Schmidt receives 10 years and 3 months sentence
Schmidt was sentenced to ten years and three months for first-degree murder related to a 2010 stabbing case in Finney County. He previously faced charges, was released in 2011, then extradited from Mississippi in 2013. The judge credited 448 days already served, making the official start date January 15, 2018.
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Nichols
Schmidt
Finney County Attorney’s Office
Philip Vieux
Vie
Kansas Court of Appeals
Vieux
D’iberville
Miss
Finney County
William Votypka
Votypka
Richmeier
Mississippi
Frederick
KCC Audits Rural Stores For Energy Improvements
The Kansas Corporation Commission conducts energy audits at several rural grocery stores to assess efficiency gains and payback periods. Ryan Freed says recommendations are advisory and stores decide whether to adopt them. Perry Lecompton Thriftway owner Mark Balocca says audits help present a case to their bank for potential energy upgrades.
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Topeka
Kansas Corporation Commission
Ryan Freed
KCC
Energy Division
Freed
Topeka Capital-Journal
Mark Balocca
Perry Lecompton Thrift
Departing zoo director praised for eight years of growth
Kathy Sexson retires after eight years guiding the zoo with new interim chief Kristi Newland stepping in. Colleagues from Lee Richardson Zoo praise her dedication, noting key projects like Cat Canyon and the tortoise exhibit. A retirement reception featured a slideshow of Sexson’s moments and messages from staff.
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Sexson
Zoo
Kristi Newland
Newland
Lee Richardson Zoo
Daniel Baffa
Baffa
Kathy
Kathy Sexson
Voter groups appeal citizenship proof ruling in Kansas Arizona
Voting rights groups filed an appeal in the 10th Circuit challenging a Wichita judge's order to modify the national voter registration form to require proof of citizenship for Kansas and Arizona residents. They argue the ruling misconstrues the National Voter Registration Act and Supreme Court precedent, seeking a stay to prevent disenfranchisement.
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Wichita
Kansas
Arizona
Circuit Court of Appeals
Eric Melgren
Melgren
US. Election Assistance Commission
League of Women Voters of the
United States
Project Vote Inc
Inter Tribal Council of Arizona
Common Cause
Arizona Advocacy Network
League of United Latin American Citizens Arizona
Southwest Voter Registration Education Project
Chicanos Por la Causa
League of Women Voters
Elisabeth MacNamara
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
MacNamara
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Larned
Macksville
St. John
Garden City
Www
Americanstatebankna.com
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Whartonsgarden.com
WSS Feadspy
Ann
Lee Richardson
Ifinney County Pierse Library
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