WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A Sedgwick County judge has rescheduled the murder trial of the leader of a Kansas commune that lived off life insurance payouts on its dead members. Daniel U. Perez had been scheduled for trial next week. District Judge Clark Owens on Thursday reset the trial for Nov. 26. Perez is charged with premeditated first-degree murder in the 2003 death of Patricia Hughes at the group’s compound near Wichita. The death was initially listed as accidental. Perez was known for years under the false name of Lou Castro. He also faces multiple counts of rape, sodomy, sexual exploitation…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Gov. Sam Brownback is promoting a new state program that encourages high school students to get technical training for jobs in industries that need skilled workers. The Lawrence Journal World reports Brownback visited the Washburn Institute of Technology in Topeka on Thursday to publicize the $20 million program created this year. The program covers tuition for high school juniors and seniors taking certain courses at Kansas technical and community colleges. It will also pay public school districts $1,000 for each student who obtains a technical certificate for a high-need occupation. Those occupations include carpenters, electricians, computer specialists,…
Former Riley County Police Narcotics officer Mark Bylkas’ federal lawsuit against past and present members of the Riley County Law Board was dismissed late Thursday. The announcement was made by the board’s Defense Attorney Mike Gillespie at this morning’s Riley County Police Department briefing. According to Gillespie, Current RCPD Director Brad Schoen, Assistant Director John Doehling, Captain Richard Fink, and former Sergeant Michael Boller all agreed to unconditionally unoppose the dismissal. As a result, the one thing Bylkas received was an unconditional agreement to dismiss the federal case. Bylkas was fired from the department amid allegations over missing cocaine evidence and other charges. His…
Michelle Obama has arrived at the London Games to lead the U.S. delegation, starting her Friday schedule by having breakfast with American Olympians.
Authorities in Colorado are clamping down on leaks after a report that the theater shooting suspect sent a notebook to his former graduate school program. Meanwhile, families are laying the victims to rest. The AP’s John Mone reports.
More than 200,000 homes and businesses in Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York lost power in Thursday’s severe storm. Suspected tornadoes touched down in upstate New York and Pennsylvania.
The Chiefs have signed first-round pick Dontari Poe on the eve of training camp. The team announced the deal in statement Thursday. Poe took part in the Chiefs’ entire offseason program, despite failing to reach a deal with the team that made him the No. 11 overall selection. Poe is expected to be in camp on Friday with his new teammates.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Chiefs have signed free agent offensive tackle Tony Ugoh to provide depth along the line. The Chiefs announced the signing Thursday, the same day the team reported to training camp in St. Joseph, Mo. Their first practice is Friday. Ugoh was a second-round draft choice of Indianapolis in 2007, and spent part of the 2010 season with Detroit and last season with the Giants. He’s played in 40 games with 28 starts. The 6-foot-5, 301-pound Ugoh should provide some help behind left tackle Branden Albert and right tackle Eric Winston, who was signed as…
SEATTLE (AP) Seattle starter Jason Vargas allowed one hit in eight innings to win his career-high 11th game, and Mike Carp had three hits to help the Mariners beat the Kansas City Royals 4-1 Thursday night. Vargas (11-7) allowed just a fourth-inning double during his eight innings, while striking out five and walking three. He retired the first 11 batters he faced before Billy Butler’s 200th career double drove in Lorenzo Cain in the fourth. Vargas walked Cain, then fell behind 3-0 before Butler drilled a fastball to the gap in left-center. Kansas City did not get a runner…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A bankruptcy judge wants more information before deciding whether to approve Hawker Beechcraft’s request to pay eight top executives more than $5.3 million in bonuses. But a company spokeswoman says the judge did allow $1.9 million in bonuses for 31 other lower management-level employees during a hearing Thursday in New York. The judge asked for a written summary of the day’s testimony. It wasn’t immediately clear when he may rule on the larger bonuses. The Wichita, Kansas-based plane maker filed for bankruptcy in May. Machinists Union spokesman Frank Larkin says the case should be about what’s best…