WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Wichita police say a 59-year-old man is claiming he shot and killed his twin brother in self-defense. The shooting occurred Wednesday night at the west Wichita home where the brothers lived. Police say the brother called 911 and said he had shot his brother after his brother pointed a gun at him. The men lived alone at the house Wichita police Sgt. Jim Merrick said the slain man had been shot at least once in the chest and died shortly after emergency responders arrived at the home.
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) A 38-year-old Kansas man was sentenced to 30 years in prison for taking pornographic photos of young children, including one that showed a naked 2-year-old boy in a roasting pan inside an oven. U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom’s office said Micheal D. Arnett of Roeland Park was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty in February to one count of producing child pornography. Arnett admitted during his plea hearing that he took pictures of young children engaged in sexual activity from 2000 through the summer of 2008. Three boys in the images were ages 11, 8 and 2. When…
SALINA, Kan. (AP) Salina police say a 10-year-old girl is hospitalized after she suffered an electrical shock while she and three other children were playing during a storm. The girl was taken to a Wichita hospital Wednesday evening after receiving the shock while playing near downtown Salina. Her condition was not immediately available. The other children were taken to a Salina hospital. Police Lt. Allen Salzman says the shocking occurred in an area near Campbell Plaza in downtown Salina. Westar Energy released a statement saying it did not believe its equipment was involved but the utility would work with investigators…
ELLSWORTH, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Highway Patrol says four people who died Tuesday in an accident in Ellsworth County were from Colorado. The patrol identified the victims Wednesday as Kevin J. Dorrell, 54; Debra M. Dorrell, 51; Justin Turner, 15; and Joe Turner, 11, all of Aurora, Colo. Jonah Turner, 9, survived the crash when an Ellsworth man pulled him from the wreckage. He is hospitalized at a Wichita hospital. The relationship of the victims was not released. The patrol says the accident happened when a Cadillac Escalade driven by Kevin Dorrell hit a disabled semi-trailer that had parked along…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) The Douglas County Commission will ask the state for an exemption from a new law that allows concealed weapons in public buildings. The Lawrence Journal-World reports the commission voted unanimously Wednesday to seek the exemption. Commissioner Jim Flory, a former prosecutor, says counties should be able to decide individually whether to allow guns in their public buildings. He also says counties should work with the Kansas Association of Counties to get an amendment to the bill. The law requires most local governments to allow people who hold concealed-carry permits to bring handguns into public buildings, unless adequate…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A half-dozen segments of the Santa Fe Trail in Kansas are now on the National Register of Historic Places. The Kansas Historical Society announced Wednesday that sites in Marion and Morton counties were placed on the list in April. Kansas now has slightly more than 1,300 places on the register. The 1,200-mile Santa Fe Trail stretched from Missouri across Kansas, Colorado and Oklahoma into New Mexico. The historical society says that before 1846, it served mainly as a trade route between the Missouri and Rio Grande rivers. Five of the segments added to the National Register are…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Critics of multi-state, Common Core reading and math standards are pushing Kansas legislators to block their use in the state’s public schools. House Speaker Ray Merrick said Thursday that some fellow Republicans want an up-or-down vote on an anti-Common Core measure. They were vocal enough that GOP House members were holding up action on a proposed state budget for each of the next two fiscal years. Common Core resulted from efforts by states to develop uniform standards for reading and math. The Kansas State Board of Education adopted the new guidelines in 2010. Critics argue the standards…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Gov. Sam Brownback has opened the summer “Read Kansas Read” program by reading a story about ducks and rabbits to a group of children at the Statehouse. This is the second year for the program, which encourages children to read when they’re not in school. State Librarian Jo Budler said more than 80,000 students took part in summer reading programs last year at public libraries throughout Kansas. Brownback’s audience Thursday was made up of children from the Topeka YWCA’s Kids Quest program. The governor handed out books and encouraged the children to exercise their reading muscles during…
A man accused of killing a British soldier in London went to court on Thursday. Michael Adebowale is charged with murder and possession of a firearm.
Russian researchers say they have discovered a perfectly preserved woolly mammoth carcass with liquid blood on a remote Arctic island, fueling hopes of cloning the Ice Age animal.