CONCORDIA – A Kansas man was found guilty Thursday of physical mistreatment of five dependent adults, according to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt.

Thomas James Tholstrup, 25, Delphos, pleaded guilty in Cloud County District Court to one count of attempted aggravated criminal sodomy and four counts of mistreatment of a dependent adult.

Each of the five victims was an elderly, dependent adult. The crimes were committed in Cloud County between February 2016 and July 2017.

Chief Judge Kim W. Cudney accepted the plea and scheduled sentencing for April 11 at 10 a.m.

The case stemmed from an investigation by the attorney general’s Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Division and the Cloud County Sheriff’s Department. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant Attorney General Ed Brancart of Schmidt’s office.

OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — The man charged in a possible hate crime killing in a suburban Kansas City bar is scheduled for a plea hearing next week.

Johnson County Court records show the hearing is scheduled Tuesday for 52-year-old Adam Purinton.

Purinton is charged with first-degree murder in the February 2017 shooting death of 32-year-old Srinivas Kuchibhotla at Austins Bar & Grill in Olathe.

In Johnson County, Purinton also is charged with two counts of attempted murder after two other men were injured during the shooting.

Federal prosecutors allege Purinton targeted Kuchibhotla and another Indian man because of their race or ethnicity. The third man was injured when he tried to help the victims.

Purinton also faces federal hate crime charges. He has pleaded not guilty in the federal case.

RENO COUNTY — An earthquake shook portions of south-central Kansas Thursday afternoon.

The quake at 2:26p.m. measured a magnitude 3.1, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It was centered approximately 4 miles northwest of south Hutchinson.

Thursday’s quake is the first reported in Kansas since a 3.0 quake February 7 in Harper County.

There are no reports of damage or injury from Thursday’s quake, according to Reno County 911.

BARTON COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities have made an arrest in connection with a fatal hit and run accident.

Just before 7:30 p.m. November 29, police were dispatched to a vehicle pedestrian accident in the 4200 Block of 10^th Street in Great Bend.  A vehicle struck and killed 65-year-old James Zager as he was crossing the street, according to a media release from Great Bend Police.

After a lengthy investigation, authorities identified the driver of the vehicle who left the scene. On Wednesday, the Barton County District Court issued an arrest warrant for 58-year-old Rodney Campbell, Jr., for failure to stop or remain at the scene of the accident resulting in death. On Thursday, the Texas Rangers arrested Campbell in Rural Anderson County, Texas in connection with the warrant.

Anyone with information on the accident is asked to contact the Great Bend Police Department.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas agency says it inadvertently sent health-related personal information of about 11,000 people to its business partners.

The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services announced Thursday that it became aware on Feb. 23 that an employee sent an unauthorized e-mail with the information.

The department says it has no evidence the information was misused or disclosed publicly. It says agreements prevent the partners from disseminating the information.

The e-mail included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, birth dates, gender, Medicaid identification numbers and participation in in-home services.

Agency spokeswoman Angela de Rocha says all consumers whose information was released will receive a letter of explanation.

The release has been reported to federal regulators. De Rocha says the agency will review its procedures to prevent a similar situation from occurring.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is reporting that it collected nearly $27 million more in taxes than anticipated in February.

The report Thursday from the state Department of Revenue was more good news for legislators as they face a Kansas Supreme Court mandate to increase spending on public schools. It was the ninth consecutive month that tax collections have exceeded expectations.

Revenue Secretary Sam Williams said the state’s ongoing monthly revenue surpluses could be an indication of economic optimism.

The state reported collecting $373 million in taxes last month when its official projections predicted collections of $346 million. The monthly surplus was 7.7 percent.

Since the fiscal year began in July, the state has collected $4.3 billion in taxes. That’s $275 million more than expected and a surplus of 6.8 percent.