WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A federal appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit alleging that a Kansas social worker’s inaction led to the beating death of a 23-month-old girl. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver Wednesday reversed a ruling by a Kansas court throwing out the lawsuit against Linda Gillen. She no longer works for the Kansas social services agency but the state is defending her in court. The maternal grandparents of Brooklyn Coons of Coffeyville allege in the lawsuit that Gillen intentionally ignored their complaints about their granddaughter’s care. The girl was beaten to death in January 2008. Her…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Someone in northeast Kansas is a new multimillionaire. Kansas lottery officials say a single ticket sold in northeast Kansas matched all six numbers in Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing. The jackpot was worth an estimated $50 million. The ticket matched the numbers of 5-8-20-23-30 with a Powerball of 3. State lottery officials say the cash option for the prize is an estimated $32.6 million. Details of where in the ticket was sold were not immediately released.
LOUISBURG, Kan. (AP) Students and staff at Louisburg High School are mourning the death of a longtime teacher. Miami County authorities say 67-year-old Glenda Beasley was killed Wednesday afternoon on Kansas 68 about one mile west of Louisburg. She had stopped for a school bus that was dropping off children when a pickup truck struck her from behind. Beasley was dead at the scene. The truck driver suffered minor injuries. KMBC-TV reports Beasley was a business and computer teacher at the high school. She had been a teacher for 29 years and was planning to retire at the end of…
On Monday sometime betwen 10:30 and 10:45pm, Grand Slam Sports located on Fort Riley Blvd was the victim of a burglary. The suspect broke the glass on the front door of the business, and stole and assortment of items including over 50 baseball bats before making a get away. Thanks to a tip after local media broadcasts the police now have identified the suspect, and made contact. Riley County Police say the suspect is now cooperating fully, and the majority of the stolen items are being returned. No arrests have been made.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Students at the state’s six universities will pay more for room and board next year. The Kansas Board of Regents on Wednesday approved rate increases for all six schools, ranging from a 3.7 percent increase at Emporia State University to 1.08 percent at Fort Hays State. The Lawrence Journal-World reports other rate increases will be 2.5 percent at the University of Kansas; 3.5 percent at Kansas State and Wichita State universities; and 3 percent at Pittsburg State.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Beginning in 2016, students wanting to study at the University of Kansas will have meet increased admission standards. The Kansas Board of Regents on Wednesday approved the new standards. Admission standards will remain the same at the other five regents universities in Kansas. The Lawrence Journal-World reports the new standards will require graduating high school students to complete a pre-college curriculum. For automatic admission, they also will be required to have either a minimum 3.0 GPA and an ACT score of at least 24 or SAT of at least 1090, or a minimum 3.25 GPA and an…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Topeka police say a man is in custody for questioning in the stabbing death of a woman. The woman was found dead Wednesday night at an apartment complex. The victim was in her 40s but her name has not been released. Lt. Ron Gish says a 23-year-old man is in custody. KAKE-TV reports Gish said the suspect told his mother he had stabbed a woman in an apartment. The woman’s death is the city’s 16th homicide this year.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Driving remains challenging in northeast Kansas as workers struggle to keep roads clear of snow driven by strong winds. Interstate 70, which was closed on Wednesday, was open statewide Thursday morning with conditions described as icy and snow packed. A semitrailer was off the road near the Douglas-Shawnee county line as traffic was moving noticeably slower. The Kansas Department of Transportation reported that a stretch of U.S. 36 from just west of Troy to the Missouri border was closed in northeast Kansas. More than 30 schools called off classes across the state, with some opening late. Gov.…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Crews from the Kansas Geological Survey will be in western Kansas in early January to measure groundwater levels in more than 500 wells. The work is part of the survey’s efforts to track changes in the depth of the region’s aquifers. The University of Kansas said in a news release that crews will work near Colby, Goodland, Syracuse and Liberal during the first week of January. The state’s Division of Water Resources will measure water levels in nearly 900 more wells in the central and western park of the state. The monitoring focuses on the massive High…
Throughout the year, the investigation has continued over the murder of Steve Freele, 31. During that time, the suspected shooter, an accomplise and others involved in connected robberies have seen trails and decisions. Last month, 20 year old Michael Layne accepted a plea agreement for the 2nd degree murder of Freele. This week, Layne received his sentence. Judge Meryl Wilson sentenced Layne to 165 months for the murder charge, 61 months for aggrevated robbery and 61 months for kidnapping all to be served consecutivly totally 287 months in prison. During the sentencing, Freele’s sister, Lisa Freele gave a tearful address to…