Ksn News at 10 Montague, 2014

CONSIDERING MAKING CHANGES TO KANSAS'S SAFE HAVEN LAWS. GOOD EVENING-- I'M DARREN DEDO. AND, I'M STEPHANIE BERGMANN. GLAD YOU'RE WITH US ON THIS THURSDAY. IT'S A STORY WE FIRST BROUGHT YOU LAST MONTH... A DISPUTE WHETHER RELEASING A MOTHER'S PHOTO AFTER SHE LEFT HER BABY AT THE HOSPITAL WAS WARRANTED...UNDER THE STATE'S SAFE HAVEN LAW. THE INCIDENT HAS PROMPTED A KANSAS LEGISLATOR TO DRAFT A BILL TO PROTECT A PARENT'S ANONYMITY. K-S-N'S CHRIS ARNOLD JOINS US NOW.. TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK INTO THE SITUATION. STEPHANIE...REPRESENTATIVE JAN *** CHANGES IN THE LANGUAGE NEED TO BE MADE IN HOW THE SAFE HAVEN LAW WORKS IN THE STATE OF KANSAS. I SPOKE WITH PAULS OVER THE PHONE EARLIER THIS EVENING...AND SHE TOLD ME WHAT SPARKED HER DECISION TO GO FORWARD WITH A BILL. REPORTER: HOW DID YO WE WANTED TO KNOW HOW COMMON IT IS.. TO GUARANTEE ANONYMITY IN SAFE HAVEN CASES. SO WE DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT EVEN THOUGH ALL FIFTY STATES HAVE SAFE HAVEN LAWS IN SOME FORM... ONLY 13 STATES SO FAR HAVE AN ANONYMITY CLAUSE INCLUDED IN THEIR LAWS. # A FORMER ADMINISTRATOR AT THE K-B-I IS OUT ON BAIL TONIGHT-- AFTER BEING CHARGED WITH POSSESSING CHILD ***. K-S-N'S FELIX RODRIGUES LIMA HAS THE LATEST ON THE CASE, FELIX? KYLE SMITH WAS IN A SHAWNEE COUNTY COURTROOM UP IN TOPEKA THIS AFTERNOON WHERE HE WAS CHARGED WITH 3 FELONY COUNTS. HE WAS A FORMER DEPUTY DIRECTOR AT THE K-B-I WHO ABRUPTLY LEFT THE BUREAU LAST YEAR. KYLE SMITH-- SEEN HERE WHEN HE WAS A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE KANSAS BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION-- IS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF *** EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR INVOLVING A VISUAL MEDIUM-- AND 2 COUNTS OF INTERFERENCE WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT. SHAWNEE COUNTY PROSECUTORS ALLEGE SMITH POSSESSED A PHOTO OF A MINOR ENGAGED IN A SEX ACT. SMITH IS ALSO ACCUSED OF TRYING TO DESTROY EVIDENCE ON A PHONE AND A COMPUTER. IN A STATEMENT-- K-B-I DIRECTOR KIRK THOMPSON SAID QUOTE-- "WE ARE SADDENED AND DISAPPOINTED THAT A PAST EMPLOYEE OF THE KANSAS BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION IS ALLEGED TO HAVE COMMITTED THE ACTS CHARGED TODAY...IT WOULD BE INAPPROPRIATE FOR ME OR ANY OTHER MEMBER OF THE AGENCY TO COMMENT FURTHER AT THIS TIME." SMITH HAD A 30-PLUS YEAR CAREER IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION. HE WAS MOST RECENTLY A DEPUTY DIRECTOR AT THE K-B-I AND AN ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL-- BUT AS OF LAST NOVEMBER-- HE WAS NO LONGER AT THE K-B-I-- AND NO ONE HAS SAID ANYTHING ABOUT THE CONDITIONS OF HIS DEPARTURE OR IF IT WAS RELATED TO THE CHARGES HE'S FACING. SMITH WAS BOOKED INTO JAIL BUT HAS BEEN RELEASED ON 15-THOUSAND DOLLARS BOND. LIVE IN STUDIO--FRL--K-S-N NEWS. WICHITA POLICE SAY-- THEY HAVE A SUSPECT IN THE CITY'S LATEST DAVE'S BACK TO TELL US-- HOW WARM IT'LL GET. STAY TUNED! CURRENT FORECAST FOR WICHITA AND SOUTHCENTRAL KANSAS THE KSN STORM TRACKER 3 FORECAST FROM CHIEF METEOROLOGIST DAVE FREEMAN: TONIGHT: PARTLY CLOUDY AND NOT AS COLD. CHANCE OF A SPRINKLE OR SHOWER. MAYBE A FLURRY? LO: 30 WIND: SW/NW 5-15 TOMORROW: SUNNY AND MILDER. HI: 50 WIND: NW 10-20 TOMORROW NIGHT: CLOUDS AND STARS, COLD. LO: 28 WIND: S 5-15 WICHITA & SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS SAT: HI: 57 LO: 32 PARTLY CLOUDY, BREEZY AND MILDER. SUN: HI: 57 LO: 39 PARTLY CLOUDY AND BREEZY. MON: HI: 55 LO: 32 CLOUDS AND SUN, BREEZY AND STILL MILD. