Politics

Sebelius, Graves attend seminar for governors

Kansas Gov.-elect Kathleen Sebelius and Kansas Gov. Bill Graves are among those participating in a seminar for new governors this weekend in Austin, Tex.

Sebelius is attending as one of the nation’s 21 newly elected governors, while Graves, who will leave office Jan. 13 after eight years as governor, is serving as an instructor to the new crop of governors.

The seminar is organized by the National Governors Assn. Aside from some news and pre-arranged television feeds, the seminar’s sessions will be behind closed doors.

Graves, Sebelius and their families traveled together to the event on the governor’s state airplane.

The seminar includes programs for the new governors, their spouses and key aides.

Crime

Test drive becomes theft

A woman walked into Auto Gallery, 845 Iowa, about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday and asked to take a red 1999 Dodge Intrepid for a test drive.

About two hours later, when workers realized the car hadn’t been returned, they called Lawrence Police.

Police spokesman Sgt. Mike Pattrick said the woman ” described as 5 feet 9 inches tall, with brown hair and brown eyes ” left another stolen car in the Auto Gallery parking lot. It was a 2000 Ford Explorer that belonged to a company in Omaha, Neb., but had stolen tags from Wichita.

The Intrepid was valued at $7,000. Police continue to investigate the incident.