Robert Reece, County Administrator, talked about the benefits that would come from this including the greater training opportunities, the efficient management structure, the standardization of equipment and others. Among those in attendance of the hearing, Mike Pinich, of Havensville,…
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said that although President Obama can’t comment on the investigation into NSA leaker Edward Snowden, he thinks NSA programs Snowden revealed have the right balance between privacy and security.