SEDGWICK COUNTY— A jury found a registered sex offender guilty in a violent kidnapping and rape of a 15-year-old who was walking home from a Wichita grocery store.

Anthony Craig Seymour, 61, Wichita, is guilty of rape, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated criminal sodomy and aggravated robbery, according to the Sedgwick County Attorney's office.&nbsp;

In November 0f 2019, police responded to a 911 call of an abduction in the 300 Block of North Volutsia in Wichita, according to Wichita Police Captain Brett Allred.

Upon arrival, police searched the area and located a 2005 Lexus driven by a suspect later identified as Anthony Seymour leaving the area. They also observed a 15-year-old girl exit the vehicle while it was moving slowly and run toward the officers.&nbsp;Seymour fled in the car. Police initially were not able to locate it.

Investigators learned that while the girl was walking home, Seymour approached, held a knife to her, forced her into the Lexus and sexually assaulted her, according to Allred.

Through continued investigation, police located the victim’s phone in a parking lot and were able to obtain video in the area and a tag number on the car. 

Police located the vehicle and Seymour in the 1900 Block of North Lorraine. He was arrested without incident and booked on requested charges of kidnapping, rape, aggravated criminal sodomy, aggravated battery and a Kansas Department of Corrections arrest and detain order, according to Allred.

“The victim is very brave,” said Allred. “She saw police and took action to get out of the car, run to the officers and explain what had happened.”&nbsp;She had been on her way to Dillons and had seen the suspect and thought he was acting suspiciously. On the way home, the suspect approached her a second time and forced her in the vehicle, according to Allred.

EMS transported the girl to a local hospital for treatment.

Seymour had been on parole since May of 2018 after a 2004 conviction for rape, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections. Seymour is scheduled for sentencing on September 19, according to the district attorney's office.

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 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY— A jury found a registered sex offender guilty in a violent kidnapping and rape of a 15-year-old who was walking home from a Wichita grocery store.Anthony Craig Seymour, 61, Wichita, is guilty of rape, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated criminal sodomy and aggravated robbery, according to the Sedgwick County Attorney's office.&nbsp;In November 0f 2019, police responded to a 911 call of an abduction in the 300 Block of North Volutsia in Wichita, according to Wichita Police Captain Brett Allred.Upon arrival, police searched the area and located a 2005 Lexus driven by a suspect later identified as Anthony Seymour leaving the area. They also observed a 15-year-old girl exit the vehicle while it was moving slowly and run toward the officers.&nbsp;Seymour fled in the car. Police initially were not able to locate it.Investigators learned that while the girl was walking home, Seymour approached, held a knife to her, forced her into the Lexus and sexually assaulted her, according to Allred.Through continued investigation, police located the victim’s phone in a parking lot and were able to obtain video in the area and a tag number on the car. Police located the vehicle and Seymour in the 1900 Block of North Lorraine. He was arrested without incident and booked on requested charges of kidnapping, rape, aggravated criminal sodomy, aggravated battery and a Kansas Department of Corrections arrest and detain order, according to Allred.“The victim is very brave,” said Allred. “She saw police and took action to get out of the car, run to the officers and explain what had happened.”&nbsp;She had been on her way to Dillons and had seen the suspect and thought he was acting suspiciously. On the way home, the suspect approached her a second time and forced her in the vehicle, according to Allred.EMS transported the girl to a local hospital for treatment.Seymour had been on parole since May of 2018 after a 2004 conviction for rape, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections. Seymour is scheduled for sentencing on September 19, according to the district attorney's office.

Kan. sex offender convicted in kidnapping, rape of teen

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump said in a lengthy statement Monday that the FBI was conducting a search of his Mar-a-Lago estate and asserted that agents had broken open a safe. A person familiar with the matter said the action was related to a probe of whether Trump had taken classified records from his White House tenure to his Florida residence.

The action, which the FBI and Justice Department did not immediately confirm, marks a dramatic escalation in law enforcement scrutiny of Trump and comes as he has been laying the groundwork to make another bid for president. Though a search warrant does not suggest that criminal charges are near or even expected, federal officials looking to obtain one must demonstrate that they have probable cause that a crime occurred.

“After working and cooperating with the relevant Government agencies, this unannounced raid on my home was not necessary or appropriate,” Trump said in his statement.

He added: "These are dark times for our Nation, as my beautiful home, Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, is currently under siege, raided, and occupied by a large group of FBI agents. Nothing like this has ever happened to a President of the United States before.”

Justice Department spokesperson Dena Iverson declined to comment on the search, including about whether Attorney General Merrick Garland had personally authorized the search.

A person familiar with the matter, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation, said the search happened earlier Monday and agents were also looking to see if Trump had additional presidential records or any classified documents at the estate.

The Justice Department has been investigating the presence of classified records inside 15 boxes that were retrieved from Mar-a-Lago by the National Archives and Records Administration earlier this year. The Archives then referred the matter to the Justice Department.

Federal law bars the removal of classified documents to unauthorized locations, though it is possible that Trump could try to argue that, as president, he was the ultimate declassification authority.

There are multiple statutes governing classified information, including a law punishable by up to five years in prison that makes it a crime to remove such records and retain them at an unauthorized location. Another statute makes it a crime to mishandle classified records either intentionally or in a grossly negligent manner.

The probe is hardly the only legal headache confronting Trump. A separate investigation related to efforts by Trump and his allies to undo the results of the 2020 presidential election and the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol has also been intensifying in Washington.

And a district attorney in Fulton County, Georgia is investigation whether Trump and his close associates sought to interfere in that state's election, which was won by Democrat Joe Biden.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump said in a lengthy statement Monday that the FBI was conducting a search of his Mar-a-Lago estate and asserted that agents had broken open a safe. A person familiar with the matter said the action was related to a probe of whether Trump had taken classified records from his White House tenure to his Florida residence.The action, which the FBI and Justice Department did not immediately confirm, marks a dramatic escalation in law enforcement scrutiny of Trump and comes as he has been laying the groundwork to make another bid for president. Though a search warrant does not suggest that criminal charges are near or even expected, federal officials looking to obtain one must demonstrate that they have probable cause that a crime occurred.<figure>
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 </figure>“After working and cooperating with the relevant Government agencies, this unannounced raid on my home was not necessary or appropriate,” Trump said in his statement.He added: "These are dark times for our Nation, as my beautiful home, Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, is currently under siege, raided, and occupied by a large group of FBI agents. Nothing like this has ever happened to a President of the United States before.”Justice Department spokesperson Dena Iverson declined to comment on the search, including about whether Attorney General Merrick Garland had personally authorized the search.A person familiar with the matter, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation, said the search happened earlier Monday and agents were also looking to see if Trump had additional presidential records or any classified documents at the estate.The Justice Department has been investigating the presence of classified records inside 15 boxes that were retrieved from Mar-a-Lago by the National Archives and Records Administration earlier this year. The Archives then referred the matter to the Justice Department.Federal law bars the removal of classified documents to unauthorized locations, though it is possible that Trump could try to argue that, as president, he was the ultimate declassification authority.There are multiple statutes governing classified information, including a law punishable by up to five years in prison that makes it a crime to remove such records and retain them at an unauthorized location. Another statute makes it a crime to mishandle classified records either intentionally or in a grossly negligent manner.The probe is hardly the only legal headache confronting Trump. A separate investigation related to efforts by Trump and his allies to undo the results of the 2020 presidential election and the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol has also been intensifying in Washington.And a district attorney in Fulton County, Georgia is investigation whether Trump and his close associates sought to interfere in that state's election, which was won by Democrat Joe Biden.

Trump: FBI conducting search of his Mar-a-Lago estate

By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY Salina Post

Two Salina residents awoke Saturday morning to find a man in the residence who didn't belong there.

Officers were sent to a residence in the 800 block of W. South Street just after 9:30 a.m. Saturday after a 23-year-old woman and a 17-year-old girl awoke to find Michael James Haffner, 35, of Salina, inside the residence, Salina Police Interim Patrol Captain David Villanueva said this morning. The two told Haffner to leave and then called police.

The woman and girl were not acquainted with Haffner, Villanueva said. There did not appear to be forced entry into the residence, he added.

While in the residence, Haffner allegedly consumed alcohol and food. Officers found Haffner nearby and arrested him on requested charges of Aggravated burglary and Theft.

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 </figure>By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY Salina PostTwo Salina residents awoke Saturday morning to find a man in the residence who didn't belong there.Officers were sent to a residence in the 800 block of W. South Street just after 9:30 a.m. Saturday after a 23-year-old woman and a 17-year-old girl awoke to find Michael James Haffner, 35, of Salina, inside the residence, Salina Police Interim Patrol Captain David Villanueva said this morning. The two told Haffner to leave and then called police.The woman and girl were not acquainted with Haffner, Villanueva said. There did not appear to be forced entry into the residence, he added.While in the residence, Haffner allegedly consumed alcohol and food. Officers found Haffner nearby and arrested him on requested charges of Aggravated burglary and Theft.

Kansas home invasion burglary suspect drank a beer, ate a meal

KANSAS CITY (AP) — Kansas City police shot and killed a man who he sped toward an officer in a stolen sport utility vehicle and struck a police van, authorities said.

The shooting happened around 9:45 p.m. Sunday after officers spotted the unoccupied SUV in a gas station parking lot, said Sgt. Bill Lowe, a spokesman for the Missouri State Highway Patrol, which is investigating the shooting.

Lowe said police approached the man after he exited the store. He accelerated backward and then drove forward toward one of the officers, Lowe said.

Lowe said the officer dived out of the way and that the SUV struck the police van before officers opened fire.

Lowe said the driver was declared dead at a hospital. His name wasn't immediately released. The patrol is reviewing video from the gas station and police body camera footage, as well as interviewing witnesses.

