MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) The parents of a Nebraska teen who died at the 2010 Country Stampede music festival in Manhattan have filed a lawsuit over his death. Kristina and Mark Kreutzer of Beaver Crossing, Neb., are seeking damages in excess of $75,000 on two counts. The lawsuit was filed in late June against Country Stampede, the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism; Robin Jennison, secretary of the state agency, and two employees of a company that provided security at the music festival. The Kreutzers’ suit alleges the defendants did not provide timely aid to their son, 19-year-old Jacob D.…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Topeka police say one man is suspected of committing four robberies in one day in the city. The robberies occurred Monday at a Taco Tico, Prize Package restaurant, Dollar General and Smokes for Less. WIBW reports the suspect in all cases was described as a black male, possibly in his 30s, about 6 feet tall and 200 lbs. The suspect carried a small semi-automatic handgun. Police say the suspect was wearing sunglasses and dark-colored shorts. In the Dollar General robbery, he had on a white tank top and a gray shirt on top of his head.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Inmates in the Sedgwick County jail who allege they were sexually assaulted by a deputy are seeking $20 million from the county. The Wichita Eagle reported Monday that attorneys for the inmates filed the two notices of claims with the county commissioners. Prosecutors allege that six inmates were assaulted by jail deputy 21-year-old David Kendall, who resigned in late June. Kendall faces 12 charges, including aggravated criminal sodomy and misdemeanor sexual battery. It wasn’t clear how many inmates are included in the claims because the county redacted the names from the notices. The inmates allege Sheriff Robert…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The man accused of breaking into at Topeka television station and injuring four employees will stand trial on seven charges. After a preliminary hearing Monday, 48-year-old Ray Anthony Miles was bound over for trial. He faces three counts of aggravated battery and one count each of aggravated burglary and making a criminal threat, as well as two misdemeanor charges. Miles is accused of breaking into the WIBW-TV on May 23 because he was upset that the station would not do a story on problems he was having with the Veterans Administration. Testimony during the hearing revealed that…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A new company begins work this week on a high-capacity transmission line it says will create an energy “superhighway” between eastern and western Kansas and bolster the state’s wind energy potential. Prairie Wind Transmission plans to break ground Wednesday in Colwich on a 108-mile line that will extend from Wichita to Medicine Lodge and south to the Oklahoma border. The high-capacity line carries about 345 kilovolts. Prairie Wind is a joint venture of Westar Energy and Electric Transmission America. The line is expected to be finished and energized in December 2014. The company says it will provide…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas Senate President Steve Morris has a big fundraising advantage over his Republican primary opponent. Morris filed a report Monday with the secretary of state’s office showing he raised almost $89,000 from Jan. 1 through last Thursday. He began the year with more than $159,000 in the bank. The Hugoton Republican’s report also shows he has spent more than $148,000 this year on his race for re-election. Morris is opposed in the Aug. 7 primary by House member Larry Powell, of Garden City. Powell reported raising almost $29,000 this year, including $20,000 in personal loans to his…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A northeast Kansas county plans to spend nearly $2.1 million to buy 45,000 bins for a curbside recycling program expected to begin next year. The Shawnee County Commission voted Monday to spend about $46 each for 95-gallon bins from a company with a manufacturing plant in DeSoto. The price includes a $4 per-bin assembly charge. Shawnee County, which is home to Topeka, plans to begin curbside recycling early next year for all garbage-collection customers, while raising rates by $4 a month. The county plans to make recycling pickups every other week. Customers who don’t want to recycle…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A political action committee formed by Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is backing conservative challengers to moderate Republican state senators in the Aug. 7 primary. Kobach’s Prairie Fire PAC filed a campaign finance report Monday with the secretary of state’s office showing it raised nearly $20,000 from its formation in February until Thursday. The PAC spent nearly $11,000, mostly in campaign contributions to Kobach’s fellow GOP conservatives. The donations included $1,000 each to conservatives hoping to unseat Senate President Steve Morris, of Hugoton; Pete Brungardt, of Salina; Tim Owens, of Overland Park; and Vicki Schmidt, of…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A major investigation into illegal deer hunting in Kansas has snared three more out-of-state hunters. The U.S. attorney’s office says three customers of a hunting camp called Camp Lone Star pleaded guilty and were sentenced Monday on misdemeanor charges of interstate transportation of wildlife taken in violation of state law. A judge sentenced Bart Stelly of Arnaudville, La..; Ryan Pinkston of Center, Texas; and Tim Metcalf of Lafayette, La., to probation. They must also pay fines and restitution. The government says 25 people have now been sentenced for activities of the hunting camp near the south-central town…
Campaign expenditure reports filed Monday for the Riley County Commission District Three Republican primary race shows David Fiser raising the most, with nearly $4,775 raised, compared to Ron Well’s $3,140. Fiser has spent about $ 4,601.66 of that, with Wells spending $486.35 –although Wells indicates that’s not truly reflective as he hadn’t turned in bills that came in after the 27th. Fiser tells KMAN he tries to be fiscally responsible when spending the money he receives, adding people want to be a part of the campaign. Wells describes himself as conservative, saying he thought appropriate use of the money contributed to…