TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The president of the anti-abortion group Operation Rescue has endorsed Texas Congressman Ron Paul for the Republican presidential nomination. Troy Newman’s endorsement was released Thursday by Paul’s campaign, two days ahead of voting in the Kansas GOP presidential caucuses. Operation Rescue has its headquarters in Wichita. Many abortion opponents, including leaders of the anti-abortion group Kansans for Life, are supporting former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum in the presidential race. But in a recorded message distributed by the Paul campaign, Newman said Paul will fight to ban abortion and is the only candidate truly committed to defending the…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Republican Party’s rules give an edge to the top finishers in the state’s GOP presidential caucuses in allocating delegates to the national convention. Forty delegates are stake in Saturday’s Kansas caucuses, taking place at 96 locations around the state. The state GOP is hoping 50,000 to 60,000 people will cast votes. Three delegates all Kansas Republican leaders are pledged to the candidate who wins the statewide vote. Three delegates will be awarded to the top vote-getter in each of the state’s four congressional districts. The remaining 25 delegates will be split proportionally among the presidential…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Police in Kansas City, Kan., say three people have been arrested in connection with a weekend shooting that left two people dead and a baby wounded. KCTV reports police were meeting with Wyandotte County prosecutors Thursday on possible charges. No details about the suspects have been released. Police were called to an apartment early Sunday on a report of prolonged gunshots. They found 16-year-old Renesha Jones and 21-year-old Keith Barrett dead, and Barrett’s infant son wounded. The baby was treated for a leg wound and released from the hospital. Jones was a student at Center High…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul says he has no numeric goal in mind as he chases delegates in Saturday’s Kansas caucuses. The 12-term Texas congressman said after a Topeka rally with about 500 supporters Friday that he just needs delegates in his bid for the GOP nomination. Kansas has 40 delegates up for grabs in Saturday’s caucuses, which will be held at 96 locations around the state. Paul scheduled stops later Friday in Wichita and Lawrence. He also planned to visit caucus sites in the northeastern Kansas GOP stronghold of Johnson County. Gov. Sam Brownback met with…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A former Wichita police officer who admitting committing sex crimes against two citizens while he was on duty will not be sent to jail. Joseph Taylor McGill was sentenced Friday to three years of probation for aggravated sexual battery and sexual battery. Prosecutors say he inappropriately touched two residents while he was on duty and in uniform. He pleaded guilty earlier this year. McGill also must register as a sex offender and will be jailed if he violates his probation. McGill was a police officer for three years but resigned shortly after the charges were filed.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Wichita police say a woman was killed and her boyfriend was injured in a stabbing in a K-Mart parking lot in south Wichita. Lt. Todd Ojile says the 35-year-old woman and her 39-year-old boyfriend both were stabbed Thursday night. The Wichita Eagle reports that witnesses told police the two appeared to be arguing before the stabbing. Ojile says police are not looking for any other suspects. The couple was evicted from a hotel next to the K-Mart before the stabbing. The man was from Wichita and the woman had moved to the city last summer.
The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office is asking for assistance in locating a runaway juvenile from rural Onaga. According to Sheriff Greg Riat, Corey Troxel, 14, left the foster home he was staying at by exiting a bedroom window Wednesday evening. He is believed to have left on foot. Troxel is a white male, about 5-foot-10, weighing 140 lbs. with brown hair and brown eyes. It is unknown if Troxel left the Onaga area or if he may be going to the Oskaloosa or Topeka areas, where family is located. He was last known to be wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt…
On Thursday Riley County Police detained an Eisenhower Middle School student for alleged aggravated child endangerment. On Wednesday, Riley County EMS responded to the Eisenhower Middle School on a report of a student suffering from medical problems. The student was transported to Mercy Regional Health Center. School officials say they discovered the ill student may have been given perscription medication by another. On Thursday they contacted the RCPD with the information, and after investigation, Toby Ritchie Jr. was detained for aggravated endangerment of a child. Ritchie was released to his parents.
The Riley County Police Department foiled an escape plot from Riley County Jail. Police say a confidential informant notified the department of a plot on Thursday. The call prompted security checks that allegedly uncovered more evidence of the plan, which reportedly included a concealed weapon and multiple people. No arrests have been made at this time, and the case has been forwarded to the Riley County District Attorney’s office to ascertain what charges if any are brought forward from the incident.
The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office continues the investigation of a structure fire at 520 Jefferson street in St. George a couple of months ago. The fire was reported to the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office just after midnight on Jan. 14. The home was occupied at the time by the residents, though no injuries from the fire were reported and all occupants were able to escape the residence . The home and its contents were a total loss. The State Fire Marshalls Office has recently determined the fire to be intentionally set . Anyone with information on this incident is urged to…