6A
Olathe North 27 Shawnee Mission East 37
Derby 55 Garden City 17
5A
Blue Valley Stilwell 38 Blue Valley West 33
Salina South 34 KapaunMt.Carmel 24
4A
Paola 15 Coffeyville 35
Holton 14 Buhler 28
3A
Silver Lake 27 Rossville 13
2-1A
Centralia 69 Lyndon 21
(AP) — A southern Kansas school bus driver has been charged with endangering a child and reckless driving after his bus carrying 10 children slid off a road and into a rain-swollen creek.
64-year-old Morris F. Peterson was charged Friday in Butler County for the Oct. 31 incident in which he and the students had to be rescued by emergency responders. Three children suffered minor injuries.
The Kansas Highway Patrol released a report earlier this month saying the driver misjudged the edge railing and drove off the side of the water-covered bridge.
Peterson is no longer employed by the Douglass school district. He was suspended Nov. 4 and his resignation was accepted a week later.
Both charges are misdemeanors. It wasn’t immediately clear if Peterson had an attorney.
29-year-old Antonio Brown Senior will spend at least 36 years in prison for what Saline County Attorney Ellen Mitchell described as cruel, severe, torture of 14 month old Clayden Urbanek in October of 2011.
Brown was sentenced Friday by Saline County District Court Judge Renee Young to life in prison for the 1st degree murder conviction, 168 months for child abuse and 7 months for obstruction of official duty. Each sentence will run consecutive to the murder conviction.
The life in prison sentence is a mandatory minimum of 20 years before there could be any eligibility for parole.
Assistant County Attorney Christina Trocheck read a statement from Clayden’s great grandmother, written as if it had been written by the toddler who had been brutalized by Brown.
Brown also read a statement, sobbing at times apologized for what he had done. Six deputies from the Saline County Sheriff’s Office were in the courtroom during the sentencing.
Brown has yet to be tried for his February escape from the Saline County Jail. That is scheduled for late February of 2014. Judge Young last week granted a change of venue request by Brown’s attorney for the escape case.
Recently, Senator Jerry Moran sat down for a casual interview with Hays Post where he shared some of the items he’s focusing on in Washington. Some of those topics discussed:
-The Affordable Care Act
-The Role of Government
-Veteran’s Affairs
Click below for the full interview.
Santa’s Magic Show Arrival on November 29th from 6-7 p.m. in the former Fashion Bug space. Costs $1 to get in and proceeds will benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters. Doors open at 5:15 p.m.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera had 25 points to lead four Georgetown starters in double-figures as the Hoyas overwhelmed Kansas State in a 90-63 victory on Friday at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.
Jabril Trawick added 16 points for the Hoyas (2-2).
Georgetown coach John Thompson III didn’t hold his tongue in critiquing his team’s dismal second-half performance in its opening-game loss to Northeastern on Thursday.
The Hoyas responded by playing much more fluidly in their offensive sets and by limiting their mistakes. They led by as many as 29 and shot 63 percent from the field for the game with 19 assists.
Kansas State (2-3) fell in a 10-0 hole early and never could sting together a meaningful run. Thomas Gipson led the Wildcats with 18 points. In his third game back after from injury Gipson got more involved, but again was stunted early because of foul trouble.
Georgetown was the much livelier team out of the opening tip and led by 17 at the half.
K-State picked things up in the final 20 minutes, but its efforts were too late as the Georgetown pushed its lead above 20 with just under 12 minutes to play.
Coming off a lackluster shooting performance down the stretch in the Northeastern loss, the Hoyas were a lot more fluid in the first half Friday against the Wildcats.
The Hoyas pushed the pace early, forcing 10 K-State turnovers in the opening 20 minutes. Georgetown also spread the ball around in the half court, shooting 63 percent and racking up 11 assists on its 17 field goals.
The Wildcats connected on just 8 of 24 attempts from the field in the half and had only two assists.
The Hays Police Department conducted 13 traffic stops and received 6 animal calls Tuesday November 19th according to the Police Activity Log.
Probation / Parole Violation
Disturbance / Dispute
Burglary / Theft, Found/Lost property
Disorderly Conduct
Missing Person
Harassment
Suspicious Person / Activity
Animal Call
Drug Offenses
Custody
Scam / Fraud
Abandoned Vehicle
MV Accident
Mental Health Call
Host Mike Cooper talks with Ken Loos of HPMHC about results from a recent survey.
(AP) — A federal jury has convicted a former Kansas doctor of illegally having a handgun and drugs.
Jurors found 57-year-old Lawrence M. Simons of Wichita guilty Thursday of unlawful possession of a firearm after a felony conviction and unlawful possession of controlled substances. The jury found him not guilty of illegally possessing ammunition.
