TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) An exhibition of artwork by fourth- and eighth-graders opens Friday night at the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site in Topeka. “The Ray of Hope” consists of quilts and murals inspired by Aaron Douglas, considered a forefather of African-American art and a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance. The featured artists are fourth-graders at Williams Science and Fine Arts Magnet School in Topeka and eighth-graders from Liberty Central Middle School in Lawrence. They created their art with the help of nationally known quilter Marla Jackson. She is serving as an artist-in-residence at the Brown site.…
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KINGMAN, Kan. (AP) The trial of a former Kansas police instructor accused of killing his wife has been moved from December to next May. Brett Seacat, 36, of Kingman, is charged with first-degree murder, aggravated arson and child endangerment. His 34-year-old wife, Vashti Seacat, was found dead with a gunshot wound in the neck after a fire at their home in April 2011. Prosecutors say Brett Seacat shot his wife and set the fire before escaping the house with their two young sons. The defense contends Vashti Seacat set the fire and shot herself. A judge on Thursday rescheduled the…
A man tried to help his grandson, but ended up losing a lot of money along the way. William Lockhart, 82, of Manhattan was contacted by unknown people in Mexico saying that his grandson was in trouble and needed his help. Lockhart ended up sending $20,000 in money grams. The incident turned out to be completely fraudulent.
President Barack Obama is challenging Republican Mitt Romney’s candor the morning after their first debate, saying: “If you want to be president, you owe the American people the truth.”
Pentagon Press Secretary George Little says the U.S. military respects Turkey’s right to defend itself, in response to a reporter’s questions about a skirmish between Turkish and Syrian forces on the countries’ shared border.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Supreme Court is preparing to rule on a challenge to the state’s 1988 law that limits damages for pain and suffering in civil lawsuits at $250,000. The court says it will issue a decision Friday in the case of Eudora resident Amy Miller, who filed a medical malpractice lawsuit after her doctor removed the wrong ovary in 2002. A jury in Douglas County District Court awarded Miller almost $760,000 in damages. The award included $400,000 for current and future non-economic losses, such as pain and suffering. Because state law limits damages for non-economic losses, the…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The Machinists union in Wichita is urging members to reject Bombardier’s proposed five-year labor contract and vote to strike. The union represents 825 hourly workers at the Bombardier Learjet plant. The Wichita Eagle reports union members are to vote Saturday on a contract that offers no raises the first year and a 1 percent raise in each of the four following years. Machinists union spokesman Bob Wood told the newspaper Thursday the offer retains the pension plan, but increases health care costs. But Wood says the main sticking point is the company’s proposal for a five-year contract.…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Public records show that interim Kansas Labor Secretary Lana Gordon filed an age and gender discrimination complaint against a former employer two months before taking the state job. Gordon’s complaint against ISS Facility Services Inc. was still open Thursday before the Kansas Human Rights Commission. Gordon, also a former legislator, filed the complaint in July. The complaint alleges that a manager in the company’s Topeka office verbally abused Gordon because of her age and gender from August 2011 until she was fired as an account representative in March. Gordon did not immediately respond to an interview request…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Topeka police are looking for a 10-foot-tall bronze statue called “Forgiven Man” after it was stolen from a church. The statue was stolen early Wednesday from a memorial garden in front of the First Congregational Church. Police say they received a call from a witness who saw two men load the statue into a pickup truck. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports police say the bronze statue is worth $10,000. The thieves also did about $400 damage to a concrete bench and sign at the church. The church’s pastor, Tobias Schlingensiepen, says he believes the statute is worth more…
OSAWATOMIE, Kan. (AP) A 32-year-old northeast Kansas man died after police used a Taser gun on him while he tried to flee. Osawatomie police say Travis L. Maupin died at the Miami County Medical Center Thursday morning. Police say Maupin had barricaded himself inside a home after police arrived to investigate a report of domestic violence. He came out of the home but ran when paramedics checked the woman for injuries. Officers chased him for about a block and used the Taser on him when he resisted. Osawatomie police asked the Kansas Bureau of Investigation to look into the death.