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Month: September 2013

Two Die in Monday Head-on Crash

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According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, at 6:09 am 21-year-old Jose Saldana-Nava of Buffalo, OK was westbound on US 50 approximately 10 miles West of Cimarron and slowed to make a left hand turn.  As he waited to turn, 20-year-old Cesar Bautista-Cruz of Dodge City was westbound on US 50 in a Ford pickup and attempted to improperly pass the turning vehicle.
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At the same time, Jose F LMota, 44 of Garden City was eastbound on US 50 in a Peterbilt smi and swerved to miss the pickup.  The semi truck and pickup hit nearly head on.

LMota was transported to Saint Catherine in Garden City with injuries.  Bautista-Cruz and his passenger in the pickup, 22-year-old Jeremiah Lee of Dodge City, were transported to Western Plains Regional Hospital in Dodge City.  Lee and Bautista-Cruz died later in the morning.

KSHSAA Announces State Baseball/Softball Sites

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KSHSAA LogoThe Kansas State High School Activities Association has announced the locations for the 2014 state baseball and softball tournaments. Games will return to the eight previous sites with Pratt and Topeka added as sites as well.

The state tournaments will take place May 29th and 30th.

Baseball

6A – Lawrence, KU, Hoglund Stadium

5A – Manhattan, KSU, Tointon Family Stadium

4A DI – Salina, Dean Evan Stadium

4A DII – Pratt, Pratt Community College

3A – Topeka, Washburn University, Falley Field

2-1A – Emporia, Soden’s Grove Baseball Field

Softball

6A – Overland Park, Blue Valley West HS

5A – Manhattan, Twin Oaks Complex

4A DI – Salina, Bill Burke Complex

4A DII – Pratt, Green Sports Complex

3A – Topeka, Hummer Sports Complex

2-1A – Emporia, Trusler Sports Complex

Police see increase in home invasions

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(AP) — Lawrence police say they are seeing an alarming increase in the number of home invasions, most of which involve drugs, money andScreen Shot 2013-09-09 at 11.31.17 AM young people who are seen as easy targets by criminals.

There have been at least five home invasions in the city since December, but police think there have been many more not reported.

In some of the cases people who aren’t involved in drugs have been terrorized after the intended target moved away. Police spokesman Sgt. Trent McKinley says other times the victims are reluctant to call police because the property stolen is illegal and they don’t want to tell officers the whole story.

McKinley says one disturbing aspect of the home invasion trend is that firearms are more frequently involved.

 

Kansas Man arrested for selling Meth

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The I-135/I-70 Drug Task Force arrested a Salina man Friday afternoon on charges that included selling methamphetamine.

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Lt. Jim Norton, DTF commander said 45-year-old Stephen Smith was arrested after a search warrant was used to recover about 2-ounces of packaged meth found inside the motor home he was living in, parked in the driveway of a home in the 1400 block of E. Cloud in Salina.

Also recovered was $14,444 in currency, believed to be drug sale proceeds, and a .40 caliber handgun.

Norton said the Task Force was called around the noon hour Friday after a state parole officer checking on Smith, saw the drugs an cash inside the motor home that Smith had permission to live in.

Norton said authorities had been monitoring activity of Smith, and there had been neighbor complaints about possible drug activity.

Weekend Police Activity Log

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The Hays Police Department conducted 45 traffic stops and received 24 animal calls from Friday September 6th through Sunday September 8th according to the Police Activity Log.

Water Use Violation
9/6

  • 12:26 AM – Water Use Violation reported in the 2500 block of Canterbury Dr
  • 7:29 AM – Water Use Violation reported in the 2800 block of Plaza Ave

9/7

  • 2:13 PM – Water Use Violation reported in the 200 block of E 7th St

Warrant Service
9/6

  • 12:38 AM – Warrant Service (FTA only), Drug Offenses reported in the block of 200 Blk W 5th St, Hays
  • 4:39 AM – Warrant Service (Fail to Appear) reported in the 100 block of W 12th St
  • 10:08 PM – Warrant Service (Fail to Appear) reported in the 700 block of W 12th St

