OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man has been ordered to spend at least 50 years in prison for sexually attacking two 7-year-old children in 2013.

Forty-five-year-old Eric Landeo was sentenced Wednesday in Johnson County to two life sentences on two convictions of rape of a child and of aggravated indecent liberties of a child.

Landeo must serve at least 25 years on each life sentence, and a judge ordered him to serve each sentence one after the other.

Landeo was convicted in May of the sexual attacks that authorities say happened while he had been living with friends who had children. He was arrested in July 2013.

RENO COUNTY — One of two people arrested on January 28 after a trailer was stolen in Hutchinson waived a preliminary hearing Wednesday and entered guilty pleas to three charges

Christopher Bauck, 39, admitted to burglary, possession of stolen property and felony flee and elude. As part of a plea agreement, the state dropped a charge of felony theft, interference with law enforcement and driving while suspended.

The case started with the report of an enclosed trailer being stolen on West 13th Street in Hutchinson. Law enforcement spotted the truck pulling the trailer at Hendricks and Nickerson Boulevard.

They tried to stop the truck, which led to the chase that ended near 10th and Cheyenne in the rural area of Reno county. Bauck apparently ran from the vehicle, but was quickly captured. It was learned that the truck he was driving was also stolen in Wellington.

Sentencing is scheduled for August 18. He also faces a probation violation in Barton County.

TOPEKA – The Kansas Highway Patrol gave more DUI and speeding tickets over the Independence Day Holiday than in 2016. The KHP reported no fatality accidents.

KHP’s holiday weekend activity. “I am thankful we avoided the needless loss of any lives over the holiday,” said COL Bruce. pic.twitter.com/Y8To3P4toa

— KS Highway Patrol (@kshighwaypatrol) July 5, 2017

The patrol assisted with 1333 motorists over the holiday. The reporting period ran from 6p.m. Friday June 30, through 11:59p.m. Tuesday July 4.

SALINA – Two people were injured in an accident in a crosswalk Wednesday morning in Salina.

Salina Police Sgt. James Feldman reported a 2002 Ford Ranger driven by Donald Weers, 82, Salina, was eastbound on Walnut Street attempting a turn north onto Santa Fe.

The pickup struck a motorized wheelchair operated by a 61-year-old woman with a 9-year-old passenger that were in the crosswalk.

The woman complained of pain in her hip, back and face and possibly had several broken ribs, according to the accident report. The boy had abrasions and a possible broken right clavicle. They were both transported to Salina Regional Health Center.

Weers was cited for failure to yield to pedestrians at a crosswalk, according to Feldman.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The family of a man who was killed during a home invasion four years ago in Topeka is offering a $25,000 reward for information that could solve the case.

Twenty-nine-year-old Juan Solis was killed in September 2013 when assailants broke into his home in the Oakland neighborhood. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports  witnesses said three black men wearing masks shot Solis in the chest.

His brother, Marco Solis, says there’s been no leads in his brother’s death. He says the family wants people to remember his brother and help bring the killers to justice before they hurt someone else.

In 2015, the family used billboards to remind people of the murder.

Juan Solis was an 11-year employee of Boss Hawg’s and Pigskins restaurants and left behind a wife and three young children.

DOUGLAS COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities are investigating a fatality accident and asking the public for  help.

Just after 9p.m. Sunday, a Douglas County sheriff’s deputy found a body inside a burning vehicle just northeast of Lawrence. It had apparently left the roadway and struck an unoccupied farm truck.

According to a social media report, deputies are attempting to contact the white male driver of a red pick-up truck involved in a verbal conflict with two young men driving a blue Hyundai Sonata on Sunday July 02, 2017, between the hours of 6pm and 9pm in the North Lawrence area.

The Sonata was involved in the accident later in the evening and deputies are attempting to establish a timeline of the events and need to speak to the driver of the red truck.

Authorities have not released the identity of the body or determined what caused the vehicle to leave the roadway.

 

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The latest government report shows the winter wheat harvest is wrapping up in many parts of the state.

The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Wednesday that about 73 percent of the wheat in Kansas had been harvested. The report covers the week that ended Sunday.

Areas in Kansas where the harvest began were nearly done with harvest activity. Wheat crops in south-central Kansas were 97 percent cut, while southeast Kansas was 94 percent finished.

Northwest Kansas where cutting begins much later was just 21 percent done while just 47 percent of wheat crops in west-central Kansas were cut.

For wheat still in the field, the report rated 47 percent in excellent to good condition with 31 percent in fair shape. About 22 percent was in poor to very poor condition.

SALINE COUNTY- Three people are recovering from injuries in an accident just after 7p.m. Tuesday in rural Saline County.

A 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 driven by 30-year-old Ashley Stern, Salina, was westbound on Schilling Road, according to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan.

The pickup clipped an eastbound Chevy Silverado driven by Kyle Came, 18, Salina, at the on a hill at intersection of Brownhill Road.  The collision caused the Chevy to roll onto its top in the road.

Came was transported for treatment of broken bones in his back, according to Soldan. A passenger in the Chevy Macala Base, 15,  Salina, had a broken collar bone.

Sterns told authorities that due to the glare of the sun, she did not see the oncoming truck until the last second when she tried to avoid the accident.  She was transported to treatment of arm pain, according to Soldan.

SEWARD COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities are investigating an aggravated robbery and have identified a suspect.

Just before 4a .m. Tuesday, police responded to an alarm at Love’s Country Store located at 208 W. Pancake Blvd. in Liberal. A witness reported a robbery in progress, according to a media release.

Responding officers from the Liberal Police Department and Seward County Sheriff’s Office quickly set up a perimeter.

The suspect(s) were not immediately located. Evidence near the scene indicated a vehicle was used during the suspect’s escape.

Investigators learned that a masked man armed with a gun entered the store. The suspect fired the gun, removed the safe and escaped with an undisclosed amount of money. Two employees were working in the store at the time. There were no injuries.

Investigators located evidence near the scene confirming the make and model of the suspect vehicle. The suspect vehicle was located at a local residence early Tuesday afternoon and the damaged safe was located during a subsequent search at the residence.

Investigators have identified a person of interest in this case. No arrests have been made at this time.

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to call the Liberal Police Department at 620-626-0150 or the Crime Hotline at 620-624-4000. Persons providing information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible are eligible for a reward.

SEDGWICK COUNTY -A Kansas man run over by a work van on Monday died of his injuries.

The man was behind the van in the  3800 block of East Lavon in Wichita Monday morning when it rolled backward, according to officer Charley Davidson of the Wichita Police Department.

The man was pinned beneath the vehicle and pronounced dead a the scene.

The man’s name and additional details have not been released.