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Month: June 2011

Kansas Wheat Forecast Unchanged, National Estimate Up

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(AP) – Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service is sticking by its earlier forecast for the state’s winter wheat crop.

The agency reported in an update released Thursday that the size of this year’s crop is expected to be 261.8 million bushels from 7.7 million acres. That is unchanged from last month, but is down 27 percent from last year’s production. If realized it would be the smallest wheat crop in Kansas since 1996.

Wheat harvest began last week in south-central Kansas. The new forecast is based on crop conditions on June 1.

KASS says it expects yields to average 34 bushels per acre. That is the same as last month’s estimate, but is down 11 bushels an acre from a year ago. If realized, it would be the worst average yield since 2007.

Russell Prairiesta Time Capsule Buried

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The Russell Prairiesta officially kicks off Thursday morning with the burial of a time capsule at the Fossil Station Museum.  It will remain buried for 50 years.  Find out what’s in it tonight on Street Beat Eagle Community TV Channel 14

Eckerle, Propst Taken on Third Day of MLB Draft

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Two more former Hays Larks are taken on the final day of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft.

Three-year Lark Brandon Eckerle was drafted in the 32nd round by the Detroit Tigers. Eckerle started in center field for the Larks in 2008, 2009 and 2010. Eckerle played his college ball for Michigan State.

Oklahoma State’s Brad Propst was taken in the 38th round by the Houston Astros. Propst is a right-handed pitcher who played for the Larks last year.

Big Homers Help Blue Jays Defeat Royals

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The Kansas City Royals rally in the eighth and ninth innings, but come up a run short, losing 9-8 to Toronto.

The Blue Jays drive in seven of their nine runs on two homers. Jayson Nix hit a three-run homer to put the Jays on top 5-4 in the fourth. Adam Lind followed with a grand slam in the sixth to cap Toronto’s scoring.

Billy Butler hit a three-run blast in the eighth, and Alex Gordon made it a one-run game with a RBI double in the ninth. However, Melky Cabrera lined out to shortstop to end the game.

Danny Duffy takes the loss, giving up five runs on eight hits and walks four.

The Royals and Blue Jays wrap up the series this afternoon. Royals pre-game is at 2:35 on KAYS.

Hays Teacher Named Finalist

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – Several Kansas teachers have been named finalists for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.

The teachers were announced at a ceremony Tuesday in Hutchinson at the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center.

Finalists in math are Jerold Harris of Hays; Vincent LaVergne of Shawnee Mission; and Angela Miller of Manhattan-Ogden. The science finalists are Stacie Borjon of Shawnee Heights; Dennis Burkett of Olathe; and Jeanna Scheve of Garnett.

The finalists each received a $500 award and will compete at the national level. One math and one science teacher will represent Kansas at the national competition, with each receiving a $10,000 prize.

National winners will be announced in the spring of 2012.

Board Votes to Close Kennedy

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On a 5-to-2 vote the USD 489 Board of Education Wednesday night agreed to close Kennedy Middle School following the next academic year. The sixth through eighth grade students will go to Felten, which will be renamed.

The district will use modular classrooms while new classrooms are being constructed. Board member Richard Kraemer said because of the reductions in state funding, this is in the district’s best interest.

Darren Schumacher and Greg Schwartz voted against the closure, stating that a better long-term plan is needed.

Faculty, students and parents will help select the school’s new name, mascot and colors.

Larks Drop Jayhawk League Opener

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The Dodge City A’s score six straight runs from the fourth through seventh innings and beat the Hays Larks 10-4 in Dodge City.

The Larks led 2-0 in the second with RBI singles from Mackenzie Handel and Sean Wilson. Dodge City took the lead in the bottom of the second, scoring three runs. The Larks tie it in the third with Handel’s second RBI single. The A’s regain the lead for good in the fourth, scoring twice. The A’s score two more runs in both the fifth and seventh innings to pull away.

Tory Doerr takes his first loss, giving up five runs on six hits and walking four over three and two-thirds innings.

The Larks fall to 2-2 and 0-1 in the Jayhawk League, while Dodge City continues its hot start at 6-0 and 2-0 in the league.

The Larks are back at home tonight for a non-league game against Salina. First pitch is at 7pm at Larks Park.

Chance of Storms Again Thursday

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Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. North northwest wind between 10 and 17 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. North northeast wind between 8 and 16 mph.

60 Indicted in Kansas on Federal Drug Trafficking Charges

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TOPEKA, KAN. –Sixty people have been indicted on federal drug trafficking charges in indictments unsealed today in U.S. District Court in Topeka.

All 60 defendants are charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, a felony that carries a penalty upon conviction of not less than 10 years and not more than life in federal prison and a fine up to $10 million. Of those charged, four defendants also are charged with one count of distribution of methamphetamine, and three defendants are charged with one count of possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.

The charges are contained in five separate indictments unsealed today after law enforcement officers served arrest warrants on those charged. The indictments are the product of two investigations led by the Drug Enforcement Administration, in cooperation with the Topeka Police Department and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.

All the crimes are alleged to have taken place in the District of Kansas at various times, beginning prior to Nov. 1, 2009, and continuing until as late as May 31, 2011.

Grissom thanked the following agencies that assisted in this investigation and further assisted in serving arrest warrants: Drug Enforcement Administration, Topeka Police Department, Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, United States Marshals Service, Kansas Highway Patrol, Bureau of Alcohol and Beverage Control, the Shawnee County District Attorney’s Office, and the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office.

The Drug Enforcement Administration investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jared Maag and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Duston Slinkard are prosecuting.

Those charged include the following:

US v. Quesada, et al.

Demetrio Quesada, 35, Kansas City, Kan.

