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January Lare, Bonner Springs, Kansas, was recently initiated into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, a selective all-discipline collegiate honor society.
Lare was initiated at Pittsburg State University.
Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for membership.
A settlement was reported in the Verruckt accident case involving the Schlitterbahn water park from August 2016.
Two victims have reached a settlement with Schlitterbahn; however, terms of the settlement were not disclosed.
A partner in a law firm representing the victims said he could not comment on the case, other than to say “it is resolved.”
In the accident on Aug. 7, 2016, a 10-year-old boy was killed, and a settlement was reached earlier with his family. Two other persons riding in the water slide raft were injured.
The Verruckt, the world’s tallest water slide, will be dismantled after all legal action is completed, the water park stated last year.
A Leavenworth County man pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to producing child pornography, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
Bradley Hilt, 26, Linwood, Kansas, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Kansas, to one count of producing child pornography and one count of distributing child pornography.
In his plea, he admitted that a forensic examination of his computer revealed child pornography including 18,342 still images and 135 videos. Two of the videos were produced by Hilt. They depicted a girl who was 5 to 7 years old.
Hilt came to the attention of law enforcement when an FBI task force member discovered images that Hilt was sharing with other users on a peer-to-peer network through the internet.
Sentencing will be set for a later date. Both parties have agreed to recommend a sentence of 15 years in federal prison. Beall commended the FBI and Assistant U.S. Attorney Kim Flannigan for their work on the case.