FINNEY COUNTY- A Kansas man was injured in an accident just before 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday in Finney County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2007 Harley Davidson Motorcycle driven by Lynn S. Auernheimer, 68, Canton, was northbound on Mary Street under U.S. 50 and had a green light.

A 2012 Chevy Suburban driven by Deborah J. Lamm, 48, Sharon Springs, turned on a red light in front of the motorcycle.

The motorcycle clipped the back passenger corner of the Chevy and came to rest in the intersection.

Auernheimer was transported to St. Catherine’s Hospital. Lamm and two children in the Chevy were not injured.

Auernheimer was wearing a helmet, according to the KHP.

HUTCHINSON – A person of interest in a hit and run accident on June 25th in Hutchinson is in custody.

Police in Hutchinson reported today they arrested Daniel Chitwood on Monday.

He is charged for the collision with a power pole belonging to Westar Energy and Connie’s IDK Eatery restaurant at 1228 E 4th Ave.

Chitwood was arrested for Interference with law enforcement, Failure to Report an accident greater then $1,000, Failure to Give Information after colliding with an Unattended Object, Driving While License Revoked
, and No Liability Insurance

COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press
CARLA K. JOHNSON, Associated Press

BOSTON (AP) — The furor on Capitol Hill over Planned Parenthood has stoked a debate about the use of tissue from aborted fetuses in medical research. But U.S. scientists have been using such cells for decades to develop vaccines and seek treatments for ailments ranging from vision loss and neurological disorders to cancer and AIDS.

Anti-abortion activists set off the uproar by releasing undercover videos of Planned Parenthood officials that raise questions about whether the organization is profiting from the sale of fetal tissue. Planned Parenthood denies making any profit, saying it charges fees solely to cover its costs.

University laboratories that buy such cells strongly defend their research. They say tissue that would otherwise be thrown out has played a vital role in lifesaving medical advances and holds potential for further breakthroughs.

COLUMBUS, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas health department has returned Galena’s application for a landfill permit because it doesn’t meet state requirements.

The Joplin Globe reports the Kansas Department of Health and Environment told Galena Mayor Dale Oglesby recently in a letter that the city’s landfill application can’t be processed because it lacks the signatures needed from county government officials.

Oglesby said Monday the KDHE action was expected.

The Galena City Council approved plans for a landfill in 2014 but rescinded them after widespread opposition. Oglesby then presented the application to county commissioners in April and requested the county provide information for it.

But Richard Hilderbrand, chairman of the county panel, told Oglesby the landfill proposal did not meet the county’s trash plan, which states no more dumps should be created.

LENEXA- A Kansas teen died in an accident just after 1p.m. on Tuesday in Johnson County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1999 Chevy Malibu driven by Cristal M. Howey, 42, Gardner, was westbound on Kansas 10 just east of Cedar Creek Parkway in the right lane.

The vehicle hit Hunter Cade Robinson, 19, Lawrence, who entered the westbound lanes of the highway for an unknown reason from the north.

Robinson was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to Frontier Forensics.

A passenger in the Chevy Donnie Ray Brown, Jr., 30, Kansas City, was transported to Overland Park Regional Medical Center.

Howey was not injured. The accident remains under investigation.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Haskell Indian Nations University will maintain the accreditation it has held since 1979.

The university announced Monday the Higher Learning Commission reaffirmed the university’s accreditation after a comprehensive review this year.

The Lawrence Journal-World reports commission members visited the campus in April for the 10-year review. A self-study process also was involved.

The review came after years of turmoil at the school in Lawrence, before current president Venida Chenualt was inaugurated in 2014.

As part of the ongoing process, the university will present an interim report on a revised policy for assigning credit hours in July 2017.

Haskell is open only to members of federally recognized Indian tribes. It offers four bachelor’s degrees and 13 associate’s degrees. It currently has 721 full-time students.

DODGE CITY, Kan. (AP) — Dodge City police say longstanding domestic issues likely led a man to shoot and kill two people before shooting himself.

Police Chief Craig Mellecker says 55-year-old Jesus Ochoa-Morales was shot in a store’s parking lot Sunday and died at a hospital. About 10 minutes later, 48-year-old Maria Monreal was abducted at gunpoint from the Wal-Mart where she worked.

Mellecker says when officers approached the suspect’s vehicle, he shot Monreal in the head and then shot himself. Monreal died Sunday.

Police say the suspect, 58-year-old Isaias Monreal, was flown to a Wichita hospital, where he died Tuesday.

All those involved lived in Dodge City.

WICHITA – Three people were injured in an accident just before 11a.m. on Tuesday in Sedgwick County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser driven by William C. Briley, 72, Wichita, was northbound on Interstate 135.

The driver attempted to make a left turn through the median from northbound Interstate 135 to southbound 135.

A 1998 Dodge Dakota driven by Leonard Joseph Schafers, Newton, struck the PT Cruiser on the northbound side of Interstate135.

Briley, Schafers and a passenger in the Dakota Aleta D. Schafers, 59, Newton were transported to Wesley Medical Center.

Aleta Schafers was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.

HUTCHINSON – A Kansas man released from jail in July was arrested again after he allegedly fled a Hutchinson Police officer just before 2 a.m. on Monday.

An officer attempted to stop Zachary Thompson, 24, Hutchinson, in the 1000 block of Cochran on a traffic violation.

However, Thompson fled the scene.

He was later arrested in the 700 block of East 10th, for felony flee and elude, felony interference with a law enforcement officer and driving while suspended. Police reported Thompson also struck a parked vehicle on East 10th Street.

Thompson was at one time accused of “abuse of a child,” in a case from 2011, but entered a “no contest” plea to amended charge of aggravated battery.

Thompson also served time for attempted aggravated robbery and was convicted of aggravated battery in 2011.

He was paroled on July 15.

His bond in the new case was set at $3,250 and he was able to post that bond. He is expected to make a first appearance on the new charges later this month.