A Minneapolis man was sentenced Tuesday to nearly 13 years in prison after being convicted of sex crimes earlier this year, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said.

79-year-old Bernard Wallin, was sentenced to 155 months in the Kansas Department of Corrections by Chief Judge Jerome P. Hellmer in Ottawa County District Court. An Ottawa County jury found Wallin guilty in August of one count of rape, three counts of aggravated criminal sodomy and two counts of aggravated sexual battery.

The charges stemmed from an investigation by the Minneapolis Police Department and Kansas Bureau of Investigation. Assistant Attorney General Steve Karrer of Schmidt’s office prosecuted the case.

A Missouri lawn service company will pay a $10,000 fine for violating the Kansas No-Call Act, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said today.

Pro Turf Lawn Service, Inc., Belton, Mo., agreed to a consent judgment ordering it to pay $10,000 in civil penalties and fees.  Beginning in October 2012, the Kansas Attorney General’s Office received complaints from four residents of Johnson County that the company called them to solicit the sale of lawn and landscaping products and services, although the consumers were on the Do Not Call list.

“Companies doing business in Kansas must respect Kansas laws,” Schmidt said.  “Consumers who have taken the time to register their phone numbers on the Do Not Call list have an expectation that their privacy will be respected.”

In addition to the fine, the company was ordered to refrain from further violations of the Kansas No-Call Act.  Judge Rebecca Crotty approved the judgment last week in Shawnee County District Court.

So far this year, the Attorney General’s Office has obtained judgments against 13 businesses for violations of the No-Call Act.  These companies have been ordered to pay a total of more than $1.7 million in penalties and fees.

Kansans who wish to register for the national Do-Not-Call list can call 1-888-382-1222 or visit www.donotcall.gov.  To report an alleged violation of the No-Call Act, visit the Attorney General’s consumer protection website at www.InYourCornerKansas.org.

Authorities in Riverside, Missouri say they stopped Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe for speeding Sunday, but they booked him after they found marijuana in his car.

Bowe was stopped just before midnight Nov. 10 at West Platte Road and Riverside Street for speeding. Officers said Bowe’s Audi A8 registered a speed of 48 mph in a 35 mph zone.

The traffic officer says he detected a strong odor of marijuana from inside of the vehicle.

A police dog alerted to an illegal substance. The officer found a black bag and inside it were Bowe’s wallet and two containers containing more than ten grams of marijuana.

A passenger in the vehicle was also cited after the canine alerted to a backpack containing another 4.2 grams and the officer found two marijuana cigarettes in the man’s pocket.

The Saline County Sheriff’s Office is involved in trying to determine if the death of a toddler is a case of abuse or accidental.

Sheriff Glen Kochanowski said Tuesday morning that an 18 month old boy was taken to Salina Regional Health Center on November 6th with a head injury.

After surgery was performed in Salina, the boy was then transferred to Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City for further treatment. The boy died on November 8th, and an autopsy was performed on November 9th.

Kochanowski said the boy lived with one parent in Saline County, as well as the other parent in another Kansas county which the Sheriff would not disclosed.

It is not known if the injury occurred in Saline County or at another location. In addition to the Sheriff’s Office, the Saline County Attorney’s office is involved in the investigation.

Kochanowski said his office is waiting for autopsy results to help determine the cause of the injury.

(AP) — Another study is finding that the financial crisis is having a lasting effect on young people.

Terri Friedline of the University of Kansas co-authored a study mapping the patterns in household net worth from 1999 to 2009.

The study found that children in households where net worth declined grew up to have only about $300 in savings. That’s 10 times less than the amount of children raised in fiscally stable households.

Friedline noted that $300 in savings isn’t enough to rent a first apartment. She says the findings emphasize the importance of encouraging children, especially those in low-income families, to begin saving money at a young age.