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 </figure>KANSAS CITY (AP) — Kansas City police shot and killed a man who he sped toward an officer in a stolen sport utility vehicle and struck a police van, authorities said.The shooting happened around 9:45 p.m. Sunday after officers spotted the unoccupied SUV in a gas station parking lot, said Sgt. Bill Lowe, a spokesman for the Missouri State Highway Patrol, which is investigating the shooting.Lowe said police approached the man after he exited the store. He accelerated backward and then drove forward toward one of the officers, Lowe said.Lowe said the officer dived out of the way and that the SUV struck the police van before officers opened fire.Lowe said the driver was declared dead at a hospital. His name wasn't immediately released. The patrol is reviewing video from the gas station and police body camera footage, as well as interviewing witnesses.

Kansas City police shoot, kill driver of stolen SUV

NEW YORK (AP) — Olivia Newton-John, the Grammy-winning superstar who reigned on pop, country, adult contemporary and dance charts with such hits as “Physical” and “You’re the One That I Want” and won countless hearts as everyone’s favorite, Sandy, in the blockbuster film version of “Grease,” has died. She was 73.

Newton-John, a longtime resident of Australia whose sales topped 100 million albums, died Monday at her southern California ranch, John Easterling, her husband, wrote on Instagram and Facebook. “We ask that everyone please respect the family’s privacy during this very difficult time,” the message said.

From 1973-83, Newton-John was among the world’s most popular entertainers. She had 14 top 10 singles just in the U.S., won four Grammys, starred with John Travolta in “Grease” and with Gene Kelly in “Xanadu.” The fast-stepping Travolta-Newton-John duet, “You’re the One That I Want,” was one of the era’s biggest songs and has sold more than 15 million copies.

“Physical,” the bouncy, R-rated smash released in 1981, was No. 1 for 10 weeks and was named Billboard’s song of the year despite being banned by some radio stations. An aerobics-friendly promotional clip, filmed in the early years of MTV, won a Grammy for best video.

Both musically and image-wise, she reinvented herself during those years. The blonde, ever-smiling Newton-John initially favored mild pop-country songs such as “Please Mr. Please” and “Have You Never Been Mellow” and soft-breathing ballads like “I Honestly Love You,” which in 1975 won Grammys for best female pop vocal and record of the year. But she picked up the tempo in “Grease,” especially after Sandy ditched her white sweaters and blouses for waist-high, black leather pants. “Physical” even made Newton-John blush as she told her would-be lover “There’s nothing left to talk about/Unless it’s horizontally” and finally called out “Let’s get animal! Animal!”

“I recorded it and then suddenly thought, ‘Goodness, maybe I’ve gone too far!’” she told Entertainment Weekly in 2017, recalling how the song had been suggested by manager Roger Davies. “I called Roger and said, ‘We’ve got to pull this song!’ He said, ‘It’s too late. It’s already gone to radio and it’s running up the charts.’ I was horrified!”

She had a few hits after “Physical,” but her career declined and Newton-John became more likely to make news because of her private life. In 1992, as she was preparing a concert tour, her father died and she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Her marriage to actor Matt Lattanzi, with whom she had a daughter, actor-singer Chloe Lattanzi, broke up in 1995 and a years-long relationship with cameraman Patrick McDermott ended mysteriously. McDermott went missing during a 2005 fishing trip in California and his fate remained unknown years later. Numerous reports alleged that he was living in Mexico, with a new girlfriend.

“He was lost at sea, and nobody really knows what happened,” Newton-John told Australia’s “60 Minutes” in 2016. “It’s human to wonder. But you know, those are the things in life you have to accept and let go. Because whenever you go through difficult times, there’s always those concerns.”

Newton-John’s recent albums included “Stronger Than Before”; a holiday collaboration with Travolta, “This Christmas,” and the autobiographical “Gaia: One Woman’s Journey,” inspired by her battle with cancer and by the loss of her father.

Newton-John married John Easterling, founder of the Amazon Herb Company, in 2008. She was involved in numerous charitable causes, serving as goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme and as national spokeswoman for the Children’s Health Environmental Coalition. She also founded the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre in Melbourne, Australia.

Newton-John was the daughter of German literature professor Brin Newton-John and Irene Bron, whose father was Nobel Prize-winning physicist Max Bron. The Newton-Johns moved to Australia when Olivia was 5, but she returned to England in her teens and lived with her mother after her parents broke up. She had early dreams of becoming a veterinarian but was winning singing contests in high school and before age 20 had toured army bases and clubs and recorded her first single, “Till You Say You’ll Be Mine.” In 1971, she covered Bob Dylan’s “If Not for You” and began a close partnership with a friend from Australia, John Farrar, who produced the song and later wrote “You’re the One That I Want,” “Magic” and several other hits for her.

She had loved country music, especially the records of “Tennessee” Ernie Ford, since childhood, but her early success didn’t impress critics or some fellow musicians. A Village Voice review likened her to a geisha who “makes her voice smaller than it really is just to please men.” When Newton-John beat out Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn for the Country Music Association’s top artist of 1973, Tammy Wynette helped founded the Association of Country Entertainers, a club designed to exclude Newton-John and other crossover performers.

But Newton-John had a show business admirer who with her became one of movies’ most unforgettable teams. Travolta had starred in the stage version of “Grease” and for the planned film thought Newton-John would be the “ultimate” Sandy, the nice girl who gets tough in the final act and gets her man.

“I worried that at 29 I was too old to play a high school girl,” Newton-John, who insisted on taking a screen test before accepting the part, told The Telegraph in 2017. “Everything about making the film was fun, but if I had to pick a favorite moment, it was the transformation from what I call Sandy 1 to Sandy 2. I got to play a different character and wear different clothes, and when I put on that tight black outfit to sing ‘You’re the One That I Want,’ I got a very different reaction from the guys on the set.”

She is survived by her husband; daughter Chloe Lattanzi; sister Sarah Newton-John; brother Toby Newton-John; and several nieces and nephews.

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 </figure>NEW YORK (AP) — Olivia Newton-John, the Grammy-winning superstar who reigned on pop, country, adult contemporary and dance charts with such hits as “Physical” and “You’re the One That I Want” and won countless hearts as everyone’s favorite, Sandy, in the blockbuster film version of “Grease,” has died. She was 73.Newton-John, a longtime resident of Australia whose sales topped 100 million albums, died Monday at her southern California ranch, John Easterling, her husband, wrote on Instagram and Facebook. “We ask that everyone please respect the family’s privacy during this very difficult time,” the message said.<div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Folivianewtonjohn%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0G8HA6NM3od3k81eeTVFDfY1HPrmv3SpHL8h67hn5BJ81CrxvMHc2VKAvCacb5Aswl&show_text=true&width=500" width="500" height="730" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share"></iframe></div>From 1973-83, Newton-John was among the world’s most popular entertainers. She had 14 top 10 singles just in the U.S., won four Grammys, starred with John Travolta in “Grease” and with Gene Kelly in “Xanadu.” The fast-stepping Travolta-Newton-John duet, “You’re the One That I Want,” was one of the era’s biggest songs and has sold more than 15 million copies.“Physical,” the bouncy, R-rated smash released in 1981, was No. 1 for 10 weeks and was named Billboard’s song of the year despite being banned by some radio stations. An aerobics-friendly promotional clip, filmed in the early years of MTV, won a Grammy for best video.Both musically and image-wise, she reinvented herself during those years. The blonde, ever-smiling Newton-John initially favored mild pop-country songs such as “Please Mr. Please” and “Have You Never Been Mellow” and soft-breathing ballads like “I Honestly Love You,” which in 1975 won Grammys for best female pop vocal and record of the year. But she picked up the tempo in “Grease,” especially after Sandy ditched her white sweaters and blouses for waist-high, black leather pants. “Physical” even made Newton-John blush as she told her would-be lover “There’s nothing left to talk about/Unless it’s horizontally” and finally called out “Let’s get animal! Animal!”“I recorded it and then suddenly thought, ‘Goodness, maybe I’ve gone too far!’” she told Entertainment Weekly in 2017, recalling how the song had been suggested by manager Roger Davies. “I called Roger and said, ‘We’ve got to pull this song!’ He said, ‘It’s too late. It’s already gone to radio and it’s running up the charts.’ I was horrified!”She had a few hits after “Physical,” but her career declined and Newton-John became more likely to make news because of her private life. In 1992, as she was preparing a concert tour, her father died and she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Her marriage to actor Matt Lattanzi, with whom she had a daughter, actor-singer Chloe Lattanzi, broke up in 1995 and a years-long relationship with cameraman Patrick McDermott ended mysteriously. McDermott went missing during a 2005 fishing trip in California and his fate remained unknown years later. Numerous reports alleged that he was living in Mexico, with a new girlfriend.“He was lost at sea, and nobody really knows what happened,” Newton-John told Australia’s “60 Minutes” in 2016. “It’s human to wonder. But you know, those are the things in life you have to accept and let go. Because whenever you go through difficult times, there’s always those concerns.”Newton-John’s recent albums included “Stronger Than Before”; a holiday collaboration with Travolta, “This Christmas,” and the autobiographical “Gaia: One Woman’s Journey,” inspired by her battle with cancer and by the loss of her father.Newton-John married John Easterling, founder of the Amazon Herb Company, in 2008. She was involved in numerous charitable causes, serving as goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme and as national spokeswoman for the Children’s Health Environmental Coalition. She also founded the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre in Melbourne, Australia.Newton-John was the daughter of German literature professor Brin Newton-John and Irene Bron, whose father was Nobel Prize-winning physicist Max Bron. The Newton-Johns moved to Australia when Olivia was 5, but she returned to England in her teens and lived with her mother after her parents broke up. She had early dreams of becoming a veterinarian but was winning singing contests in high school and before age 20 had toured army bases and clubs and recorded her first single, “Till You Say You’ll Be Mine.” In 1971, she covered Bob Dylan’s “If Not for You” and began a close partnership with a friend from Australia, John Farrar, who produced the song and later wrote “You’re the One That I Want,” “Magic” and several other hits for her.She had loved country music, especially the records of “Tennessee” Ernie Ford, since childhood, but her early success didn’t impress critics or some fellow musicians. A Village Voice review likened her to a geisha who “makes her voice smaller than it really is just to please men.” When Newton-John beat out Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn for the Country Music Association’s top artist of 1973, Tammy Wynette helped founded the Association of Country Entertainers, a club designed to exclude Newton-John and other crossover performers.But Newton-John had a show business admirer who with her became one of movies’ most unforgettable teams. Travolta had starred in the stage version of “Grease” and for the planned film thought Newton-John would be the “ultimate” Sandy, the nice girl who gets tough in the final act and gets her man.“I worried that at 29 I was too old to play a high school girl,” Newton-John, who insisted on taking a screen test before accepting the part, told The Telegraph in 2017. “Everything about making the film was fun, but if I had to pick a favorite moment, it was the transformation from what I call Sandy 1 to Sandy 2. I got to play a different character and wear different clothes, and when I put on that tight black outfit to sing ‘You’re the One That I Want,’ I got a very different reaction from the guys on the set.”She is survived by her husband; daughter Chloe Lattanzi; sister Sarah Newton-John; brother Toby Newton-John; and several nieces and nephews.

