Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 7 to 10 mph increasing to between 20 and 23 mph. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. North northwest wind between 3 and 10 mph.
The Hays Larks travel to Liberal today to face the defending NBC World Series Champion Liberal Bee Jays in the first of a two-game series.
The 6-2 Larks have the early lead in the Jayhawk League with a 3-1 record after sweeping Haysville over the weekend. The Bee Jays took two of three from Derby and are 9-2 overall and 2-2 in league play. The Larks only league loss was at Dodge City last week.
First pitch is at 7pm in Liberal.
The Hays Eagles Senior American Legion hosts Colby for a 6pm doubleheader tonight a Larks Park. The Eagles are coming off a tournament championship in North Platte over the weekend and are 10-4 on the season.
The Hays Monarchs are at home as well tonight, hosting Dodge City at 6 o’clock at the TMP Field. The Monarchs have not played since splitting last week’s doubleheader with the Eagles.
Conan Obrien gave a rousing commencement address at the 2011 Dartmouth graduation, Sunday.
The mix of humor and motivation has led the video to be spread virally across the internet.
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HAYS, Kan. (AP) – Apartments on the Fort Hays University campus will go up for auction this week.
The Stadium Place Apartments will be auctioned at a sheriff’s sale at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Ellis County Courthouse.
Commerce Bank filed a foreclosure on the apartments. Bank president Tom Thomas says the bank’s attorney will make an opening bid to protect its interest.
Fort Hays official Mike Barnett says the university also plans to bid on the apartments.
In its foreclosure petition, Commerce Bank said Uniplace — a company created to build the apartments — was in default of about $3.79 million plus interest.
This video is proof that you should never play soccer without a net on the goal.
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – Shawnee County coroners continue to work to identify remains found in a car that was submerged in Lake Shawnee.
Shawnee County sheriff’s Lt. Phil Higdon says coroners have been able to verify that at least one set of adult human remains was in the car when it was pulled from the lake Saturday near the Shawnee Yacht Club. The person’s gender could not be immediately determined.
Higdon says the car apparently was in the lake for a long time. Officers were also having trouble gathering information on the car, which was an older model Oldsmobile. Higdon says crews couldn’t find the license plate or vehicle identification number.
The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks found the car a few months ago while testing new radar equipment.
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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) – The state has ordered car dealers to stop donating vehicles with dealers plates to coaches and other employees at the University of Kansas athletic department.
The Kansas Department of Revenue notified five dealerships across the state to no longer use dealer plates on donated vehicles.
The department says the practice violated a state law that allows owners and sales people at car dealerships to display the plates on vehicles they drive.
But the law does not allow people outside the dealership to use the plates because counties do not receive registration fees or property taxes on cars carrying the dealership tag.
The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the department did not estimate how many cars were improperly tagged, or for how long. The dealerships will not be fined.
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Information from: Lawrence Journal-World, https://www.ljworld.com
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – Even before the next state budget takes effect in Kansas, the State Board of Education will start discussing the spending plan that will follow it.
The 10-member board is scheduled to begin its regular monthly meeting Tuesday, and the state’s fiscal year 2013 budget is on the agenda.
Kansas will start its 2012 fiscal year July 1. The $13.8 billion spending plan that will take effect reduces general state aid to public schools by $232 million, or 5.6 percent. That’s all but certain to force the state’s 289 school districts to consider laying off teachers and other personnel.
Gov. Sam Brownback won’t present his fiscal 2013 budget proposals to legislators until they reconvene in January. But agencies submit their proposals to his staff well before then.
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP)— A Washburn University football player has been killed in a car accident.
Washburn football coach Craig Schurig said on the university’s web site Saturday that 18-year-old Jermon Watson, of St. Louis, Mo., has died of injuries from the one-car accident Friday. The accident occurred in the Kansas City area.
Watson was a defensive end/linebacker who played high school football at Rockwood Summit High School in the St. Louis area.
Schurig said he was very sad about the loss and that Watson was an “outstanding young player who did great in the classroom.”
Vin Mazzaro pitched seven strong innings with the help of five double plays as the Royals beat the Los Angeles Angels 9-0, taking two of the three in Anaheim.
Mazarro scattered five hits, walking five and did not strike out a batter and worked out of a bases loaded situation in the seventh for his first win of the season. Blake Wood pitched the final two innings. All five of the Royals double plays were started by shortstop Alcides Escobar.
Alex Gordon, Billy Butler and Chris Getz each drove in two runs. Mitch Maier had three hits and scored three runs. The Royals take seven of their ten meetings with the Angels.
Kansas City is off today before starting a series in Oakland tomorrow night.
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The Hays Larks use two early home runs to establish a lead and hold off the Haysville Heat, 7-4 at Larks Park on Sunday night, giving the Larks a three-game sweep of the defending Jayhawk League champions.
The Larks opened the scoring in the first with Cam Brown’s fourth homer of the season, a two-run shot to left. After Haysville tied the game in the top of the second, Jon Ryan put the Larks on top for good with a solo homer to right. Haysville would cut the lead to one in the fourth, but the Larks score three in the fifth thanks to an RBI double from Ethan Leiter and an RBI single from Sloan Soulia.
Andy Lewton was sharp in his second start of the season, picking up the win. Lewton throws five innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and striking out seven. Michael Burchett works a scoreless ninth for his first save.
The win moves the Larks to 6-2 on the season and 3-1 in the Jayhawk League, while Haysville drops to 4-5-1 and 2-4 in the league. The Larks are off Monday before playing a two-game set in Liberal starting on Tuesday.
Highlights and Interviews:
Frank Leo Postgame, Haysville, 6-12-11
Handel Postgame, Haysville, 6-12-11
Cam Brown Player Profile
Larks Haysville Highlights, 6-12-11
The Hays Larks get a three-run homer from Cam Brown in the first inning, and coast from there to a 4-2 win in five innings over the Haysville Heat on Saturday night.
The Larks add a run when Tito Andino scored on a wild pitch following a steal of third. Haysville scores two in the fourth, but could not draw any closer.
The Larks were preparing to open the sixth inning in the field when threatening skies finally started to drop rain. After a 44-minute delay, the game was called and ruled official.
Jorge Guarneros gives up two runs over five innings for his first win of the season. The Larks turn four double plays in the first five innings.
The Larks are now 5-2 on the season and 2-1 in the Jayhawk League. Haysville drops to 4-4 on the season. The Larks go for the sweep tonight at 7pm at Larks Park. It is Military Appreciation Night. All veterans are encouraged to attend and be recognized before the game. You can listen to tonight’s game with the pre-game show at 6:40 on 1400 KAYS or online at https://www.kaysradio.com/index.php?page=stream.