Suicidal Subject
9/6

  • 1:27 AM – Suicidal Subject reported in the 500 block of E 20th St

Suspicious Person
9/6

  • 2:06 AM – Suspicious Person reported in the 1400 block of Oak St

9/7

  • 2:56 AM – Suspicious Activity reported in the 300 block of W 7th St
  • 7:08 AM – Suspicious Activity, Suspicious Person reported in the 200 block of W 12th St
  • 11:58 PM – Suspicious Activity reported in the 400 block of W 5th St

Criminal Trespass
9/6

  • 6:33 AM – Criminal Trespass reported in the 4300 block of Vine St

Criminal Damage
9/6

  • 10:00 PM > 08:00 AM – Criminal Damage to Property reported in the 500 block of E 8th St
  • 09:00 PM > 08:30 AM – Criminal Damage to Property reported in the 200 block of W 5th St
  • 5:06 PM – Criminal Damage to Property reported in the 500 block of E 20th St
  • 01:45 PM > 05:00 PM – Criminal Damage to Property reported in the 500 block of W 29th St

9/7

  • 09:00 PM > 08:00 AM – Criminal Damage to Property reported in the 2700 block of Epworth St

MV Accident
9/6

  • 09:30 AM > 09:45 AM – MV Accident-Hit and Run, MV Accident-Private Property reported in the 2500 block of General Hays Rd
  • 1:34 PM – MV Accident-Personal Injury reported in the 2300 block of Centennial
  • 2:35 PM – MV Accident-City Street/Alley reported in the 400 block of E 8th St
  • 4:46 PM – MV Accident-Private Property reported in the 500 block of W 27th St

9/7

  • 11:59 AM – MV Accident-Private Property reported in the 300 block of Mopar Dr
  • 05:36 PM > 05:36 PM – MV Accident-City Street/Alley reported in the 200 block of W 8th St
  • 7:55 PM – Gas or Hazard Fumes, MV Accident-Private Property reported in the 2400 block of Main St

9/8

  • 2:46 PM – MV Accident-Private Property reported in the 4300 block of Vine St
  • 4:05 PM – MV Accident-Hit and Run reported in the 2700 block of Epworth St

Theft
9/6

  • 10:00 PM > 04:00 PM – Theft (general) reported in the 200 block of E 13th St

Transport
9/6

  • 9:54 AM – Criminal Transport reported in the 2200 block of Canterbury Dr

9/8

  • 4:25 PM – Transport, Civil Transport reported in the 1300 block of Kansas Highway 264, Larned

Animal Call
9/6

  • 10:14 AM – Animal At Large reported in the 1000 block of Reservation Rd
  • 11:18 AM – Animal Call reported in the 2700 block of Thunderbird Cir
  • 1:16 PM – Animal At Large reported in the 1000 block of Reservation Rd
  • 6:06 PM – Animal At Large reported in the 700 block of E 6th St

9/7

  • 8:39 AM – Lost Animals reported in the 400 block of W 13th St
  • 2:32 PM – Animal Injured reported in the 1300 block of Walnut St
  • 2:41 PM – Animal Call, Dangerous Animal reported in the 400 block of W 5th St
  • 6:02 PM – Lost Animals reported in the 2300 block of Oak St

9/8

  • 5:28 PM – Lost Animals reported in the 1100 block of Vine St
  • 7:44 PM – Animal Call reported in the 2400 block of Henry Dr

Found / Lost property
9/6

  • 12:00 AM – Found/Lost Property reported in the 700 block of W 12th St
  • 9:24 PM – Found/Lost Property reported in the 400 block of W 4th St

9/7

  • 6:47 PM – Found/Lost Property reported in the 2000 block of Lincoln Dr
  • 11:00 AM > 02:00 PM – Found/Lost Property reported in the 3600 block of Vine St

