WAMEGO – Officials with the Kansas Board of Veterinary Examiners has issued an alert to veterinarians and their clients across the state.

Danny Russell Thomas, using the alias Chase McKnight, is alleged to be portraying himself as a veterinarian, to have treated horses on several occasions, and to have done no cost spay and neutering services in Cowley County, according to a social media report from the Wichita Animal Action League.

Thomas has been convicted for numerous computer and theft crimes, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.

Anyone with information related to Thomas or these activities is asked to contact the Kansas Board of Veterinary Examiners at (785) 564-6614.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The health care repeal bill passed Wednesday by the GOP-led House now awaits President Barack Obama’s veto. It’s no surprise that the president will reject another effort to dismantle his signature health care law. But this is the first time such legislation has passed both the House and Senate.

Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin says, “We are confronting the president with the hard, honest truth” that “Obamacare doesn’t work.” Democrats called the vote pointless political theater.

Congressman Tim Huelskamp (KS-01) voted for H.R. 3762, Restoring American’s Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act. The bill, which passed in the House 240 to 181, would repeal Obamacare funding, eliminate individual and employer mandates, and very importantly, stop taxpaying funding of mega abortion provider Planned Parenthood.

Watch Congressman Huelskamp speak on the House floor about his vote for HR 3762 here.

“Putting this bill on Obama’s desk is five years overdue. It is time to hold this President responsible not only for his failed, unpopular D.C. takeover of Americans’ health care system, but also gruesome Planned Parenthood. An organization that is plagued with scandal and profits from the barbaric harvesting and sale of baby body parts should not receive a dime in federal funding, according to Huelskamp in a media release.

“Americans have felt the wrath of Obamacare for far too long. It’s bad, broken policy that hurts families and small businesses. This is an important first step today; it’s my hope that this year we continue our progress in doing away with the failed Obama initiative and work toward a patient-centered replacement,” he said.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man has been arrested in his wife’s stabbing death in Mississippi.

Riley County police took 34-year-old Edward Alexander Broom, of Manhattan, into custody Tuesday on a warrant for extradition to Leflore County, Mississippi. He was indicted there Monday on a capital murder charge in the death of his wife, 29-year-old Lakeyla Broom.

It wasn’t immediately known if he had an attorney.

Lakeyla Broom was found dead in her Greenwood, Mississippi, home after a man called 911 saying he had been tied up and stabbed.

Police found Edward Broom tied up on a bed and his wife’s body on the floor next to the bed according to Greenwood Police Chief Ray Moore.

Moore said authorities believe the crime scene was staged. Broom moved to Kansas after his wife’s death.

 

LIBERAL- Law enforcement authorities in Seward County are investigating a suspect in connection with an alleged aggravated assault.

Just after 1 p.m. on Wednesday, officers were called to a residence in the 200 Block of South Roosevelt in Liberal for a reported domestic disturbance, according to a media release from Liberal police.

A 35-year-old woman reported her 35-year-old male partner would not let her leave the residence.

Officers observed the man shove the woman outside. He locked himself in the residence and refused to come out.

The officers learned the man had threatened the woman with a knife during the earlier dispute. She was not injured.

The Liberal Police Department Special Response Team (SRT) was summoned to the scene.

After an aerosol irritant was introduced inside the residence, the man surrendered peacefully

He was taken into custody and transported to the Seward County Jail.

He was booked on charges of aggravated assault, aggravated intimidation of a victim, domestic violence battery and interference with law enforcement. An affidavit will be submitted to the Seward County Attorney for the filing of formal charges.

There were no injuries to the suspect or any officers. Liberal Police have not responded to a request for a name of the suspect.

BALDWIN CITY, Kan. (AP) — Fourteen dogs have died in a northeast Kansas house fire that their owner narrowly escaped.

Watch firefighters battle the blaze here.

The Lawrence Journal-World reports that Kevin Matthews awoke Tuesday morning to smoke filling his room. He broke through a bedroom window of his home near the Douglas County town of Baldwin and jumped out.

Matthews says he then flagged down a driver, who helped him call 911. The fire was under control within an hour, but the house is considered a total loss. Willow Springs Fire Department Assistant Chief Clint Hornberger says the cause appears to be accidental.