Olivia Newton-John, superstar singer and actress has died

SEDGWICK COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a drive by shooting and asking the public for help with information.

At approximately 10:30 a.m. on July 23, police responded to the 1600 block of E MacArthur in Wichita for a vandalism report, according to Officer Trevor Macy. A caller reported hearing noises at about 5a.m. that morning, and woke to find a bullet hole in their home.

Four shell casings were recovered at the scene, and video was obtained that shows a motorcycle driving by when the motorcyclist opens fire on the home.

Anyone with information is asked to call Wichita Police.

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 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a drive by shooting and asking the public for help with information.At approximately 10:30 a.m. on July 23, police responded to the 1600 block of E MacArthur in Wichita for a vandalism report, according to Officer Trevor Macy. A caller reported hearing noises at about 5a.m. that morning, and woke to find a bullet hole in their home.Four shell casings were recovered at the scene, and video was obtained that shows a motorcycle driving by when the motorcyclist opens fire on the home.Anyone with information is asked to call Wichita Police.

Police investigate Kan. motorcycle drive-by shooting

ELLSWORTH COUNTY — Authorities in Ellsworth County are investigating after a man was found dead on Monday and a deputy injured on Sunday by a charging buffalo.

At 9a.m. Monday, a woman called Ellsworth County 911 to report she needed an ambulance because she had found her nephew identified as 56-year-old Scott Schroeder of rural Bushton, dead in a pen and thought a buffalo killed him, according to Sheriff Murray Marston

Sheriff's deputies and Claflin EMS responded to the scene. The body was in a row of trees north of Kansas 4 highway at 5th Road. The location where the deputy was injured by a buffalo on Sunday night is approximately one half mile south of where the body was found Monday.

The coroner's preliminary cause of death, pending an autopsy, is that a buffalo gored Schroeder. He is the owner of over 20 buffalo kept at that location, according to Marston.

The deputy injured by a buffalo on Sunday underwent surgery at Salina Regional Health Center and is in stable condition, according to Marston.

A Rice County Deputy arrived at the scene of the attack just as it occurred on Sunday. He put down the animal when it appeared it was preparing to charge at the downed deputy. Both incidents remain under investigation, according to Marston.

ELLSWORTH COUNTY—A Kansas sheriff's deputy&nbsp; is recovering after he was injured by a buffalo.

Just after 6:30p.m. Sunday, Ellsworth County 911 received a call about the buffalo on K-4 highway at 5th Road in Ellsworth County, according to a media release.

A deputy responded to the scene, found the animal and attempted to get it to return to a pasture. The buffalo suddenly charged the deputy and injured him.

Claflin EMS transported the deputy to the Ellsworth County Medical Center and he was later transferred to Salina Regional Health Center.&nbsp; The sheriff's office has not identified the deputy or updated his condition.

ELLSWORTH COUNTY — Authorities in Ellsworth County are investigating after a man was found dead on Monday and a deputy injured on Sunday by a charging buffalo.At 9a.m. Monday, a woman called Ellsworth County 911 to report she needed an ambulance because she had found her nephew identified as 56-year-old Scott Schroeder of rural Bushton, dead in a pen and thought a buffalo killed him, according to Sheriff Murray MarstonSheriff's deputies and Claflin EMS responded to the scene. The body was in a row of trees north of Kansas 4 highway at 5th Road. The location where the deputy was injured by a buffalo on Sunday night is approximately one half mile south of where the body was found Monday.The coroner's preliminary cause of death, pending an autopsy, is that a buffalo gored Schroeder. He is the owner of over 20 buffalo kept at that location, according to Marston.The deputy injured by a buffalo on Sunday underwent surgery at Salina Regional Health Center and is in stable condition, according to Marston.A Rice County Deputy arrived at the scene of the attack just as it occurred on Sunday. He put down the animal when it appeared it was preparing to charge at the downed deputy. Both incidents remain under investigation, according to Marston.------ELLSWORTH COUNTY—A Kansas sheriff's deputy&nbsp; is recovering after he was injured by a buffalo.Just after 6:30p.m. Sunday, Ellsworth County 911 received a call about the buffalo on K-4 highway at 5th Road in Ellsworth County, according to a media release.A deputy responded to the scene, found the animal and attempted to get it to return to a pasture. The buffalo suddenly charged the deputy and injured him.Claflin EMS transported the deputy to the Ellsworth County Medical Center and he was later transferred to Salina Regional Health Center.&nbsp; The sheriff's office has not identified the deputy or updated his condition.

Update: Charging buffalo kills Kan. man, injures deputy 

By JOHN HANNA and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH&nbsp;

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Abortion opponents were shocked and abortion rights advocates energized by&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/2022-primary-elections-kansas-abortion-b6d62a852c2ce4617f2c03589fbb523e">a decisive statewide vote in heavily Republican Kansas</a>&nbsp;this week in favor of protecting abortion access, yet it's not likely to translate into new abortion votes across the U.S. in the November election.

Four other states — California, Kentucky, Michigan and Vermont — could have votes in November on abortion access, and a fifth, Montana, is voting on a measure that would require abortion providers to give lifesaving treatment to a fetus that is born alive after a botched abortion. Opponents argue federal law already offers those protections.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-abortion-health-sexual-abuse-by-clergy-constitutions-022d340cf968be3c28b03f7f96965f09">No other abortion initiatives</a>&nbsp;are likely to make a state's November ballot.

The Kansas vote was the first test of public feeling about abortion rights since the U.S. Supreme Court&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/abortion-supreme-court-decision-854f60302f21c2c35129e58cf8d8a7b0">overturned Roe v. Wade</a>&nbsp;in late June, and it upended political assumptions.

Voters rejected a proposed amendment to the Kansas Constitution declaring that it grants no right to abortion. That would have opened the door for the GOP-controlled Legislature to further restrict or ban abortion and nullify&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/3f479b218a6140719e1694fcfcdb8036">a 2019 decision</a>&nbsp;by the Kansas Supreme Court that access is a “fundamental” right under the state's Bill of Rights.

HOW WAS THE OUTCOME OF THE KANSAS VOTE A SURPRISE?

Abortion rights supporters prevailed by nearly 18 percentage points in the Republican state with deep ties to the anti-abortion movement. They took the outcome as confirmation that preserving access to abortion is popular.

Officials with several national abortion rights groups argued that the vote shows it’s a mistake for Democrats in red states like Kansas to avoid talking about abortion and that support for abortion rights can drive voters to the polls. In Kentucky, donations to the abortion rights cause poured in immediately, said Tamarra Wieder, state director for Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates.

The election in Kansas coincided with the state’s primary. Over the previous 10 years, turnout for a mid-term primary has averaged less than 26%, with Republicans casting twice as many ballots as Democrats.

But turnout for this election topped 45% — almost 915,000 voters — approaching levels normally seen during a fall election for governor. More than half of registered Democrats and Republicans cast ballots. At least 28% of registered unaffiliated voters, who couldn’t vote on anything else on ballots on Tuesday, voted on the proposed amendment.

The outcome also suggested that a sizeable number of Republicans voted against the proposed amendment.

“Three things in Kansas are really important to note: One, the depth of the victory; two, the amount of increased voter turnout, and three, that it happened in an off-year midterm election,” said Kristen Rowe-Finkbeiner, CEO of MomsRising, an advocacy group that supports abortion rights.

Abortion opponents argued that the vote was a temporary setback and vowed to keep electing anti-abortion candidates.

CAN EITHER SIDE RUSH TO PUT A QUESTION TO VOTERS IN MY STATE IN NOVEMBER?

Likely not. For one thing, deadlines to do it have passed in the half of U.S. states that allow voters to put questions on the ballot without going through the Legislature.

In Ohio, the Democratic nominee for governor, Nan Whaley, has called for putting an abortion rights measure on the ballot as early as next year, and efforts have started in Colorado and South Dakota for 2024. In Iowa, GOP lawmakers have taken the first step toward putting an anti-abortion measure on the ballot in 2024.

In Kansas, anti-abortion lawmakers anticipated voters approving their measure.

BUT THERE ARE VOTES IN SOME STATES IN NOVEMBER?

Yes, but those efforts were all underway before the Kansas vote.

Legislators in California and Vermont put measures to protect abortion rights on the ballot, and Kentucky lawmakers have a measure on the ballot similar to the one that failed in Kansas.

<a href="https://apnews.com/article/abortion-voting-rights-2022-midterm-elections-us-supreme-court-health-96575728b5ccc4664e0a38fe4884f1e4">In Michigan,</a>&nbsp;abortion rights advocates believe they have turned in enough signatures to put an abortion rights amendment to the state constitution on the November ballot, but the signatures must still be counted.

The Montana referendum also was initiated by legislators.

IN STATES ALLOWING IT, WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR VOTERS TO GET A QUESTION ON THE BALLOT?

They have to circulate petitions and collect tens of thousands of signatures from registered voters; the number is often a percentage of the vote in a previous election. Some states set requirements to get signatures from across the state, not just in one or two metropolitan areas.

