TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas House has approved a bill that makes several changes to hunting and fishing regulations. The bill approved Thursday would increase the age to qualify for free hunting and fishing licenses from 65 to 75. And it would give those 65 to 75 the chance to buy annual licenses or a $38 lifetime pass. The Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism says free hunting and fishing for seniors is causing budget problems for the department, which receives no state general funds. The Wichita Eagle reports the bill also establishes a project to study allowing crossbows during…
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SALINA, Kan. (AP) The third of four suspects in the death of a Salina man will serve two years of probation. Twenty-year-old Tyeler Cookson also was ordered Thursday to perform 40 hours of community service for the death of 48-year-old Robert Unselt, who was killed in January during a fight. Before his sentencing, Cookson testified that Unselt died after hitting his head on the pavement during the fight. He said Unselt started the confrontation with the four men. The Salina Journal reports Unselt’s family has disputed that contention. His wife has filed a $1 million wrongful death lawsuit against the…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) State officials have prohibited skiing, swimming and wading in four lakes because of concerns about high levels of toxic blue-green algae. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment issued the warning Thursday for Memorial/Veterans Lake in Great Bend, Winfield City Lake, Marion Reservoir and Marion County Lake. The state is also advising people to avoid contact with the Old Herington City Lake in Dickinson County, where lower levels of blue-green algae were detected. Skin contact can cause allergic reactions. Ingesting the infected water can cause diarrhea, vomiting and even death. Animals can die from drinking too much…
FORT RILEY, Kan. (AP) A brigade of soldiers from Fort Riley is preparing to leave for a deployment to Afghanistan. Officials with the 1st Infantry Division say hundreds of soldiers from the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team are scheduled to depart from the northeast Kansas Army post next week. The Dragon Brigade has twice deployed to Iraq since 2006 when it was organized at Fort Riley. Col. Joseph Wawro and Command Sgt. Maj. Wiley Hutchison, the brigade’s commander and senior noncommissioned officer, cased its colors April 26 in preparation for its first deployment to Afghanistan. The brigade will serve under…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) State labor officials say the Kansas economy continues to show growth this spring as evidenced by a decline in the April unemployment rate. The Kansas Department of Labor says the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 6.1 percent in April, down from 6.2 percent in March. The rate was 6.7 percent in April 2011. Labor Secretary Karin Brownlee says Kansas should be pleased with the job growth and that it is acceptable at this time. However, the department’s economist says the rate of private sector job growth has slowed in the past three months and called the rate…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Federal prosecutors have charged a former Topeka doctor who continued practicing medicine after state regulators suspended her medical license. A criminal information filed Thursday charges Diana Carver with health care fraud and illegally dispensing drugs. Such documents typically are filed with the consent of the defendant and indicate a plea deal has likely been reached in the case. A current phone number could not be found to reach Carver for comment. Prosecutors allege Carver continued to practice medicine after the Kansas Board of Healing Arts suspended her medical license in July 2010. She is accused of submitting…
Justin Taylor was sentenced by Judge Paul Miller to 155 months on the rape charge and 59 months for the voluntary manslaughter charge to be served consecutively in Riley County Division I court Friday morning. Victims addressed the court before sentencing. Lauren Williams,the girlfriend of Kevin Cockrum the man killed by Taylor in August of 2011, testified to the loss of Cockrum saying that Taylor killed a war hero and great man. Taylor also faced the testimonial of Elizabeth Marie Parker. Parker is the woman Taylor raped near Kimball Avenue in June of 2010. Parker spoke about her…
Jared King knocked in three runs on a trio of hits including a home run to lead K-State to a 7-5 victory at Texas Tech on Thursday night. The Cats need to win one of the next two games against the Red Raiders to clinch a berth in the Big 12 tournament next week. Kayvon Bahramzadeh went eight strong innings, giving up just two runs on four hits. Things got interesting the bottom of the 9th as Texas Tech put three runs on the board against reliever Gerardo Esquivel, before Nate Williams closed it out for his 6th save. K-State…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Adam Jones hit a two-run homer, J.J. Hardy also drove in a pair of runs and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 5-3 on Thursday for their seventh straight road win. The Orioles also improved to 12-1 when Jones goes deep, including a victory over the Royals the previous night, when his homer in the 15th inning decided the game. Jones has homered 13 times this year; he didn’t hit No. 13 until June 25 last season. Brian Matusz (3-4) won for the third time in four starts after enduring a career-worst 12-decision…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Royals have freshened up their bullpen after a 15-inning loss to the Orioles, sending Nate Adcock and Vin Mazzaro to Triple-A Omaha and recalling Everett Teaford and Louis Coleman from the same club. The Royals made the moves before Thursday afternoon’s game against Baltimore, and less than 12 hours after a 4-3 defeat in which Kansas City squandered a two-run lead in the ninth inning. Adcock pitched five innings of relief in Wednesday night’s game. He was responsible for Adam Jones’ eventual game-winning homer in the top half of the 15th. Mazzaro earned the…