Former Priest in Kansas to Plead Guilty on Indecent Acts
Robert Larson, 71, a former Catholic priest from Willoughby Ohio, agreed to plead guilty to unspecified charges tied to alleged abuse of four altar boys at St Marys Church Newton between 1984 and 1986. Larson faced five counts of indecent liberties with a child and one count of sexual battery and remains free on bond. His lawyer Dan Monnat declined to comment.
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Wichita
Robert Larson
Larson
Willoughby
Ohio
Dan Monnat
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Newton
Students return swiped snake unharmed
An 8-foot Burmese python worth 1200 dollars was taken Monday night from Shawnee Mission South High School. Two teenagers returned the snake Thursday to an Overland Park detective at a veterinarian's office. The reptile was healthy aside from mites and bite wounds. no charges were filed.
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Overland Park
Shawnee Mission South High School
P.J. Born
No death sentence for deputy killer in Kansas
In Salina AP report Jeffery Hebert, 23, Morganville, was convicted of capital murder in the 1999 fatal shooting of Clay County Deputy James Kenney and of related charges. Jurors deadlocked on the penalty, avoiding a death sentence. Hebert faces a Hard 50 option at sentencing March 13 after the officers searched his Morganville home following an escape from Cloud County Jail.
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Salina
Jeffery Hebert
Morganville
Clay County
James Kenney
Hebert
Manhattan
Cloud County
Concordia
Former deputy alleges firing tied to lawsuit in county
Glenn Lacy, a former Rooks County deputy, claims he was fired by Sheriff Roger Mongeau for his involvement in a sheriff's office lawsuit filed by co workers. Lacy says Mongeau admitted the dismissal was retaliation for the suit and noted others were upset and wanted new deputies. Mongeau, who took office January 8, has fired all but one employee as he pursues a campaign pledge to clean house.
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HAYS
Rooks County
Glenn Lacy
Roger Mongeau
Lacy
Mongeau
Van Petten expected to win swift Senate confirmation
Ed Van Petten, named executive director of the Kansas Lottery by Gov. Graves, faced questions on security and diversity but strong bipartisan support for quick Senate confirmation. A previous employee faces charges over theft, while Van Petten promised to boost diversity and preapprove all ads. He pulled a radio spot deemed objectionable as ill timed amid harassment concerns.
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Topeka
Senate
Ed van Petten
Bill Graves
van Petten
Lana Oleen
Oleen
Manhattan
Securi
Mark Gilstrap
Ckansas City
Lottery
Rip Gooch
D-Wichita
Enrique the Caribbean Stud
Rip" Gooch
Wichita
Kansas Lottery
Statehouse
Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee
Gooch
Nancey Harrington
R-Goddard
Voc Tech Officials Seek More State Funding
Vo tech leaders warn Kansas needs more money to expand training at 16 technical schools with nearly 33 000 students. Hundreds of applicants wait for classes while executives like John Lind and Northwest Kansas Technical School officials cite shortages of teachers and equipment as factors limiting new enrollments and job-ready graduates.
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John Lind
Kansas Association of Technical Schools and Colleges
Lawrence Journal-World
Oliver Simmons
Lawrence High School
Lawrence
Kaw Area Technical School
Topeka
Simmons
Northwest Kansas Technical School
Goodland
Richard Hoffman
Nortel
Northwest Kansas Technical
Two Kansas towns to close schools this spring
Morland High School in Graham County with 66 students and Utica High School in Ness County with 55 will close in May. The districts USD 280 and USD 301 will contract with neighboring districts, provide bus transport, cut seven teaching jobs, and keep lower grades locally as they protest state funding cuts and a statewide boundary study.
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Hart
Colorado
Kansas
Morland
Utica
Legislative highlights from the 2001 session clocking toward finish
The 2001 legislative session reaches day 18 with leaders predicting a 90 day finish. Kansas Lottery top official expected to win Senate confirmation amid continued questions. House Judiciary Committee considers a bill to require parents to pay up to 500 for shoplifting incidents by their children. Competing natural gas relief proposals urge funding from the oil and gas severance tax. A Senate committee backs a bill to require insurance coverage for annual gynecological exams without prior referral.
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Kansas Lottery
Senate
House Judiciary Committee
Kansas GOP to honor Florida election chief
Kansas Republicans will honor Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris at the Kansas Days celebration for showing courage under pressure during the 2000 presidential election. Harris played a pivotal role in Florida's decision on its 25 electoral votes, drawing both praise and criticism from Democrats and Republicans alike.
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Kansas
GOP
Florida
Topeka
Katherine Harris
Harris
Kari Austin
Austin
Ron Thornburgh
Katherine
Thornburgh
Republican Party
Senate
Anthony Hensley
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