In Nebraska, abortion opponents are focused on gaining one more seat in its one-house Legislature for the two-thirds majority necessary to overcome filibusters and pass an abortion ban. A voter initiative there must gather nearly 88,000 signatures from at least 5% of the registered voters in 38 of its 93 counties, something known as the “two-fifths rule.”

In Missouri, initiatives can take a year to get to the ballot, and in Oklahoma, the average length has been more than a year — 64 weeks — over the past 10 years, according to the secretary of state's office.

“From start to finish, if you could get it done in nine months, you’d really be moving fast," said Amber England, a political strategist in Oklahoma who has worked to get questions on the ballot in recent years.

The Ballot Initiative Strategy Center, which advises progressive groups on campaigning for ballot questions, advises that the work should take three years, including building community relationships before even circulating signatures.

SO IT'S A MATTER OF GETTING ENOUGH VALID SIGNATURES IN THE RIGHT PLACES?

Not necessarily. There can be other hurdles, particularly if public officials who are players in the process oppose an initiative.

In Missouri in 2019, opponents of a law banning most abortions after eight weeks of pregnancy sought to get a proposed repeal on the ballot, but Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, a Republican who opposes abortion, took enough time in vetting the language that supporters had only two weeks to gather signatures. While the initiative's backers sued —&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/voting-rights-abortion-health-legislature-missouri-362a4066bfb8766d486cec24c59ab9b9">and won</a>&nbsp;— the final ruling from the state Supreme Court didn't come until early this year.

“It was a significant victory,” said Mallory Schwarz, executive director of Pro-Choice Missouri. “But we didn’t get a do-over.”

Hollingsworth reported from Mission, Kansas. Also contributing were Sean Murphy in Oklahoma City, Scott McFetridge in Des Moines, Iowa, and Julie Carr Smyth in Columbus, Ohio.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/6/1656082532826.png" alt="Photo by Dylan Lysen / Kansas News Service" />
 <figcaption>Photo by Dylan Lysen / Kansas News Service</figcaption>
 </figure>By JOHN HANNA and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH&nbsp;TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Abortion opponents were shocked and abortion rights advocates energized by&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/2022-primary-elections-kansas-abortion-b6d62a852c2ce4617f2c03589fbb523e">a decisive statewide vote in heavily Republican Kansas</a>&nbsp;this week in favor of protecting abortion access, yet it's not likely to translate into new abortion votes across the U.S. in the November election.Four other states — California, Kentucky, Michigan and Vermont — could have votes in November on abortion access, and a fifth, Montana, is voting on a measure that would require abortion providers to give lifesaving treatment to a fetus that is born alive after a botched abortion. Opponents argue federal law already offers those protections.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-abortion-health-sexual-abuse-by-clergy-constitutions-022d340cf968be3c28b03f7f96965f09">No other abortion initiatives</a>&nbsp;are likely to make a state's November ballot.The Kansas vote was the first test of public feeling about abortion rights since the U.S. Supreme Court&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/abortion-supreme-court-decision-854f60302f21c2c35129e58cf8d8a7b0">overturned Roe v. Wade</a>&nbsp;in late June, and it upended political assumptions.Voters rejected a proposed amendment to the Kansas Constitution declaring that it grants no right to abortion. That would have opened the door for the GOP-controlled Legislature to further restrict or ban abortion and nullify&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/3f479b218a6140719e1694fcfcdb8036">a 2019 decision</a>&nbsp;by the Kansas Supreme Court that access is a “fundamental” right under the state's Bill of Rights.HOW WAS THE OUTCOME OF THE KANSAS VOTE A SURPRISE?Abortion rights supporters prevailed by nearly 18 percentage points in the Republican state with deep ties to the anti-abortion movement. They took the outcome as confirmation that preserving access to abortion is popular.Officials with several national abortion rights groups argued that the vote shows it’s a mistake for Democrats in red states like Kansas to avoid talking about abortion and that support for abortion rights can drive voters to the polls. In Kentucky, donations to the abortion rights cause poured in immediately, said Tamarra Wieder, state director for Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates.The election in Kansas coincided with the state’s primary. Over the previous 10 years, turnout for a mid-term primary has averaged less than 26%, with Republicans casting twice as many ballots as Democrats.But turnout for this election topped 45% — almost 915,000 voters — approaching levels normally seen during a fall election for governor. More than half of registered Democrats and Republicans cast ballots. At least 28% of registered unaffiliated voters, who couldn’t vote on anything else on ballots on Tuesday, voted on the proposed amendment.The outcome also suggested that a sizeable number of Republicans voted against the proposed amendment.“Three things in Kansas are really important to note: One, the depth of the victory; two, the amount of increased voter turnout, and three, that it happened in an off-year midterm election,” said Kristen Rowe-Finkbeiner, CEO of MomsRising, an advocacy group that supports abortion rights.Abortion opponents argued that the vote was a temporary setback and vowed to keep electing anti-abortion candidates.CAN EITHER SIDE RUSH TO PUT A QUESTION TO VOTERS IN MY STATE IN NOVEMBER?Likely not. For one thing, deadlines to do it have passed in the half of U.S. states that allow voters to put questions on the ballot without going through the Legislature.In Ohio, the Democratic nominee for governor, Nan Whaley, has called for putting an abortion rights measure on the ballot as early as next year, and efforts have started in Colorado and South Dakota for 2024. In Iowa, GOP lawmakers have taken the first step toward putting an anti-abortion measure on the ballot in 2024.In Kansas, anti-abortion lawmakers anticipated voters approving their measure.BUT THERE ARE VOTES IN SOME STATES IN NOVEMBER?Yes, but those efforts were all underway before the Kansas vote.Legislators in California and Vermont put measures to protect abortion rights on the ballot, and Kentucky lawmakers have a measure on the ballot similar to the one that failed in Kansas.<a href="https://apnews.com/article/abortion-voting-rights-2022-midterm-elections-us-supreme-court-health-96575728b5ccc4664e0a38fe4884f1e4">In Michigan,</a>&nbsp;abortion rights advocates believe they have turned in enough signatures to put an abortion rights amendment to the state constitution on the November ballot, but the signatures must still be counted.The Montana referendum also was initiated by legislators.IN STATES ALLOWING IT, WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR VOTERS TO GET A QUESTION ON THE BALLOT?They have to circulate petitions and collect tens of thousands of signatures from registered voters; the number is often a percentage of the vote in a previous election. Some states set requirements to get signatures from across the state, not just in one or two metropolitan areas.In Nebraska, abortion opponents are focused on gaining one more seat in its one-house Legislature for the two-thirds majority necessary to overcome filibusters and pass an abortion ban. A voter initiative there must gather nearly 88,000 signatures from at least 5% of the registered voters in 38 of its 93 counties, something known as the “two-fifths rule.”In Missouri, initiatives can take a year to get to the ballot, and in Oklahoma, the average length has been more than a year — 64 weeks — over the past 10 years, according to the secretary of state's office.“From start to finish, if you could get it done in nine months, you’d really be moving fast," said Amber England, a political strategist in Oklahoma who has worked to get questions on the ballot in recent years.The Ballot Initiative Strategy Center, which advises progressive groups on campaigning for ballot questions, advises that the work should take three years, including building community relationships before even circulating signatures.SO IT'S A MATTER OF GETTING ENOUGH VALID SIGNATURES IN THE RIGHT PLACES?Not necessarily. There can be other hurdles, particularly if public officials who are players in the process oppose an initiative.In Missouri in 2019, opponents of a law banning most abortions after eight weeks of pregnancy sought to get a proposed repeal on the ballot, but Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, a Republican who opposes abortion, took enough time in vetting the language that supporters had only two weeks to gather signatures. While the initiative's backers sued —&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/voting-rights-abortion-health-legislature-missouri-362a4066bfb8766d486cec24c59ab9b9">and won</a>&nbsp;— the final ruling from the state Supreme Court didn't come until early this year.“It was a significant victory,” said Mallory Schwarz, executive director of Pro-Choice Missouri. “But we didn’t get a do-over.”____Hollingsworth reported from Mission, Kansas. Also contributing were Sean Murphy in Oklahoma City, Scott McFetridge in Des Moines, Iowa, and Julie Carr Smyth in Columbus, Ohio.

Will abortion be on more state ballots after Kansas vote?

By SCOTT CARLSON <a href="https://northplattepost.com">North Platte Post</a>

NANCE COUNTY, Nebraska-Authorities have identified a Kansas man who drowned in a Nebraska lake over the weekend as 79-year-old Wayne E. Mathias of Augusta, according to the Nance County Sheriff's Department.&nbsp;

Just before 1:30 p.m. Saturday Nance County Sheriffs deputies and Genoa Volunteer Fire and Rescue responded to a reported drowning at a private lake south of Genoa, Nebraska.

Deputies arrived on scene within five minutes of receiving the call and were informed that Mathias had been swimming approximately 100 feet from the shore when witnesses heard him call for help then disappear under the water. 

Deputies entered the lake and attempted to locate the Mathias but were not successful. Further efforts to locate him using boats, volunteers and thermal cameras were not successful. 

Several other citizens provided boats and floatation devices to assist first responders in the search. Mutual Aid was requested from the Platte County Dive Team and the The Oxford Nebraska Dive Team.  The Platte County Dive Team arrived on scene first and used sonar and diver to search the area and were able to locate the victim and recovered his body.&nbsp;

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/8/1659967644953.jpeg" alt="Authorities said a Kansas man drowned over the weekend at a private lake south of Genoa. (Photo: Nance County Sheriff's Office)" />
 <figcaption>Authorities said a Kansas man drowned over the weekend at a private lake south of Genoa. (Photo: Nance County Sheriff's Office)</figcaption>
 </figure>By SCOTT CARLSON <a href="https://northplattepost.com">North Platte Post</a>NANCE COUNTY, Nebraska-Authorities have identified a Kansas man who drowned in a Nebraska lake over the weekend as 79-year-old Wayne E. Mathias of Augusta, according to the Nance County Sheriff's Department.&nbsp;Just before 1:30 p.m. Saturday Nance County Sheriffs deputies and Genoa Volunteer Fire and Rescue responded to a reported drowning at a private lake south of Genoa, Nebraska.Deputies arrived on scene within five minutes of receiving the call and were informed that Mathias had been swimming approximately 100 feet from the shore when witnesses heard him call for help then disappear under the water. Deputies entered the lake and attempted to locate the Mathias but were not successful. Further efforts to locate him using boats, volunteers and thermal cameras were not successful. Several other citizens provided boats and floatation devices to assist first responders in the search. Mutual Aid was requested from the Platte County Dive Team and the The Oxford Nebraska Dive Team. The Platte County Dive Team arrived on scene first and used sonar and diver to search the area and were able to locate the victim and recovered his body.&nbsp;

Sheriff IDs Kansas man who drowned in Nebraska lake

GODDARD, Kan. (AP) — A new federal study said dozens of people got sick after visiting a splash park near Wichita, Kansas, last summer.

