10 years ago
A man who spent nearly 16 years in prison for a rape and killing to which his brother confessed wants Kansas to pull the plug on the death penalty. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that 39-year-old Floyd Bledsoe shared his story over the weekend in the basement of a Lawrence church. Bledsoe never faced the death penalty himself. ...

10 years ago
Police and the Humane Society have removed 65 animals from a Wellington home where officers say the floors were covered with inches of feces. Police found 22 rabbits, 12 dogs, nine cats, three guinea pigs, three ferrets, two rats and four mice living in the home after a neighbor called Friday night. There also were 10 chickens ...

10 years ago
A Kansas Highway Patrol trooper avoided injury after a car hit his parked patrol vehicle while he was helping a disabled motorist on a busy interstate highway. The trooper had pulled over north of the Moundridge exit on Interstate 135 around 1:30 p.m. Sunday when a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed hit his ...

10 years ago
The Kansas Board of Regents has approved a working group to study how the state's universities respond to sexual violence and other sex-based discrimination issues. A separate group will study how to find and enroll Kansans with some college credits but no degree. The Lawrence Journal-World reports (http://bit.ly/22ip58l) the regents approved both groups during meetings this ...

10 years ago
A driver involved in a crash that killed a Salina woman back in April has been arrested on murder charges. According to Saline County Jail records, 33-year-old Patrick Driscoll was booked in on charges that include 2nd Degree Murder, DUI, and multiple traffic violations. Back on April 27th Driscoll was involved in a head-on crash. At 4:26am, ...

10 years ago
NORTH KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper and a suspect he was trying to arrest are hospitalized with gunshot wounds after a confrontation at a casino parking garage. The patrol says in a news release that two troopers were investigating a report of a suspicious person Friday night at Harrah's Casino ...

10 years ago
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A suburban Kansas City man has been convicted of setting a house fire that killed his 14-month-old daughter and an adult. A Jackson County jury on Friday found 35-year-old Stephen Elijah of Grandview guilty of two counts of involuntary manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child. Elijah was acquitted of ...

10 years ago
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Kansas City Police Department is disputing a city audit report that showed the department's vehicle take-home program cost about $1.5 million. City auditor Doug Jones calculated that police take-home vehicles were driven 2.5 million miles for commuting and personal use during a recent 12-month period. The Kansas City Star reports that ...

10 years ago
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - A Wichita, Kansas, man is accused of recklessly causing the crash-related deaths of two clients of an organization that helps adults with developmental disabilities. Prosecutors in Sedgwick County charged 56-year-old Bret Blevins on Friday with two counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the May 6 wreck. He's also charged with aggravated ...

10 years ago
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Secretary of State Kris Kobach has asked a federal appeals court to stay a judge's order to add to voting rolls for federal elections thousands of Kansans who did not provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote at motor vehicle offices. The Kansas Republican argued in a filing Friday to the ...

10 years ago
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) - For the first time in nearly six years, Kansas is officially considered drought-free. The Hutchinson News reports the current U.S. Drought Monitor map of Kansas says no drought exists in the state for the first time since July 13, 2010. One of the worst droughts in the state's history began in the summer ...