SAN DIEGO (AP) Antonio Gates caught a 14-yard yard scoring pass from Philip Rivers on the game’s opening drive to snap a streak of six straight quarters without a touchdown and the San Diego Chargers went on to a 31-13 victory over the staggering Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday night. The Chiefs, who lost their fifth straight, committed four more turnovers to run their NFL-high mark to a staggering 29, which have led to 104 points. Snapping a three-game losing streak might take some heat off coach Norv Turner, who’s been heavily criticized by fans after the Chargers (4-4) blew…
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With several new faces on board the K-State women’s basketball team began exhibition play last night against Fort Hays State in Bramlage Coliseum. Filling in the shoes of former Wildcats Jalana Childs and Branshea Brown, were Chantay Caron and Ashlynn Knoll in the Wildcat starting lineup along with a new face in true Freshman Brianna Craig who earned a bucket to help K-State extend their lead early. After going back and forth with the Tigers for quite some time, the Wildcats finally found some breathing room thanks to a basket from Sophomore Ashia Woods. Woods led the team in scoring with…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Department of Revenue is mailing brochures to 146,000 business owners about state income tax cuts enacted earlier this year. The mailings began Wednesday, just six days before the state’s general election. On Thursday, House Democratic Leader Paul Davis criticized Republican Gov. Sam Brownback’s administration over the timing. Revenue Department spokeswoman Jeannine Koranda says the mailings cost the agency $52,000 for printing and postage. The tax cuts will exempt the owners of 191,000 Kansas businesses from state income taxes. Koranda says the brochures are designed to answer questions that Revenue officials frequently get from business owners…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The trial of a Topeka man charged with killing his mother is postponed until next May. The trial of 38-year-old Jason Hachmeister was scheduled to start Dec. 3. It was postponed on Wednesday to May 13 at the request of defense attorney Mark Bennett. Hachmeister is charged with premeditated first-degree murder in the September 2011 strangulation death of 58-year-old Sheila Hachmeister. Jason Hachmeister called 911 to say he had found his mother’s body on the floor of her home in Topeka. He was arrested in December after his DNA was allegedly found on a ligature around his…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Officials with a new $25 million hydroelectric power plant in Lawrence say the plant is expecting to begin producing electricity by Friday. Leaders with the Bowersock Mills Power Co. said the plant on the Kansas River will start operating about a month ahead of schedule. They say the summer drought allowed construction to proceed with few disruptions. However, The Lawrence Journal-World reports the reduced water levels in the river means the plant will not be able to produce electricity at full capacity right away. It will eventually generate enough electricity to power about 5,400 homes. The plant…
COLWICH, Kan. (AP) ICM of Colwich has laid off 25 more employees in response to slowing growth in the ethanol industry. The company now employs 275 people. ICM, which designs and manages ethanol plants, had 671 employees in April 2008. In a statement e-mailed Wednesday to The Wichita Eagle, ICM CEO Dave Vander Griend says the company is focused on retrofitting existing plants and introducing new products and services. He says the company remains committed to its long-term growth and expansion in the renewable energy industry as a whole.
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) Hutchinson police say a 26-year-old man died after being shot outside a Halloween party. The victim, Dustin Brooks, was shot Wednesday in an alley near a home where the party was held. He was driven to a fire station, where emergency responders took him to a hospital. Police say Brooks died at the hospital. The investigation continues. No one has been arrested.
HOLTON, Kan. (AP) A northeastern Kansas man has been sentenced to life in prison for sexually abusing his 4-year-old daughter. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports Jackson County Attorney Shawna Miller announced in a news release Wednesday that the man was sentenced late last week. Miller says the 34-year-old man was on probation after being convicted of crimes against the girl when he confessed to sexual crimes that had not been discovered. He was charged with aggravated criminal sodomy after sheriff’s detectives corroborated his confession. He pleaded no contest in September. The man will not be eligible for parole for 25 years…