Matthews says nine adult dogs and five puppies died in the fire. Several of the dogs were personal pets. He says he had rescued others and was working to find people to adopt them.

HUTCHINSON— A Kansas Convenience store owner was bound over for trial on Wednesday, accused of selling items police believed were stolen from Dillons and for being in possession of K-2 or synthetic marijuana.

In May of 2015, Chris Patel, 43, was arrested in Hutchinson and charged with possession of K-2 with intent to sell within 1000 feet of a school, no drug tax stamp, and possession of stolen property.

His arraignment is set for February 2.

Police say Patel, the owner of the Zip Trip located at 200 East Avenue A in Hutchinson was purchasing what he believed to be stolen goods from a member of Kroger’s organized retail crime unit.

The stolen goods, included cases of Red Bull energy drink, Tide laundry detergent and cigarettes.

Testimony from witnesses Wednesday showed that Patel made numerous purchases, then stored the items in another building.

The items were secretly marked and eventually showed up in Patel’s store. A search warrant of Patel’s home turned up more items as well as 45 bags of K-2.

Patel remains free on Bond.

SHAWNEE, Kan. (AP) — Two men have been arrested in suburban Kansas City after shots were fired at an officer in an unmarked vehicle.

Shawnee police said in a news release that no one was hurt in Wednesday night’s shooting. The shooting happened while an officer who was conducting surveillance followed a vehicle from Lenexa to nearby Shawnee.

The news release said the Lenexa officer tried to arrange for a marked police vehicle to intercept the suspect vehicle. But before that could happen, two people in the suspect vehicle are accused of shooting at the officer.

Police said several police officers responded, and the suspect vehicle was disabled with a tire-deflation device. The two suspects are jailed in Johnson County.

FAIRVIEW, Okla. (AP) — Two earthquakes capable of causing moderate damage have been recorded in northwestern Oklahoma.

The U.S. Geological Survey reports a magnitude 4.7 quake was registered just before 10:30 p.m. Wednesday about 20 miles northwest of Fairview. A magnitude 4.8 quake was registered about a half mile away less than a minute later.

Fairview police had no reports of damage or injuries late Wednesday.

Dale Grant, a geophysicist with the USGS, says residents in an eight-state area probably felt the tremors.

A number of smaller quakes were recorded in the area Wednesday evening, and six struck Wednesday morning.

Oklahoma’s earthquakes have been linked to the injection of wastewater underground from oil and gas production. State regulators have ordered reducing the volume or shutting down some of the disposal wells.

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FAIRVIEW, OK – Numerous earthquakes shook Oklahoma just after 5 a.m. on Thursday and Wednesday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The largest just before 10:30p.m. was measured at 4.8.

There have been no reports of significant damage or injuries.

 

Residents across Kansas reported feeling the quakes

Click here to see the full report.

BUTLER COUNTY – One child was injured in an accident just before 4:30p.m. on Wednesday in Butler County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a school bus driven by Sandra Cofield, 62, Leon,
was westbound in the 2600 Block of South West 100th Road.

The bus was slowing to make a stop and was rear-ended by a 2008 Dodge Avenger driven by Carl A. Warne, 40, Augusta.

The parents of one passenger on the bus Kali Moore, 8, Augusta, transported her to the hospital in El Dorado.

Warne and Cofield were not injured. Moore was not wearing a seat belt because there were no seat belts on the bus.

JUNCTION CITY -The Junction City High School Blue Jay marching band is planning to try something new in 2017.

Instead of a bowl trip the band has been invited to participate in the National Memorial Day Parade on May 29, 2017 in Washington D.C.

Band Director T. J. Taylor said the band was nominated by Congressman Tim Huelskamp and Senator Jerry Moran. “It’s a big deal. Goes down Constitution Avenue and we’re pretty excited about it. This is the 2017 National Memorial Day Parade.”

Taylor confirmed information is being gathered for the USD 475 Board of Education, so approval can be obtained for the trip. Once that is achieved fundraising can begin, with the cost estimated at about $1,000 per person.

