PITTSBURG, Kan. (AP) A 23-year-old southeast Kansas woman has been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison in the April death of her newborn son. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Karen Marie Bailey of LeRoy was sentenced Thursday to 13 years and seven months in prison. She pleaded guilty earlier to second-degree murder and aggravated endangerment of a child. Prosecutors say Bailey gave birth April 2 in her car and left the baby unattended there for several hours, which resulted in his death.
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Beginning July 1, Kansas State University will be combining their performing arts programs to create the new School of Music, Theatre and Dance. “Over the past year, the faculty, staff and department heads of the music department and the communications study, theatre and dance departments had a conversation about the future of the programs and how they fit within the school’s 2025 plan,” said Peter Dorhout, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. These discussions led to making the decision to combine the programs to make an even better creative outlet for student. “Not only will the school be a wonderful draw for…
KDOT has approved bids for state highway construction and maintenance projects in Kansas. Local projects receiving funding include U.S. 24 from the east city limits of Wamego to the west city limits of St. Mary’s for sealing. The project was projected to cost $360,978.16, and the contract was awarded to Vance Brothers, inc., out of Kansas City. A Riley County project to repair bridges has received the green light. Mill Valley Construction Inc. our of Olathe will receive $211,591.25 dollars to complete the construction.
1. Riley County Police are reporting an unattended death occurred in Manhattan on Thursday. According to police 26-year-old Blake Birnbaum was found in his apartment at 1420 Cambridge Place after a welfare check was requested by a member of Birnbaum’s famiily. Police say the death was not found to be suspicious, and foul play is not suspected. An autopsy has been requested by authorities for cause of death. 2. An early morning incident on the 4th of July has prompted an investigation by the Riley County Police Department. Police say 20-year-old Kelli Friedel reported that a friend battered her outside of her residence, at 1010 Bertrand street.…
Riley County Commissioners gathered Thursday to continue adjusting the budget for fiscal year 2013. Commissioners finalized a $500,000 transfer from the general fund to the capital improvement project fund. That increased the CIP balance from $500,000 to $1 million. “The modification of the CIP transfer will allow the commission to activate $500,000 of non-funded CIP projects in 2013,” Johnette Shepek, county budget and finance officer, said. The Riley County Health Department’s appropriation was increased from $212,000 to $215,000 to account for cost of living adjustments. Also, the commission decided to allocate just $45,000 to the animal shelter fund; $20,000 less than…
Press Release from Congresswwoman Lynn Jenkins Washington—Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins issued the following statement today in response to the latest jobs report released by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. In June, the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 8.2%. “Today’s disappointing jobs report marks the third straight month of bad news for the economy. There are still 12.7 million unemployed Americans struggling to find work and millions more that have completely given up looking. “We have yet to make much, if any, progress in the past six months. We can do better. It is time for Washington to wake up, and…
TORONTO (AP) Luke Hochevar won for the third time in four starts after leaving the game with a sprained ankle, Eric Hosmer had three RBIs and the Kansas City Royals beat the Blue Jays 9-6 on Thursday night. All-Star Billy Butler snapped a season-long 0-for-24 hitless streak against Toronto pitching and Yuniesky Betancourt homered as the Royals won for the second time in six games. Salvador Perez tied a career-high with four hits, all singles, and Kansas City finished with a season-high 16 hits. Hochevar (6-8) gave up two runs and four hits in five innings before leaving with…
CHICAGO (AP) Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish and St. Louis Cardinals third baseman David Freese are headed to the All-Star game after fans voted them into Tuesday’s showcase in Kansas City. Darvish, 10-5 with a 3.59 ERA, is the eighth Rangers player on the AL team managed by Texas’ Ron Washington. He beat out four other pitchers: Chicago’s Jake Peavy, Baltimore’s Jason Hammel, Kansas City’s Jonathan Broxton and the Angels’ Ernesto Frieri. Freese emerged from an NL field that included Atlanta outfielder Michael Bourn, Nationals rookie outfielder Bryce Harper and Arizona second baseman Aaron Hill. Freese is batting…
The Wamego Police Department is working with the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office on an investigation of two residential aggravated burglaries in Pottawatomie County… The burglaries occurred on JC Rogers Drive and on Country Club Circle on the west side of Wamego. Both homes were occupied at the time they were entered on Thursday morning. In both cases the suspect was confronted by occupants and fled the area on foot. Police officials say the suspect is a male as tall as 5-9 and MIGHT have a dark complexion. Officials also believe the suspect is targeting higher income homes. There were no…
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says the nation’s ongoing sluggish job growth is unacceptable and his policies would work better than President Barack Obama’s. He calls another flat jobs report a ‘kick in the gut’ that must end.