Geronimo Ortiz, 56

Tracy Tugwell, 49

Anthony Tugwell, 29

Maria Guadalupe Soto-Cabrera, Modesto, Calif.

Jose Flores, 52, Topeka, Kan.

Fernando Ruiz-Alvarez, 33

Erik Plancarte-Montejano, 27

Alberto Verasa-Barron, 49

Davis Alejos, 59

Arnulfo Prado-Cervantez, 57

Silvestre Palominos-Tinoco, 31

Onelia Aquino-Rosales, 42, Arlington, Texas

Agustin Ramirez-Villa, 30, Kansas City, Missouri

Armando Yanez-Plancarte, 22

Victor Zavela-Ramos, 25, Olathe, Kan.

U.S. v. Ruiz-Arreola, et al.

Carlos Ruiz-Arreola, 31

Leopoldo Ignacio Campos, 40

Karla Jo Coversup, 32

Pauline Michelle Wabaunsee, 28

Julio Caesar Ortiz, 34

Gilderado Alfaro Cabello, 46

U.S. v. Harris, et al.

Alex Jacob Harris, 22

Heather Ray Schulz, 21

Lisa Lynn Cunningham, 33

Anna Lucy Devore, 65

Shawn Allen Cunningham, 39

James Eugene Flowers, Jr., 43

Garrett David Hunt, 23

Douglass Wade Kamauff, 39

Rafael Munoz, 30

Crystal Nicole Bacon, 28

Brenda Sue Harris, 46

Chad William Harris, 42

Dustin Lee Vandam, 34

Randall Keith Acker, 25

Michael Louis Wintholz, 39

U.S. v. Castro, et al.

Henry Castro, 23, Eloy, Ariz.

Urbano Garcia, 25, Topeka, Kan.

Hernan Gomez-Jimenez, 34, Topeka, Kan.

Carlos Nunez, 26, Topeka, Kan.

Jorge M. Munoz, 30, Topeka, Kan.

Alexis Geraro Mota, 23, Topeka, Kan.

Christian Moreno, 27, Eloy, Ariz.

Hector Mota, 26, Topeka, Kan.

Nolberto Mota, Jr., 28, Topeka, Kan.

Lorena Monica Ortiz, 22, Eloy, Ariz.

Luisa Mota-Hernandez, 24

Braelund Silversmith, 36, Topeka, Kan.

Cindy Escalante, 28, Topeka, Kan.

Edgar Amaya-Melendez, 30, Topeka, Kan.

Fermin Perez-Gerardo, 51, Casa Grande, Ariz.

U.S. v. Woods, et al.

James Dustin Woods, 29, Topeka, Kan.

Tiffany D. Woosley, 20, Topeka, Kan.

Miranda C. Mauk, 34, Topeka, Kan.

Bradley Guerrero, 28, Topeka, Kan.

Lindsay N. Lee, 27

Jennifer R. Simpson, 33, Topeka, Kan.

Karen M. Shutts, 43, Topeka, Kan.

Shawn F. Polinskey, 39, Topeka, Kan.

Solar Flare Could Disrupt Earth Satellite Communications (WATCH)

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NASA has released a statement about the large solar flare Tuesday, “The Sun unleashed an M-2 (medium-sized) solar flare, an S1-class (minor) radiation storm and a spectacular coronal mass ejection (CME) on June 7, 2011 from sunspot complex 1226-1227. The large cloud of particles mushroomed up and fell back down looking as if it covered an area of almost half the solar surface.”

Fortunately for the inhabitants of Earth the coronal mass ejection was not aimed directly at our planet and will strike Earth with Only a glancing blow. Still the solar flare has the potential to impact GPS systems, communications satellites, and power grids.

It should strike during the early evening June 8th (tonight, around 6 p.m.) through June 9th. The U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) issued a statement noting the solar flare released radiation greater than any seen since 2006.

Video via our sister site – St.JosephPost.com:

Delta Airlines Rips Off American Soldiers Returning from Afghanistan (WATCH)

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A video recorded by a pair of U.S. soldiers that had just returned from Afghanistan has created a firestorm of controversy for Delta Airlines.

Delta reportedly charged U.S. soldiers returning from Afghanistan $2,800 in baggage fees.

On Tuesday a couple of the soldiers posted a video to YouTube.

Army Staff Sgt. Robert O’Hair said, “We had four bags, and Delta Air Lines only allows three bags. Anything over three bags you have to pay for, even though there’s a contract between the United States government and Delta Air Lines: When returning from Afghanistan on military orders, you’re authorized up to four bags.”

The total for the 34 soldiers was reportedly more than $2,800. O’Hair’s fourth piece of luggage was his weapons case, which he said “protect myself and Afghan citizens while I was deployed in the country.”

WATCH:

Ellis County EMS Rehab Fund for Firefighters

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These 100 degree temperatures are even harder on firefighters who’re also wearing heavy protective gear, and vulnerable to heat stress.  Ellis County Emergency Medical Services has organized a non-profit “Rehab Fund” to raise money for bottled water, neck coolers and other items to keep firefighters cool on the scene.

E-M-S employee Ryan Werth says the need became apparent during the response to last June’s deadly elevator collapse in Russell, when several firefighters succumbed to heat stroke.

A “Rehab Fund” fundraising booth featuring food and raffle tickets will be set up at Saturday’s Riverfest in Ellis.

Garden City man shoots self after traffic accident

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GARDEN CITY, Kan. (AP) – Garden City police say a man shot and killed himself after being involved in a traffic accident.

Twenty-three-year-old Michael “McCord” Hunter died Monday afternoon at a hospital after the self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Police say Hunter was driving erratically and crossed over a center line, causing a head-on collision. He shot himself while waiting for police to respond.

The Garden City Telegram reports that the driver of the other car was not injured.

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Information from: The Garden City Telegram,

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