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Month: September 2014

Topeka council to consider nudity ban

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Screen Shot 2014-09-08 at 7.33.33 AMTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Topeka City Council will consider making public nudity a misdemeanor offense.

The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the proposal to be considered Tuesday was prompted by people reporting that a man was walking nude in south central Topeka.

The ban would not apply to children under 10 years old or a woman breastfeeding her child.

State law and city ordinances do not ban public nudity, although state law prohibits it in the context of sexual arousal.

The proposed ordinance would impose penalties only when someone intentionally violates the ban.

Ellis County Sheriff’s activity log, Sept. 5 to 7

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Sept. 5
Juvenile complaint, 2300 block East Seventh, 9:34 p.m.

Sept. 6
Driving under the influence, 1100 block 280th Avenue, 12:58 a.m.
Driving while suspended/revoked, 1200 block 240th Avenue, 4:14 a.m.
Stray livestock, 900 block 280th Avenue, 7:22 a.m.
Cattle out, Munjor, 8:35 a.m.
Cattle out, 2000 block 280th Avenue, 8:39 a.m.
Suspicious person, 900 block 240th Avenue, 2:20 p.m.
Intoxicated subject, 2700 block Broadway, 6:02 p.m.
Warrant service/failure to appear, Ellis, 9:47 p.m.

Sept. 7
Intoxicated subject, 1300 block Fairground Road, 11:49 p.m.
Traffic stop/drug offenses, Interstate 70, 8:11 p.m.

Chick-fil-A founder S. Truett Cathy has died

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ATLANTA (AP) — A spokesman says S. Truett Cathy, who started a postwar diner in Atlanta that grew into the Chick-fil-A restaurant chain, has died. He was 93.

Chick-fil-A spokesman Mark Baldwin tells The Associated Press Cathy died early Monday at home surrounded by family members.

For decades, Cathy’s fast food restaurants have offered a taste of the South, from chicken sandwiches to sweet tea and biscuits and gravy.

The chain also is known for its Bible Belt observance of Sunday — none of its more than 1,800 restaurants in 39 states and Washington, D.C. are open on that day to allow employees a day of rest.

Cathy’s $6 billion fortune as the founder of Chick-fil-A put him on the yearly Forbes magazine list of the wealthiest Americans in the country.

 

Elenora Selenke

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Elenora Selenke, age 100, passed away, Sunday, September 7, 2014, at Prairie Senior Living Complex, in Colby.

Services are pending with Schmitt Funeral Home of Quinter.

HPD activity log, Sept. 5 to 7

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The Hays Police Department conducted 23 traffic stops on Friday, 23 on Saturday, and 14 on Sunday. The department also received 22 animal calls over the three-day period.

Sept. 5
Domestic battery, 400 block Elm, 1:06 a.m.
Assist, 1400 block U.S. 183 Alternate, 1:10 a.m.
Disorderly conduct, 100 block West Seventh, 1:54 a.m.
Driving while suspended/revoked, 500 block West 21st, 8:17 a.m.
Assist, 500 block South Campus Drive, 8:16 a.m.
Found/lost property, Hays area, Sept. 1
Forgery, 100 block West 12th, Sept. 2
Drug offenses, 2000 block Vine, 11:02 a.m.
Harassment, 1000 block West 28th, 9:30 a.m.
Assist, Manhattan, Sept. 3
Motor vehicle accident/private property, 2700 block Vine, 1:37 p.m.
Civil transport, 2200 block Canterbury, 2:37 p.m.
Animal at large, 1300 block West 44th, 2:51 p.m.
Suspicious person, 1500 block U.S. 183 Alternate, 1:04 p.m.
Animal at large, Seventh and Vine, 3:52 p.m.
Animal at large, 200 block West Sixth, 6:24 p.m.
Suicidal subject, 600 block East 13th, 7:36 p.m.
Mental health call, 2500 block Sherman, 9:05 p.m.
Noise disturbance, 200 block Ash, 11:21 p.m.
Motor accident, 800 block Elm, 11:20 p.m.

