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Month: February 2014

Car repossession leads to chase, shooting

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ANTHONY, Kan. (AP) — A south-central man is jailed after he allegedly chased people repossessing his car, then shot at the vehicle, forced it off the road and hit the man who was seizing the car.

Police say an employee of Xpress Recovery of Wichita repossessed the car from a home near Anthony Monday. The car’s owner allegedly followed the vehicle, rammed it several times and forced it off the road. The man and a juvenile then allegedly shot at the car’s windshield, pulled the driver out and hit him with a gun.

The driver suffered minor injuries.

The car’s owner was booked into the Harper County jail on suspicion of aggravated battery, aggravated assault and criminal discharge of a firearm. The juvenile was taken to a juvenile facility in Reno County.

Guild will take a closer look at herbs native to Hays area

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The Herb Guild of Hays will explore herb native to the Hays area at a meeting 5 p.m. March 4 at Hays Public Library.

James Leiker, Hays, has spent more than three decades studying the plants used before modern medicine not only as food, but also for their medicinal properties. Today, many of those herbs still are being used in foods, supplements and medicine.

Leiker, an author and researcher, will provide an overview of those plants native to the Hays area. The guild meets quarterly at the library. The public is invited to the free presentation.

Gay-rights advocates rallying at Kansas Statehouse

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gay-rights supporters are rallying at the Kansas Statehouse to protest anti-gay marriage legislation that critics contend would encourage discrimination.

Organizers of Tuesday afternoon’s rally include the gay-rights group Equality Kansas, the American Civil Liberties Union and Americans United for the Separation of Church and State.

They oppose a bill to prohibit government fines and anti-discrimination lawsuits when people, groups, businesses cite their religious beliefs in refusing to provide goods, services, accommodations or employment benefits to gay and lesbian couples.

Backers have said the measure focuses on protecting gay-marriage opponents from being punished for following their religious beliefs in refusing to be involved in same-sex ceremonies.

But some businesses and business groups worried that the measure has broader implications after the House approved it earlier this month.

Monday’s high school basketball scores

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BOYS’ BASKETBALLhttps://www.facebook.com/BrockWhitmoreStateFarm
Bennington 75, Centre 40
Caldwell 49, Sedan 48
Concordia 67, Pike Valley 34
Hill City 55, Thunder Ridge 47
Maize 44, Newton 33
Minneapolis 48, Ell-Saline 32
Natoma 81, Tescott 70
Nickerson 50, Smoky Valley 37
Norton 45, Smith Center 35
Paola 74, Anderson County 44
Phillipsburg 70, Oberlin-Decatur 46
Stockton 56, Logan 50
Triplains-Brewster 52, Western Plains 42

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Bishop Miege 66, BV West 22
BV North 53, Blue Valley Stilwell 35
Centre 57, Bennington 55
Concordia 51, Pike Valley 44
Ell-Saline 47, Minneapolis 29
Erie 47, Yates Center 33
Logan 38, Stockton 34
Maize 38, Newton 29
Maranatha Academy 63, Heritage Christian 58
Natoma 47, Tescott 44
Nemaha Valley 57, Atchison County 40
Paola 53, Anderson County 21
Phillipsburg 64, Oberlin-Decatur 33
Sedan 43, Caldwell 37
Smith Center 44, Norton 35
Smoky Valley 59, Nickerson 35
Thunder Ridge 48, Hill City 42
Triplains-Brewster 47, Western Plains 23

KHAZ Country Music News: Kicker Country Stampede Camp Sites

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khaz country stampede 20140206The campgrounds at Kicker Country Stampede have become as legendary as the festival. Preferred, premier and reserved primitive campgrounds are SOLD OUT, but there are a limited number of campsites still available. Get them now before they’re all gone! Complete ticket and camping package information can be accessed by calling 800-795-8091 or online at www.countrystampede.com.

 

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No. 5 Kansas beats Oklahoma; Wins share of Big 12 title

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By DAVE SKRETTA
AP Sports Writer

Kansas Athletics
Kansas Athletics

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) – Naadir Tharpe had 19 points to lead five Kansas players in double figures, and the fifth-ranked Jayhawks held off Oklahoma 83-75 on Monday night to wrap up a share of their 10th consecutive Big 12 championship.

Wayne Selden and Andrew Wiggins added 15 points each, and Joel Embiid had 12 points and 13 rebounds for the Jayhawks (22-6, 13-2), who poured off the bench at the buzzer to celebrate the latest addition to their nation-leading 57 conference titles.

It might be the only one for Wiggins and Embiid, the dynamic freshman duo projected to be lottery picks if they come out this season. Wiggins has already stated his intention to do so.

