TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach says he wants to make it illegal for people to take photographs of completed election ballots. The Wichita Eagle reports current state law prohibits election workers from taking pictures of ballots but there is no law concerning individuals shooting photos of their own ballots. The practice has become more widespread because people want to post their ballots on social media sites. Kobach says social media and photo-altering software have made the issue much more complicated but he plans to introduce legislation in the next session to make such pictures illegal. He…
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SALINA, Kan. (AP) A central Kansas man in prison for killing his wife and trying to kill his sister-in-law has been ordered to pay thousands of dollars in legal bills when he is released. On Wednesday, a Saline County judge ruled Michael Paulson will be responsible for more than $8,200 to the Board of Indigent Defense Services, more than $18,000 to the Crime Victim Fund and nearly $9,000 for court costs. Paulson was convicted in July of second-degree murder in the 2010 stabbing death of Valerie Paulson. He also was convicted of attempted second-degree murder for injuring his sister-in-law, Jessie…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) A 91-year-old man who was a Navajo Code Talker in World War II will receive his degree next week. Chester Nez will receive his University of Kansas degree on Monday. He was one of the original 29 Code Talkers in an all-Navajo Marine platoon who created a secret code based on their language used by troops in World War II. Nez had to leave the university in 1952 after three years because his GI Bill funds ran out. No one at the time knew he was a Code Talker. The Lawrence Journal-World reports Kansas First Lady Mary…
DODGE CITY, Kan. (AP) It’s a few months late, but Dodge City residents will finally be able to shoot off fireworks this Sunday. The city banned fireworks in July because of dry conditions from the summer drought. City officials say residents can use any fireworks they’ve been saving since July on Sunday, which is Veterans Day. Fireworks will be allowed within city limits from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. City spokesowoman Jane Longmeyer says the city is strongly encouraging people to use the fireworks they might have been storing for five months. The Dodge City Daily Globe reports police will…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Governor’s Council of Economic Advisors will be in Wichita next week for a conference on the global competitiveness of the state’s aviation industry. Gov. Sam Brownback will join other state officials and council members for Tuesday’s meeting at Spirit AeroSystems for the event. Jeremy Hill, director of Wichita State University’s Center for Economic and Business, will discuss competition in the aerospace industry. He will be joined by John Tomblin, the executive director of the National Institute for Aviation Research who will address that entity’s role and industry collaboration. Also expected to speak is Tony Kinkel,…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) A Kansas City man has pleaded guilty to selling M-80s and other explosives without a federal license. The U.S. Attorney’s office says 41-year-old Joseph Quinn admitted in his plea Tuesday that he sold illegal, homemade explosive devices to a Fourth of July fireworks stand in Kansas City, Kan. A city fire inspector received a tip on July 4, 2010, that a fireworks stand was selling illegal fireworks. He found a sack of 70 M-80s at the stand, whose operator said he bought them from someone he knew as “Pyro Jo.” Investigators found Quinn at a building…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Two state agencies will conduct a joint checkpoint in north-central Kansas to see if drivers are obeying state laws and if they’re transporting wildlife. The stops will be made Sunday afternoon in Ottawa County, north of Salina, by the Highway Patrol and the Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism. Highway Patrol troopers will make the initial stops, checking all drivers for valid licenses. If a driver or passenger possesses wildlife such as waterfowl or game animals, the vehicle will be sent to a second checkpoint. A natural resources officer will then check for hunting licenses and permits…
A native of Rozel, Kansas, Gary Patterson went on to play college football at Dodge City Community College and K-State. Patterson has of course been the head coach at TCU for 12 years, and will face his Wildcats for the first time on Saturday night in Fort Worth. “I’m very proud as an alumnus,” Patterson said. “I have the same problem as a lot of my friends do. For three hours when they get here on Saturday, I’ve got to find a way to beat them, and they’ve got to hate me. Then, we become friends when the game is…
Dick Edwards Ford and Jay Cooper Shawnee Mission Ford both submitted bids for the 1 1/2 ton 4×4 truck needed for the Public Works Department. The bids were reviewed at the Riley County Commission Thursday meeting. The first bid, from Dick Edwards Ford here in Manhattan, was for a Ford flat bed and a gas engine truck for $36,723. For a diesel engine truck, their bid was $43,526. Jay Cooper Shawnee Mission Ford, out of Shawnee, submitted a bid for a similar truck at $31,865. To include diesel, the added cost would be an extra $7,376. Vice President for Economic…
Preliminary reports indicate Kansas State University sophomore Thomas McCord died of natural causes due to complications from diabetes. That information was released Thursday by K-State officials. McCord died Oct. 28 at his residence in Marlatt Hall. McCord was a sophomore in English and creative writing from Overland Park and was found in his room around 2:15 that afternoon. Residence hall staff notified authorities. The death was unattended. Housing and dining staff are working with counseling services to help students and staff affected by McCord’s death. McCord was a member of Sigma Pi fraternity. He was the son of Dan and Therese McCord of…