WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Friends University has named Amy Bragg Carey as its 14th president and the first woman in its history to hold that post in a permanent capacity.

The Wichita Eagle reported Friday that Carey comes to the Friends University from the University of Northwestern in St. Paul, Minnesota, where she had been the vice president for institutional advancement.

Her first day as president at Friends University will be July 1.

Friends University was founded in 1898 and now has an enrollment of about 2,000 students.

WICHITA – A Kansas woman was injured in an accident just after 9 a.m. on Friday in Sedgwick County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2005 Chevy passenger car driven by Cheryl A. Setzkorn, 60, Wichita, was westbound on Kansas 96 at the Woodlawn Bridge. The driver lost control and struck the barrier wall.

Setzkorn was transported to Wesley Medical Center.
The KHP reported she was properly restrained at the time of the accident.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The state’s highest court has upheld the premeditated first-degree murder conviction of a man who shot his uncle 10 times and left him to die in a burning house.

But the Kansas Supreme Court also overturned the enhanced sentence of 50 years without the possibility of parole handed down by the trial judge to Mark Salary. He was convicted for the 2008 murder of Valray “Joe” Estell at his home in Kansas City, Kansas. It sent the case back to Wyandotte County District Court for resentencing.

It is the latest in a string of Kansas cases sent back for resentencing since a 2013 U.S. Supreme Court opinion. That decision requires that a jury finds beyond a reasonable doubt that aggravating circumstances exist to merit the enhanced minimum sentence.

MANHATTAN – A member of the SAE fraternity at Kansas State University says he was attacked following this week’s incident at the University of Oklahoma.

Donald Stubbings, Major-Assistant Director of the K-State Police Department said a student member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter at Kansas State University made an information only report to K-State Police of an incident Tuesday morning on the Manhattan campus.

The student was allegedly kicked in the shin area and called a racist. The student was not injured and requested no further police action.
K-State released the following statement about the incident at the University of Oklahoma.

“This issue involves a single chapter of a national fraternity,” said Pat Bosco, vice president for student life and dean of students. “We should not assume that the beliefs of students at another institution are shared by members of the chapter on our campus. Our local chapter has been very committed to diversity.”
The membership of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter at Kansas State University includes students of color, international students and students who are openly gay. The chapter has made a very deliberate effort to be inclusive and diverse.
“We have heard that some on our campus have approached members of the local chapter and made disparaging remarks,” said Reagan Kays, Student Governing Association president. “This is not reflective of K-State values or the way we conduct ourselves as individuals. Please do not judge our fellow students based on the actions of others.”
“K-State fraternities and sororities work to provide an inclusive and diverse community,” said Ben Hopper, director of Greek Affairs. “Unique personalities and individual characteristics lead to a strong, diverse Greek community. Members strive to be inclusive in their actions and seek to eliminate thoughts and behaviors not upholding this ideal.”

NICHOLAS CLAYTON, Associated Press

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas House has narrowly passed a school funding overhaul.

HAVEN– A Kansas man with a history of DUI arrests was involved in an accident just before 6 p.m. on Thursday in Reno County.

The Reno County Sheriff’s office reported Drake Inguanza, 20, Scott City, was traveling on Kansas 96 and Worthington Road. The driver pulled in front of an eastbound vehicle driven by Judith Stump, 63, Wichita.

Emergency medical services transported Stump to a Wichita hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

Inguanza admitted to officers he had a beer before driving. He was arrested for failing to have a DUI interlock device on his car, illegal transportation of alcohol, failure to yield at a right of way and not wearing a seat belt.

Eagle Web Services, a division of Hays-based Eagle Communications, has become a Google Partner, teaming with the most powerful name on the Internet to offer a wide array of marketing and business solutions.

“It’s an exciting time to be in the digital world,” said Matt Moody of Eagle Web Services. “With this designation, we are one of the few Google Partners in Kansas, and the only one in this portion of the state.”

Advertisers venturing into the digital marketplace already have a strong option in northwest Kansas, where HaysPost.com boasts an average of nearly 1.5 million hits a month. All told, Post News Network sites are in three states and generated nearly 7 million hits in the last 30 days — numbers that continue to show strong growth each month.

The Google partnership, however, will allow Eagle to advise businesses and place ads throughout Google’s extensive ad network, which reaches websites across the Internet ranging from popular sports and news websites to special-interest sites.

“Depending upon certain criteria we craft for an advertiser, we can point advertising directly at the customers most interested in your product or service, often right at the moment they are at the critical ‘purchase point,’ ” said Todd Haskell, Eagle’s digital sales manager.

The Google Partners program was rolled out in Eagle’s Salina market last summer — and businesses are reaping the benefits.

In addition to the Google ad network, Eagle Web Services also specializes in search engine optimization for clients who already have a Web presence — and creation of affordable websites for those who don’t.

“Every day, more people become comfortable shopping and investigating businesses online. And every day, more people are shopping and checking out local businesses on their smartphone,” Haskell said. “If you are ahead of the curve and already online with your products and services, we can help you reap the benefits of technology. If you are still looking for the right time to get online, the time is now — and Eagle can help.”

Contact Haskell at (785) 625-2578 to get started.

“As the digital world continues to evolve, we take pride in being on the leading edge of technology and innovation,” Haskell said. “And the Google Partner designation is helping us live up to our motto — ‘Our Community … Connected.’ ”