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Month: September 2012

Wreck In Western Kansas Kills One, Another Flown To Wichita

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A Kansas City man was killed late Sunday afternoon in an accident in Scott County.

According to the Kansas Highway patrol, just after 5:00 p.m Sunday, Charles Brooks, 63, of Scott City was eastbound in a 1994 GMC Sierra on K-96 about two miles east of the U-83 junction when he attempted turn onto Pittman Lane, striking a westbound 1995 Harley Davidson motorcycle head-on.

The driver of the motorcycle, 51-year-old Patrick Vega, of Kansas City, Kansas, was killed in the collision. His passenger, 49-year-old Shelly Vega was transported to Scott County Hospital and then flown by Eagle Med to Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita with disabling injuries. Neither were wearing a helmet.

Brooks was not injured in the accident.

 

Great Bend WWII Veteran Set To Break Honor Flight Record

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A 101-year-old man is expected to become the oldest to fly out of Kansas through a program that sends World War II veterans to see the war’s memorial in Washington.

The Wichita Eagle reports that Sam Maier says his bags are already packed for his Honor Flight. When he departs Sept. 26, he’ll break the record set just last month by Don Revert, who was nearly 100 on his trip.

The Honor Flight program is a national grass-roots effort that began sending World War II veterans to Washington in 2005.

Maier was 30 in early 1942 when he was drafted by the Army. He served in the newly created Army Air Corps as a military police officer. His family says he was never sent overseas during the war.

Kansas Man Sentenced After Leading Seven Separate Police Chases

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A Leavenworth man involved in seven separate police chases has been sentenced to four years in prison.

29-year-old Franklin Donnie Stevens Dougherty was sentenced Friday.

Leavenworth County Attorney Todd Thompson said the chases spanned from December 2011 to March of this year. During one of them, Dougherty drove 100 mph through a 30 mph school zone in front of Leavenworth High School.

The last chase was on March 14. That’s when Leavenworth police chased Dougherty nearly to the Wyandotte County line. Kansas City, Kan., police picked up the pursuit, which continued into Overland Park.

Spike strips laid on the road shredded Dougherty’s tires, but he continued driving until he lost control and crashed.

Dougherty still faces charges in Johnson County.

Russell Man Injured After Motorcycle Strikes Deer

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A Russell man was injured after striking a deer while riding a motorcycle near Hoisington, around 8:25 pm Sunday.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 54-year-old Leon R. Huxman was driving a 2007 Harley Davidson motorcycle northbound on US-281, 9 miles northwest of Hoisington, when he struck a deer in the roadway.

Huxman was transported to St. Francis in Wichita with injuries. His condition was not immediately known.

Russell County Highway 281 Repave Starts Tuesday

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The repaving of a section of U.S. 281 in Russell County is scheduled to start Tuesday, September 4.
The work will begin at the Barton/Russell County line and continuing north to the I-70 interchange.
Flaggers and a pilot car operation will guide one-lane traffic through the work zone during daylight hours.
KDOT awarded the construction contract  – totaling approximately $1,322,960 – to Venture Corporation, of Great Bend.
Weather permitting, this construction job will be complete by late September.

FHSU Men’s Soccer 2-0 After 3-2 Win over South Dakota Mines

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The FHSU men’s soccer team moved to 2-0 on the season with a 3-2 win over South Dakota School of Mines on Saturday, September 1 in Lakewood, Colo. Joe Albright knotted the score at 2-2 before the end of the first half and then Tomas Mares scored his second goal of the afternoon in the 52nd minute to lift the Tigers to victory.

South Dakota Mines opened the scoring just over eight minutes into the match on a goal by Bennett Medeck. Mares would provide the first goal for the Tigers to even the score at 1-1 at the 30:40 mark of the first half.

The Hardrockers pushed back in front just over eight minutes later on a goal by Hunter Reece at the 39:14 mark, but the lead would be short lived as Albright  put in a goal for the Tigers on an assist from Jared Bailey just one minute and 23 seconds later at the 40:37 mark.

