DOUGLAS COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating an armed robbery and asking the public for help to identify suspects.

Just before 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, a business in the 800 Block of Mississippi in Lawrence reported an armed robbery, according to a media release.

Two suspects described as white men brandishing firearms entered the business and left with an undisclosed amount of cash from the register. They fled on foot northeast from the building.  Responding officers did not find the suspects.

Anyone with information is asked to call police.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — University of Kansas police have found a stolen, loaded gun in a bathroom stall in an academic building on campus.

Deputy Police Chief James Anguiano said the .38-caliber revolver was discovered Tuesday morning in Wescoe Hall. He said both a student and a graduate teaching assistant had seen the firearm.

Anguiano said a check of the serial number showed the gun was stolen in Olathe, Kansas. He did not have more details.

It was the second report in two months of an unattended gun being found in a university bathroom. A Wichita State University employee left one behind in July.

A Kansas law that took effect in July requires state universities to allow concealed guns on their campuses.

OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — A suburban Kansas City man has admitted to driving under the influence in a crash that killed a woman who worked with special needs children.

The Kansas City Star reports that 28-year-old James McAllister, of Overland Park, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of involuntary manslaughter in the death of 24-year-old Caitlin Vogel of Stilwell. He also pleaded guilty to driving without a court-ordered ignition interlock device.

Authorities say McAllister ran a stop sign in May 2016, causing his sport utility vehicle to broad-side the sedan Vogel was driving. Vogel worked with special needs children as an autism instructional assistant for the Olathe school district.

Sentencing is set for Oct. 18. The plea agreement calls for a prison sentence of nine years and seven months.

SALINE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect for alleged sex crimes.

On August 22, police received a report of possible sex crimes involving three young children, according to Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester.

The victims, three boys ages five, nine and eleven, told police Harold Weis, 33, Salina, sexually assaulted them, according to Forrester.

The encounters are said to have occurred at Weis’s Salina apartment, 1265 Faith Drive, between 2012 and August of 2017.

Police arrested Weis and booked him into the Saline County Jail on 20 counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child, 21 counts of criminal sodomy, four counts of aggravated solicitation and one count of criminal threat.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has voted to give the Congressional Gold Medal to former Sen. Bob Dole for his service to the nation as a soldier, legislator and statesman.

The medal represents Congress’ highest expression of appreciation for distinguished contributions to the nation.

The Senate has already passed the legislation. Tuesday’s voice vote approval sends the measure to President Donald Trump for his signature.

Dole, 94, represented Kansas in the House for eight years and in the Senate for more than 27 years. He led Republicans in the Senate for more than a decade before resigning in 1996 to focus on his campaign for the presidency. That campaign ended with a loss to Bill Clinton.

Dole was seriously wounded in World War II and never regained full use of his right arm.

SEDGWICK COUNTY— Law enforcement authorities continue to investigating reports of a missing Kansas woman.

Maize police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 30-year-old  Kendra Leigh Nystrom who has now been missing for over four months, according to a media release.

Kendra was last seen around 10:30 AM on the morning of May 4, 2017. She left her parents’ home in the 12000 block of West 29th Street North with only her dog. She left the house on foot leaving her personal belongings, car and cell phone behind. This residence is located adjacent to the Cowskin Creek which was running above capacity due to recent heavy rains. Moderate flooding was occurring in the area at the time.

On May 10, 2017, an area resident recorded what appeared to be some type of altercation between a man and a woman at the intersection of 37th Street North and 135th Street West, which is approximately a mile and a half from the Nystrom’s home.

The video showed a woman getting out of and running away from a car stopped at the intersection and a male chasing after her. Both subjects ultimately returned to the car which left traveling south on 135th Street West. We have not been able to identify the parties involved in the incident or if the incident was in anyway related to Kendra’s disappearance.

Kendra had spent the night before her disappearance at a motel on West Kellogg in Wichita and may have frequented motels along west Kellogg and or south Broadway. We have received several tips of sightings of Kendra in the areas of South Broadway in Wichita, the Plainview neighborhood in Southeast Wichita and the Oaklawn community in South Wichita, however we have not been able to verify or confirm any of these sightings. While we have spoken with numerous individuals who know Kendra, none have seen or heard from her since the date she went missing.

Kendra is described as awhite female with reddish brown hair. She is approximately 5’4″ tall and weighs between 100 and 120 lbs. She also has the initials “R.J.” tattooed on her left ring finger. Her dog is a black and gray male Chihuahua mix named Frankie.

We are asking for owners of property adjacent to the Cowskin Creek south of 29th Street North to check areas near the creek. We would also like to speak with the individuals involved in the incident that occurred on May 10 at the intersection of 37th Street North and 135th Street West in Sedgwick County.