The study by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that 21 people contracted Shigella bacteria and six others&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/ks-state-wire-health-c4508fd0a202a87197b1ef13b82131e8">became sick</a>&nbsp;with the norovirus after visiting the splash park at Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Goddard. Another 36 people reported gastrointestinal illnesses after visiting the splash park but didn't have lab tests confirming what caused their illnesses,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kansas.com/news/local/article264228951.html">according</a>&nbsp;to The Wichita Eagle. At least four people were hospitalized afterward.

Previously, state and local health officials had said that eight people who visited the park contracted Shigella and other people tested positive for the norovirus, sapovirus and a type of E. coli called enteropathogenic E. coli.

The CDC report is based on a survey of 404 people who visited the splash park last year between May 28 and June 19.

The splash park located about 14 miles west of Wichita was allowed to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/health-wichita-ca8afce1cf629bcb04e2953c964b7b1a">reopen</a>&nbsp;last July after upgrading its pump and filtration system and passing a health inspection.

The report confirmed the illnesses&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/health-animals-e0b8b5d980bd5573ed50250aa77c8b7b">weren’t linked</a>&nbsp;to any of the animals at the interactive zoo. At least three&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/ks-state-wire-wichita-health-lawsuits-2a3e84566c9480c34d4b6d8adfbb2161">lawsuits</a>&nbsp;have been filed against the splash pad. One of those was settled, but two others remain pending.

The director of the wildlife park Matt Fouts told the newspaper he didn’t find the study useful although he’s “all for analyzing data to learn from the past.”

“It offered little advice for other splash parks besides ensuring you have signage that states ‘don’t swallow the water’ and offered no additional insight into the investigation,” Fouts said. “Regardless, it did affirm that there have been no additional incidents because we took the situation seriously and found ways to enhance our system and processes so that the Splash Park is safer than ever.”

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/6/1624228385006.png" alt="Photo courtesy Tanganyika Wildlife Park" />
 <figcaption>Photo courtesy Tanganyika Wildlife Park</figcaption>
 </figure>GODDARD, Kan. (AP) — A new federal study said dozens of people got sick after visiting a splash park near Wichita, Kansas, last summer.The study by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that 21 people contracted Shigella bacteria and six others&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/ks-state-wire-health-c4508fd0a202a87197b1ef13b82131e8">became sick</a>&nbsp;with the norovirus after visiting the splash park at Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Goddard. Another 36 people reported gastrointestinal illnesses after visiting the splash park but didn't have lab tests confirming what caused their illnesses,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kansas.com/news/local/article264228951.html">according</a>&nbsp;to The Wichita Eagle. At least four people were hospitalized afterward.Previously, state and local health officials had said that eight people who visited the park contracted Shigella and other people tested positive for the norovirus, sapovirus and a type of E. coli called enteropathogenic E. coli.The CDC report is based on a survey of 404 people who visited the splash park last year between May 28 and June 19.The splash park located about 14 miles west of Wichita was allowed to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/health-wichita-ca8afce1cf629bcb04e2953c964b7b1a">reopen</a>&nbsp;last July after upgrading its pump and filtration system and passing a health inspection.The report confirmed the illnesses&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/health-animals-e0b8b5d980bd5573ed50250aa77c8b7b">weren’t linked</a>&nbsp;to any of the animals at the interactive zoo. At least three&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/ks-state-wire-wichita-health-lawsuits-2a3e84566c9480c34d4b6d8adfbb2161">lawsuits</a>&nbsp;have been filed against the splash pad. One of those was settled, but two others remain pending.The director of the wildlife park Matt Fouts told the newspaper he didn’t find the study useful although he’s “all for analyzing data to learn from the past.”“It offered little advice for other splash parks besides ensuring you have signage that states ‘don’t swallow the water’ and offered no additional insight into the investigation,” Fouts said. “Regardless, it did affirm that there have been no additional incidents because we took the situation seriously and found ways to enhance our system and processes so that the Splash Park is safer than ever.”

CDC: Dozens got sick after visiting Kansas splash park

KANSAS CITY (AP) — Two teenagers were killed in a shooting in a Kansas City suburb Sunday afternoon. The shooting was reported shortly after noon Sunday in Raytown, Missouri.

Raytown Police Corporal Jeffery Peterman&nbsp;told&nbsp;the Kansas City Star that officers found two teenagers with gunshot wounds when they arrived. One victim died at the scene while the other died a short time later at a hospital.

Police have not released the names or ages of the victims.

Peterman said a suspect in the shooting turned themselves into police in Kansas City Sunday afternoon.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/8/1659956669385.png" alt="Location of Sunday's shooting-photo courtesy KCTV" />
 <figcaption>Location of Sunday's shooting-photo courtesy KCTV</figcaption>
 </figure>KANSAS CITY (AP) — Two teenagers were killed in a shooting in a Kansas City suburb Sunday afternoon. The shooting was reported shortly after noon Sunday in Raytown, Missouri.Raytown Police Corporal Jeffery Peterman&nbsp;told&nbsp;the Kansas City Star that officers found two teenagers with gunshot wounds when they arrived. One victim died at the scene while the other died a short time later at a hospital.Police have not released the names or ages of the victims.Peterman said a suspect in the shooting turned themselves into police in Kansas City Sunday afternoon.

Suspect in fatal shooting of 2 KC-area teens turns himself in

SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating an officer-involved shooting that sent a man to the hospital.

Just after 9a.m. Sunday police responded to a domestic violence with a weapon call in the 400 block of W 45th&nbsp;Street North in Wichita, according to Officer Trevor Macy.

A 911 caller reported a 38-year-old male suspect threatened family members with a gun and retreated into a shed on the property.

Officers arrived and attempted to contact the suspect, and were able to contact him by phone but he refused to come out of the shed. 

Police negotiators were called in to assist with communicating with him. Multiple avenues of communication were attempted but the suspect remained in the shed, and eventually the SWAT team was called to assist.

After the SWAT team arrived, attempts continued to communicate with the suspect and resolve the situation peacefully. 

Eventually, the suspect began firing shots from inside the shed. He fired multiple shots, one of which struck a Wichita police vehicle. A single round was fired from a Wichita police officer, striking the suspect and incapacitating him. He was then removed from the shed and transported to an area hospital by EMS in critical but stable condition – he is expected to survive, according to Macy.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/8/1659911286550.png" alt="Police at the scene of the standoff on Sunday -photo courtesy KWCH" />
 <figcaption>Police at the scene of the standoff on Sunday -photo courtesy KWCH</figcaption>
 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating an officer-involved shooting that sent a man to the hospital.Just after 9a.m. Sunday police responded to a domestic violence with a weapon call in the 400 block of W 45th&nbsp;Street North in Wichita, according to Officer Trevor Macy.A 911 caller reported a 38-year-old male suspect threatened family members with a gun and retreated into a shed on the property.Officers arrived and attempted to contact the suspect, and were able to contact him by phone but he refused to come out of the shed. Police negotiators were called in to assist with communicating with him. Multiple avenues of communication were attempted but the suspect remained in the shed, and eventually the SWAT team was called to assist.After the SWAT team arrived, attempts continued to communicate with the suspect and resolve the situation peacefully. Eventually, the suspect began firing shots from inside the shed. He fired multiple shots, one of which struck a Wichita police vehicle. A single round was fired from a Wichita police officer, striking the suspect and incapacitating him. He was then removed from the shed and transported to an area hospital by EMS in critical but stable condition – he is expected to survive, according to Macy.

Man wounded in Kansas officer-involved shooting

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats pushed their&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/inflation-biden-health-prescription-drugs-congress-4d5d4090a86b68dafc92030c3facff9d">election-year economic package</a>&nbsp;to Senate passage Sunday, a hard-fought compromise less ambitious than&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-business-congress-f6fc8e4ea79642a7e04e28211c00db9a">President Joe Biden’s original domestic vision</a>&nbsp;but one that still meets deep-rooted party goals of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-joe-biden-business-environment-and-nature-environment-e9b976d57b1b8b35e459c9950b34fca0">slowing global warming</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-prescription-drug-prices-755ac3ccc03dc1f43f4918aecb63bac2">moderating pharmaceutical costs</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/inflation-biden-kyrsten-sinema-congress-399fcec95d37d5b0b9a197ed4c8d33fa">taxing immense corporations</a>.

The estimated $740 billion package heads next to the House, where lawmakers are poised to deliver on Biden's priorities, a stunning turnaround of what had seemed a lost and doomed effort that suddenly roared back to political life. Cheers broke out as Senate Democrats held united, 51-50, with Vice President Kamala Harris casting the tie-breaking vote after an all-night session.

“Today, Senate Democrats sided with American families over special interests,” President Joe Biden said in a statement from Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. “I ran for President promising to make government work for working families again, and that is what this bill does — period.”

Biden, who had his share of long nights during his three decades as a senator, called into the Senate cloakroom during the vote on speakerphone to personally thank the staff for their hard work.

The president urged the House to pass the bill as soon as possible. Speaker Nancy Pelosi said her chamber would “move swiftly to send this bill to the president’s desk.” House votes are expected Friday.

“It's been a long, tough and winding road, but at last, at last we have arrived,” said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., ahead of final votes.