Sept. 6
Motor vehicle accident, 2500 block General Hays, 5 p.m.
Driving under the influence, 2600 block Main, midnight
Liquor offense, 100 block West 10th, 12:41 a.m.
Driving under the influence, 200 block West Eighth, 1:09 a.m.
Criminal damage to property, 400 block West 10th, 1:31 a.m.
Suspicious person, 500 block West 16th, 2:17 a.m.
Underage possession of alcohol, 200 block West Seventh, 2:31 a.m.
Disorderly conduct, 1000 block Ash, 2:37 a.m.
Noise disturbance, 700 block West 12th, 2:55 a.m.
Noise disturbance, 200 block West Fifth, 3:02 a.m.
Animal injured, 2700 block Broadway, 9:51 a.m.
Welfare check, 2500 block Sherman, 11:04 a.m.
Abandoned vehicle, 200 block East Fifth, 12:05 p.m.
Animal bite investigation, 21st and Fort, 12:29 p.m.
Animal bite investigation, 1000 block Reservation, 12:56 p.m.
Found/lost property, 200 block East 14th, 1:02 p.m.
Welfare check 27th and Sherman, 1:45 p.m.
Telephone harassment, 400 block East 23rd, 2:50 p.m.
Animal at large, 2200 block Wheatland, 2:53 p.m.
Harassment, 1000 block Reservation, 3:10 p.m.
Theft, 700 block East Sixth, 3:30 p.m.
Burglary/residence, 200 block East 17th, 4:22:23 p.m.
Found/lost property, Elm and Main, 5:23 p.m.
Animal call, 2400 block Virginia, 8:32 p.m.
Lost animals, 2200 block Centennial, 10:01 p.m.
Liquor Offense, 300 block West Sixth, 10:43 p.m.
Underage possession of alcohol, 600 block Ash, 11:03 p.m.
Underage possession of alcohol, 600 block Ash, 11:30 p.m.
Urinating in public, 300 block West Sixth, 11:49 p.m.
Driving under the influence, 200 block West Eighth, 11:56 p.m.

Sept. 7
Liquor offense, 10th and Ash, 12:35 a.m.
Intoxicated subject, 200 block West 10th, 12:50 a.m.
Urinating in public, 100 block West Seventh, 1:11 a.m.
Driving under the influence, 100 block West Seventh, 1:25 a.m.
Motor vehicle accident/hit and run, 100 block Main, 1:21 a.m.
Battery, 200 block West 10th, 1:58 a.m.
Traffic/driving complaint, 700 block West 12th, 2:09 a.m.
Aggravated assault, 600 block Ash, 2:36 a.m.
Noise disturbance, 1000 block Reservation, 5:24 a.m.
Abandoned vehicle, 1600 block West 28th, 9:07 a.m.
Animal at large, Sixth and Riley, 9:16 a.m.
Civil transport, 2200 block Canterbury, 10:25 a.m.
Animal at large, 2500 block General Custer, 10:29 a.m.
Found/lost property, 100 block West 12th, 1:22 p.m.
Noise disturbance, 1400 block East 29th, 2:01 p.m.
Lost animals, 100 block West 19th, 5:20 p.m.
Unwanted person, 2500 block General Hancock, 7:02 p.m.
Motor vehicle accident /DUI, 1500 block U.S. 183 Alternate, 9:34 p.m.
Lost animals, 1100 block East 17th, 9:58 p.m.
Contempt of court/failure to pay, 1300 block Vine, 11:57 p.m.

Did you miss Saturday’s Roberts-Orman debate? Watch it here

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HUTCHINSON (AP) — Republican Sen. Pat Roberts and independent challenger Greg Orman agree that the U.S. needs to do a better job of securing its borders, but Orman also has a proposal to allow immigrants who are in the country illegally to stay.

The issue arose during their first debate Saturday at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson.

Watch a replay of Saturday’s debate below.


The 78-year-old Roberts is seeking a fourth, six-year term. Orman is a 45-year-old Olathe businessman.