These cases, no matter the age of the missing person, take a toll on family. It is highly unusual for Kendra to go more than a week without talking to her mother. It has now been over four months. On behalf of the Nystrom family, we are asking for anyone who has any information about Kendra’s disappearance or current whereabouts to call 9-1-1 or the Maize Police Department at 316-425-3356. We know someone either knows Kendra’s whereabouts or holds the key to her disappearance. It is important we hear from you. Information and tips may also be reported anonymously to Crime Stoppers by calling 316-267-2111 or 1-800-222-TIPS.

HUTCHINSON—Cleanup and repairs are being done in preparation for the Kansas State Fair after a number of teens vandalized displays and buildings over the weekend.

Police report that a number of 13-year-old teens used knives to slash tents near the Gate 3 area, spray painted a number of portable buildings on display and several fair structures, and poured stain over a number of hot tubs at a vendor’s booth.

Fair GM Susan Sankey says she is disappointed by the actions of the teens and that the damage is still being assessed. She also noted that law enforcement’s presence will certainly be stepped up from now until the fair is over.

Sankey says repairs to their buildings are being made, although some are just temporary, especially where some buildings were attacked with spray paint. Several vendors had damage either to tents or product to an extent that is not known at this time.

Police took the youth in Sunday morning after responding to the report of a stolen truck from Skaets restaurant. The pickup was found inside the fairgrounds, which led to the discovery of the teens and the damage.

Officers say the vandalism is a felony due to the dollar amount of the damage done.

SEDGWICK COUNTY — The Latest on reaction to the Trump administration’s decision to end a program protecting young immigrants from deportation (all times local):

Young immigrants are expressing their distress following President Donald Trump’s decision to rescind an immigration program for those who were brought to the United States illegally as children.

In Wichita, the Sunflower Community Action Organization held an afternoon rally at the Sedgwick County Courthouse. A small crowd in attendance held signs and listened to speakers

 

In New York, 26-year-old Karen Marin was in a physics class at Bronx Community College when she heard the news Tuesday.

Marin says she’s trying to pull herself together and hopes administration officials will change their minds and “realize what they’re doing is wrong.”

In Miami, 23-year-old Colombian Paola Martinez sobbed at the news and says she feels helpless. Martinez says it’s a step backward and she’ll be hiding “in the shadows again” when her work permit expires.

Protests are occurring across the country, including outside Trump Tower in Manhattan, where more than 30 people have been arrested.

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University of California President Janet Napolitano has denounced what she calls President Donald Trump’s “misguided” decision to end a program protecting immigrants who were illegally brought to the U.S. as children.

Napolitano is urging Congress to pass bipartisan legislation to protect young immigrants from deportation.

The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it will phase out the program in six months.

Elsewhere, the presidents of the University of Connecticut and the Connecticut State University system joined Gov. Dannel P. Malloy in decrying Trump’s decision.

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Hundreds of teachers and students are demonstrating outside Metro State University in Denver to protest President Donald Trump’s decision to repeal a program protecting young immigrants from deportation.

Protesters held posters Tuesday saying, “Accept my resistance and expect my resistance” and “No borders, no nations, no racists, no deportations.”

Demonstrations are occurring nationwide, including outside Trump Tower in Manhattan, near the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Phoenix, and in Miami, where young immigrants from Honduras, Mexico and Colombia are expressing shock and sadness.

In Los Angeles, marchers are gathering downtown.

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Protests are underway after President Donald Trump’s decision to phase out a program for thousands of young immigrants who were brought into the United States illegally as children.

Police in New York handcuffed and removed over a dozen immigration activists who briefly blocked Fifth Avenue in Manhattan in front of Trump Tower. The protest Tuesday began with a march down the street and grew to about 400 people. Some cried as they held hands during a sit-in.

In Chicago, Mayor Rahm Emanuel told youths at a high school with a large number of students in the country illegally that they are welcome. The mayor says Chicago schools will be a “Trump-free zone.”

In Los Angeles, city and county officials plan to express their opposition at midday.
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WICHITA  — Nationwide protests are expected Tuesday as young immigrants fight to keep Obama-era protections President Donald Trump vows to dismantle, while they prepare for the worst.

The second day of protests is anticipated amid reports that Trump will announce that he’s doing away with the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which protects those brought into the country illegally as children.

The young immigrants are preparing for the unknown, with Trump expected to end the program but with a six-month delay to give Congress time to decide if it wants to address the status of the law.

Details of the changes were not clear, including what would happen if lawmakers failed to pass a measure by the deadline.

A rally in support of the program is planned for the Sedgwick County Courthouse Tuesday.

The Sunflower Community Action organization encouraged supporters in Kansas to attend the rally “Announcement to come out at 10 am our time tomorrow by Attorney General Jeff Sessions instead of President Trump himself. Please join us at our response rally at 2 pm at the Sedgwick County Courthouse. Signs are welcomed since it will be outside.”