“The Senate is making history. I am confident the Inflation Reduction Act will endure as one of the defining legislative feats of the 21st century," he said.

Senators engaged in a round-the-clock marathon of voting that began Saturday and stretched late into Sunday afternoon. Democrats swatted down some three dozen Republican amendments designed to torpedo the legislation. Confronting&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/inflation-nato-biden-climate-and-environment-7bc6644107e4ce365ab9e225c0591b5c">unanimous GOP opposition,</a>&nbsp;Democratic unity in the 50-50 chamber held, keeping the party on track for a morale-boosting victory three months from elections when congressional control is at stake.

The bill ran into trouble midday over objections to the new 15% corporate minimum tax that private equity firms and other industries disliked, forcing last-minute changes.

Despite the momentary setback, the “Inflation Reduction Act” gives Democrats a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/inflation-biden-health-climate-and-environment-9af87ffab0088b45a2e9d5a7caabbdf1">campaign-season showcase</a>&nbsp;for action on coveted goals. It includes the largest-ever federal effort on climate change — close to $400 billion — caps out-of-pocket drug costs for seniors on Medicare to $2,000 a year and extends expiring subsidies that help 13 million people afford health insurance. By raising corporate taxes and reaping savings from the long-sought goal of allowing the government to negotiate drug prices for Medicare, the whole package is paid for, with some $300 billion extra revenue for deficit reduction.

Barely more than one-tenth the size of Biden’s initial 10-year, $3.5 trillion Build Back Better initiative, the new package abandons earlier proposals for universal preschool, paid family leave and expanded child care aid. That plan collapsed after conservative Sen. Joe. Manchin, D-W.Va., opposed it, saying it was too costly and would fuel inflation.

Nonpartisan analysts have said the 755-page “Inflation Reduction Act” would have a minor effect on surging consumer prices.

Republicans said the new measure would undermine an economy that policymakers are struggling to keep from plummeting into recession. They said the bill's business taxes would hurt job creation and force prices skyward, making it harder for people to cope with the nation's&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/inflation-economy-prices-consumer-74e1a5c9bced40460e4079f62e980095">worst inflation</a>&nbsp;since the 1980s.

“Democrats have already robbed American families once through inflation, and now their solution is to rob American families a second time," Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., argued.

In an ordeal imposed on most budget bills like this one, the Senate had to endure an overnight “vote-a-rama” of rapid-fire amendments. Each tested Democrats' ability to hold together the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/joe-manchin-budget-agreement-7b0ee6e3e0b70357288fd69f44473b9b">compromise bill negotiated by Schumer, progressives, Manchin</a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/biden-politics-kyrsten-sinema-joe-manchin-congress-c0d40a6f2490b2613a690995daca7e11">inscrutable centrist Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz</a>.

Progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., criticized the bill's shortcomings and offered amendments to further expand the legislation's health benefits, but those efforts were defeated. Republicans forced their own votes designed to make Democrats look soft on U.S.-Mexico border security and gasoline and energy costs, and like bullies for wanting to strengthen IRS tax law enforcement.

Before debate began, the bill's prescription drug price curbs were diluted by the Senate's nonpartisan parliamentarian who said a provision should fall that would impose costly penalties on drug makers whose price increases for private insurers exceed inflation.

It was the bill's chief protection for the 180 million people with private health coverage they get through work or purchase themselves. Under special procedures that will let Democrats pass their bill by simple majority without the usual 60-vote margin, its provisions must be focused more on dollar-and-cents budget numbers than policy changes.

But the thrust of Democrats' pharmaceutical price language remained. That included letting Medicare negotiate what it pays for drugs for its 64 million elderly recipients, penalizing manufacturers for exceeding inflation for pharmaceuticals sold to Medicare and limiting beneficiaries out-of-pocket drug costs to $2,000 annually.

The bill also caps Medicare patients' costs for&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/health-prices-diabetes-congress-a2f9986b7bf3500b81d1ec80a01e5abb">insulin</a>, the expensive diabetes medication, at $35 monthly. Democrats wanted to extend the $35 cap to private insurers but it ran afoul of Senate rules. Most Republicans voted to strip it from the package, though in a sign of the political potency of health costs seven GOP senators joined Democrats trying to preserve it.

The measure's final costs were being recalculated to reflect late changes, but overall it would raise more than $700 billion over a decade. The money would come from a 15% minimum tax on a handful of corporations with yearly profits above $1 billion, a 1% tax on companies that repurchase their own stock,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/joe-manchin-congress-internal-revenue-service-government-and-politics-dd2e6eaeb914eea553615e231332f3fb">bolstered IRS tax collections</a>&nbsp;and government savings from lower drug costs.

Sinema forced Democrats to drop a plan to prevent wealthy hedge fund managers from paying less than individual income tax rates for their earnings. She also joined with other Western senators to win $4 billion to combat the region's drought.

Several Democratic senators joined the GOP-led effort to exclude some firms from the new corporate minimum tax.

The package keeps to Biden's pledge not to raise taxes on those earning less than $400,000 a year.

It was on the energy and environment side that compromise was most evident between progressives and Manchin, a champion of fossil fuels and his state's coal industry.

Clean energy would be fostered with tax credits for buying electric vehicles and manufacturing solar panels and wind turbines. There would be home energy rebates, funds for constructing factories building clean energy technology and money to promote climate-friendly farm practices and reduce pollution in minority communities.

Manchin won billions to help power plants lower carbon emissions plus language requiring more government auctions for oil drilling on federal land and waters. Party leaders also promised to push separate legislation this fall to accelerate permits for energy projects, which Manchin wants to include a nearly completed natural gas pipeline in his state.

Still, environmental groups hailed the passage as a milestone. “Tremendous progress,” said Manish Bapna, president and CEO of the Natural Resources Defense Council, in a statement.

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 </figure>WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats pushed their&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/inflation-biden-health-prescription-drugs-congress-4d5d4090a86b68dafc92030c3facff9d">election-year economic package</a>&nbsp;to Senate passage Sunday, a hard-fought compromise less ambitious than&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-business-congress-f6fc8e4ea79642a7e04e28211c00db9a">President Joe Biden’s original domestic vision</a>&nbsp;but one that still meets deep-rooted party goals of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-joe-biden-business-environment-and-nature-environment-e9b976d57b1b8b35e459c9950b34fca0">slowing global warming</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-prescription-drug-prices-755ac3ccc03dc1f43f4918aecb63bac2">moderating pharmaceutical costs</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/inflation-biden-kyrsten-sinema-congress-399fcec95d37d5b0b9a197ed4c8d33fa">taxing immense corporations</a>.The estimated $740 billion package heads next to the House, where lawmakers are poised to deliver on Biden's priorities, a stunning turnaround of what had seemed a lost and doomed effort that suddenly roared back to political life. Cheers broke out as Senate Democrats held united, 51-50, with Vice President Kamala Harris casting the tie-breaking vote after an all-night session.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">My statement on voting to oppose the Democrats’ tax and spending bill today <a href="https://t.co/Ef5bK9FQhg">pic.twitter.com/Ef5bK9FQhg</a>&mdash; Senator Jerry Moran (@JerryMoran) <a href="https://twitter.com/JerryMoran/status/1556362788876029952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 7, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>“Today, Senate Democrats sided with American families over special interests,” President Joe Biden said in a statement from Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. “I ran for President promising to make government work for working families again, and that is what this bill does — period.”Biden, who had his share of long nights during his three decades as a senator, called into the Senate cloakroom during the vote on speakerphone to personally thank the staff for their hard work.The president urged the House to pass the bill as soon as possible. Speaker Nancy Pelosi said her chamber would “move swiftly to send this bill to the president’s desk.” House votes are expected Friday.“It's been a long, tough and winding road, but at last, at last we have arrived,” said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., ahead of final votes.“The Senate is making history. I am confident the Inflation Reduction Act will endure as one of the defining legislative feats of the 21st century," he said.<figure>
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 </figure><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Despite Sen. Schumer’s jubilance, today’s vote was horribly disappointing and will lead to a less free and less competitive America.&mdash; Dr. Roger Marshall (@RogerMarshallMD) <a href="https://twitter.com/RogerMarshallMD/status/1556363674843058177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 7, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Senators engaged in a round-the-clock marathon of voting that began Saturday and stretched late into Sunday afternoon. Democrats swatted down some three dozen Republican amendments designed to torpedo the legislation. Confronting&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/inflation-nato-biden-climate-and-environment-7bc6644107e4ce365ab9e225c0591b5c">unanimous GOP opposition,</a>&nbsp;Democratic unity in the 50-50 chamber held, keeping the party on track for a morale-boosting victory three months from elections when congressional control is at stake.The bill ran into trouble midday over objections to the new 15% corporate minimum tax that private equity firms and other industries disliked, forcing last-minute changes.Despite the momentary setback, the “Inflation Reduction Act” gives Democrats a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/inflation-biden-health-climate-and-environment-9af87ffab0088b45a2e9d5a7caabbdf1">campaign-season showcase</a>&nbsp;for action on coveted goals. It includes the largest-ever federal effort on climate change — close to $400 billion — caps out-of-pocket drug costs for seniors on Medicare to $2,000 a year and extends expiring subsidies that help 13 million people afford health insurance. By raising corporate taxes and reaping savings from the long-sought goal of allowing the government to negotiate drug prices for Medicare, the whole package is paid for, with some $300 billion extra revenue for deficit reduction.Barely more than one-tenth the size of Biden’s initial 10-year, $3.5 trillion Build Back Better initiative, the new package abandons earlier proposals for universal preschool, paid family leave and expanded child care aid. That plan collapsed after conservative Sen. Joe. Manchin, D-W.Va., opposed it, saying it was too costly and would fuel inflation.Nonpartisan analysts have said the 755-page “Inflation Reduction Act” would have a minor effect on surging consumer prices.Republicans said the new measure would undermine an economy that policymakers are struggling to keep from plummeting into recession. They said the bill's business taxes would hurt job creation and force prices skyward, making it harder for people to cope with the nation's&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/inflation-economy-prices-consumer-74e1a5c9bced40460e4079f62e980095">worst inflation</a>&nbsp;since the 1980s.“Democrats have already robbed American families once through inflation, and now their solution is to rob American families a second time," Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., argued.In an ordeal imposed on most budget bills like this one, the Senate had to endure an overnight “vote-a-rama” of rapid-fire amendments. Each tested Democrats' ability to hold together the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/joe-manchin-budget-agreement-7b0ee6e3e0b70357288fd69f44473b9b">compromise bill negotiated by Schumer, progressives, Manchin</a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/biden-politics-kyrsten-sinema-joe-manchin-congress-c0d40a6f2490b2613a690995daca7e11">inscrutable centrist Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz</a>.Progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., criticized the bill's shortcomings and offered amendments to further expand the legislation's health benefits, but those efforts were defeated. Republicans forced their own votes designed to make Democrats look soft on U.S.-Mexico border security and gasoline and energy costs, and like bullies for wanting to strengthen IRS tax law enforcement.Before debate began, the bill's prescription drug price curbs were diluted by the Senate's nonpartisan parliamentarian who said a provision should fall that would impose costly penalties on drug makers whose price increases for private insurers exceed inflation.It was the bill's chief protection for the 180 million people with private health coverage they get through work or purchase themselves. Under special procedures that will let Democrats pass their bill by simple majority without the usual 60-vote margin, its provisions must be focused more on dollar-and-cents budget numbers than policy changes.But the thrust of Democrats' pharmaceutical price language remained. That included letting Medicare negotiate what it pays for drugs for its 64 million elderly recipients, penalizing manufacturers for exceeding inflation for pharmaceuticals sold to Medicare and limiting beneficiaries out-of-pocket drug costs to $2,000 annually.The bill also caps Medicare patients' costs for&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/health-prices-diabetes-congress-a2f9986b7bf3500b81d1ec80a01e5abb">insulin</a>, the expensive diabetes medication, at $35 monthly. Democrats wanted to extend the $35 cap to private insurers but it ran afoul of Senate rules. Most Republicans voted to strip it from the package, though in a sign of the political potency of health costs seven GOP senators joined Democrats trying to preserve it.The measure's final costs were being recalculated to reflect late changes, but overall it would raise more than $700 billion over a decade. The money would come from a 15% minimum tax on a handful of corporations with yearly profits above $1 billion, a 1% tax on companies that repurchase their own stock,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/joe-manchin-congress-internal-revenue-service-government-and-politics-dd2e6eaeb914eea553615e231332f3fb">bolstered IRS tax collections</a>&nbsp;and government savings from lower drug costs.Sinema forced Democrats to drop a plan to prevent wealthy hedge fund managers from paying less than individual income tax rates for their earnings. She also joined with other Western senators to win $4 billion to combat the region's drought.Several Democratic senators joined the GOP-led effort to exclude some firms from the new corporate minimum tax.The package keeps to Biden's pledge not to raise taxes on those earning less than $400,000 a year.It was on the energy and environment side that compromise was most evident between progressives and Manchin, a champion of fossil fuels and his state's coal industry.Clean energy would be fostered with tax credits for buying electric vehicles and manufacturing solar panels and wind turbines. There would be home energy rebates, funds for constructing factories building clean energy technology and money to promote climate-friendly farm practices and reduce pollution in minority communities.Manchin won billions to help power plants lower carbon emissions plus language requiring more government auctions for oil drilling on federal land and waters. Party leaders also promised to push separate legislation this fall to accelerate permits for energy projects, which Manchin wants to include a nearly completed natural gas pipeline in his state.Still, environmental groups hailed the passage as a milestone. “Tremendous progress,” said Manish Bapna, president and CEO of the Natural Resources Defense Council, in a statement.

