Student Brings Bullets to Topeka School
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Officials of a northeast Kansas school district say a young pupil who brought unfired .22-caliber bullets to school meant no harm. The bullets were found Thursday night and yesterday (FRI) morning on a school bus and inside Jay Shideler (SHEYED'-lur) Elementary School in southwestern Topeka. The school is part of the Auburn-Washburn district. The spokesman says law enforcement officers were consulted, and the pupil and his or her parents have been counseled about safety.
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Former Legislator Appointed to Hays Commission
HAYS, Kan. (AP) — A longtime Kansas legislator who lost his re-election bid in November is getting right back into public service. Eight-term House Democrat Eber (EE'-bur) Phelps has been appointed to fill an unexpired term on the Hays City Commission. Phelps was appointed Thursday night on a 3-0 vote.
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Sterling Woman Charged with Wire Fraud
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A central Kansas woman faces federal charges of stealing more than $211,000 from a Lyons livestock feeder to pay off losses from her own cattle business. The U.S. attorney's office yesterday charged 37-year-old Carrie Frederick of Sterling with three counts of wire fraud. Frederick's lawyer did not return a call Friday. Frederick was summoned to appear in court January 4th.