Supporters of the program took to the streets Monday in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, South Carolina and elsewhere.

-The AP contributed to this report

DOUGLAS COUNTY— Law enforcement authorities are investigating a fatal weekend shooting and have made an arrest.

Just after 11:30p.m. Saturday, officers responded to a motel in the 1100 Block of North 3^rd Street in Lawrence after report of a shooting, according to a media release.

Officers encountered shooting victims. One of the men identified as a 23-year-old Lenexa man died of his injuries.  The other two victims were transported to a hospital for treatment of possible life-threatening injuries.

Tyrone J. Carvin, 19, also suffered from a gunshot wound, was treated and released from a Kansas City area hospital. He is currently in custody in Kansas City on a warrant issued for his arrest in relation to the shooting.

Authorities will bring Carvin to Douglas County to face charges of First Degree Murder, Aggravated Battery x2,

Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to contact the Lawrence Police Department at 785-832-7509 or Crime Stoppers of Lawrence and Douglas County at (785)843-TIPS (8477).

SEDGWICK COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities released new details Tuesday as they continue the investigation of the remains of a child found at a home in Wichita over the weekend.

In March of 2017 Carlo Brewer contacted police and the Department of Children and Families over the welfare of his three-year-old son Evan, according to Lt. Jeff Gilmore if the Wichita Police Department.

The child was in the custody of his mother 36-year-old Miranda Miller and living at a residence in the 2000 Block of South Vine in Wichita.

In April, an allegation of abuse of a three-year-old child was reported to the DCF. The agency investigated the allegation and on July 6, a court issued a protection from abuse order to Carlo Brewer on behalf of his son, according to Gilmore.

Wichita Police continued to work to locate Brewer’s son.  Police and the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Department repeatedly attempted formal service of the protection from abuse order to the mother.

Officers used surveillance, spoke to neighbors and contacted the residence but were not able to locate the child or his mother. Information indicated the mother left the state with the child but authorities had no specific location, according to Gilmore.

In late August officers learned the mother was aware of the protection from abuse order and was actively eluding officer’s attempt to serve the order.

On August 30, police located Miller in Wichita without the child and arrested her for aggravated interference of child custody.  Police also arrested Stephen Bodine, 40, who was living at the residence. He was booked on charges in an aggravated assault case, according to police booking records.

Just after 10a.m. Saturday, police were called to the residence in the 2000 Block of South Vine. The owner of the property had evicted Miller and Bodine and was cleaning the residence.  He alerted police to a suspicious concrete structure with an unusual odor inside the home.  Police removed the concrete structure and found the remains of a three-year-old inside. They believe it is the body of Evan Brewer, according to Gilmore.  Police hope to have DNA results back to confirm the identity of the body in two weeks.

As the investigation into the death continues, anyone that may have had contact with Evan or his mother are asked to call Wichita Police Homicide Division.

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SEDGWICK COUNTY— Law enforcement authorities are investigating after police found the remains of a child.

According to media release, officers were called Saturday to a residence in the 2000 block of south Vine in Wichita after a property owner discovered a suspicious concrete structure emitting an odor.

Police removed the structure and found the remains of a child, about 3 years old, inside the concrete.

A 40-year-old man and 36-year-old woman, residents of the property, were arrested earlier last week. They are being held in the Sedgwick County Jail on charges associated with a child custody case, according to police.

There is a tentative identification of the child. Confirmation is being coordinated through the Sedgwick County Medical Examiner, according to police. No additional details were released late Sunday.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Congressman Roger Marshall issued the following statement following the Trump administration’s announcement Tuesday morning on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA):

“The young people covered by DACA are not just a statistic on a DHS report. These are friends of my children, brothers and sisters of babies I’ve delivered, and members of my community. They didn’t put themselves in this position, and my heart goes out to them.

The United States is in this position due to the unilateral approach the previous administration took toward enacting DACA. It is because of that one-sided approach that we now have uncertainty and inconsistency throughout the entire immigration system. Consistency should be the hallmark of American governance.

Our resources, especially as they pertain to deportation, must remain focused on getting rid of bad people who present a danger to the American citizen – not a young person who is here simply due to circumstance. To date, 787,000 young people have legally registered with the U.S. government, and showed their willingness to follow our laws. We cannot allow that information to now be used against them in reverse order.

We are having these conversations now in Congress. Just a month ago, a Democrat colleague of mine and I got a bipartisan group of freshmen Members of Congress in a room to discuss what we can do to move forward on bipartisan, thoughtful solutions to the crises many communities and families are now facing.

Congress must use legal, legislative avenues to figure out how to help these young people, so long as they follow our laws. My priorities on this issue have always been, and will remain, to secure the border and help develop a workable visa for our farmers and producers back home. We must do right by them, by these young people and the safety of the American public.”