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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a woman has been charged with helping to orchestrate the killing of her mother's boyfriend at a northeast Kansas lake and her mother with helping cover up for her. Eighteen-year-old Ashlyn Hemmerling is jailed on $1 million bond on a first-degree murder charge in the death of 22-year-old Taylor Sawyer, whose body was found March 14 at Perry Lake. Hemmerling's mother, 37-year-old Sarah Hemmerling, is jailed on $100,000 bond on an obstruction charge. Ashlyn Hemmerling's boyfriend, 22-year-old Jonathan B...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Principals and leadership teams at a Topeka school district have released a rap music video in an attempt to get students excited about upcoming state assessments. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the Topeka Unified School District 501 recently posted the video to the district's Facebook and YouTube accounts. The video mimics the theme from the 1990s TV show "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" and shows district officials rapping how students can succeed on annual tests. District Senior Communications Specialist Jon DeMeo s...
HOISINGTON, Kan. (AP) — A man was arrested Wednesday in the death of his girlfriend's daughter after a search led to the discovery of the toddler's body in a rural area of central Kansas, authorities say. Barton County Sheriff Brian Bellendir says 23-month-old Iviona Lewis was found dead around 6 a.m. Wednesday on open ground several miles northwest of Hoisington. Twenty-five-year-old Chaz Stephens, of Hoisington, was arrested around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday and is jailed on suspicion of second-degree murder, although no formal charges have been f...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A modest measure strengthening the federal background check system for gun purchases will be included in the $1.3 trillion government spending bill being negotiated by congressional leaders, aides said Wednesday. The "Fix NICS" measure would provide funding for states to comply with the existing National Instant Criminal Background Check system and penalize federal agencies that don't comply. The bipartisan measure was approved in the House, but stalled in the Senate amid concerns by some Republicans about restricting gun righ...
