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The New York City Marathon was canceled Friday by Mayor Michael Bloomberg after mounting criticism that this was not the time for a race while the region is still recovering from Superstorm Sandy. <iframe width=”425″ height=”239″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/jXcV_Hcape8″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe>
A suspect have been arrested in connection with a string of burglaries in Pottawatomie County. Christopher J. Webber, 29, of the 300 block of South Manhattan, was arrested by the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday in connection with several burglaries having occurred in Pottawatomie County. The Sheriff’s Office took a burglary report on September 29th in the rural Manhattan area. This burglary was followed over the coming weeks by three additional residential burglaries, and two car burglaries, all occurring East of Manhattan, North of Highway 24. A break in the case came when the suspect came to yet another residence in this same area as the…
A number of people are still confined at the Riley County Police Department. Eric Lubrano, 22, was arrested on probation violations and failure to appear on the original charges of criminal use of weapons. His bond was set at $9,500. Michael Brooks, 20, was arrested on violating a protection order and harassment by telecommunication device. His bond was set at $12,000. Cody MacDuffee, 20, was held on an extradition of imprisoned person for federal desertion. Last is Stephan Cashore, 22, was arrested on failure to appear. His bond was set for $5,000. —- A rape was reported in South Central Manhattan. A 26 year old female…
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) An attorney for Hutchinson Regional Medical Center says he expects to appeal a $1 million award in a wrongful death lawsuit stemming from the death of a Great Bend man four years ago. The Hutchinson News reports a jury on Wednesday awarded the money to relatives of Jackie Sarff, a 73-year-old who went to the hospital in August 2008 with an upset stomach. A licensed practical nurse tried to insert a gastric tube into a nasal passage, but Sarff vomited during the procedure and inhaled it into his lungs. That led to brain damage and his death…
GARDEN CITY, Kan. (AP) Three Garden City food banks say they are in desperate need of supplies to provide meals for the needy. The Salvation Army, Emmaus House and United Methodist Mexican-American Ministries’ food pantries all are running short of staples. All three organizations say they have plenty of canned vegetables but are low on items needed to make meals, such as meat, cheese, beans, rice, flour and sugar. The Garden City Telegram reports officials with the three groups say the high cost of food is the main reason for the shortages. Robert DeLeon of the Salvation Army says donations…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The state health department says the number of births and abortions declined last year in Kansas. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment says in its annual vital statistics report that the number of abortions declined 4.6 percent from 2010 to 2011. That continued a trend of declining abortions that began in 1996. The Wichita Eagle reported Thursday that the KDHE says 88 percent of the abortions occurred within the first 13 weeks of pregnancy, and more than 85 percent were to unmarried women. At the same time, the number of births dropped to 13.8 live births…
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) A 20-year-old man is jailed after being arrested in a fatal Halloween shooting in Hutchinson. Hutchinson police say the man was arrested Thursday evening on suspicion of second-degree murder and firearm charges. The arrest comes after the fatal shooting Wednesday of 26-year-old Dustin Brooks of Hutchinson. He died at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center after being shot outside a Halloween party. Police say the shooting occurred after Brooks and the suspect argued. Neither the victim nor shooter lived at the residence where the shooting occurred.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Three finalists to be the next leader of Kansas University Medical Center are scheduled to visit the campus this month. The Lawrence Journal-World reports the candidates for executive vice chancellor will take part in town-hall meetings designed to let faculty and staff hear from them and ask questions. The university says it will release the candidates’ names and other information one-by-one, on the day before each public meeting. The sessions are scheduled for Nov. 8, Nov. 15 and Nov. 20 on the campus in Kansas City, Kan. Search committee leader Ed Ellerbeck says the names are…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Journalists who cover the military and post-traumatic stress disorder are getting help from a new website launched by the University of Kansas. The William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications is creating the website in conjunction with a workshop taking place Nov. 16 at the National Press Club in Washington. The workshop is designed to help journalists improve their coverage of post-traumatic stress and related illnesses. Associate professor of journalism Barbara Barnett says the website is a place for journalists to share ideas and experiences. She says it also will help journalists cope with their…