During their trip to Washington D.C. the band will be able to perform in two concerts, and do some sight-seeing in the nation’s capitol.

In recent years the band has traveled to a college football bowl game every other year, but in May of 2017 will try something new. JCHS band students that would be eligible to make the trip would come from the current 8th grade classes, plus current freshmen, sophomores, and juniors at the high school.

FORD COUNTY- Two people were injured in an accident just before 6:30p.m. on Wednesday in Ford County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2015 Dodge Charger driven by Diana Elizabeth Walter, 35, Cimarron, was eastbound on US-50 one mile west of Dodge City.

The driver attempted to make a left turn in front of a 2000 GMC Yukon driven by Jenna Lenice Warnke, 35, Ensign, that was westbound. The Yukon struck the Charger.

Warnke and a passenger in the Dodge Walter, Scott T. Walter, 12, Cimarron, were transported to Western Plains Regional Medical Center. Diana Walter was not injured.

All were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.

 

Oregon is the most popular moving destination of 2015 with 69 percent of moves to and from the state being inbound. The state has continued to climb the ranks, increasing inbound migration by 10 percent over the past six years. New to the 2015 top inbound list is another Pacific West state, Washington, which came in at No. 10 with 56 percent inbound moves.

The Southern states also saw a high number of people moving in with 53 percent of total moves being inbound. In a separate survey of its customers, United Van Lines found the top reasons for moving South included company transfer/new job, retirement and proximity to family.

The Northeast continues to experience a moving deficit with New Jersey (67 percent outbound) and New York (65 percent) making the list of top outbound states for the fourth consecutive year. Two other states in the region — Connecticut (63 percent) and Massachusetts (57 percent) — also joined the top outbound list this year. The exception to this trend is Vermont (62 percent inbound), which moved up two spots on the list of top inbound states to No. 3.

“For nearly 40 years, we’ve been tracking which states people are moving to and from, and we’ve also recently started surveying our customers to understand why they are making these moves across state lines,” said Melissa Sullivan, director of marketing communications at United Van Lines. “Because of United Van Lines’ position as the nation’s largest household goods mover, our data is reflective of national migration trends.”

“This year’s data reflects longer-term trends of people moving to the Pacific West, where cities such as Portland and Seattle are seeing the combination of a boom in the technology and creative marketing industry, as well as a growing ‘want’ for outdoor activity and green space,” said Michael Stoll, economist, professor and chair of the Department of Public Policy at the University of California, Los Angeles. “The aging Boomer population is driving relocation from the Northeast and Midwest to the West and South, as more and more people retire to warmer regions.”

United has tracked migration patterns annually on a state-by-state basis since 1977. For 2015, the study is based on household moves handled by United within the 48 contiguous states and Washington, D.C. United classifies states as “high inbound” if 55 percent or more of the moves are going into a state, “high outbound” if 55 percent or more moves were coming out of a state or “balanced” if the difference between inbound and outbound is negligible.

The Western U.S. is represented on the high-inbound list by Oregon (69 percent), Nevada (57 percent) and Washington (56 percent). Of moves to Oregon, a new job or company transfer (53 percent) and wanting to be closer to family (20 percent) led the reasons for most inbound moves. Nevada remained on the high inbound list for the fifth consecutive year.

Moving Out 

The top outbound states for 2015 were:

1. New Jersey
2. New York
3. Illinois
4. Connecticut
5. Ohio
6. Kansas
7. Massachusetts
8. West Virginia
9. Mississippi
10. Maryland

 

Moving In

The top inbound states of 2015 were:

1. Oregon
2. South Carolina
3. Vermont
4. Idaho
5. North Carolina
6. Florida
7. Nevada
8. District of Columbia
9. Texas
10. Washington

In addition to theNortheast, Illinois (63 percent) held steady at the No. 3 spot, ranking in the top five for the last seven years.

New additions to the 2014 top outbound list include Connecticut (63 percent), Massachusetts (57 percent) and Mississippi (56 percent).

Balanced

Several states gained approximately the same number of residents as those that left. This list of “balanced” states includes Alabama, North Dakota, Delaware and Louisiana.