Moran, Marshall blast passage of $740B climate, health care bill

WYANDOTTE COUNTY—One person died in an accident just before 6:30p.m. Sunday in Wyandotte County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2018 Honda Civic driven by Andrea Lopez, 20, Topeka,&nbsp;was eastbound on the Kansas Turnpike just before the I-635 exit in the left lane.

The Honda struck the right rear quarter panel and the sliding door on 2017 Ford Transit van that was stopped on the left shoulder. 

The sliding door struck a man outside the van identified as 42-year-old Chris McClellan of Columbus, North Carolina.

A 2020 BMW X5M driven by Alexander Babich, 67, St. Louis, Missouri, struck the sliding door from van in the left lane.

EMS transported McClellan to KU Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased.&nbsp; Lopez, Babich and a passenger in the BMW were properly restrained and not injured, according to the KHP.

WYANDOTTE COUNTY—One person died in an accident just before 6:30p.m. Sunday in Wyandotte County.The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2018 Honda Civic driven by Andrea Lopez, 20, Topeka,&nbsp;was eastbound on the Kansas Turnpike just before the I-635 exit in the left lane.The Honda struck the right rear quarter panel and the sliding door on 2017 Ford Transit van that was stopped on the left shoulder. The sliding door struck a man outside the van identified as 42-year-old Chris McClellan of Columbus, North Carolina.A 2020 BMW X5M driven by Alexander Babich, 67, St. Louis, Missouri, struck the sliding door from van in the left lane.EMS transported McClellan to KU Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased.&nbsp; Lopez, Babich and a passenger in the BMW were properly restrained and not injured, according to the KHP.

Man dies after struck by van door on Kan. Turnpike 

TOPEKA, Kansas. – Law enforcement authorities are investigating the death of Lansing Correctional Facility&nbsp; resident Fred Patterson III. 

He died Sunday at the prison, according to a media release from the Department of Corrections. The apparent cause of death is homicide and is pending the results of an independent autopsy.

Per protocol, when a resident dies in the custody of the KDOC, the death is under investigation by the KDOC and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.&nbsp;

Patterson, 56, violated his parole and was admitted to the facility on May 24, 2022. His underlying offenses are from Douglas County for one count of aggravated indecent liberties with a child greater than 14 and less than 16 years of age, and one count of aggravated indecent liberties with a child less than 14 years of age.

He had been a registered as a sex offender since October of 2012, according to the KBI Offender Registry.

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 </figure>TOPEKA, Kansas. – Law enforcement authorities are investigating the death of Lansing Correctional Facility&nbsp; resident Fred Patterson III. He died Sunday at the prison, according to a media release from the Department of Corrections. The apparent cause of death is homicide and is pending the results of an independent autopsy.Per protocol, when a resident dies in the custody of the KDOC, the death is under investigation by the KDOC and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.&nbsp;Patterson, 56, violated his parole and was admitted to the facility on May 24, 2022. His underlying offenses are from Douglas County for one count of aggravated indecent liberties with a child greater than 14 and less than 16 years of age, and one count of aggravated indecent liberties with a child less than 14 years of age.He had been a registered as a sex offender since October of 2012, according to the KBI Offender Registry.

Homicide: Sex offender dies at Kansas prison

KANSAS CITY — A jury convicted&nbsp; a man on charges related to the fatal shooting of his girlfriend, according to Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker.

On August 5, the jury convicted Brandon A. McDaniel, 27, Independence, of Murder 2nd Degree and Armed Criminal Action charges. 

According to court records, on December 16, 2020, police responded to a shooting in the 9900 block of E. 63rd Street in Independence.

McDaniel's mother called police and reported he had killed his girlfriend, Oriana Starr. They had been arguing when the victim wrapped a cord around his neck and he shot her. 

Police found the victim on the floor of the apartment. A second witness told police that McDaniel told him of the fatal shooting and showed him the firearm he used. McDaniel later sold the firearm.

A sentencing hearing has been scheduled for Sept. 16 at 11 a.m., according to Baker.

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 </figure>KANSAS CITY — A jury convicted&nbsp; a man on charges related to the fatal shooting of his girlfriend, according to Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker.On August 5, the jury convicted Brandon A. McDaniel, 27, Independence, of Murder 2nd Degree and Armed Criminal Action charges. According to court records, on December 16, 2020, police responded to a shooting in the 9900 block of E. 63rd Street in Independence.McDaniel's mother called police and reported he had killed his girlfriend, Oriana Starr. They had been arguing when the victim wrapped a cord around his neck and he shot her. Police found the victim on the floor of the apartment. A second witness told police that McDaniel told him of the fatal shooting and showed him the firearm he used. McDaniel later sold the firearm.A sentencing hearing has been scheduled for Sept. 16 at 11 a.m., according to Baker.

KC-area man's mother reported he killed girlfriend

OSAGE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a woman on multiple charges after a traffic stop.

Just after 12:30a.m. August 4, a Sheriff’s Deputy conducted a traffic stop on U.S. 56 Highway just south of the Lyndon exit for a traffic violation, according to a media release.&nbsp; During the stop, the deputy located illegal narcotics.

The driver of the vehicle 34-year-old Elizabeth A. Sheahon of Lawrence was taken into custody and transported to the Osage County Jail on requested charges of&nbsp; possession of methamphetamine, interference with law enforcement, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving while license is suspended, and illegal registration.

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 </figure>OSAGE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a woman on multiple charges after a traffic stop.Just after 12:30a.m. August 4, a Sheriff’s Deputy conducted a traffic stop on U.S. 56 Highway just south of the Lyndon exit for a traffic violation, according to a media release.&nbsp; During the stop, the deputy located illegal narcotics.The driver of the vehicle 34-year-old Elizabeth A. Sheahon of Lawrence was taken into custody and transported to the Osage County Jail on requested charges of&nbsp; possession of methamphetamine, interference with law enforcement, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving while license is suspended, and illegal registration.

Kan. woman with suspended license was transporting meth

NEW YORK (AP) — Prices for gas, food and rent&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/inflation-economy-prices-consumer-74e1a5c9bced40460e4079f62e980095">are soaring</a>. The Federal Reserve has&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/federal-reserve-interest-rate-hike-live-updates-6dab38b8235bc62bdf69b4710c6b84f5">raised interest rates</a>&nbsp;to the highest level since 2018.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/us-economy-shrinks-4ffd93331422cb131a974223dad5825f">The U.S. economy has shrunk for two straight quarters</a>.

