Articles from the October 5, 2017 edition
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Prosecutor: Deadly stabbings suspect, 18, needs mental exam
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma prosecutor has asked a judge to order an 18-year-old man accused of killing his parents and three siblings to undergo a full mental health evaluation with a doctor chosen by prosecutors. Tulsa County District Attorney...
4 life sentences in fatal shooting that injured 10-year-old
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A 30-year-old man was sentenced to four life sentences without parole for a shooting that killed a Kansas City man and paralyzed a 10-year-old boy. Jackson County authorities say Dontae Jefferson was sentenced Wednesday for f...
Trump nominee defends move to void gay worker protections
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sam Brownback, in line to be ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom, on Wednesday defended his decision as Kansas governor to scrap an order that barred discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender i...
Wichita to require signs warning of dangerous dogs
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — An increase in dog bite reports has prompted Wichita officials to add a provision to the city's animal control ordinance requiring owners of dangerous dogs to have warning signs on their homes. Police Capt. Michael Allred runs t...
Kansas Bureau of Investigation sees agent shortage
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Law enforcement agencies are facing a sharp increase in violent crimes in Kansas, as the state Bureau of Investigation deals with a shortage of agents to support local departments. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the bureau p...
Kansas Leadership Center CEO launching campaign for governor
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A former Kansas lawmaker who helped establish a non-profit leadership center is running for the Republican nomination for governor next year. Former state Rep. Ed O'Malley announced Wednesday that he will launch his campaign w...
Charges dropped in alleged rape at Missouri-Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Authorities have dropped charges against a Colorado man accused of raping a University of Missouri-Kansas City student in a campus dorm. Twenty-two-year-old Juan Contreras, of Greeley, Colorado, was charged in March with o...
University of Kansas police investigate shell casings
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — University of Kansas police are investigating after about 20 used shell casings were found outside the university's administrative building. Police say they have found no evidence that a weapon was shot anywhere near Strong H...
Man enters plea in baseball bat killing in downtown Topeka
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a man has pleaded guilty to a baseball bat killing in a downtown Topeka apartment. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that 37-year-old Arthur Lee Ford IV pleaded guilty Tuesday to a reduced charge of intentional s...
Police: Arkansas officer fired, threatens police academy
POCAHONTAS, Ark. (AP) — Police say an east Arkansas police officer has been fired and is under investigation after alleged threats to "blow up" a law enforcement training academy in northeast Arkansas. Arkansas State Police said Tuesday that 2...
Arizona State journalism school, Facebook fight fake news
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona State University's journalism school has partnered with Facebook on a project to increase news literacy and combat false news. The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication launched a news laboratory T...
Galveston Bay being tested for possible Harvey contaminants
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — As the R/V Trident sped northwest through Galveston Bay, students and researchers from Texas A&M University's Galveston campus donned blue latex gloves and bright orange life vests, silently mouthing the words to F...
Interior moves to delay Obama-era rule on methane emissions
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Interior Department is moving to delay an Obama-era regulation aimed at restricting harmful methane emissions from oil and gas production on federal lands. The rule, finalized last November, forces energy companies to capture m...
Solar energy is fastest growing source of power
PARIS (AP) — A report shows that solar energy was the fastest-growing source of power last year, accounting for almost two-thirds of net new capacity globally. The International Energy Agency said Wednesday that the rise was due to a boom in p...
Unclean floors, kitchens found at Colorado veterans hospital
DENVER (AP) — Government inspectors found dirty floors, unclean kitchens and dusty vents when they checked on a veterans hospital in Denver and a small veterans clinic in southern Colorado, but they didn't say whether the conditions caused health p...
New Mexico health clinics fret over federal funding delays
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Operators of community health centers in New Mexico watched warily on Wednesday as congressional committees in Washington wrestled with proposals to extend crucial funding for clinics that are a mainstay of rural health care in...
Arkansas seeks to move forward with abortion pill law
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas' attorney general is asking a federal appeals court to allow the state to move forward with imposing new restrictions on how the abortion pill is administered. Attorney General Leslie Rutledge asked the 8th U.S. C...
Ex-Obama officials begin health insurance sign-up campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Obama administration officials are undertaking a private campaign to encourage people to sign up for coverage next year under the Affordable Care Act. With the start of open enrollment on Nov. 1, the Trump administration has...
Google vies to make even smarter phones, speakers, cameras
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google's upgrades to its Pixel smartphones and other gadgets are its latest steps toward turning its digital services into your backup brain. The products the company unveiled on Wednesday are packed with artificial i...
$500K grant awarded for cybersecurity training initiative
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas' governor says a $500,000 grant is being provided to help pay for a new cybersecurity training initiative. Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Wednesday the grant from the Department of Higher Education would go to the U...
White House adviser: Phase out Social Security number as ID
BOSTON (AP) — A cybersecurity adviser to President Donald Trump is pushing to phase out the use of Social Security numbers as a form of identification. White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Rob Joyce said Wednesday that using a person's Social S...
60 years after Sputnik, Russian space program faces troubles
MOSCOW (AP) — Six decades after Sputnik, a refined version of the rocket that put the first artificial satellite in orbit remains the mainstay of Russia's space program — a stunning tribute to the country's technological prowess, but also a sign it h...
Massive wave of butterflies lights up Denver weather radar
DENVER (AP) — A lacy, cloud-like pattern drifting across a Denver-area radar screen turned out to be a 70-mile-wide (110-kilometer) wave of butterflies, forecasters say. Paul Schlatter of the National Weather Service said he first thought flocks o...
State quiet on origins of proposed school science standards
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Public Education Department won't explain the origin of changes to the state's public school science standards that omit all references to climate change caused by human activity. State Education Secretary C...
Chemical safety nominee faces tough questioning by Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's nominee to oversee chemical safety at the Environmental Protection Agency promised Wednesday to apply sound science in his new job and defended his history on behalf of corporate clients of endorsing far h...