HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) A 30-year-old Wichita man is in jail after barricading himself inside a Hutchinson home for more than six hours. The man surrendered peacefully Wednesday evening after the standoff and is jailed in Reno County awaiting charges. Authorities say the standoff began when a state parole officer saw the man in a car that had been stolen in Wichita. The suspect had violated his parole on Sedgwick County charges including aggravated assault and endangering a child. After a brief chase, the man ran inside a Hutchinson home. Residents inside the home got out of the house and the…
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EMPORIA, Kan. (AP) Security guards at Emporia’s high school and middle school will be able to carry guns starting Feb. 1. The Emporia school district’s board of education voted Wednesday to allow the security guards to carry guns while on duty at the schools. Currently, all school employees are banned from carrying guns. Superintendent Theresa Davidson said the change will move the district closer to a comprehensive plan for making all students and staff safe. KVOE reports the board also changed the job description for security officers. Officers will be required to have some law enforcement experience, be certified with…
SALINA, Kan. (AP) A Salina man has pleaded no contest to first-degree murder in the beating death of a toddler. The Salina Journal reports that 28-year-old Antonio M. Brown Sr. pleaded no contest Wednesday in Saline County court to first-degree murder during commission of a felony. Brown also pleaded no contest to two counts of child abuse in connection with the 2011 beating death of 14-month-old Clayden Lee Urbanek. Saline County District Judge Rene Young set sentencing for Feb. 12. The child’s mother, 21-year-old Brittney Betzold, was sentenced earlier this month to about 13 years in prison for second-degree murder…
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Republican Party is holding its annual convention in Hutchinson near the end of the month. State GOP Chairwoman Amanda Adkins announced in an email Wednesday that the two-day gathering will begin Jan. 25. Hundreds of party activists are expected to attend. The convention features receptions by elected public officials and a dinner speaker on the opening night. The next day’s events include a meeting of the GOP’s state committee and a lunch with U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts. The Republican Party traditionally schedules the convention close to the Jan. 29 anniversary of the state’s admission to…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Police in Wichita are investigating vandalism to a life-size bronze sculpture in a city park. The city’s Arts and Cultural Services Division says a resident discovered the damage to the sculpture, called “Heritage Woman,” on Wednesday. The sculpture is more than 5 feet tall and is located in Heritage Park, behind the Wichita Sedgwick-County Historical Museum. Authorities say the sculpture was knocked off its base and broken in half. It’s not known when the damage occurred or how much the repairs will cost. The sculpture was created by Richard Bergen, of Salina, and donated to the city…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback is proposing a $10 million initiative to boost mental health services to targeted populations. The initiative would direct funding to what Brownback called the most at-risk and challenging mental health patients to meet their specific treatment requirements. The program will not target residents who are receiving services through Medicaid. The Republican governor announced the proposal Thursday in Kansas City, Kan., with Shawn Sullivan, secretary of the Department for Aging and Disability Services. Brownback also announced creation of a task force to evaluate the state’s current mental health system and recommend improvements. Brownback…
A couple more people have thrown their hats into the race for local school board positions. For Riley County’s USD 378 Steven Reed of Leonardville has decided to join the race as well as Bruce Kaump for Blue Valley/Randolph’s USD 384. KMAN will keep you udated with these races as more information becomes available.
K-State made a run at the beginning and end of Wednesday night’s road tilt at Texas Tech, but the Lady Raiders were more consistent over the entirety of a 59-50 victory over the Cats in Lubbock. K-State jumped out to an 8-0 lead, but Tech closed out the half on a 27-9 spurt to take a 10-point lead into the break. The Lady Raiders would push the lead to as many as 19 points in the second half before the Cats went on a 12-2 run to within 57-50 with 41 seconds left. But, ultimately K-State ran out of time…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Freshman Ben McLemore had a career-high 33 points, including a tying 3-pointer with a second left in regulation, and No. 6 Kansas rallied to beat Iowa State 97-89 in overtime Wednesday night. McLemore was 10 of 12 from the field and perfect on six 3-pointers for the Jayhawks (13-1, 1-0 Big 12), who scored the first nine points of overtime to wrap up their 12th straight win. Iowa State (10-4, 0-1) poured in 14 3-pointers, and had forged a 79-76 lead with 8.4 seconds left in regulation. But the Jayhawks’ Elijah Johnson found McLemore on the…
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Aaric Murray scored 12 points and West Virginia defeated Texas 57-53 in overtime on Wednesday night. Jabarie Hinds added 11 points for the Mountaineers (8-6, 1-1 Big 12), who won their first conference game since moving over from the Big East this season. Jonathan Holmes had 12 points for Texas (8-7, 0-2), which gave up a double-digit lead in the final 5 minutes of regulation, then scored only three points in the extra period. The Mountaineers will host K-State this Saturday afternoon at 12:30pm at WVU Coliseum. The Cats will face their former coach, Bob Huggins…