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 </figure>NEW YORK (AP) — Prices for gas, food and rent&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/inflation-economy-prices-consumer-74e1a5c9bced40460e4079f62e980095">are soaring</a>. The Federal Reserve has&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/federal-reserve-interest-rate-hike-live-updates-6dab38b8235bc62bdf69b4710c6b84f5">raised interest rates</a>&nbsp;to the highest level since 2018.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/us-economy-shrinks-4ffd93331422cb131a974223dad5825f">The U.S. economy has shrunk for two straight quarters</a>.Economists are divided over&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/inflation-covid-health-gross-domestic-product-economy-89cbfc145ad34a91679ffa43e617c896">whether a recession is looming</a>. What's clear is that economic uncertainty isn't going away anytime soon. But there are steps you can take now to be ready for whatever is ahead.<a href="https://www8.gsb.columbia.edu/cbs-directory/detail/ym2701">Yiming Ma</a>, an assistant professor at Columbia University, says it's not a question of if but when a recession will happen. People should prepare but not panic, she said.“Historically the economy has always been going up and down," said Ma. “It’s something that just happens, it’s a bit like catching a cold.”But, she notes, some people’s immune systems are better able to recover than others. It's the same with finances. If you think a recession could destabilize yours, here are some things you can do to prepare.___KNOW YOUR EXPENSES AND MAKE A BUDGETKnowing how much you spend every month is key. Ma recommends sitting down and writing how much you spend day-to-day. This will help you see what's coming in, what's going out, and which unnecessary expenses you might be able to cut.“By understanding what money you are getting and what you are spending, you may be able to make changes to help you through tough times,” advises the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s&nbsp;<a href="https://www.fdic.gov/resources/consumers/money-smart/index.html">Money Smart</a>, a financial education program.Budgets often reveal expenses that can be eliminated entirely or impulsive spending that can be avoided with planning.For guidance creating a budget, free courses such as “&nbsp;<a href="https://ctdollarsandsense.igrad.com/courses/creating-a-budget">Creating a budget (and sticking to it)</a>&nbsp;” by CT Dollars and Sense, a partnership of Connecticut state agencies, and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/finance/nerdwallet-budget-calculator">Nerd Wallet’s Budget Calculator</a>&nbsp;can be good places to start.SAVE AS YOU CANThe more non-essential expenses you can cut, the more you can save.It's not possible for everyone, but Gene Natali, cofounder of Troutwood, an app that helps people create financial plans, says it's ideal to budget to save enough to cover basic necessities for three to six months.Programs such as&nbsp;<a href="https://americasaves.org/">America Saves</a>, a non-profit campaign by the Consumer Federation of America, can help create a roadmap.And if you do have a savings account, it’s important to check whether your bank gives you a good interest rate and shop around if it doesn't, Ma said.Her advice is to keep an eye on the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bankrate.com/banking/savings/how-to-open-a-savings-account/">monthly fees</a>&nbsp;or service charges that might eat into your savings. But don't limit your options. Online banks sometimes offer better rates than traditional ones.CONSOLIDATE YOUR LOANS, AND DON'T TAKE ANY MOREAs interest rates rise, experts recommend that you consolidate your loans to have just one fixed-rate loan and, if you can, pay down as much of your debt as possible.“Job security tends to be worse when a recession comes, it’s not a great time to accumulate debt,” said Ma.But&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/pay-off-debt/">paying off your existing debt</a>&nbsp;is easier said than done. The Federal Trade Commission’s Consumer Advice guide for&nbsp;<a href="https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/getting-out-debt">Getting Out of Debt</a>&nbsp;can help you make a plan.With interest rates high, it's also not a great time to take out new loans for big expenses like cars, though experts do recommend that if you need durable goods such as vacuum cleaners, stoves or dishwashers, you buy them as soon as possible to avoid future price increases.VISIT SECOND-HAND STORES AND YARD SALESAllen Galeon, an in-home caregiver in California, has been affected for months by the rising prices of household staples like groceries, paper towels, and gas for his commute.His son’s favorite Hi-C orange juice, which was $1.99 for a six-pack, is now $2.50.Since the start of the pandemic, when Galeon cut down from caring for multiple families to a single client to reduce his health risks, his household has dealt with financial instability.One choice he’s made is to buy items like&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/health-coronavirus-pandemic-lifestyle-business-2c9458030350de5118eb3e26bcf39047">clothes or electronics</a>&nbsp;second-hand whenever possible, whether from Goodwill, pawn shops, or Craigslist. And Craigslist allows you to search by area, to cut down on driving – which means less gas and inconvenience.NEGOTIATE YOUR MONTHLY BILLSSince the pandemic, many companies have updated their relief policies and have become more flexible with users, according to Kia McCallister-Young, director of&nbsp;<a href="https://americasaves.org/">America Saves</a>.Calling providers of monthly services to negotiate bills — whether it's utilities, phone service, cable, internet, or auto insurance — can lead to meaningful savings, said McCallister-Young. Individuals can ask for the best rate, any available discounts, rebates, or coupons that can lead to a lowered monthly fee. If a provider is competitive with other companies, there's an even better chance of getting a discount, she added.“If you tell them, ‘I’m thinking of changing' or that you're shopping around, that helps — if they know you're considering leaving, they'll give you the best rate, and the goal right now is to find as much cashflow as possible," she said.Check out federal programs such as the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ocs/low-income-home-energy-assistance-program-liheap">Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program,</a>&nbsp;which helps cover bills, and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.fcc.gov/general/lifeline-program-low-income-consumers">Lifeline,</a>&nbsp;which can assist with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.fcc.gov/general/lifeline-program-low-income-consumers">phone bills</a>. If you are unsure if you qualify for any federal or state program, you&nbsp;<a href="https://www.211.org/get-help/i-need-help-paying-my-bills">can call 211</a>, which will connect you with a local specialist who can assist you.SWITCH UP YOUR GROCERIESGrocery shopping with a meal plan, buying generic rather than brand-name or purchasing in bulk are some of the recommendations from the&nbsp;<a href="https://consumerfed.org/for-consumers/">Consumer Federation of America</a>.“A lot of stores have price matching, so if you show them that a competitor is selling the same product at a lower rate, they'll match that,” said McCallister-Young. “You also want to be looking at the stores that are closest to you, so you're not spending the extra money you'd save on gas.”An alternative way to save money on groceries is to check out food sharing apps such as&nbsp;<a href="https://olioex.com/">Olio,</a>&nbsp;which connects people around their community to share extra grocery items, and&nbsp;<a href="https://toogoodtogo.com/en-us">Too Good to Go,</a>&nbsp;where customers can buy businesses' surplus food at a discount.LOOK AT GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMSEven with these saving and spending practices, a month's wages aren't always enough to cover important expenses. If this is your situation, programs around the country are available to assist you.“Sometimes there just isn’t enough ‘end of the month’ at the end of the month,” said Michael Best, an attorney at the National Consumer Law Center who works on financial services issues.To make use of these resources, check if you qualify for the&nbsp;<a href="https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/coronavirus/assistance-for-state-local-and-tribal-governments/emergency-rental-assistance-program">Emergency Rental Assistance Program</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.usa.gov/food-help">Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.fns.usda.gov/fmnp/wic-farmers-market-nutrition-program">Farmers Market Nutrition Program</a>, or the&nbsp;<a href="https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/coronavirus/assistance-for-state-local-and-tribal-governments/homeowner-assistance-fund">Homeowner Assistance Fund</a>. All of these are federal programs coordinated by state governments. Some states offer additional local programs for their residents.LOOK FOR COMMUNITY ASSISTANCEIf you are experiencing food or housing insecurity, look for non-profit or community organizations around you. From&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bowery.org/programs/">housing support</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-local-foodbank">food banks</a>&nbsp;to&nbsp;<a href="https://cccsny.org/services/utility-assistance">utility assistance</a>, non-profit organizations around the country can help. National organizations such as&nbsp;<a href="https://www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-local-foodbank">Feeding America</a>&nbsp;host food banks in all 50 states.“We’re already seeing the community reaching out to us in overwhelming numbers because of what’s happening in the country in terms of economic stability,” said Kavita Mehra of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sakhi.org/">Sakhi for South Asian Women</a>, an organization that helps domestic violence survivors in New York City.Her organization provides housing, food, and cash emergency assistance for people in the community. She said that between January and June, her group distributed over $150,000 in emergency cash assistance to survivors who were having a harder time keeping the lights on and putting food on the table. That's more than all of last year.Food assistance organizations such as&nbsp;<a href="https://ampleharvest.org/find-food/">Ample Harvest</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://findfood.hungerfreeamerica.org/?p=a1U2E00000683p7UAA,a1U2E00000683ouUAA,a1U2E00000683p2UAA&amp;r=32000&amp;t=DRIVING">Hunger Free America</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://foodrescue.us/about/our-locations/">Food Rescue US</a>&nbsp;offer maps that allow users to search a nearby food bank by typing their zip code.TAKE CARE OF YOUR MENTAL HEALTHBetween worrying about the bills and not knowing what your financial future might look like, your stress levels can go through the roof.“It’s a hectic existence,” Galeon said. “You have to do a lot of managing, and you have to keep a cool head, for the sake of your mental health.”Debra Kissen, a clinical director of&nbsp;<a href="https://lightonanxiety.com/">Light On Anxiety CBT Treatment Center</a>, recommends first recognizing when your body is stressed. Then she advises mindfulness exercises such as breathing, touching a wall to calm yourself, and completing the&nbsp;<a href="https://psychcentral.com/anxiety/using-the-five-senses-for-anxiety-relief">“five senses for anxiety relief” exercise</a>.Most health insurance covers some type of mental health assistance. If you don’t have health insurance, you can look for sliding-scale therapists around the country, including through&nbsp;<a href="https://www.findtreatment.gov/results/">FindTreatment.gov</a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href="https://members.adaa.org/page/FATMain">Anxiety and Depression Association of America</a>&nbsp;directory.___