The head of the New Orleans Police Department says investigators have made significant progress in their investigation of a Mother’s Day parade shooting that wounded 19 people.
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TOPEKA, KAN. – According to U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom, a Topeka man has been charged with producing child pornography. Jonathan Kearn, 38, Topeka, Kan., is charged in a federal criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Topeka with one count of producing child pornography, one count of distributing child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography. The affidavit in support of the criminal complaint says the investigation began in April 2013 when Kearn is alleged to have contacted an investigator working undercover with the Queensland Police Service in Queensland, Australia. Kearn sent the agent photographs of…
The nation took notice of K-State’s three game sweep of Kansas this weekend. The Wildcats made the jump into multiple top 25 polls heading into the final Big 12 series of the year against Oklahoma. K-State is ranked 18th by Collegiate Baseball, 19th by Baseball America, 21st in the USA Today Coaches Poll, 22nd by the NCBWA and 26th by Perfect Game. This marks the seventh straight week that K-State has at least received votes in the various top 25 polls. Last week the Wildcats found themselves ranked for the first time since May 24th, 2010 by coming in at…
Maine transfer Justin Edwards joined “The Game” to discuss his potential role at K-State. [mp3-jplayer]
A Philadelphia doctor accused of performing illegal, late-term abortions in a filthy clinic has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the deaths of three babies born alive but acquitted in the death of a fourth baby.
President Barack Obama slammed the IRS Monday for its targeting of conservative groups, calling it ‘outrageous.’ He also dismissed Republican criticism of his administration’s handling of the Benghazi attacks, saying it’s a ‘political sideshow.’
TOPEKA, KAN. – A Salina man has been sentenced to 78 months in federal prison on drug trafficking and firearms charges, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today. Chris Alan Martin, 46, Salina, Kan., pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm after a felony conviction. After investigators arranged to buy methamphetamine from Martin, the I-70 Drug Task Force obtained a search warrant for his residence in Salina. Investigators seized methamphetamine and three handguns. Martin was…
Rules and regulations regarding sanitary codes are very specific, but they can be changed if the commission so chooses. During Monday’s Riley County Commission meeting, the commission received a sanitary code appeal for a lagoon permit. Joe and Nancy Moore own a 2.7 acre piece of land in the county. Their house burned down last year and they wish to rebuild. In order to do so, the couple needs a lagoon on the property. The requirement for the sanitary code is that the piece of land must be at least three acres in order to be eligible for a lagoon.…
ATCHISON, Kan. (AP) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to create more shallow-water habitat along the Missouri River. The St. Joseph News-Press reports that the corps has announced plans to build the habitat in an area known as Benedictine Bottoms, just northeast of Atchison. The goal of the projects is to provide a refuge for young pallid sturgeon and other native species. There used to be much more shallow-water habitat along the river. But about 100,000 acres of it disappeared when the river was dammed and straightened and its channel narrowed. While changes to the river aided navigation and…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) The Dole Institute of Politics is planning to celebrate former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole’s 90th birthday as part of its lineup of summer events. The Lawrence Journal World reports that other activities include an in-depth look at the Battle of Gettysburg. Director Bill Lacy says that on June 20, the center will bring in a panel of historians and military experts to mark the 150th anniversary of the three-day battle. It was the deadliest of the Civil War and was sfought in July 1863. Then on July 22, the institute will celebrate Dole’s birthday with an open…