TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Topeka man will face trial in the sexual assault and beating death of an 8-year-old neighbor girl. A judge ruled Wednesday that Billy Frank Davis Jr. will be bound over for trial in the March death of Ahliyah Nachelle Irvin, who was taken from her apartment in March and later found dead in a clothes dryer. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports he is charged with first-degree murder, two alternative counts of capital murder and rape among other charges. A detective testified during a preliminary hearing in Shawnee County District Court that Davis admitted kidnapping, choking and sexually…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas Democrats are promising to file what they’re describing as a formal elections objection aimed at protecting ballot access. The office of House Minority Leader Paul Davis, of Lawrence, wasn’t more specific before a Thursday morning news conference at the Statehouse. Typically, under Kansas law, an objection is filed with the secretary of state’s office, challenging an individual candidate’s right to be on the ballot. The candidate filing deadline was Monday, and objections can be filed until Thursday evening. Such protests will be considered by the State Objections Board, which is scheduled to meet next week. The…
MEADE, Kan. (AP) A father and son are both seeking a seat in the Kansas House of Representatives. Ronald Ryckman Sr. and Ronald Ryckman Jr. are running for in separate legislative districts in this year’s election. The elder Ryckman lives in Meade and is seeking a second term in the 115th District. His son, who lives in Olathe, is running in the 78th House race. The Hutchinson News reports the Kansas State Library staff did not have time to research the full history of the Legislature but said no father-son combination has served at the same time for at least…
MULVANE, Kan. (AP) Business continues to be good at the Kansas Star Casino near Mulvane. The Kansas Lottery reports the casino collected a net of $15.1 million gambling revenue in May, an increase from $14.5 million in April. The Wichita Eagle reports the casino’s best month since the casino opened last December was March, when it collected $16.8 million. Lottery officials say the casino has generated $84.5 million in revenue since December. The state has received $18.6 million, or 22 percent, of that revenue. The city of Mulvane and Sumner and Sedgwick counties each received $845,000 and another $1.7 million…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Two bronze American flags embossed in Braille will be unveiled Saturday in Wichita before later being installed at entrances to the Robert. J. Dole Veterans Administration Medical Center. The Wichita Eagle reports the Braille flags are a tribute to blind veterans of all wars. The unveiling at West Douglas park will take place two days after the nation observes Flag Day. The ceremony begins at 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will feature guest speakers as well as presentations by two American Legion posts. It’s free and open to the public. President Woodrow Wilson officially established Flag…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Gov. Sam Brownback will be leading the motorcycle pack this weekend during the first Flint Hills Freedom Ride from Topeka to Wamego. Riders will depart from the Statehouse grounds at 10 a.m. Saturday for a 70-mile trip that will partly follow the 48-mile Native Stone Scenic Byway. State Corrections Secretary Ray Roberts also plans to take part. The trip is scheduled to end around 1:30 p.m. at Wamego City Park with an event honoring all military veterans as well as Fort Riley soldiers and families. Proceeds from the ride will benefit Fort Riley’s Hearts Apart, Brothers in…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Hall of Fame will hold an induction ceremony Friday evening for new honorees including 1936 presidential candidate Alf Landon, famed newspaper editor William Allen White and a major railroad. The event is at the Great Overland Station Museum, a former railroad depot in north Topeka. The inductees include six individuals and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, a key institution in the state’s history. Cyrus K. Holliday, an early director of the railroad, is also among the honorees. He was one of the founders of Topeka. Besides White, who edited the Emporia Gazette, and…
Murder charges have been filed in connection with a Fort Riley case. Private John Hughes, a wheeled vehicle mechanic with Special Troops Battalion, 1st Sustainment Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, has been charged with the murder of Private Thomas Lavrey. The 21-year old West Seneca, New York., native was pronounced dead at Irwin Army Community Hospital on Fort Riley, after being found unresponsive in his living quarters May 14. Lavrey was a utilities equipment repairer assigned to the same unit as Hughes. Hughes is also being charged with resisting arrest and larceny. The incident is still under investigation.
Riley County police have released a new photo of the suspect in the robbery of the Casey’s General Store in Ogden. The picture is shown below. Police say the incident occurred on June 11 at about 02:10 am in the Ogden store located on 329 Riley Avenue. A suspect wearing a colored scarf or mask over his face, and wire-frame glasses entered the store and when he spoke to the two female clerks used “Ma’am” and “please” to get them to come to the counter . Police say the suspect then told them he had a weapon and demanded money before departing…
The Geary County Sheriff’s Department has announced a joint operation to combat prostitution earlier this week. Authorities from the Geary County Sheriff, Junction City Police , and the Grandview Plaza Police Departments ran what is being described as a successful prostitution sting. According to a news release from Under Sheriff Tony Wolf, contact with individuals involved was made via the internet, from common web sites such as Craigslist and Backpage.com. Once a “date” was set and the elements of the crime were met the arrests were made. The operation led to the arrest of 16 individuals, identified as prostitutes, pimps, and “johns”. the…