WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A new government report says drought has spurred declines in the nation’s cattle herd. The National Agricultural Statistics Service said Friday that the number of cattle and calves in the United States as of July 1 totaled 97.8 million head. That’s 2 percent fewer cattle than a year ago. It’s also the lowest number since the agency began documenting July cattle numbers in 1973. The agency now estimates the size of the herd each January and July. The calf crop is down 2 percent from a year ago with 34.5 million calves expected to be born this…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Preliminary results show alcohol-related traffic fatalities dropped in the year since the state began requiring an ignition interlock for those convicted of drunken driving. The Kansas Department of Transportation reported Friday that the state recorded 59 alcohol-related traffic fatalities between July 1, 2011 when the law took effect and June 30 of this year. That compares with 125 and 137, respectively, for the previous two years. The law requires those with a DUI conviction to install a device that drivers blow into to show their blood-alcohol level is below .04 before their vehicles will start. Pete Bodyk,…
GARDEN CITY, Kan. (AP) Original documents from the murders of a southwest Kansas family that became the subject of Truman Capote’s “In Cold Blood” are being auctioned off. Case files about the 1959 murders of the Herb Clutter family in Holcomb are being auctioned by a Seattle-based auction company specializing in film and literature relics. The files from Kansas Bureau of Investigation Agent Harold Nye include original investigation notebooks and photographs from the Clutter investigation. The Garden City Telegram reports the items include crime scene photographs of the killing that have not been made public. Vintage Memorabilia President Gary McAvoy…
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) Hutchinson police are investigating the seventh vandalism at a city church since late March. Police say windows were broken and a money box was stolen Wednesday at Trinity United Methodist Church. Pastor Mike McGuire was he is thankful the vandals didn’t do more damage or steal more items from the church. The Hutchinson News reports that in the six previous break-ins, vandals stole several items but also caused damage to some of the churches by causing flooding or spraying fire extinguishers.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A jury deliberating the fate of a suspect in a Topeka woman’s shooting death recessed for the weekend without reaching a verdict. The Shawnee County jury will resume deliberations Monday in the first-degree murder trial of 27-year-old Anceo Stovall of Topeka. He’s charged with premeditated first-degree murder and 10 other counts in the shooting death of 40-year-old Natalie Gibson and the wounding of Gibson’s partner in in July 2011. Stovall is one of nine people charged in the shootings. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the jury on Thursday asked the judge if it would be considered a hung…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Spirit AeroSystems estimates its insurance claim from an April tornado will be about $400 million. The Wichita company said Thursday that it took a $55 million charge, or 26 cents per share, in the second quarter for expenses related to the tornado. The EF-3 tornado on April 14 damaged 40 buildings, knocked out power and took production equipment offline across the company’s complex. None of the nearly 200 employees at the plant were hurt. The Wichita Eagle reports Spirit resumed some shipments three days after the tornado hit. The company is currently replacing temporary fixes made after…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) A federal judge has formally ended the lawsuit brought by Kansas abortion clinics who won an injunction that kept temporary state regulations from taking effect. U.S. District Judge Carlos Murguia on Thursday dismissed the federal lawsuit over the temporary regulations at the request of both sides. The clinics won a ruling last year barring the state from enforcing temporary rules on the drugs and equipment that abortion clinics must stock and the sizes and temperatures of their rooms. The clinics are challenging a separate, final version of the regulations in state court in Topeka. The District…
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) Army and Fort Leavenworth leaders will mark the 20th anniversary of a monument honoring the legendary Buffalo Soldiers with the dedication of a new bronze bust. The bust is the likeness of Brig. Gen. Benjamin Grierson who commanded the 10th Cavalry for nearly 22 years. Buffalo Soldiers were all-black units of the 9th and 10th Calvary that served in the U.S. Army in the years after the Civil War. Grierson was a founder and longest serving commander of the 10th Cavalry. The bust will be dedicated Aug. 8 near the site of the Buffalo Soldier Monument…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) An observatory about 20 miles southwest of downtown Wichita is inviting people to bring their own telescopes. Friday’s event at the Lake Afton Public Observatory is billed as an opportunity for people to get help from members of the Kansas Astronomical Observers. Members of the group also will have several of their own telescopes to look through. The observatory says the event also is a great chance for people considering buying a telescope to get information on the different models.
K-State senior-to-be Erik Kynard took a break from training for the London Olympics with warmup event today (Friday) in Monaco. In a stacked field of nine Olympians among ten athletes in the field, Kynard finished fourth with a leap of 7′ 6 1/2″. An athlete who is also coached by K-State coach Cliff Rovelto won the competition. Defending world champ Jesse Williams jumped 7′ 7 3/4″. Kynard and the rest of the Olympic high jumpers will have their prelims on Sunday, August 5th in London, and the finals are Tuesday, August 7th. Opening ceremonies are a week away on Friday,…