Information in the following story is from: The Hutchinson (Kan.) News, http://www.hutchnews.com) GREAT BEND, Kan. (AP) Authorities are investigating the death of a 37-year-old inmate at the Barton County Detention Facility. Barton County Undersheriff Larry Holliday tells The Hutchinson News that the man was found dead in a one-man cell Friday evening. The man’s name was being withheld while relatives were notified. An autopsy was being conducted in Hays. Holliday says the inmate had been booked into the facility on November 15th on charges from Hoisington.
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(Information in the following story is from: The Hays (Kan.) Daily News, http://www.hdnews.net) HAYS, Kan. (AP) The Kansas state drought task force will meet regularly to discuss ways to deal with the ongoing drought. Governor Sam Brownback said at a meeting Thursday that the task force will meet on a regular basis because the drought in many respects is more severe than the droughts of the 1930s and 1950s. Brownback spoke during a conference call with other state officials to talk about drought conditions in Kansas. The Hays Daily News reports that Tracy Streeter, director of the Kansas Water Office…
(Information in the following story is from: The Hutchinson (Kan.) News, http://www.hutchnews.com) HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) Passing the family farm to the next generation takes a lot of planning, but officials say it’s not uncommon for Kansas farmers to avoid solidifying those plans. Attorney Stacey Seibel says that she asked farmers about their inheritance plans at a recent seminar in Plainville. She said 35 of the farmers were between the ages of 50 and 70, and 25 percent of them didn’t have a plan or a will. She said another 25 percent had a will, but it was more than eight…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Members of the all-Republican Kansas congressional delegation and officials in the GOP-dominated state government are resisting calls to tighten access to firearms following the mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school earlier this month. So far, no prominent Kansas elected official who’s strongly supported gun rights has backed away from positions that have brought him or her support from the National Rifle Association. Officials in both Washington and Topeka say they want to examine services for the mentally ill and have expressed concern about what they see as a violent culture that fuels shootings. The GOP-led Legislature…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Some legislative leaders, including one from Manhattan, have scheduled training to learn more about the Kansas Open Meetings Act. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the training will be held in January, about a year after dinners at the governor’s mansion led to an investigation. The investigation ended with Shawnee County District Attorney Chad Taylor finding “technical violations” of the law but not enough to prove more substantive violations. KOMA prohibits the majority of a legislative body from meeting behind closed doors to discuss business. Taylor said lawmakers lacked knowledge of open meetings act and recommended further training. The…
Despite amassing 352 yards rushing and 507 yards of total offense, three turnovers did in the Kansas City Chiefs in a 20-13 loss to the playoff-bound Indianapolis Colts at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Indy clinched a playoff berth on Sunday, a year after they lost 14 games. On the Chiefs’ first possession, Darius Butler returned a Brady Quinn interception 32 yards for a TD. Combined with a Jamaal Charles fumble deep in Colts territory in the second quarter allowed Indy a 13-3 halftime lead. Charles though would strike back with a highlight-reel 86 yard scamper to the house on…
President Barack Obama, Gov. Neil Abercrombie and other dignitaries attended a memorial service for the late Sen. Daniel Inouye on Sunday. Inouye died of respiratory complications on Dec. 17.
Three people charged in a gas explosion that devastated an Indianapolis neighborhood deliberately set up the deadly blast to collect a big insurance payout, authorities said.
Egypt’s Islamist-backed constitution received a “yes” majority in a final round of voting on a referendum that saw a low voter turnout, but the deep divisions it has opened up threaten to fuel continued turmoil.
Funerals for victims of the recent school shooting in Newtown, Conn. were wrapping up Saturday after a week of farewells. Services were held for Josephine Gay and Ana Marquez-Greene, with a service in Utah for Emilie Parker.