TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas House committee is preparing to take up legislation increasing the penalties for child sex trafficking and providing help for victims of human trafficking. The Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee is scheduled to begin two days of hearings Thursday. The measure was sought by Attorney General Derek Schmidt and passed the Senate unanimously last month. The bill creates the crime of felony commercial sexual exploitation of a child, punishable by a minimum sentence of 25 years if the victim is less than 14 years old. It also establishes programs to help victims of human trafficking through…
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There was back-patting all around in Wamego. At Tuesday’s City Commission meeting, Airport Board President John Hupe went over the annual report for the Commission. He said the board is in the process of updating the master plan, applying for a grant to have the runway resurfaced, and in the process of repairing the aprons. He added there is some interest in new hangers because the existing ones are all occupied, and there’s increased general aviation activity since the ‘jump’ club was ousted last year. City Manager Merl Page told the Commissioner’s, the Airport is ‘worth a look’ because the…
Angel Rodriguez scored 21 points as #9 K-State withstood a spirited effort from TCU in a 79-68 victory on Tuesday night at Bramlage Coliseum, which was the final home game for Jordan Henriquez, Martavious Irving and Rodney McGruder. Irving hit three shots from beyond the arc and had 15 points to go with five assists. McGruder scored 13 points and also dished out five assists, while Henriquez had five rebounds but was held scoreless with just one shot attempt. The Cats built an early 17-5 lead over the Horned Frogs, and pushed their edge to 42-27 at halftime. TCU started…
Vice President Nicolas Maduro says Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has died at age 58.
Kansas State Athletics officials announced Tuesday in a press release that the 2013 season opener for the 2012 Big 12 Champions against two-time defending FCS National Champion North Dakota State has been moved to Friday, August 30 from the original date of Saturday, August 31. According to the press release the change was made to help with the debut of Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports’ new 24/7 Sports Channel set to debut in August. Kickoff will be at 7:30 p.m. The game will be part of the fifth annual K-State Family Reunion and will culminate with a post-game fireworks display.…
Authorities say two people stole a New Jersey police car and led officers on a chase into Philadelphia where, after being stopped, one suspect then stole a Philadelphia cruiser.
Syrian activists say rebels in the city of Raqqa celebrated securing control of much of the city by tearing down a bronze statue of President Bashar Assad’s late father and predecessor.
Lawmakers are pushing for tougher U.S. financial restrictions on North Korea even as the U.N. Security Council moves closer to a new resolution tightening international sanctions in response to Pyongyang’s latest nuclear test.
Riley County High School principal, Eric Swanson has tendered his resignation at the conclusion of the 2012-2013 school year. Swanson has served in his current role for six years, implementing positive student/academic changes. One of those changes, included the organization of Student Intervention Teams (SIT) to identify and serve at risk students and families. Other changes included, the freshman orientation program to aide in the transition from middle to high school, induction of Advance Placement (AP) courses and establishment of a daily parent/staff communication email outlining pertinent daily and upcoming activities. In 2009, he was recognized as the KASSP Regional…
The Kansas City Chiefs retained three significant free agents Monday, signing punter Dustin Colquitt to a five-year deal, placing the franchise tag on left tackle Branden Albert and reportedly agreeing to a long-term contract with wide receiver Dwayne Bowe. The Chiefs had until Monday afternoon to decide whether to place the franchise tag on one of their pending free agents. They did it with Albert, who will make $9,828,000 next season. The decision was made easier by reaching long-term deals with Bowe and Colquitt. Bowe was the recipient of the franchise tag last year, and despite poor quarterback play and…