Former Heartland Tri-State Bank CEO Shan Hanes was sentenced to more than 24 years in prison for his role in embezzling tens of millions of dollars from the now failed bank. Court documents show Hanes made $47 million in wire transfers from the Elkhart based-bank in an effort to purchase cryptocurrency. Prosecutors said the loss of the $47 million caused the bank to fail in July 2023. Prosecutors also allege Hanes purchased cryptocurrency with funds embezzled from a church and local investment club.
Prosecutors said Chrystul Kizer shot Volar at his Kenosha home in 2018, when she was 17, and that she then burned his house down and stole his BMW. Kizer was charged with multiple counts, including first-degree intentional homicide, arson, car theft and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Kizer, now 24, said she met Volar on a sex trafficking website. He had been molesting her and selling her as a prostitute over the year leading up to his death, she said. She told detectives that she shot him after he tried to touch her.
The U.K.-flagged vessel -- named the Bayesian -- sank off Porticello, near the coastal city of Palermo, the statement said. The ship is currently located at a depth of around 164 feet, with firefighter divers now attempting to reach it.
The high-stakes negotiations have gained urgency in recent days as diplomats hope an agreement will deter Iran and Lebanon’s Hezbollah from avenging the targeted killings of two top militants that were blamed on Israel.
The Cannabis Justice Coalition's agenda includes educating voters about the potential of pressuring state legislative candidates to create “fair and equitable” cannabis laws in Kansas.
The event begins at 10 a.m. on Friday, August 23, at the Crawford County Fairgrounds in Girard. Adoptions will take place August 23, from noon-6 p.m., and Saturday, August 24, from 8 a.m.-noon.
Jurors in Texas are expected to resume deliberations on whether the parents of a Texas student accused of killing 10 people in a 2018 school shooting near Houston should be held financially liable.
Officers responded at around 2:10 a.m. Sunday to the report of a crash involving a vehicle and an electric bike in the 2400 block of North Hoover, which is just north of Zoo Blvd.
A MarketWatch study has ranked Kansas roads as the fourth best in the United States.
The Robert J Dole VA Medical Center went to Riverfront Stadium to give our heroes free tickets and food while helping them apply for VA benefits.