Video provided by WIBW Radio 

Murder convict takes case to Kansas Supreme Court

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Supreme Court is preparing to hear an appeal from a Topeka man who is serving a “hard 50” prison sentence in another man’s shooting death.

Trevejon Maurice Killings insisted he wasn’t guilty when he was sentenced in 2011 to at least 50 years in prison with no chance of parole for the 2010 death of 24-year-old Antonio Jackson. Jackson was shot at a Topeka apartment while several other people, including a child, were present.

The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Killings is appealing his conviction for first-degree murder and his sentence. Issues raised in the appeal include claims that the judge erred when she didn’t instruct jurors about lesser included offenses to the murder count.

The case goes before the high court Tuesday.

 

Early results: Average 2015 marketplace premiums decline slightly

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — In preliminary but encouraging news for consumers and taxpayers, insurance filings show that average premiums will decline slightly next year in 16 major cities for a benchmark Obamacare plan.
Prices for a benchmark “silver” or mid-priced plan sold through the health law’s online marketplaces aren’t all moving in the same direction, however, a report from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) shows. (Kaiser Health News is an editorially independent program of the foundation.) In Nashville, the premium will rise 8.7 percent, the largest increase in the study, while in Denver it will fall 15.6 percent, the largest decrease.

But overall the results, based on available filings, don’t show the double-digit percentage increases that some anticipated for the second year of marketplace operation. On average, rates will drop 0.8 percent in the areas studied.

“If you’re the government, this is great news,” said Larry Levitt, KFF senior vice president. “Competition in the marketplaces is helping drive down the cost of the tax credit” that subsidizes coverage for lower-income consumers.

That’s because the credits are based on the cost of the second least-expensive silver plan, known as the benchmark plan. That’s the one KFF studied. The lower the benchmark-plan rates, the lower the cost to taxpayers.

For consumers, the picture is also promising — but more complicated.

The main message: shop around, says Levitt.

The fact that average premiums in selected cities are declining doesn’t mean your rates will fall. Premiums may vary significantly within states. Premiums for plans with different benefit levels — higher platinum and gold and lower bronze — may behave differently than prices for silver plans. And just because your policy was the least expensive in your area for 2014 doesn’t mean it will stay that way for 2015.

Bottom line: There is increased competition as more insurers enter the marketplaces and tune prices to attract customers. But you may need to switch plans to take advantage of that.

Warm, windy Monday

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Screen Shot 2014-09-08 at 5.35.40 AMEnjoy the warm weather while its here because that all changes towards the end of the week

Today Sunny, with a high near 90. South wind 10 to 16 mph.
Tonight A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind 11 to 13 mph.
Tuesday Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 93. South wind 10 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 62. South southwest wind 10 to 16 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Breezy, with a north wind 20 to 23 mph.
Wednesday Night A 20 percent chance of showers after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Thursday A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 61.
Thursday Night A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Friday A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 55.

Police: Wichita woman attacked with stiletto shoes

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Screen Shot 2014-09-08 at 5.30.33 AMWICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita police say a woman was hospitalized after two women attacked her with stiletto shoes in a nightclub parking lot.

Sgt. J.T. Ryan says the 24-year-old woman was hospitalized early Sunday with a large laceration on the left side of her head. Her condition is unclear.

She says the women attacked her outside of Club Indigo.

Ryan says one of the suspects is 22 years old and knows the victim. The other is in her 20s. No arrests have been reported.

Kansas State establishes Confucius Institute

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Screen Shot 2014-09-08 at 5.25.05 AMMANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State University is adding a Chinese language and cultural center called a Confucius Institute.

The university announced last week that it has signed an agreement with China’s language-teaching agency, the Hanban. A Confucius Institute already is located at the University of Kansas.

Through the program, universities partner with a Chinese school. Kansas State’s partner school is Jilin University in northeast China.

The host school providing space and an administrator in exchange for textbooks and money from the Hanban. Teachers receive a monthly salary from the Chinese government.

A grand opening ceremony is planned for early spring 2015. A delegation of Chinese dignitaries will attend.

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