WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Wichita man was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for the shooting death of his son.
Forty-one-year-old Glen Farrow was sentenced Monday for killing his 17-year-old son, Michael, in March 2017 during an argument over school. Farrow pleaded guilty in April to voluntary manslaughter.
KAKE-TV reports an arrest affidavit says Michael messaged someone before the shooting saying he was arguing over when he had to return to school after spring break.
Officers who went to the home found Michael in a nearby alley suffering from a gunshot.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The first of tens of thousands of U.S. lawsuits over Swiss agribusiness giant Syngenta’s introduction of a genetically engineered corn seed variety is underway in a Kansas federal courtroom.
The trial that began Monday in Kansas City, Kansas, involves four Kansas farmers representing about 7,300 farmers in the state. Another trial involving about 60,000 cases begins next month in Minnesota.
The lawsuits allege Syngenta introduced the seed variety to the U.S. market before China approved it for imports, wrecking an increasingly important export market for U.S. corn and causing price drops.
Syngenta denies it caused farmer losses.
The Kansas trial is the first test case. It and the Minnesota trial will provide guidance for how the complex web of litigation in state and federal courts could be resolved.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Police say a Lawrence officer was taken to a hospital after his patrol vehicle was struck while it was stopped at the scene of a rollover crash.
The officer’s injuries were believed to be non-life threatening. Police say the 8-year veteran of the department was in his vehicle Tuesday when another vehicle collided with it.
The crash briefly stopped traffic while officials investigated.
Law enforcement authorities on the scene in Saline County-photo Rocky Robinson
SALINE COUNTY– Law enforcement authorities are investigating the discovery of a body in rural Saline County.
Just after 10:30 Tuesday, kayakers discovered the body near the Smoky Hill River bridge on East North Street just north of the Salina Country Club, according to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan.
Law enforcement authorities closed East North Street between Marymount and Eastborough.
The cause of death is still under investigation, according to Soldan.
No additional details were released.
City Attorney addresses the council on the marijuana ordinance during Tuesday’s meeting
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — More lenient penalties for first-time marijuana offenders in Wichita are a step closer to reality.
The Wichita City Council on Tuesday unanimously gave initial approval to an ordinance that would reduce some marijuana penalties. The council will have to give the ordinance final approval at a later meeting.
Among other things, the ordinance would require a $50 fine for first-time offenders, who will not have to undergo drug-related counseling if they are over 21. A second marijuana conviction would bring a fine not to exceed $2,500 and one year in jail.
Wichita voters approved more lenient penalties in a 2015 special election. The Kansas Supreme Court invalidated the election because of a technicality in the petition-gathering process.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A 27-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, man was sentenced to nearly 13 years in federal prison for an armed carjacking that ended with the victim’s dog dying in a wreck.
Prosecutors say Stephen Bagley was sentenced Tuesday for carjacking.
The Kansas City Star reports prosecutors say in June 2014 Bagley pulled a gun at a convenience store, demanded a woman give up her vehicle and sped away with a dog named Mister in the car.
Mister died in the 2014 accident-courtesy photo
The car wrecked a few minutes later. Police found Mister dead inside the vehicle and recovered a spent .40-caliber shell casing. The dog’s body was not examined to determine how he died.
Bagley was released from prison a few months before the carjacking after serving time for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
KANSAS CITY (AP) — Dozens of thirsty police officers responded to an “emergency” call to visit a lemonade stand run by a 3-year-old aspiring cop in Kansas City, Missouri.
The Kansas City Star reports that Hannah Pasley set up her lemonade stand last Friday and Saturday to raise money to buy her own police uniform. After buying the uniform Saturday morning, Hannah returned to her stand — wearing police coat and hat — that afternoon.
When the flow of customers thinned, Hannah’s aunt, Ashly Rooks, and her friend Sierra Moore took to Facebook to encourage officers to visit.
Rooks says the street was soon packed with squad cars. Moore says “50 plus” officers responded, and a police helicopter buzzed overhead.
They gave Hannah a Kansas City Police Department patch and a Clay County Junior Deputy badge.
First responders at the location of Monday’s incident-photo courtesy KWCH
SEDGWICK COUNTY – A child transported to a Wichita hospital in critical condition Monday after being found in a hot car is improving, according to police during Tuesday’s online media briefing.
Sgt. Jesse Hancock reports that the girl and her siblings apparently had been playing hide and seek Monday before her father found her. It wasn’t immediately known how long she had been in the car.
The National Weather Service says the temperature in Wichita was 88 degrees just before the girl’s parents called 911 at 5:20 p.m. San Jose State University certified consulting meteorologist Jan Null says the inside air temperature of the car could have been in excess of 135 degrees.
Hancock declined to release the girl’s age. He says the investigation into what happened isn’t criminal.
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Police say a child has been rushed to a hospital in critical condition after being found in a hot car in Wichita.
Sgt. Jesse Hancock reports that the girl and her siblings apparently had been playing hide and seek Monday before her father found her. It wasn’t immediately known how long she had been in the car.
The National Weather Service says the temperature in Wichita was 88 degrees just before the girl’s parents called 911 at 5:20 p.m. San Jose State University certified consulting meteorologist Jan Null says the inside air temperature of the car could have been in excess of 135 degrees.
Hancock declined to release the girl’s age. He says the investigation into what happened isn’t criminal.
Pfizer at 1776 Centennial Drive in McPherson- google map
MCPHERSON COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities are investigating the reported bomb threat incident that prompted the evacuation Monday at Pfizer, 1776 Centennial, in McPherson.
The sheriff’s department in a social media request, wants anyone with information on the incident and would like to remain anonymous, please call McPherson County Crime Stoppers at
620-241-1122 or 1-800-241-8118 or text MPCS and your tip to 274637.
McPherson County Crime Stoppers PAYS REWARDS for tips that result in the arrest of suspects or the recovery of stolen property.
No additional details were released. No injuries were reported.
