WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A 30-year-old woman is accused of repeatedly crashing into patrol cars while fleeing from Wichita police. The Wichita Eagle reports that the chase started Saturday morning after police received a disturbance call. Sgt. Jeff Davis says the responding officers parked at both ends of the woman’s stopped vehicle. The woman allegedly slammed into both patrol cars and fled, causing one of the officers to jump out of the way. Police say the chase lasted for about 25 minutes and reached speeds of about 70 mp. While fleeing, the woman hit pursuing and parked patrol cars. The woman…
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ST. JOHN, Kan. (AP) A mountain lion sighting has been confirmed near the central Kansas town of St. John. The Hutchinson News reports that a motion-activated trail camera captured an image of the animal Oct. 31. Kurt Keesling discovered the picture when he checked his camera Wednesday. On Friday, a Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism wildlife biologist visited the site and confirmed the photo’s validity. It’s the first documented report of a mountain lion in the state since last January, when tracks were found in Washington County. Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism biologist Matt Peek says…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A language arts teacher at Andover Middle School has been named the 2013 Kansas Teacher of the Year. Dyane Smokorowski won the honor during ceremonies Saturday night in Wichita. As Teacher of the Year, she receives a $4,000 cash award and an educational technology package worth about $11,000. In addition to teaching eighth-graders, Smokorowski works with other teachers across Kansas and the nation to better use technology in their classrooms. The other seven finalists were Colleen Mitchell of the Emporia school district, Sarah Berblinger of the Buhler district, Laura Moyers of the Leavenworth district, Sue Commons of…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The stories of Kansans are told in the new Ken Burns documentary “The Dust Bowl.” The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that tears well up in the eyes of Dale and Floyd Coen as they recall their 2.5-year-old sister Rena Marie. She died in 1935 of dust pneumonia. The Coens are two of seven brothers who grew up and still reside in Morton County. The disaster encompassed that part of southwest Kansas, although parts of Oklahoma were even harder hit. Dale Coen says that as the only girl in a family of boys, Rena Marie was “precious” and “a…
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) After obtaining one conviction in the mistaken-identification killing of a Hutchinson mother, authorities have shifted their focus to a second suspect. The Hutchinson News reports that Billy Joe Craig is set to stand trial Jan. 28 in the 2011 shooting death of Jennifer Heckel. Another man, Charles Christopher Logsdon, was convicted earlier this month of charges that include first-degree murder. Investigators have said they believe Craig and Logsdon planned to rob someone else. Instead, they are accused of going to the wrong house and killing Heckel. Her 5-year-old son was home at the time, and he alerted…
Following a helicopter tour over New Jersey’s storm-damaged coastline, Vice President Joe Biden met with dozens of first responders in Seaside Heights and received a briefing on damaged caused by the storm.
President Barack Obama on Sunday defended Israel’s airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, but he warned that escalating the offensive with Israeli ground troops could deepen the death toll and undermine any hope of a peace process with the Palestinians.
The Kansas State Men’s Basketball team tuned up for the semifinals of the Preseason NIT Tournament by running North Florida out of Bramlage Coliseum with a 74-55 victory on Sunday afternoon. Rodney McGruder led three Wildcats in double figures with a game-high 16 points, Thomas Gipson chipped in with 12 points off the bench and Nino Williams added 10. K-State got off to a fast start in both halves preventing any opportunity for the Ospreys to be in the game. The Wildcats led by as much as 71-42 before being outscored down the stretch 13-3. Kansas State (4-0) now heads…
Two oil workers remained lost at sea Saturday, a day after a torch being used to cut an oil pipe ignited a blaze that severely burned four others workers on a production platform in the Gulf of Mexico.
The hopes of an undefeated season and likely a shot at the BCS National Championship for the Kansas State Wildcats evaporated into the Texas sky as the Baylor Bears used a relentless offensive attack and took advantage of Wildcat mistakes as Baylor pulled away in the third quarter for a 52-24 victory before 38,029 Saturday Night at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco. Tailback Lache Seastrunk rushed for 183 yards including 80 on a long touchdown run after K-State Quarterback Collin Klein’s third interception of the night late in the third quarter to salt the game away. The Wildcats and Bears…