HAYS, Kan. (AP) Rooks County Sheriff Randy Axelson, who was arrested last week, has been released from jail after making bond. Axelson’s bond was at $45,000 Tuesday during a brief court hearing. Ellis County Attorney Thomas Drees told KAKE-TV that Axelson is out of jail, but is under GPS surveillance. The 46-year-old Axelson who was arrested Friday by Kansas Bureau of Investigation agents on suspicion of distributing methamphetamine. Few details of the investigation and Axelson’s arrest have been released. After the hearing, Axelson’s attorney, Kurt Kerns of Wichita, would not comment on the case.
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SALINA, Kan. (AP) A park ranger who was shot to death at Mount Rainier is being remembered by her former professors in Kansas as a dedicated and passionate student. Margaret Anderson died Sunday after being shot while on duty at the national park in Washington. The suspected shooter was later found dead in the park. Anderson earned a bachelor’s degree in fisheries and wildlife management from Kansas State University and later received a master’s in biology from Fort Hays State University. Don Kaufman, a Kansas State ecology professor, was Anderson’s undergraduate adviser. He told The Salina Journal that Anderson was…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) Kim English had 23 points and nine rebounds, and No. 7 Missouri hit 12 3-pointers to open Big 12 play with an 87-49 rout of Oklahoma on Tuesday night. Marcus Denmon added 20 points for the Tigers (14-0, 1-0), who were 12 for 21 from 3-point range, held the Sooners to 33 percent shooting and outrebounded them 38-23. The margin of victory was Missouri’s best in conference play, topping a 31-point spread against Iowa State in 2010. The Tigers beat Texas Tech by 33 points in the Big 12 tournament in 2000. Andrew Fitzgerald scored all…
GARDEN CITY, Kan. (AP) A development company has released its plans for a historic hotel in downtown Garden City. The Garden City Telegram reports that Vogel Properties wants to use the ground floor of the long-vacant Windsor Hotel for restaurant, retail and office space. The building also would contain 23 apartments for senior living. The plan is winning praise from downtown business operators. Doug Harder, the co-owner of a coffee house and a computer sales and service store, says the plan as the only viable option presented in decades. Downtown Vision Executive Director Beverly Schmitz Glass says the plan makes…
GARDEN PLAIN, Kan. (AP) A south-central Kansas teacher and coach charged in a sex-related case involving minors will have a preliminary hearing on February. The preliminary hearing for 39-year-old Garden Plain teacher Todd Puetz was scheduled for Thursday. The Wichita Eagle reports (http://bit.ly/xP0Kow) court records show the hearing was delayed until Feb. 9. Prosecutors say Puetz, who taught physical education, tried to entice a child he believed to be 15 into sex acts. He was one of seven men arrested in late October who police say used electronic media to try to meet underage girls for sex. His attorney, Dan…
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) Hutchinson Mayor Ron Sellers supports efforts to address the city’s deteriorating housing stock. But he says the city needs more urgency in its housing efforts. Hutchinson is considering hiring its first housing director and creating a private fund to address the city’s housing. But Sellers said Tuesday that some neighborhoods are deteriorating faster than the city can improve them, and he is concerned the city will lose more ground in the future. The Hutchinson News reports Sellers commented during a session to discuss the Community Housing Trust, which trust would take private donations. The city would still…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The Boeing Co. has told its employees that it plans to close its massive defense plant in Wichita before the end of 2013 in a bid to cut costs in a tight market for defense spending. Wednesday’s announcement means the loss of 2,100 well-paying jobs at its Kansas facility, which was once considered the centerpiece of Wichita’s claim as the air capital of the world. It also dashes hopes for an additional 7,500 direct and indirect jobs that the company once promised to bring to Wichita with the Air Force air refueling tanker contract. The work will…
The first baby of the new year at Geary Community hospital has been announced. Michael and Sarah Beasley of Fort Riley announced the birth of their son, Braylon Allen Beasley, who was born on January 2nd at the Martha K. Hoover Women’s Health Center in Junction City. Braylon weighed 9 pounds and was 21 inches long. He joins his siblings, Kaelyn Beasley, 4, and Haylee Beasley, 2, at home. The maternal grandparents are Mark and Terri Watson of Maryville, Tennessee. The paternal grandparents are Fred and Trina Beasley of Richmond, Virginia. The family received a large basket of baby clothes and…
Signs were discussed at length by Wamego City commissioners at their first meeting of the new year Tuesday night. City Manager Merl Page told commissioners City staff needed to do maintenance on wooden utility poles, but had to clear lots of obscure signs placed by the public and some businesses. He jokingly said there was so much metal in the poles he was surprised they weren’t stuck by lightening. In checking the City’s manuals, they found there were no stipulations concerning the wooden utility poles, so an agreement was drafted and approved by the Commissioner’s. Page said the agreement specifies the minimum…
The sales tax collections have been tallied for December and things seem to be presenting a positive outlook for 2012 so far. This year’s number has shown a 5.6% increase from last year, leaving the total at $895,505. With this increase, it shows the amount to be about $56,000 above the budget. Bernie Hayen, Manhattan Finance Director, is hopeful that the comparable holiday season from last year to this will also present positive numbers. There was one note of caution to go along with the numbers. Wal-Mart included two extra weeks of retail sales into their receipts, which inflated the total a little.