TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Records have been sealed in the case against a Topeka man charged with first-degree murder and kidnapping in the death of an 18-year-old woman. The Topeka Capital-Journal reported that a Shawnee County judge agreed Friday to close to the public all pretrial motions, responses and replies in the case of 20-year-old Dustin J. Leftwich. His newly appointed defense attorney made the request. Leftwich is accused of hitting recent Seaman High School graduate Brenna Morgart with a vehicle. Her body was found May 25 in a field about three miles away. Leftwich is also charged with aggravated assault…
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In Ogden, a homeless woman was charged with two misdemeanors and one felony. 25 year old Casey Lindley, was arrested at 6:30 a.m. yesterday (Friday) morning. Lindley was charged with fleeing or attempting to elude, suspended drivers license and unlawful operation of a vehicle. Lindley is currently confined on a $5,000 bond. A Manhattan man faces a hefty fine after being arrested on two charges. 22 year old Derek Brown, was arrested around 3:45 p.m. yesterday (Friday) for unlawful possession of drugs and a DUI. Brown now faces a $2,500 bond.
President Barack Obama signed legislation Friday maintaining jobs on transportation projects and preventing interest rate increases on new loans to millions of college students, saying it would “make a real difference” for millions of Americans.
Neighborhood watch leader George Zimmerman was released from jail Friday after a judge granted a $1 million bail with strict conditions. “He’s very happy to be out,” said Don West, one of Zimmerman’s attorneys.
One elderly thrill-seeker was gored in a leg and five others slightly injured as thousands of adrenaline-fueled runners raced ahead of six fighting bulls in the streets of the northern Spanish city of Pamplona.
SHAWNEE, Kan. (AP) A northeastern Kansas man has taken down a website where he posted mugshots of people arrested in Johnson County and charged up to $200 to remove them. The Kansas City Star reports that 30-year-old Matthew Creed, of Shawnee, said he received death threats over the site he called blabbermouthkc.com. Creed’s two-month-old website featured a map of the bistate Kansas City area with dots showing the Kansas or Missouri hometowns of people arrested in Johnson County. Clicking on the dots brought up the mugshots and addresses of people arrested whether or not they were ever formally charged, much…
GARDEN CITY, Kan. (AP) Mexico’s government is helping promote a health-care screening and prevention program in southwestern Kansas. The Garden City Telegram the Mexican government has donated $31,000 to support a staff position with the Juntos Center for Advancing Latino Health. The Juntos program is an initiative of the University of Kansas Medical Center. The staff member will help connect people to clinics in Liberal, Great Bend, Dodge City and Garden City where they can be screened for cancer, diabetes and other illnesses. Juntos Center director Dr. Paula Cupertino says the program brings the services of KU Medical Center to…
EMPORIA, Kan. (AP) The toll from fires blamed on Fourth of July fireworks is adding up around Kansas. In Hutchinson, authorities estimate the damage at $600,000 from a fire that left a home in ruins and killed a couple’s two dogs. Investigators say Thursday’s pre-dawn blaze apparently began when fireworks landed on the roof from somewhere in the neighborhood. Fireworks are also suspected in several house fires in the Wichita area. Even spent fireworks can spark a blaze. WIBW-TV reports a house in Emporia went up in flames Thursday when two children put a couple of spent sparklers in the…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Democrat who couldn’t seek a Kansas House seat because his filing form was lost now hopes to run as an independent. Larry Meeker of Lake Quivira says he’ll kick off a petition drive Saturday in Shawnee. He needs signatures from 4 percent of the registered voters in the 17th House District in the Kansas City area to qualify as a candidate in the November general election. Meeker can gather signatures until Aug. 6, the day before the state’s primary election. State Rep. Brett Hildabrand, of Shawnee, and another Republican also are running for the seat. Democrats…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A legislative oversight committee is scheduled to consider seeking additional audits of Kansas school district operations and a new review of the cost to implement national education standards. The Legislative Post Audit Committee has asked the state’s independent auditing staff to review school district operations over recent years, looking for ways to help districts find efficiencies in spending and organization. The audits generally have found that districts could save money by purchasing supplies in bulk and by modifying the way their academic schedules are assembled. Committee members will meet Tuesday in Topeka to discuss future audits, as…