AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoTopeka Violence: Topeka police identified two men killed in a Thursday shooting in the NOTO Arts District as 75-year-old Larry Smutney and 74-year-old Warren Eteeyan, and arrested 21-year-old Kristen Knight Wahquahboshkuk of Mayetta on requested charges including two counts of first-degree murder. Courts & Corrections: The Kansas Supreme Court reversed part of a Pawnee County ruling in the Charles C. Hunter case, saying his Kansas Sentencing Guidelines Act commitment order was illegal and sending it back for resentencing. Fire Tragedy: One person died in a rural Franklin County house fire Thursday; an adult male and an infant were burned and taken to KU Medical Center. Cold-Case Breakthrough: Lawrence police arrested two men in separate rape cases, including a 2009 attack where DNA testing led to charges against 37-year-old Matthew Lawrence. Public Safety Pursuit: A Wichita man, Alden Ray Stein, died after a law enforcement pursuit in Jackson County; investigators say he died from a self-inflicted gunshot. Higher Ed Policy: The Kansas Board of Regents is drafting statewide AI guardrails, with a committee led by SnapIT Solutions CEO Neelima Parasker. Kansas Sports (London): Kansas and Arizona State kick off at Wembley for the Union Jack Classic, with Wembley’s upper tier reportedly empty as organizers work to fill the venue.
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