St. Marys Rep. Richard Carlson was named a recipient of the American Legislative Exchange Council’s “Legislator of the Year” Award at the organization’s annual meeting in New Orleans, LA on August 5th, 2011. “I am pleased to recognize Rep. Richard Carlson, as a Legislator of the Year, and would like to thank him for his outstanding dedication to our organization,” said ALEC National Chairman Noble Ellington (LA). Rep. Richard Carlson is to be commended for his leadership, and I feel fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with such committed individuals like Rep. Carlson over the past year.” The…
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The issue of Riley County Police over time pay came up at the Riley County Law Board meeting on Monday. Board Chair Karen McCulloh voiced her concern, pointing out the RCPD was already running at 75% of their allotted overtime hours. RCPD Director Brad Schoen explained that the numbers were par for the course, adding they usually do run over a bit every year. Schoen said that court cases, and incidents such as the recent murder investigations tend to drive up the over time hours. To date RCPD is at 75 percent of its overtime budget for the year. Also during…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Authorities are investigating the death of a worker at a northeast Kansas rail yard. Police in Kansas City, Kan., were called to the Burlington Northern Santa Fe yard around 1:30 p.m. Monday after the man was found trapped between two rail cars. Investigators say the man apparently was hit by a railroad car. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The worker was described as in his 40s. His name was being withheld while family members were notified.
LYNDON, Kan. (AP) An attorney who represented a murdered Missouri woman in a divorce case is a witness in the capital murder trial of her estranged husband in Kansas. Prosecutors were preparing Tuesday to call Dan Pingelton, of Columbia, Mo., for their second day of evidence against James Kraig Kahler, 48. Kahler is charged in Osage County District Court with killing his estranged wife, their two daughters, and his wife’s grandmother. They were shot in the grandmother’s home outside Burlingame, about 20 miles south of Topeka. Pingelton represented Kahler’s estranged wife in the couple’s divorce case in Columbia, where Kahler…
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) The body of a Kansas soldier who was killed in Afghanistan is scheduled to return home to Olathe. U.S. Army Specialist Spencer Duncan’s body will return to his home in Olathe Tuesday. He was one of 30 American soldiers killed Aug. 6 when a Chinook helicopter was shot down. Duncan’s body is scheduled to land at New Century AirCenter near Gardner around 9 a.m. His supporters are asking residents in the area to honor him by lining up along 151st Street from Lone Elm Road to Blackbob by 9:45 a.m.
State officials have set out to meet a need for citizens requiring a valid driver’s license. A quicker option will now be offered to avoid waiting time. Riley County Treasurer Eileen King announced the details at Today’s county commission meeting. “There is now an online service where citizens can go and check on the status of their driver’s license,” King says. “You go to the state website www.ksrevenue.org, and click on the lower right hand side link and put it your first name, last name, and your date of birth” After viewing your current license status, you can also see other information such…
Riley County Police reported on Monday that two Fort Riley soldiers were arrested over the weekend on charges of battery and aggravated battery. RCPD reports indicate that at 12:15 in the morning on Sunday a fight broke out in the alleyway of 1209 Laramie. RCPD accounts of the incident indicate that a witness heard loud shouting, and then saw three men on the ground fighting. RCPD is naming 26 year old Joshua Mendenhall of Kansas City Missouri as the victim. Mendenhall was taken to Mercy Regional Health Center after the altercation, and received 5 stitches across his face from multiple…
The Southeastern Conference says it’s sticking with its 12-school membership for now. A statement from University of Florida President Bernie Machen, the chairman of the league’s presidents and chancellors committee, says the group met Sunday and “reaffirmed our satisfaction with the present 12 institutional alignment.” Machen says no action was taken regarding Texas A&M or any other schools. However, Machen didn’t close the door on future growth. He says the group talked about the criteria and process associated with expanding should the league choose to grow in the future. The Aggies are reportedly seeking to leave the Big 12. The…
CHICAGO (AP) Brent Lillibridge hit a three-run homer, John Danks pitched six strong innings and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 6-2 on Sunday. Paul Konerko added three hits for the White Sox (60-60), who have won eight of 10 to reach .500. Alexei Ramirez had two hits and scored twice. Chicago improved its abysmal home record to 26-33 and moved within four games of AL Central-leading Detroit, which lost 8-5 at Baltimore. The White Sox won consecutive games in a single series at U.S. Cellular Field for the first time since June 21 and 22…
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) Give credit to Chiefs coach Todd Haley: He’s sticking with his plan. It was hard to give anybody else in camp much credit after Friday night. The team was back to work at its preseason headquarters on the campus of Missouri Western State University on Sunday, still smarting from a 25-0 thumping at the hands of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. It was the kind of home rout that might typically cause coaches indigestion, but this season has been anything but typical. “You have to, as a head coach, look at the big picture all the…