State high court names panel to hear complaint
The Kansas Supreme Court appointed Overland Park attorney Nancy Anstaett retired Kansas Court of Appeals judge J Patrick Brazil and Wichita attorney Mikel Stout to hear Keen Umbehrs complaint against state disciplinary administrator Stanton Hazlett. Umbehr alleges Hazlett claimed a probable cause finding by an ethics panel in a dispute with the Department of Corrections. Hazlett denies misconduct and welcomes inspection.
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Kansas Court of Appeals
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Kansas Department of Corrections
Man Identified After Body Recovered From Lake Afton
GODDARD AP The body of 47 year old Dwight Givens of Wichita was recovered from Lake Afton in Sedgwick County Kansas about 6 am Monday. He was swimming Saturday afternoon with his wife and family when he went under and could not be saved. Dive teams from Wichita and Sedgwick County searched the lake for hours.
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Sedgwick County
Two die after police chase in Kansas City Kansas
A motorist fleeing Roeland Park police led to a crash in Kansas City Kansas early Sunday. The vehicle lost control near an I 35 entrance, occupants were ejected, the car burned, and two people died. Names and exact number of occupants were not released. alcohol was in the vehicle but its role is unclear.
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Woman pleads guilty to embezzling 85000 at credit union
TOPEKA AP A central Kansas woman pleaded guilty to a federal embezzlement charge for stealing from the Enterprise Credit Union in Dickinson County between 2005 and 2011. Deborah Bomia agreed to repay the funds and faces a sentencing date of October 10.
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Deborah Bomin
Terprise
Enterprise Medit Union
Dickinson County
Grissom
Bomia
Holcomb school board approves district strategic plan
Holcomb USD 363 approved a District Strategic Plan after months of input from students staff and administrators. The plan outlines strengthenings and weaknesses and sets a living, amendable program through 2016 with updates as goals shift. A budget hearing is scheduled August 13 with a 6.3 million general fund estimate.
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Mary Ann Bennett
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Hybrid gangs reshape Wichita crime landscape as rivals ally
Wichita police report evolving gang dynamics with rivals forming hybrid gangs for specific acts or social outings. Authorities note alliances shift, misattributed violence may arise, and officers must adapt to prevent renewed gang wars while past drive by shootings loomed in the 1990s.
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Wichita Eagle
Scott Heimerman
Wichita Police Department
Heimerman
Chad Beard
Kansas reviews WellPoint Amerigroup merger in KanCare overhaul
Kansas will review WellPoint Inc plans to acquire Amerigroup Corp as the state overhauls KanCare. The deal worth about 4.46 billion could close by March 2018 pending stockholder approval. The review involves Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger due to Amerigroup Kansas Inc. being a Kansas subsidiary.
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Amerigroup Kansas Inc
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