9/8

  • 4:43 PM – Found/Lost Property reported in the 1000 block of E 27th St

Abandoned Vehicle / Parking
9/6

  • 2:16 PM – Abandoned Vehicle reported in the 2500 block of Gen. Hays Rd

9/7

  • 3:22 AM – Abandoned Vehicle reported in the 2500 block of Felten Dr
  • 6:40 AM – Parking Complaint reported in the 1000 block of Main St
  • 12:00 PM – Abandoned Vehicle reported in the 1700 block of Haney Dr

9/8

  • 1:42 AM – Abandoned Vehicle reported in the 300 block of E 16th St
  • 12:20 PM – Parking Complaint, Abandoned Vehicle reported in the 2700 block of Elm St
  • 7:43 PM – Parking Complaint reported in the 1700 block of Haney Dr

Harassment
9/6

  • 5:32 PM – Harassment (All Other), Civil Dispute reported in the 1000 block of E 8th St
  • 09:30 PM >09:45 PM – Harassment (All Other) reported in the 500 block of Walnut St

9/8

  • 5:15 PM – Harassment, Telephone/FAX reported in the 400 block of E 19th St

Ambulance Run
9/6

  • 5:55 PM – Ambulance Run, Driving Under the Influence reported in the 1100 block of Centennial Blvd

9/7

  • 1:49 AM – Ambulance Run, Intoxicated Subject reported in the 700 block of Fort St
  • 10:32 PM – Ambulance Run, Drug Offenses reported in the 1400 block of E 29th St

Counterfeit currency
9/6

  • 2:51 PM – Counterfeit currency/documents reported in the 4300 block of Vine St

Disturbance
9/6

  • 11:00 PM > 02:00 AM – Domestic Disturbance reported in the 1000 block of Country Club Dr

9/7

  • 12:26 AM – Disturbance – Noise reported in the 500 block of W 7th St
  • 09:07 AM > 09:11 AM – Domestic Disturbance, Drug Offenses reported in the 300 block of Mopar Dr
  • 10:15 PM > 10:21 PM – Domestic Disturbance reported in the 2200 block of Gen Custer Rd
  • 11:30 PM – Disturbance – Noise reported in the 300 block of W 7th St

9/8

  • 12:22 AM – Disturbance – Noise reported in the 400 block of W 6th St
  • 1:47 PM – Disturbance – General, Mental Health Call reported in the 1400 block of E 29th St

Battery
9/6

  • 08:30 PM > 08:35 PM – Battery – simple reported in the 1000 block of Elm St

9/7

  • 12:56 AM – Battery – simple reported in the 100 block of W 7th St

Driving Under the Influence
9/6

  • 11:50 PM – Driving Under the Influence reported in the 1000 block of E 8th St

9/7

  • 11:50 PM – Driving Under the Influence, Drug Offenses/DUI reported in the 800 block of Ash St

9/8

  • 2:09 AM – Driving Under the Influence reported in the 1300 block of Ash St
  • 01:40 AM > 02:08 AM – Driving Under the Influence reported in the 200 block of W 10th St

Liquor Offense
9/7

  • 1:40 AM – Liquor Offense, Underage Possession of CMB/LIQ reported in the 500 block of W 7th St
  • 9:31 PM – Impaired driving, Driving Under the Influence reported in the 800 block of Vine St

Threat
9/7

  • 7:01 PM – Criminal Threat, Disturbance – General reported in the 1400 block of E 29th St

Unwanted Person
9/8

  • 11:08 AM – Unwanted Person, Mental Health Call reported in the 2900 block of Sternberg Dr

Sex Offense
9/8

  • 11:30 PM > 02:00 AM – Sex Offense reported in the 1000 block of Reservation Rd

Police: 68-year-old Kansas man is homicide victim

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(AP) — Riley County police say a 68-year-old man whose body was found during a welfare check over the weekend was the victim of a homicide.murder-investigation

Police spokesman Matthew Droge says evidence at the rural Manhattan residence Sunday afternoon indicates John Burroughs was killed. He declined to provide any other details, including cause of death.

Burroughs was found around 2:30 p.m. Police are asking anyone with information about what happened to him to contact the police department or Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers.

