Missouri man sentenced to 13 years for robbing Shawnee bank

A Missouri man was sentenced Wednesday to 13 years and a month in federal prison for a robbery at a bank in Shawnee, Kan., U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.

Scott Thario, 22, Lee’s Summit, Mo., pleaded guilty to one count of bank robbery and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.

A grand jury indictment filed in December 2013 alleged that on Dec. 16, 2013, Thario robbed Intrust Bank at 19501 West 65th Terrace in Shawnee, Kan. The indictment alleged he was carrying a short-barreled shotgun during the robbery.

Grissom commended the Shawnee Police Department, the FBI and Assistant U.S. Attorney David Zabel for their work on the case.

Cold temperatures continue today; snow likely Saturday

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Cold temperatures continue Thursday, when the high will be 28, according to the National Weather Service.

Single-digit wind chill values continued early Thursday morning and are expected Friday morning, as well. The wind chill climbed to 10 degrees at 8 a.m. Thursday.

The first snow of the season is predicted to fall on Saturday, mostly after noon.

There will be sunny skies and a northwest wind of 9 to 13 mph Thursday.

Thursday night’s low will be around 13.

Friday, look for mostly sunny skies, with a high near 32.

Friday night, the low will be around 22.

Saturday, there is an 80 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. From 1 to 3 inches of snow are possible. The high will be near 30. The south southeast wind will be 5 to 9 mph.

Saturday night, there is a 50 percent chance of snow, with a low of 19.

Sunday, look for partly sunny skies and a high near 28. The low on Sunday night will be around 15.

On Monday, there will be mostly sunny skies and the high will be near 27; the low on Monday night will be around 8.

Tuesday’s forecast is mostly clear with a high near 27, and Tuesday night, the low will be around 16.

On Wednesday, there will be sunny skies with a high near 37.

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Supreme Court allows same-sex couples in Kansas to marry

Same-sex couples in Kansas got the go-ahead to get married with a U.S. Supreme Court order today.

Today, the court denied the application for a stay in the case, Moser vs. Marie, and an order was vacated that had stayed marriage applications from being processed.

“KANSAS… GO GET MARRIED!” the ACLU wrote on its blog. The ACLU had represented same-sex couples in the case.

U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Crabtree had overturned the Kansas ban on marriage for same-sex couples on Nov. 5.

While the state is still appealing its case, the stay against couples being married has been lifted.

Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt issued this statement:

“The U.S. Supreme Court this afternoon, with two recorded dissents, lifted the temporary stay imposed Monday by Justice Sonia Sotomayor. As a result, the preliminary injunction previously ordered by the federal District Court has entered into effect, and pursuant to it the Defendant district court clerks are:

‘enjoined from enforcing or applying Article 15, § 16 of the Kansas Constitution and K.S.A. § 23-2501 and any other Kansas statute, law, policy or practice that prohibits issuance of marriage licenses to same-sex couples in Kansas.’

“Although the preliminary injunction is in place, it remains under appeal in the 10th Circuit. The underlying case on the merits also remains pending.”

To read the Supreme Court order, visit: http://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/111214zr_2co3.pdf.