Suspect sought in deaths of Kansas mother and children
A manhunt is under way for a suspect in the deaths of 29 year old Cami Umbarger and her three children, ages 8, 5, and 4, in Parsons Kansas. The suspect, 22, is last seen in Independence and is considered armed and dangerous. Umbarger worked as a licensed practical nurse at Good Samaritan Society. A candlelight vigil is planned in Parsons at 7 p.m. Wednesday as investigators from the Parsons Police and Kansas Bureau of Investigation pursue leads. The city of Parsons, about 125 miles southeast of Wichita, has roughly 10,500 residents.
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Wichita
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Four die in Wichita mobile home fire
In Wichita a pre-dawn mobile home fire killed four family members including two children who were found sleeping side by side. Fire officials said four others including a firefighter had minor injuries and investigators are probing the cause amid an earlier nearby mobile home blaze not yet linked.
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Wichita
Ron Blackwell
Brad Crisp
Crisp
Blackwell
Kansas Winter Wheat Crop Sees Mostly Good Condition
The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported in Kansas that 7 percent of winter wheat is in excellent condition, 56 percent good, 33 percent fair, and 4 percent poor to very poor as cold weather and a hard freeze affect fields. Harvest progress shows 98 percent of corn, 97 percent sorghum, 95 percent soybeans cut, and sunflowers 94 percent complete.
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Wichita
Kansas
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Pretrial hearing in murder case delayed
A preliminary hearing for Scott Weigel in a second degree murder case was postponed from Monday to December 12 in Lincoln County District Court. Weigel, son of a Kansas sheriff, faces a Sept 9 shooting death charge in 21-year old Keith Ancell's death and is held on 750000 dollars bond. The delay was requested by acting Lincoln County attorney Darrell E. Miller during a Monday session.
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Salina Journal
Scott Weigel
Lincoln County
Weigel
Roger
Former Kansas City manager’s aide sentenced for HUD funds theft
Mary Amador, 28, formerly an assistant property manager in Kansas City Kansas, was sentenced to four and a half years in prison and ordered to pay over 300000 dollars in restitution after pleading guilty to theft of public money aggravated identity theft and making false statements. Prosecutors say residents she helped manage were unlawfully in the United States and she took bribes for counterfeit citizenship documents and falsely reported tenant eligibility for Section 8 subsidies.
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Kansas City, Kan
U.S
Barry Grissom
Mary Amador
Amador
United States
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Kansas Lottery to close Great Bend office in December
Kansas Lottery will shutter the Great Bend office on December 13 reducing staff from four to three reassigned and one eliminated. Interim Director Sherriene Jones Sontag cites resource optimization while most prizes are already collected at Topeka. Smaller prizes up to 599 can be claimed at retailers. larger prizes require Topeka by mail or in person.
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Kansas Lottery
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Lottery
Sherriene Jones-Sontag
Jones- Sontag
Governor urges week of reconciliation in Kansas
Governor Sam Brownback issued a proclamation urging Kansas residents to observe a week of reconciliation during Thanksgiving celebrations. He called forgiveness a sign of strength and asked residents to reach out to those who may have caused pain, noting his previous proclamations since 2010.
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Sam Brownback
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