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR TWO. TUE: HI: 60 LO: 40 MOSTLY SUNNY, BREEZY AND MILDER. WED: HI: 64 LO: 38 PARTLY CLOUDY, WINDY AND WARMER. THU: HI: 59 LO: 35 PARTLY CLOUDY AND MILD. CURRENT FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST KANSAS TONIGHT: PARTLY CLOUDY, NOT AS COLD. MAYBE A SPRINKLE? LO: 28 WIND: NW 5-15 TOMORROW: SUNNY AND MILD. HI: 52 WIND: NW 8-18 TOMORROW NIGHT: CLOUDS AND STARS, BREEZY. LO: 32 WIND: SW 8-18 SOUTHWEST WEEKLY SAT: HI: 62 LO: 33 MOSTLY SUNNY, BREEZY AND MILDER. SUN: HI: 60 LO: 37 PARTLY CLOUDY, BREEZY AND MILD. MON: HI: 56 LO: 32 PARTLY CLOUDY AND MILD. TUE: HI: 65 LO: 35 CLOUDS AND SUN, BREEZY. WED: HI: 69 LO: 36 PARTLY CLOUDY, WINDY AND WARMER. THU: HI: 60 LO: 34 PARTLY CLOUDY AND STILL MILD. CURRENTT FOR NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS TONIGHT: CHANCE OF A SPRINKLE-MAYBE A FLURRY-IN SPOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY, NOT AS COLD. LO: 28 WIND: SW/NW 8-18 TOMORROW: SUNNY AND MILDER. HI: 48 WIND: NW 8-18 TOMORROW NIGHT: CLOUDS AND STARS, COLD LO: 29 WIND: S 5-15 NORTH CENTRAL WEEKLY SAT: HI: 56 LO: 30 PARTLY CLOUDY, BREEZY AND MILDER. SUN: HI: 56 LO: 35 PARTLY CLOUDY AND BREEZY. MON: HI: 52 LO: 30 PARTLY CLOUDY, BREEZY AND NOT AS MILD. CHANCE OF A FEW SHOWERS. TUE: HI: 61 LO: 38 MOSTLY SUNNY, BREEZY AND MILDER. WED: HI: 64 LO: 39 PARTLY CLOUDY AND WINDY. THU: HI: 57 LO: 34 PARTLY CLOUDY AND WARM. STRAIGHT AHEAD ON KSN NEWS AT 10-- GET READY TO BOOK YOUR FLIGHT INTO SPACE! THE HEFTY PRICE TAG TO TAKE A TRIP TO THE STARS-- COMING UP. A SWEEPING INTERNAL INQUIRY BY THE N-S-A IS REVEALING "NEW" DETAILS ABOUT HOW FORMER N-S-A CONTRACTOR EDWARD SNOWDEN "ACCESSED" THE CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS-- HE LEAKED TO THE MEDIA. READY OR NOT--OPENING DAY FOR THE SHOCKERS IS TOMORROW. GOTTA GET THAT SNOW OUT OF HERE. PLUS--WHERE THEY LIKE THE SNOW. MORE FROM THE WINTER GAMES-AND KATIE UHLAENDER FROM KANSAS--HERE QUEST FOR AN OLYMPIC MEDAL. IF YOU MISSED IT EARLIER--TO RECAP FOR YOU, THE GIRL FROM OF KANSAS--GOING DOWNHILL FAST. BUT AT THE WINTER OLYMPICS--THAT'S A GOOD THING. ATWOOD FARMER KATIE UHLAENDER COMPETING IN THE FIRST RUNS OF THE SKELETON COMPETION AT THE WINTER GAMES. AND SHE WAS MOVING PRETTY GOOD. YES--QUICKEST AT THAT MOMENT. UHLAENDER NOW IN FOURTH PLACE AFTER TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. TWO EXTREME ATHLETES FROM FRANCE TRIED TO WALK BETWEEN TWO HOT AIR BALLOONS. THEY USED A SLACKLINE, OR TIGHT CHORD, THAT WAS TIED TO THE BALLOONS. THEY WERE ABOUT 16-HUNDRED FEET UP IN THE AIR IN THE PYRENEE MOUNTAINS IN SPAIN. IN THE END...THE PAIR LITERALLY FELL SHORT OF THEIR GOAL. BOTH LANDED SAFELY WITH THE HELP OF PARACHUTES. THANKS FOR WATCHING. STAY TUNED FOR MORE OLYMPICA COVERAGE. WE'LL SEE YOU BACK HERE