HUTCHINSON — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas felon on new charges after chase and arrest.

Just after 10p.m. Wednesday 48-year-old Dale Robinson was captured in the 300 block of East 7th Street in Hutchinson and was arrested on requested charges of felony interference and domestic battery, according to police.

Robinson had a backpack with him at the time of his arrest. A search of that bag led to the discovery of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.

Officers then discovered Robinson had a warrant for failing to appear in another case where he is charged with interference.

He also has other felony convictions for drugs and theft out of Pawnee and Edwards counties.

His bond was set at $7,500. Robinson will be back in court April 11.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A 20-year-old Kansas man has been sentenced to life in prison for the shooting death of a man during a marijuana deal.

Mark Holley III was convicted in January of first-degree murder and six other charges in the April 2017 shooting death of 18-year-old D’Shaun Smith.

Holley will be eligible for parole after 25 years. District Judge Stephen Ternes added more than 10 years to be served after Holley completes the life sentence.

Investigators believe Smith and a woman met Holley to buy marijuana. Instead, Holley tried to rob them and shot Smith, who died in his car.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas woman convicted of killing a 52-year-old man has filed a civil case claiming her attorney was ineffective during her trial, including not arguing for a battered woman defense.

An attorney for 24-year-old Sarah Gonzales-McLinn says the post-conviction relief case is not about whether she is guilty but about her trial attorney’s effectiveness.

Gonzales-McLinn, a Topeka native, was convicted in January 2014 of drugging and nearly beheading Harold Sasko at a home they shared in Lawrence. She was sentenced to 50 years with no chance of parole.

The motion alleges Gonzales-McLinn killed Sasko after he kept her in sexual and financial slavery for more than a year.

The motion could result in a 25-year sentence, a new sentencing hearing, a new trial or dismissal.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Latest on the public school funding debate in Kansas (all times local):

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Kansas legislators have approved Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s plan for increasing public school funding in hopes of satisfying a court mandate.

The vote Thursday in the GOP-controlled House was 76-47. The Senate approved the measure on a 31-8 vote to send it to Kelly. She is expected to sign it.

The bill ties Kelly’s proposal to increase spending on public schools by roughly $90 million to several education policy changes favored by GOP lawmakers.

Kelly pushed her funding proposal as a way to end a protracted education funding lawsuit.

Four school districts sued the state over education funding in 2010. The Kansas Supreme Court said in an order last year that a 2018 law promising additional funding increases wasn’t sufficient because it hadn’t accounted for inflation.

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The Kansas House has approved Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s plan for increasing public school funding in hopes of satisfying a court mandate.

The vote Thursday in the GOP-controlled chamber was 76-47. The Senate was expected to vote on the measure later Thursday, and its approval would send it to Kelly.

The bill ties Kelly’s proposal to increase spending on public schools by roughly $90 million to several education policy changes favored by GOP lawmakers.

Kelly pushed her funding proposal as a way to end a protracted education funding lawsuit.

Four school districts sued the state over education funding in 2010. The Kansas Supreme Court said in an order last year that a 2018 law promising additional funding increases wasn’t sufficient because it hadn’t accounted for inflation.

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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A congressman is chastising the University of Kansas for offering a course titled “Angry White Male Studies.”

Instead of a course to unite people and empower women, KU has decided to offer a class that divides the student population and could pose a Title IX violation by creating a hostile campus environment based on gender. #ksleg https://t.co/XhUNfpFUcW

— Rep. Ron Estes (@RepRonEstes) April 3, 2019

Kansas Republican Rep. Ron Estes was among those turning to social media, lamenting in a tweet that the university has “decided to offer a class that divides the student population.”

The school’s academic catalog says the course will chart “the rise of the ‘angry white male’ in America and Britain since the 1950s, exploring the deeper sources of this emotional state.”

Humanities professor Christopher Forth, himself a white man, will teach the course this fall. Forth and a university spokeswoman didn’t immediately return phone and email messages from The Associated Press.

Other colleges also have been exploring masculinity amid the #MeToo movement, including Duke University, which describes its “Men’s Project” as being “dedicated to interrogating male privilege.”

SEDGWICK COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Wichita Police Department  Detective.  According to a media release, the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office has charged detective Rick Craig with one count of misdemeanor battery.

The charges stem from a previous incident between Craig and a co-worker while on duty. No physical injuries occurred, according to the release

Craig was placed on unpaid administrative leave Wednesday pending the outcome of criminal proceedings and an internal review.

The WPD will review the incident to determine if department policies were violated after the completion of the criminal proceedings.

The WPD requested that the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office investigate the incident based on a mutual investigation agreement to ensure transparency and avoid conflicts of interest.

Police released no additional details Thursday afternoon.