LIBERAL, Kan. (AP) A southwest Kansas man has pleaded no-contest to three counts of attempted second-degree murder alleging he tried to kill his three children by slitting their throats. The Hutchinson News reports Irineo Garcia entered his plea Monday during a pretrial hearing and is scheduled for sentencing March 22. The Liberal man initially was charged with three counts of attempted first-degree murder for trying to kill his children, ages 5, 6 and 7, on Oct. 18, 2010, at his home. Prosecutors say he also tried to kill himself. The children and Garcia were found injured at their home after…
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The number of elderly homeless people in Wichita continues to climb as the economy sends them to local shelters seeking refuge. Sandy Swank of Inter-Faith Ministries says the organization’s winter shelter has served 13 people over the age of 62 so far this year after helping only five in 2012. In many cases a spouse has died and left a mountain of debt that overwhelmed the survivor. Swank told The Wichita Eagle that when she started working at Inter-Faith since late 1990, elderly people occasionally came to the shelter but almost always had someone to look after…
On today’s InFocus, Tom talks with Dr. Warren Beard, Professor of equine surgery at Kansas State College of Veterinary Medicine. [mp3-jplayer]
K-State put themselves in sole position of first place in the Big 12 with their 79-70 over Iowa State on Saturday, and K-State is now #10 in the AP poll heading into Monday night’s Sunflower Showdown. With losses last week at TCU and Oklahoma, KU drops nine spots to #14. Oklahoma State has won five straight including at Texas on Saturday, and is now #17, up five spots from last week’s poll. K-State and KU tip off on Monday night at 8:00pm at Allen Fieldhouse. Coverage on SportsRadio 1350 KMAN and 101.5 K-Rock begins at 7:00 from the K-State Sports Network with Wyatt Thompson and Stan Weber.…
Tom Abbott, representing Wells Landing LLC, applied with Riley County Planning and Development to rezone a 25 acre tract of land. This request for rezoning was discussed during Monday’s County Commission meeting. County Planner, Bob Isaac presented various pictures, maps and facts about the land. The site is located northwest of the Anderson Avenue and Scenic Drive intersection, on the north side of Anderson Avenue. The request involved splitting the land into four lots. Various studies went into the research of this area, including noise levels and water sources. Rural Water District #1 would provide the water source, as it…
Two businesses in Aggieville suffered damage to property over the weekend. The first incident took place around 1:00 Saturday morning. A bathroom sink at Jimmy John’s was damaged, with an estimated total loss of $1,000 Also, at around 2:30 the same morning, Wahoo Fire and Ice Grill reported that one of the windows of their resturant had been damaged. Total loss in this case is $1,000 No arrests have been made in either case, and police are investigating. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ A Topeka man is behind bars for failing to appear in court. Riley county police told reporters on Monday that Jacob Maxfield…
Jase Stone and Dallas Vesta brought home individual titles, but host Junction City was too much for Manhattan High to overcome at the Centennial League Wrestling meet on Saturday. The Blue Jays scored 199.5 points for first place, the Tribe were in second with 151 points, and Seaman was a half point behind in third. Emporia and Washburn Rural rounded out the top five. The 113-pound Stone beat Khamin Crow of Seaman 11-4 in the finals, and the 126-pound Vesta pinned Marcus Reese of Topeka High for his title. Kian Clemens, Davis Matthews, Austin Chauncey, and Michael Leeper all finished as…
(Courtesy K-State Sports Information) K-State received a combined school record 59 points from its senior duo of Brittany Chambers and Mariah White on Saturday, but it was enough to upset #25 Iowa State as the Cyclones downed the Wildcats, 87-71. K-State (12-11, 3-8 Big 12) was led by Brittany Chambers with a season-high 34 points, which included a career-high 13-of-17 from the line, 12 rebounds and four assists. Joining Chambers in double digits was Mariah White with a career-high 25 points and six rebounds. Chambers and White became the first K-State duo to combine for at least 50 points in…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Topeka police say two suspects are in custody after shots were fired during fights that involved up to 15 people. The fight Sunday night left two people with gunshot wounds, although the injuries were not considered life-threatening. Police Lt. Ron Gish said in a news release that officers received reports of a large group of people fighting in southeast Topeka, with some of the people involved armed with handguns. Gish says a 30-year-old female and 15-year-old boy were taken to hospitals with gunshot wounds. After the shooters’ car was found, police took four people into custody. Police…
Fun., Gotye and Mumford and Sons were amongst the winners at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles which featured performances from Justin Timberlake, Taylor Swift, and Bruno Mars.