LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) A Leavenworth woman accused of leaving her infant son in an alley made her first court appearance after she missed the start of her child endangerment trial earlier this week. Elizabeth A. Michaud was scheduled to go on trial Monday for child endangerment. She’s accused of leaving her son in the alley for at least three hours last May. But Michaud, who was out on bail, didn’t show up Monday. She was arrested Tuesday and made her first appearance Wednesday in Leavenworth County District Court. Michaud said in court that someone at the court told her that…
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GARDEN CITY, Kan. (AP) A Garden City company has been acquired by an international diversified metals company. Worthington Industries announced Thursday that it had acquired Palmer Manufacturing, which employs about 200 people in Garden City. The financial details were not disclosed. The Garden City Telegram reports Palmer Manufacturing makes equipment for the oil and gas industry, as well as custom manufactured fiberglass tanks for agricultural, chemical and general industrial applications. Palmer Manufacturing owner Cecil O’Brate says the Garden City plant will continue to be used and none of its employees will lose their jobs. He says Worthington plans to double…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) A new sentencing date has been set for a former Internal Revenue Service agent who admitted receiving payments for meetings with taxpayers that never occurred. Court records show a hearing for Becky L. Book of Pittsburg is now scheduled for May 21. She pleaded guilty in February to receiving more than $26,000 in salary and mileage payments she didn’t earn. Prosecutors say Book claimed she worked 744 hours between March 2010 and April 2011, but she actually used those hours as unauthorized personal time. U.S. District Judge Kathryn Vratil will decide whether to accept the government’s…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A national group is praising new features in Kansas driver’s licenses as a model for protection against fraud. Brian Zimmer, president of the Coalition for a Secure Driver’s License, presented an award Wednesday to officials of the Kansas Division of Vehicles. The Washington-based nonprofit organization praised the Kansas cards for their design and security measures. The changes went into effect in October and include features that make the licenses difficult to counterfeit. They include special holograms, ultra-violet images on the front and back and raised printing. Zimmer said the Kansas design made it one of the most…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A pastor accused of stalking the woman who opened an abortion clinic in Wichita is expected to be in court. The allegations against Mark Holick stem from a move by an abortion-rights group, Trust Women Foundation, to open a clinic offering abortions and other medical services. It opened earlier this month in the shuttered building that housed the clinic of Dr. George Tiller, who was shot to death by an abortion opponent in May 2009. Trust Women’s executive director, Julie Burkhart, has obtained a temporary protection-from-stalking order against Holick. Thursday’s hearing is over whether to make the…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with State Representative Vern Swanson of Clay Center, followed by U-S Congressman Tim Huelskamp of Kansas. Cathy also sits down with Dawn Deeter-Schmelz, K-State’s Director of National Strategic Selling Institute, and Kristen Brighton, Flint Hills Summer Fun camp steering committee chair with Flint Hills Autism parent support network. [mp3-jplayer]
Who will succeed Collin Klein as K-State’s starting quarterback? Daniel Sams and Jake Waters both hope to be the answer to that question, and each will get their shot during spring practice. Wildcat coach Bill Snyder said at a press conference on Thursday that the duo is currently neck-and-neck in the battle for the job as each needs to find a certain level of consistency in the offense. Sams is a redshirt sophomore who served as Klein’s backup last season, and showed amazing speed in mop-up duty running the ball with 32 carries for 235 yards and three touchdowns. Whether…
While still not official, Riley County Law Board members seem to be close to a consensus on the 2014 Riley county police department budget. The group held a special meeting Thursday night, with a budget presented by Director Brad Schoen well-received by the group. Vice-Chair Dave Lewis admits the meeting was in his words “less contentious” than what he’d anticipated. But he says that’s due to the department’s really good job of finding savings in a variety of areas, including health insurance. There was a request for one custodial position in the new budget. Board member Rich Jankovich agrees with…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Jeff Reade from Army Community Services at Fort Riley, followed by Scott Hulshoff, Manhattan Catholic Schools Principal, and Tim McDonald, Flint Hills Christian School Principal. [mp3-jplayer]
Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke, formerly of the Kansas City Royals, broke his left collarbone in a bench-clearing brawl with the San Diego Padres during Los Angeles’ 3-2 victory Thursday night. Greinke signed a $147 million, six-year contract last winter.