Simons, a convicted felon, was on probation when he was accused earlier this year of giving a bondsman a gun as partial payment for bailing him out of jail in an unrelated domestic threat case.
Prosecutors also contend that because he had earlier surrendered his license to write prescriptions, he could not lawfully possess drugs that were later found in storage lockers. Simons was first convicted in 2010 for unlawfully distributing controlled substances.
He’ll be sentenced Feb. 10.
Officers have made 2 arrests for felony theft from an ATM in Hays. According to the Hays Police Department, on November 8th, the Hays Police Department received a report that $11,300 was stolen from an ATM located in the 2400 blk of Vine St.
The suspects, 31 year old Nathan Speed and 55 year old Ronald Speed of Salina, were arrested and charged with burglary and felony theft.
Authorities have not released details on how the theft occurred. Both are currently being held in the Ellis County Jail.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Angelcare Monitors Inc.®, of Quebec, Canada, is announcing a voluntary recall to provide cord covers for 600,000 Angelcare Movement and Sound Monitors with Sensor Pads. The cord attached to the baby monitor’s sensor pad is placed under the crib mattress, which poses a strangulation risk if the child pulls the cord into the crib and it becomes wrapped around the neck.
Angelcare and CPSC have received reports of two infant cord strangulation deaths. In November 2011, a 13-month-old female died in San Diego, California, and, in August 2004, an 8-month-old female died in Salem, Oregon. In both fatalities, the cord from the sensor pads was pulled into the crib by the infant. In addition, there have been two reports of infants who became entangled in cords of Angelcare baby monitor models, which did not result in fatalities. In these incidents, it could not be determined if the “sensor pad cord” or the “monitor cord” was involved in the incident.
The recall involves the Movement and Sound Monitor manufactured by Angelcare. This design of baby monitor includes a unique sensor pad placed inside the crib, under the mattress, to monitor movement of the baby. An electrical cord about 11 feet long is permanently connected from the sensor pad to the nursery monitor unit. The hazard is created by a cord within reach of a baby inside the crib. The cord can be pulled into the crib and can wrap around the child’s neck. The recall involves all versions of Angelcare sensor monitors including model numbers: AC1100, AC201, AC300, AC401 AC601 and 49255 that did not include rigid cord covers, offered in the remedy. The model number is located on the back of the nursery monitor unit. The monitors were manufactured between 1999 and 2013.
Angelcare is providing consumers with a repair kit that includes rigid protective cord covers through which the sensor pad cords can be threaded, a new, permanent electric cord warning label about the strangulation risk, and revised instructions.
The recalled baby monitors were sold at Babies R Us/Toys R Us, Burlington Coat Factory, Meijer, Sears, Walmart, Amazon.com, Target.com, Overstock.com, and nearly 70 small baby specialty stores, from October 1999 through September 2013 for about $100to $300.
Consumers should immediately make sure cords are placed out of reach of the child and contact Angelcare toll-free at (855)355-2643 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm’s website to order the free repair kit.
 
A Hays man was sentenced In Ellis County District Court Friday morning for sex crimes involving a child. Clinton Eugene Snavely, 49, was sentenced to 188 months in prison for two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child and one count of aggravated sodomy. The sentencing was originally scheduled for Monday, November 25th, but was moved up to Friday, November 22nd.
Snavely had initially faced 14 counts which stemmed from incidents that occurred from 2002 to September of 2011, all of them felonies involving a minor. According to a plea agreement, Snavely pleaded “no contest” to three of the counts, and in doing so, the remaining charges were dismissed. A plea agreement allows the court to sentence a defendant without a trial, which would require victim(s) to testify.
Snavely’s victim, who was in attendance, was offered the opportunity to address the court.
“All I have to say is that I know you have to have certain guidelines to follow, but for what I’ve been through throughout my life, in my mind, there’s no certain amount of time that he could ever spend to make that up, make that all go away.”
Snavely has been incarcerated since September 28th of 2011, and his time served will apply toward his sentence. He will also be required to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life, and be subject to life-long post-release supervision after he is released.
After the proceedings, Snavely turned and asked officers for a chance to apologize to his victim. Under supervision of officers and with a 3-foot-tall dividing wall between them, Snavely remained seated while he apologized to his victim, becoming emotional as he finished speaking.
“I’m sorry I hurt you. I didn’t mean to. There’s other things that happened that you don’t know….There’s a lot of stuff that I’ve done that you don’t know, that some other people in this court does…there’s a lot of my friends that died,there’s a lot that you don’t know, and I’m sorry that I hurt you…”
The victim, who remained silent, left the courtroom immediately following the apology. Snavely was then led by officers to be taken back to the Ellis County Jail, to await transport.
Drees told Hays Post after the proceedings that Snavely will be transferred to El Dorado before it is determined where he will serve the remainder of his sentence.