Cameron Clark had 18 points and Buddy Hield finished with 16 for the Sooners (20-8, 9-6), who have lost 12 of their last 13 games against the Jayhawks, including both this season.

They had Kansas on the ropes for most of this one.

After taking the lead midway through the second half, Kansas started to put the hammer down, frustrating Oklahoma into poor outside shots and slicing through the lane for easy layups.

Tharpe made it all happen, either scoring himself or helping one of his teammates. The much-maligned point guard finished with five assists and only one turnover.

Only two schools in men’s Division I basketball have won more consecutive conference titles than Kansas: UCLA captured 13 straight from 1967-79 in the Pac-10, and Gonzaga won 11 straight in the West Coast Conference from 2001-11.

The first half Monday night boiled down to an old-fashioned Big Eight tussle.

The Jayhawks threw the first body punch, picking up right where they left off in a rout of Texas by taking a 15-4 lead. Oklahoma answered with a few haymakers of its own, going on a 13-2 charge and eventually pulling ahead 27-25 with 5:26 left in the half.

Selden took over down the stretch, though, scoring seven straight points to give Kansas the lead back. Frank Mason’s 3-pointer capped a 10-0 surge and made it 42-33 at halftime.

The Jayhawks, arguably the deepest team in the Big 12, forged their lead despite playing without a handful of players due to foul trouble. Wiggins, Tharpe, Perry Ellis and Jamari Traylor all had two fouls, and Connor Frankamp was on the bench with three.

Wiggins picked up his third on the first play of the second half, when Ryan Spangler drove to the basket for an and one. It was the start of a 10-2 run that got the Sooners back in the game.

Clark’s hot shooting and a couple of timely 3-pointers by Hield gave Oklahoma the lead, only for Kansas to come back once more. Wiggins scored on a putback of his own miss with 8:01 left to give the Jayhawks a 60-59 lead, and their advantage grew to 69-63 a few minutes later.

The Sooners kept finding answers. When Wiggins hit a 3-pointer to make it 74-66, Isaiah Cousins promptly scored in the paint. When Tharpe got a home-rim bounce on a pull-up jumper, Hield was there to hit a fall-away 3-pointer to close within 76-71 with 1:30 left.

Oklahoma simply ran out of time, and as the final seconds ticked off the clock, another sellout crowd at the Phog began to chant, “Ten straight! Ten straight!”

Kan. governor continues push for all-day K

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Photo courtesy the Governor's Facebook page.
Photo courtesy the Governor’s Facebook page.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Sam Brownback is visiting Kansas elementary schools to continue to build support for his proposal to expand state funding for all-day kindergarten instruction.

The Republican governor is asking legislators to increase funding for all-day classes, increasing the state support by $16 million a year over five years until it is fully funded.

Brownback on Tuesday is scheduled to visit a classroom in Silver Lake after making a similar trip on Monday to a school in Topeka.

Legislators have been slow to embrace the governor’s proposal, raising concerns about the additional expense to the state and whether any academic gains made by attending all-day classes can be sustained.

Brownback has touted the plan as a means for raising reading scores and helping at-risk students succeed.

 

Partly sunny, cold Tuesday

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Screen Shot 2014-02-25 at 5.11.22 AMHigh pressure will help maintain cold high temperatures across central Kansas though the week, while slightly more moderate afternoon high temperatures are achieved west of Highway 83. An upper wave approaching the region around Thursday night could bring a brief episode of limited impact rain, freezing rain or sleet to parts of the area.

Today Partly sunny, with a high near 26. Wind chill values as low as 2. Northeast wind 10 to 16 mph.
Tonight A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 8. North northeast wind 13 to 18 mph becoming light northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Wednesday Sunny, with a high near 40. Wind chill values as low as -3. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night Clear, with a low around 16. South southwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight.
Thursday Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. East northeast wind 9 to 14 mph.
Thursday Night A slight chance of rain, freezing rain, and sleet after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday A slight chance of rain, freezing rain, and sleet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night A slight chance of rain, freezing rain, and sleet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

 

Kansas dog club hosts ‘meet the breeds’ event

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Wichita Kennel clubWICHITA, Kan. (AP) — If you are thinking of adding a dog to your family, this free event hosted by the Wichita Kennel Club may be for you.

The club is putting on its annual “Meet the Breeds” event from 1-4 p.m. Sunday at the Century II Concert Hall Foyer. People from area clubs will be there with their dogs to answer questions and help visitors decide which breed is right for their individual households.

The event is being held in conjunction with the annual canine art show which is dedicated solely to canine-related art. It is expected to include 180 pieces of original canine art created by national and international artists. The art will be on display through April 7.

