A woman battled a 12-foot, 1,000 lb marlin during a fishing tournament in Hawaii. She won’t get credit for a world-record catch because she wound up needing help getting it on her boat.
Author: KMAN Staff
A professional tennis referee from Los Angeles who has officiated matches between the game’s top players for years was arrested in New York City on Tuesday. She is accused of killing her elderly husband in April.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas officials say a third former patient at Hays Medical Center has tested positive for a strain of hepatitis C linked to a cluster of New Hampshire cases traced to a traveling hospital technician. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment says 474 people were potentially exposed to hepatitis C when David Kwiatkowksi worked at the Hays hospital’s cardiac catheterization lab from May 24 to Sept. 22, 2010. KDHE says 366 former Hays patients have been tested so far. Two were reported positive earlier this month. KDHE reported the third positive test this week. Some former patients…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A southeast Kansas couple who operate a joint beauty salon and gun shop are facing federal firearms charges. The U.S. Attorney’s office says Jeffrey Eberhart (50) was charged Wednesday with unlawful possession of a firearm and dealing firearms without a license. Tracey Eberhart (41) is charged with aiding a felon in possessing firearms and providing firearms to a convicted felon. The Eberharts run Traceys Dream Weavers Salon and Sporting Goods in Augusta, which marketed guns to women. Investigators said Tracey Eberhart failed to mention her husband a convicted felon when she sought a federal license to sell firearms.…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) About 20 people have been allowed to go home in Kansas City, Kan., after breaks in two natural gas mains forced evacuations. KCTV reports workers from the Kansas City Board of Public Utilities were digging in the area to replace a water valve when they struck the mains about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. The BPU says a gas company had marked only one of the mains. Five nearby homes were evacuated for about an hour before the leaks were brought under control. No injuries were reported.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) More than 50 wild horses and burros will be available for adoption during a three-day event in northeastern Kansas. The Lawrence Journal-World reports the adopt-a-thon begins Thursday at the Douglas County Fairgrounds in Lawrence. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management holds adoptions around the country for animals removed from public lands to maintain healthy herds and range lands. Competitive bidding begins at 2 p.m. for buyers hoping to claim the best horses and burros. Adoptions will then take place Thursday evening, all day Friday and from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. There will also be an auction…
EL DORADO, Kan. (AP) Butler County will not participate in a planning effort for five south-central Kansas counties. The county commission voted Tuesday not to send a representative or make in-kind contributions to the $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Urban Development. The grant goes to the Regional Economic Area Partnership of South Central Kansas. It was designed to help Sedgwick, Butler, Reno, Harvey and Sumner counties make regional planning decisions. Sumner County also chose not to participate. Opponents say the grant gives the federal government too much influence on local planning decisions. The Wichita Eagle…
SALINA, Kan. (AP) Opponents have turned in petitions seeking to repeal a Salina ordinance that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Members of Awaken Salina cheered and applauded Tuesday after the city clerk finished going through the petition, which contained more than 2,300 signatures. The group needed only 1,297 verified signatures. Awaken Salina started circulating the petitions in June after city commissioners passed the amendment. Saline County Clerk Don Merriman said he expects his staff to be done verifying the signatures by early next week. The Salina Journal reports the city commission will have 20 days to…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A federal judge has ruled for the city of Topeka in a discrimination lawsuit. U.S. District Judge Kathryn Vratil on Tuesday rejected Corrie Lynn Wright’s contention that the city discriminated against her by promoting a man to a position she said she had been promised. Wright works in the city’s housing and neighborhood development department. Wright claimed she had been promised the position of deputy director of the department. She contended the job was given to a man in part because of her gender and because she tried to stop the city from firing an employee with…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Wichita residents will vote in November on whether to add fluoride to the city’s water supply. The Wichita City Council decided Monday to put the issue on the Nov. 6 election ballot. The decision came after fluoride supporters presented the council with petitions containing more than 11,000 signatures. Proponents of fluoridation believe it helps prevent tooth decay. Opponents contend fluoride can cause health problems, and forcing citizens to use it is a violation of individual freedoms.