Mares delivered the Tigers to their first 2-0 start in school history with his second goal at the 51:34 mark of the second half, the only scoring in the half after four goals between the teams in the first half.

Fort Hays State outshot South Dakota Mines 18-8. Ryan Pakiesser moved to 2-0 in goal with back-to-back wins to open the season. He allowed two goals and had three saves. His counterpart, Cole Smith of South Dakota Mines, allowed three goals and had just one save.

FHSU returns home to host the FHSU Soccer Classic (Sept. 7 and 9) with University of Sioux Falls and Colorado Mesa coming to town to face the Tigers.

– FHSU Sports Information –

Abortion Foes Question Dropped Charges

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Abortion opponents are turning on a Kansas prosecutor who abandoned a high-profile criminal case against a Planned Parenthood clinic.

Some publicly question explanations Johnson County District Attorney Steve Howe has given for dropping the most serious charges.

Anti-abortion activists had seen Howe as sympathetic and well-intentioned. But the anti-abortion group Operation Rescue has called for Howe to resign in the days since the last charges were dismissed against the clinic in the Kansas City suburb of Overland Park.

The clinic once faced 107 charges, including 23 felonies, accusing it of falsifying documents and performing illegal late-term abortions, allegations it strongly disputed. Advocates on both sides of the abortion debate believed it was the first criminal prosecution of a Planned Parenthood clinic.

Howe said he’s not surprised by the criticism.

Female Inmate Escapes From Work Release Program In Kansas

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Authorities in Kansas are on the lookout for a female inmate who escaped from the Topeka Correctional Facility, Friday.

Officials from the Kansas Department of Corrections say 23-year-old Kasandra Morris, escaped Friday around 3:08 pm. She is now wanted for aggravated escape from custody from the Topeka Work Release Center.

According to information published on the KDOC site, Morris was serving time on theft, and burglary charges and she should be considered dangerous.

It is still unclear how Morris was able to escape.

ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON MORRIS CAN CALL THE TCF-WR AT (785)296-3432, THE KANSAS BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION AT 1-800-572-7463, OR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT

FHSU Volleyball Starts 4-0 for First Time Since 2004

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The Tigers are off to their best start since 2004 after going 4-0 at the Oklahoma Panhandle Tournament this weekend. On Saturday (Sept. 1), Fort Hays State won two five-set matches up its record to 4-0 this season.

Fort Hays State def. Fort Lewis 3-2 (25-15, 28-26, 15-25, 19-25, 15-7)

The Tigers started the morning match strong, winning the first two sets. Set one saw the Tigers win seven of the first eight points to build a 7-1 advantage. Kylee Hoagland totaled two kills in the early run. Fort Lewis could not close the gap in set one, trailing by at least four points the whole set. FHSU finish the set with a big run, winning five straight points to go up 24-14. Sara Hewson closed set one with a kill.

Set two was much closer. After falling behind 5-3, FHSU scored six points to go up 8-5, highlighted by a Hewson kill. The Tigers opened up the lead to six at 13-7; however, the Skyhawks hit six of the next seven points to only trail 14-13. After the Tigers went up 23-20, Fort Lewis knotted the score at 24-24. The score tied again at 25-25 and 26-26 before the Tigers score two straight for the set two win.

In the third set, the score was close early on, but the Skyhawks scored eight of nine points to go up 17-9 after the score was 9-8. The Tigers scored five straight points after a change at setter when Lauren Lorenz entered, however, Fort Lewis score eight of the last nine points to close out set three.

The fourth set was similar to set three. It was even early at 5-5 then the Skyhawks went on a run of seven points. The Tigers could not get back into the set even after a late run, dropping 25-19.

In the crucial fifth set, it was all Tigers from the start. FHSU scored the first six points on two Kayla Zoglman aces, two Hoagland kills and a Taylor Mares kill. Up 9-4, the Tigers went back-to-back on kills from Hewson and Jenna Ulrich then went up 12-4 on a Skyhawks error. The Tigers closed out the match with two kills from Ulrich and a kill from Hoagland.

