TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Republican state senator is being questioned in a Kansas district attorney’s investigation into private meetings that lawmakers had with GOP Gov. Sam Brownback. Sen. Bob Marshall of Fort Scott was being questioned Thursday at Shawnee County District Attorney Chad Taylor’s office at the county courthouse. Taylor, a Democrat, subpoenaed Marshall and six other Republican legislators. Taylor is investigating seven dinner meetings Brownback had in January with legislators at Cedar Crest, the governor’s official residence. The governor invited more than 90 of the legislature’s 165 members, grouping them by committee. Almost all were Republicans. Marshall’s interview with…
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HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) Hutchinson’s first sculpture walk is starting to take shape. The first of six sculptures planned for the walk was installed Wednesday. The sculpture by Georgia artist Gregory Johnson is called “Rival Readers.” It’s a 300-pound bronze sculpture of a boy reading a book with a little girl looking over his shoulder. The Hutchinson News reports five more sculptures will be installed before the official launch of the sculpture walk on June 21. The sculptures will be on display for the next year. Visitors to the sculpture walk will vote for the “People’s Choice” award. The city will…
HAYS, Kan. (AP) After four years of work, the city of Hays has new, state-of-the-art outdoor warning sirens. Nine sirens that varied in age and power levels have been replaced by six sirens. The new sirens have backup batteries and a system to alert the fire department in case of vandalism, power failure or other problems. Fire Chief Gary Brown says the sirens were needed because Hays is growing and areas of the city were not properly served by the older sirens. The Hays Daily News reportseach siren cost approximately $11,500, with another $4,700 for installation. Brown stressed the sirens…
GARDEN CITY, Kan. (AP) A Garden City man who was injured by a hit-and-run driver while riding his motorcycle in late May has died. Officials at Via Christi hospital in Wichita say 37-year-old John Beckstrom died Wednesday. He had been in intensive care since his motorcycle was hit on a Garden City street. The Garden City Telegram reports police are still looking for the driver of a car that was seen near the accident. The vehicle is described as a light blue, almost turquoise, Honda four-door with tinted windows. The vehicle sits low to the ground, may have after-market wheels…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Democrat on the Kansas State Board of Education says she’s not seeking re-election this year. Board member Sue Storm, of Overland Park, said Wednesday she no longer finds serving on the 10-member board fun and wants more time with her grandchildren. Also, she said she believes her 16 years in public office is enough. Storm was elected to the board in 2008, after serving 12 years in the Kansas House. Board members serve four-year terms, and five seats are up for grabs in the November election. Board Chairman David Dennis, a Wichita Republican, also has announced…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Two Kansas House Republicans see a Democratic district attorney’s investigation as political after being subpoenaed over private dinner meetings lawmakers had with GOP Gov. Sam Brownback. Reps. Steve Brunk of Bel Aire and Virgil Peck of Tyro were among seven GOP legislators to receive subpoenas last month from Shawnee County District Attorney Chad Taylor. Taylor is investigating potential open meetings violations during seven dinners in January at Cedar Crest, the governor’s official residence. Brownback invited more than 90 lawmakers. Brunk and Peck came in for interviews last week. Sen. Bob Marshall of Fort Scott and Rep. Anthony…
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) A top Army official will speak Friday to the latest graduating class of the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth. Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Lloyd Austin will address more than 1,000 officers, including 69 international officers and 16 students from other government agencies. The class began in August 2011 and is the intermediate level of officer education in the Army. Austin commanded U.S. forces in Iraq before his appointment as vice chief of staff in January. He also commanded U.S. troops in Afghanistan in 2003.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas winter wheat harvest is nearing the Nebraska border. Industry groups including the Kansas Wheat Commission reported Wednesday that combines are rolling north of U.S. 36. As in other parts of the state, production in north-central Kansas is mixed. The Central Plains Co-op in Smith Center expects to take in only about half its average of 1 million bushels. Farmers in that area are reporting yields of 20 to 50 bushels an acre. Production looks much better in southern Dickinson County, where cutting is at the midway point. The North Central Kansas Co-op in Hope has…
A plane crash that occurred in Florida Thursday afternoon has claimed the lives of six people all of whom were from Junction City. According to reports from the Polk County Sheriff’s office, a single-engine Pilatus PC-12 crashed in a remote swamp near Lake Wales, Florida shortly after 12:30 p.m. Eastern time. Flight records indicate the aircraft which is registered to Roadside ventures in Junction City had taken off from the Bahamas on Thursday morning and had stopped in Florida for refueling before continuing on to Junction City. The deceased have been identified as 45-year old Ron Bramlage of Junction City…
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