 

Governor Makes Appointment to the 29th Judicial District

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Kansas Governor Sam Brownback today announced the appointment of Kansas City attorney Bill L. Klapper to the 29th Judicial District of the State of Kansas.  Klapper will take the seat of retiring Judge Jan A. Way.

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“Bill’s experience as an attorney and as permanent pro tem judge in Wyandotte County will serve Kansans of the 29th Judicial District well,” Governor Brownback said.

Klapper currently is a practicing attorney and permanent pro tem judge in the juvenile division in Wyandotte County, Kan.  He earned his B.B.A. from Washburn University and his Doctor of Jurisprudence from Drake Law School in Iowa.

The state’s 105 counties are organized into 31 Judicial Districts.  The district courts serve as the trial courts for the state, overseeing all civil and criminal cases.  The 29th District covers the entirety of Wyandotte County.

Report: Kansas Corn Crop Update

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(AP) — The rain that fell in parts of Kansas this summer helped irrigated corn but left dry land corn thirsty for more.Agriculture - Corn 001

John Holman, an agronomist with Kansas State University Southwest Research Extension Center, says the irrigated corn harvest is expected to be better than it has been in the past two years. He says 50 to 60 percent of the irrigated corn is in good condition, with about 30 percent in good to excellent condition.

Holman said that the dry land crop didn’t profit as much from the rain.

He says the dry land corn’s condition improves the farther east in Kansas but 75 percent of that crop is poor to very poor.

 

Some counties charging extra driver’s license fees

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AP) — Some Kansas counties have started charging additional fees to out-of-county residents who flood their Department of Motor Vehicles Screen Shot 2013-09-09 at 10.49.19 AMoffices to avoid long lines in larger cities.

Harvey and Butler counties in southeast Kansas have implemented the fees, while county treasurers in smaller counties also are considering an additional charge.

Wichita resident Tammy Katzenmeier says she didn’t mind paying an extra $20 last week to get her driver’s license renewed in Harvey County to avoid what likely would have been several hours in a Wichita DMV. Instead, she was in and out of the Newton office in 10 minutes.

Kansas Department of Revenue spokeswoman Jeannine Koranda says things will settle down now that the summer rush of teens taking their driver’s tests is over.

Fatal I-70 Sunday Accident UPDATE

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8:30 a.m. A 31-year-old Abilene woman was killed late Sunday afternoon after she had pulled the SUV she was driving onto the shoulder of the road with a flat tireKHP on Interstate 70 about seven miles east of the K-177 junction in Riley County.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Sandra Coleman was struck by a pickup truck driven by 38-year-old Daniel Nitchman of St. Robert Missouri.

Nitchman had fallen asleep and the pickup drifted off the road striking Coleman who was standing in the ditch. Nitchman was not injured.

The accident occurred on the westbound side of the interstate.

 

5 a.m. The Kansas Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash on I-70, 7 miles east of  the 177 Junction in Riley County on Sunday. The KHP says that a vehicle was parked on north shoulder of I-70 Westbound, due to a tire with separated tread.

The driver of  had exited the vehicle and was standing in the north ditch next to the vehicle.

Another vehicle was also Westbound and the driver fell asleep causing the vehicle to drift off the road into the north ditch and it hit the man with the flat tire.

The name of the victim has not been released. Stay tuned to Eagle Radio and Check Hays Post for more information as it becomes available.

Haz Mat Training for HFD

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Hays Firefighters are participating in hazardous materials training this week.

Fire truck HaysMonday, Tuesday and Wednesday mornings from 9a.m. until noon, the fire department is conducting training for the initial response to a hazardous materials spill.

Fire Chief Gary Brown says the training starts each day with a short classroom review, and then moves to hands-on training at the Kiwanis Park on Harvest Drive.

The public is  invited to watch the exercises.

Rest Stop Closed for Repairs

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rest areaThe Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) has closed the restroom facilities at the westbound I-70 rest area located east of Russell.

The facilities are temporarily closed today in order to make repairs to a broken water line.

Although the restroom facilities are closed to the public, the parking lot and dump station are open.

 

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