 

Tigers close out Minnesota-Duluth Invitational at 2-3

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FHSU Sports Information

No. 14 Fort Hays State Softball went 1-2 in the final day of action at the Minnesota Duluth Invitational on Monday, defeating Minot State, 2-1, before falling to UMD twice, 4-2 in a continuation of Sunday’s game (suspended due to time constraints) and 11-1 (5 innings).

All told, the Tigers went 2-3 overall at the Invitational and are now 9-4 on the season.

FHSU returns to the field this weekend, Feb. 28-March 2 at the Teri Mathis Tournament in Joplin, Mo., hosted by Missouri Southern.  FHSU will take on four Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference teams – Northern State, Winona State, Sioux Falls and Upper Iowa – at the tournament, as well as No. 11 Missouri-St. Louis in a rematch from earlier this season.

A complete recap of Monday’s game is below…

Fort Hays State 2, Minot State 1
FHSU’s Kelsey Kimminau threw a complete game with seven strikeouts, allowing just one run on four hits.  Kimminau improved to 3-1 with the effort.

At the plate, FHSU’s Danie Brinkmann and Tori Beltz were 1-for-3, with Brinkmann driving in one of the two Tiger runs on the day.  Amy Dunn (1-for-2) had the Tigers’ other RBI in addition to drawing a walk.

In the top of the second, FHSU manufactured a run on two hits to take a 1-0 lead.  Beltz led off the inning with a single down the right field line before Kelli Koehler entered to pinch run.  During Courtney Dobson’s at-bat, Koehler stole second and moved to third on Dobson’s ground out.  Later in the inning, Dunn’s single to center field scored Koehler and gave Dunn her first RBI of the season.

Fort Hays State added to its lead in the fifth, starting with a lead-off walk from Dunn.  After reaching second on Kellsi Olsen’s bunt single, Dunn was tagged at third as Bianca Adame reached on a fielder’s choice. Rilee Krier’s single loaded the bases, and Brinkmann followed with an RBI single up the middle, scoring Olsen.

Minot answered with one of its own in the fifth as Alyssa Cornejo hit a solo home run, but that was as close as the Beavers would come.

Minnesota-Duluth 4, Fort Hays State 2 (continuation from Sunday)
FHSU’s second game of the day was a continuation of yesterday’s matchup with Minnesota Duluth after the game was called due to time constraints in the facility.  FHSU trailed, 3-2, at the time the game was called (five innings completed), and the final two innings were played today (Feb. 24).  After the dust settled, FHSU fell in a back-and-forth game, 4-2.

Paxton Duran (5-1) took her first loss of the season, throwing four innings and allowing three runs on three hits.  Duran struck out three batters as well.  In relief, Katlyn Kern threw the final two innings, giving up five hits but allowing just one run.  Kern struck out two.

Offensively, Strand finished 2-for-3 with a home run, while Adame went 2-for-3 with a run.  Krier had an RBI as well.

Adame led off the game with a double to left field and then scored on Krier’s single up the middle, giving FHSU a 1-0 lead in the first.
UMD answered with a run of its own in the first, as Sami Schnyder came home on Megan Mullen’s RBI ground-rule double.

In the third, UMD took a 2-1 lead as Ashley Schilling came home on Jordan Rice’s double down the left field line.

That lead was short lived, however, as Strand took a pitch over the fence in left center for her second home run of the season, tying it 2-2.

UMD took the lead for good in the fifth on Schilling’s lead-off home run.  The game would be called at that point due to time constraints, but continued on Monday morning.

The Bulldogs added one more run in the sixth, using four hits and an FHSU error to take a 4-2 lead.  Krier caught a line drive from Rice to start a double play that ended the inning with runners on second and third.

In the top of the seventh, down two, FHSU put runners on second and third with two outs, but fell just short of a comeback.

Minnesota-Duluth 11, Fort Hays State 1 (5 innings)
Fort Hays State struggled in the final matchup of the UMD Invitational, falling to the host squad 11-1 in five innings.

Duran (5-2) took the loss, throwing 3.1 innings and allowing five runs (four earned) on seven hits.  Duran struck out four before Jordan Jones replaced her.  Jones threw 1.1 innings, giving up three runs (none earned) on two hits.  Cochran entered the game in the fifth and was credited with three runs (none earned) on two hits.

Olsen led the team with a 2-for-2  performance at the plate, while Brinkmann, Beltz and Vaupel each had doubles.

The Tigers’ lone run came in the third inning, when down 2-0, Olsen led off the inning with a single before moving to second as Brinkmann was hit by a pitch.  With two outs, Beltz’s ground rule double pushed Olsen home and pulled the Tigers within one.

That was it, however, for FHSU, as UMD scored in each of the final three innings, including six runs in the fifth to invoke a run-rule.

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