United States Attorney’s Office

KANSAS CITY, KAN. – A defendant in a bank robbery in Lanagan, Mo., was sentenced Tuesday to two years in federal prison, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.

Stephen Hudson, 34, pleaded guilty to one count of attempted bank robbery. In his plea, he admitted that on July 2, 2012, he drove co-defendant Daniel Lee Waddell to Lanagan, Mo., for the purpose of robbing the Corner Stone Bank.

Co-defendant Daniel Lee Waddell was sentenced to 210 months in federal prison for the robbery at the Corner Stone Bank, as well as another robbery March 5, 2013, at the Citizens State Bank in Kincaid, Kan.

Grissom commended the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, the FBI, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jabari Wamble and Missouri law enforcement agencies for their work on the case.

HARPER (AP) — A southern Kansas county was shaking after a pair of earthquakes were reported within hours of each other but apparently didn’t cause any damage.

The U.S. Geological Survey reports the first earthquake to hit Harper County was at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday and was measured 3.3 on the Richter scale. The second temblor that hit the county was at 9:55 a.m. and measured 4.1 on the Richter scale.

The second earthquake happened about two miles east of the first quake. Wichita media outlets say calls about the second quake came from as far north as Manhattan.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita police say a woman who walked in on her boyfriend having sex with another woman went home, got a gun, came back and shot him in the groin.

The Wichita Eagle reports the 44-year-old woman shot the victim at 2:15 a.m. Tuesday as he sat in a lawn chair in the yard of a south Wichita home.

The woman was arrested a few minutes later, while the 44-year-old victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment. Police spokesman Lt. James Espinoza says he was in serious condition late Tuesday morning.

The woman was booked on suspicion of aggravated battery. Espinoza says she wasn’t charged with attempted murder because she fired only one shot and was aiming specifically at the groin.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Gambling industry officials say U.S. casinos had a $240 billion economic impact and employed 1.7 million people in 2013.

The American Gaming Association is expected to announce the results of its economic study Tuesday morning at a news conference. The group’s annual G2E Global Gaming Expo kicks off this week at the Sands Expo and Convention Center.

Oxford Economics studied the industry’s impact and included spending and revenue that might be linked but not directly connected to a casino. An example is a traveler who visits an area for a casino but also spends at a nearby gas station.

The Associated Press obtained an early copy of the report. G2E is a trade show and conference where new slot machine designs, wagering technology and food and beverage concepts often debut.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A Lawrence woman faces up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to embezzling between $750,000 and $1 million from her employer.

U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom announced in a news release Tuesday that 58-year-old Sharon Ann Holladay pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement from Westheffer Company, which manufactures and sells agricultural chemical spray equipment.

Holladay was office manager and transferred money from the operations account to a petty cash fund she controlled. She also gave herself unauthorized bonuses and commissions and made unauthorized purchases with the company’s credit card.

Sentencing has not been scheduled.

HUTCHINSON (AP) — The Hutchinson School District is suing a Missouri-based group in a dispute over proceeds from a student fundraising effort.

The Hutchinson News reported the Kansas district has filed a lawsuit against Education Funding Group in Reno County District Court. The district claims it didn’t receive it share of proceeds from a fundraiser held during the last academic year. It’s estimating the loss between $11,000 and $15,000.

The Hutchinson district signed a contract with the business in October 2013 for a fundraiser in which students sold $10 discount cards with discounts to various local businesses and restaurants. Under the agreement, the district and company were to evenly split proceeds from the discount cards.

Education Funding Group disagrees that it failed to carry out its obligations under the contract.

SOLOMON — An employee of Solomon Corp. suffered a broken arm after an industrial accident  just after 9 a.m. Tuesday.

Mike Dahl, corporate environmental and safety manager for the oilfield services business, said the employee was cutting a transformer pad when the side blew out.

“He inerted it — a process that uses industrial gas — for the required time, so we are not sure what happened,” Dahl explained. “The employee was transported to Salina Regional Medical Center. We are busy investigating to determine what caused the accident.”

WICHITA- A Kansas man was injured in an accident just before 8 a.m. on Tuesday in Sedgwick County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2004 Chevy passenger car driven by Dallas A. Bible, 23, Haysville, was northbound Interstate 135 just north of 2^nd Street.

The vehicle veered left and struck the inside concrete retaining wall.

Bible was transported to St. Francis Hospital.

The KHP reported he was properly restrained at the time of the accident.