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They couldn't break into school for a senior prank, so these Kansas high school students found the next best thing...
TONGANOXIE, Kan. — The 2024 senior class at Tonganoxie High School in Tonganoxie, Kansas, was told explicitly: Breaking into the high school for a senior prank will result in disciplinary consequences. So, these seniors found the next best thing. With a little bit of help, they "broke into" Principal...
Sheriff IDs Kansas man who died in wrong-way, head-on crash
DOUGLAS COUNTY—A Kansas man who died in an accident just after 1p.m. Wednesday in Douglas County has been identified as Michael Landsness, 37, of Lawrence, according to Douglas County sheriff's department spokesperson George Diepenbrock. According to the preliminary crash investigation, a 2008 Kia driven by Landsness was traveling at...
Lawrence man pleads guilty to aggravated battery of woman
LAWRENCE, Kan. (WIBW) - A Lawrence man has pleaded guilty to aggravated battery of a woman. According to the Douglas County District Attorney Suzanne Valdez on Wednesday, April 24, Major C. Edwards, Jr. 44, of Lawrence, pleaded guilty to aggravated battery. Douglas County District Attorney’s Office said charges stemmed from...
Kansas man sentenced to 10 years for crash that killed officer, pedestrian and K-9 last February
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A man who sped through a red light in Kansas City and crashed into a patrol car has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of an officer and a bystander. Jerron Lightfoot, 20, of Tonganoxie, Kansas, said he was “truly sorry and never intended to hurt anyone” before he was sentenced Wednesday. The Feb. 15, 2023, crash killed Officer James Muhlbauer, who was 42, Jesse Eckes, who was 52, and Muhlbauer’s police dog, Champ. Police determined that Lightfoot sped up to nearly 90 mph just two seconds before hitting Muhlbauer’s car on the driver’s side. The impact sent the car crashing into Eckes, who was sitting on a concrete barrier.
Deep Purple: Fitz sits down with KU AD Travis Goff to discuss funding of stadium rebuild
GoPowercat publisher Tim Fitzgerald delivers his thoughts on the day's notable headlines from Kansas State athletics and the sports world. Here is what is on today's agenda:. Fitz has had questions about the funding of KU's Memorial Stadium rebuild, which is part of the larger Gateway District project, and the stadium rebuild possibly using state-director taxpayer money. University of Kansas athletics director Travis Goff reached out to Fitz via TwitterX to discuss the topic in person, which took place Thursday afternoon in Goff's office adjacent to Allen Fieldhouse. The conversation itself is about 12 minutes long, during which Goff explained why the two projects are connected under one budget and how the state-director grants are paying for a sprawling conference center at the north end of the stadium.
Third free Naloxone vending machine available in northeast Kansas
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - A third Naloxone vending machine has opened in Northeast Kansas. It’s part of a push to provide more access to the treatment in Kansas. Naloxone also known as Narcan is an emergency treatment when someone is experiencing an opioid overdose. Since last year, DCCCA...
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