Fort Hays was very impressive in set five, totaling 11 kills and hitting .524 without an error on 21 total attacks.

Ulrich led the offense with 15 kills, seven blocks and a .538 hitting percentage. Hoagland followed with 14 kills and Hewson totaled 12 kills. Zoglman had 43 of the 52 assists for the Tigers, and on defense, Weinman’s 30 digs were a team-high.

Fort Hays State def. Southern Arkansas 3-2 (23-25, 25-19, 25-15, 21-25, 15-12)

In a close first set, the Tigers fell 25-23 as the Muleriders scored the final two points after being tied at 23. The Tigers seemed to be on the verge of winning the set, going up 19-15, but SAU won six straight points to take a 21-19 advantage. Fort Hays State tied it back up at 22 and 23 before SAU won the last two points.

The Tigers took control of set two after being even at 18-18. FHSU totaled six points in a row, including a kill by Jenna Ulrich, Kayla Zoglman and Sara Hewson. Hewson scored the set point, giving the Tigers the 25-19 win.

It was all Fort Hays in set three as the Tigers pulled out to an early 9-4 advantage that forced SAU to call timeout. The timeout did not seem to help as the Tigers pushed the margin to 11 at 21-10 on a Hewson ace. Two Kylee Hoagland kills brought the set to 24-15 and Taylor Mares put down a kill for the set, 25-15.

FHSU dug themselves into an early hole in set four as Southern Arkansas tallied the first six points aided by four Tiger attack errors. The Tigers did close the gap, tying the set at 17-17. After keeping it even at 20-20, SAU totaled five of the last six points for the 25-21 set win.

Hoagland and Ulrich were key in set five, both putting down three kills. The Tigers pushed out to a 10-6 lead after kills from Hoagland, Ulrich and Mares. Ulrich ultimately put the match away with a kill and a 15-12 set win.

Ulrich, Hoagland and Mares all reached double figures in kills with 12 apiece from Ulrich and Hoagland and 11 from Mares. Ulrich continued her great hitting percentage, hitting .478 for the match. Zoglman had 42 assists to lead the Tigers, and Makenzie Weinmanhad 18 digs. Hewson also hit double figures in digs with 11.

The Tigers travel to the Colorado Mesa Tournament next weekend (Sept 7-8). On Friday, Fort Hays starts with Texas Woman’s at 10 a.m. then plays Grand Canyon at 12:30 p.m. and Colorado Mesa at 7 p.m.

– FHSU Sports Information –

Critics Say Kansas Death Penalty Law Must Go

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A leading critic of the Kansas death penalty says the latest reversal of a conviction serves as reason enough for the state to abolish capital punishment.

Kansas Coalition Against the Death Penalty chairwoman Donna Schneweis says the Kansas Supreme Court has found flaws with each of the six death penalty appeals it has heard since the law took effect in 1994.

She says the state should repeal the law to avoid any chance of an error getting by the courts and an innocent person being executed. The coalition is pushing for life without parole to replace death by lethal injection.

Policymakers say there’s slim chance of the law changing. They argue the law is narrowly written to protect society and that the reversals are part of ensuring justice.

Tour Will Explain State’s Medicaid Overhaul

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Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback’s administration will sponsor meetings in 12 cities next month on its plans to overhaul the state’s Medicaid program.

Administration officials say the meetings are designed to educate Medicaid participants and health care providers about the coming changes. The $2.9 billion-a-year program covers medical services for the poor, disabled and elderly.

Brownback plans to turn management of the entire Medicaid program over to three private insurance companies beginning in January.

The first meetings will be held Sept. 24 in Manhattan, Pittsburg, Colby and Dodge City. Other sessions will be held Sept. 25 in Atchison, Chanute, Russell and Pratt, and on Sept. 26 in Olathe, Emporia, Hutchinson and El Dorado.

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