OSKALOOSA, Kan. (AP) A judge has approved a Kansas inmate’s request to re-test DNA evidence in a 1993 murder. Fifty-five-year-old Bradley Wade Johnson is serving a life sentence for the March 1993 death of Benjamin Creek. Johnson and a co-defendant, Frank Sutton, met Creek in a Topeka bar. Prosecutors said the two men robbed and beat Creek before his body was found in rural Jefferson County. Sutton is also serving a life sentence. The Lawrence Journal-World reports Johnson always claimed his conviction was a case of mistaken identity. On Tuesday, a Jefferson County judge ordered that hairs found on Creek’s…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Topeka’s 82-year-old mayor has decided that two terms in office are enough. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Bill Bunten held a news conference Thursday to say he won’t seek re-election next year. The city holds its municipal primary in February and the general election in April. Bunten says three people have indicated to him that they would seek the office he first won in 2005. He declined to name the potential candidates. Bunten began his public service career in November 1962 when he was elected to the Kansas House. He served 28 years in the House. In…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Department of Revenue is preparing to issue a report on whether state tax collections in November met expectations. The report due out Friday afternoon is the first since officials issued a new fiscal forecast that projects revenues for the current and next fiscal years. Legislative researchers now project a budget shortfall of $328 million by June 2014 that will have to be closed by lawmakers next year. The state expects to collect $458 million in taxes in November and $6.2 billion in total revenues during the current fiscal year. It anticipates revenues dropping to less…
LIBERAL, Kan. (AP) A 24-year-old southwest Kansas social studies teacher has been charged with sexually exploiting and soliciting a child. A joint statement by the Liberal police chief and Seward County attorney says Liberal High School teacher Drake Foster was arrested Tuesday and is cooperating with authorities. The Hutchinson News reports Foster also taught geography and history and coached the boys’ soccer team. Deputy school superintendent Paul Larkin says Foster has resigned his position. He declined to discuss further details of the case. Bond has been set at $50,000, and Foster was scheduled to appear in court Dec. 3. A…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The final day of the 100th convention of the Kansas Livestock Association will include a report by an analyst on the drought’s effect on the nation’s cattle inventory and prices. CattleFax executive vice president Randy Blach was scheduled to address the gathering Friday morning. Blach will talk about how livestock producers can better manage their risks amid extremely volatile price swings. Also on tap in the market session is a forecast for global protein supplies, consumer demand and grain prices.
The Riley County Police Department received word from the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office that there have been an number of thefts from vehicles over the past month. According to RCPD, the thefts have been from the tool box of pick-up trucks parked in hotel or motel parking lots. The most recent theft occurred sometime between Wednesday at 7 pm and Thursday at 7 am at the Comfort Suites at 1020 Hostetler Drive. Timothy McGuigan, 53, employee for Pocono Propane out of Pennsylvanian , reported that $1100 worth of miscellaneous tools were taken from the unsecured tool box in the back of the pickup…
Macy Ubben, Krista Degeest, and Megan Lehman each had 11 kills as Northern Iowa defeated K-State 25-18, 25-13, 25-21 in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday afternoon in Lincoln, NE. The Wildcat offense struggled throughout the match as they hit with just a .164 hitting efficiency. Kaitlynn Pelger led the team with seven kills. The Wildcats lose five seniors, right side hitter Kathleen Ludwig, setter Caitlyn Donahue, middle blocker Alex Muff, libero Kuulei Kabalis, and defensive specialist Ali Boehler. Pelger, Lilla Porubek, Courtney Traxson, and Tristan McCarty will be returning starters in 2013 for K-State. The season…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) Suspended Missouri guard Michael Dixon has left the team after two sexual assault claims by a female student and a Mizzou graduate. School officials confirmed Dixon’s intent to transfer Thursday night. He has been benched all season for #13 Missouri (5-1). The senior averaged 13.5 points as Missouri’s sixth man last season and was a projected starter. Dixon also was briefly suspended for violating unspecified team rules in December 2010. That suspension involved a woman who told The Associated Press on Thursday that she declined to press charges after Dixon threatened her. The woman asked that…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Right-hander Felipe Paulino and the Kansas City Royals have agreed to a $1.75 million contract that avoided salary arbitration, a cut of $150,000. The deal announced Thursday contract $250,000 in performance bonuses. Paulino opened the season on the disabled list because of a strained forearm, then went 3-1 with a 1.67 ERA in seven starts before tearing a ligament in his right elbow. He underwent ligament-replacement surgery, spent the rest of the summer rehabbing and is expected to be ready to pitch again sometime during the middle of next season. The only remaining Royals players…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Chiefs have claimed offensive lineman Hayworth Hicks off waivers. The 6-foot-3, 336-pound Hicks entered the league as an undrafted free agent with the Colts in April. He spent time on their practice squad before being acquired by the New York Jets on Nov. 6. He spent three games on their roster but was inactive each week. The former Iowa State standout takes the roster spot of linebacker Bryan Kehl, who was released earlier this week. He also provides additional depth if the Chiefs have to shuffle their line this Sunday against Carolina with Branden Albert…