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A Salina man was arrested yesterday for allegedly raping and sodomizing a pair of sisters. Charles Stevens, 52, was arrested from his home on the 400 block of Star yesterday after the incident, which occurred Saturday, was reported by the 8 and 10-year-olds parents. Stevens faces two counts of rape, criminal sodomy and criminal restraint. Copyright © Alpha ...

10 years ago
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - Two fraternities at the University of Kansas are on probation for hazing. Documents obtained through an open records request show Delta Tau Delta and Phi Beta Sigma were placed on probation this spring. Hazing at Delta Tau Delta occurred in fall 2014, and hazing by Phi Beta Sigma occurred in spring 2015. The ...

10 years ago
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) - Riley County District Court officials say they have fixed errors that made confidential juvenile records available on public computers at least 20 times since 2013. The Manhattan Mercury reports the records included arrest affidavits, details about probation violations and juvenile detention reports that were left unsealed on courthouse computers accessible to the ...

10 years ago
One of Kansas' two mental hospitals is losing federal Medicare funds because it falls short of meeting federal regulations. The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/1J0Gey0) reports state officials were told Friday that Osawatomie State Hospital would receive no Medicare funds for patients admitted after Monday. That means the state will have to pay for the care of new patients ...

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A St. Louis police officer who fatally shot 18-year-old VonDerrit Myers Jr. last fall has resigned after police opened an investigation into whether he was drunk when he crashed his squad car. Police spokeswoman Schron Jackson told The Associated Press on Sunday that Officer Jason Flanery struck a parked vehicle Saturday morning and left the scene.  ...

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Republican Gov. Sam Brownback says he and many Kansas legislators aren't ready to consider big increases in aid to public schools. Brownback says he first wants to be certain that enough of the money already spent on education is finding its way into the classroom. Lawmakers who expect to work on a new school funding law next ...

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Legendary singer / songwriter Gordon Lightfoot is coming to Salina. The cross-country USA tour "Gordon Lightfoot In Concert: The Legend Lives On..." will make a stop in Salina at the Stiefel Theatre this coming spring. Lightfoot has recorded 20 albums and has five Grammy nominations. His songs have been aired regularly for 50 years, earning him ...

10 years ago
A federal lawsuit seeking to prevent an Oklahoma Indian casino from expanding its operations into Kansas has been dismissed after the judge said the court didn't have jurisdiction in the case. The Joplin Globe reports U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree on Friday threw out the lawsuit filed by Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt and the Cherokee ...

10 years ago
A Manhattan woman's Christmas will be a little brighter after she took home the "Sunny Christmas Money" on Saturday. Tamara Spradling was among a group of a dozen finalists who gathered at the Manhattan Town Center as part of the Alpha Media Manhattan "Sunny Christmas Money" radio promotion. She took home the grand prize of $1,996.76 ...

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says about 50,000 people in Kansas had signed up through the federal health insurance exchange as of Dec. 12. Open enrollment runs through Jan. 31, but people who haven't signed up won't have coverage until February. The Topeka Capital-Journal (http://bit.ly/1RZQrwK) reports people who have a "qualifying event" after ...

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The Kansas Supreme Court has upheld the capital murder conviction of a man sentenced to life in prison for shooting two people in Wichita. Marquis J. Marshall was convicted for the 2012 deaths of 22-year-old Zachary Hunt and 79-year-old Henry Harvey. Marshall was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after the state chose ...