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SW Kan. man hospitalized after vehicle goes airborne, rolls

Screen Shot 2014-07-03 at 5.13.15 AMFINNEY COUNTY – A Kansas man was injured in an accident just before 8p.m. on Sunday in Finney County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2008 Chevy Cobalt driven by Matthew L. Burnett, 31, Garden City, was westbound on Railroad three miles west of Business U.S. 83.

The vehicle swerved, went into the ditch, hit a berm, went airborne, and rolled.

Burnett was transported to St. Catherine’s Hospital. He was properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.

1 dead, 1 hospitalized after vehicle overturns on I-70

WABAUNSEE COUNTY -One person died in an accident just before 4p.m. on Sunday in Wabaunsee County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2007 Toyota passenger vehicle driven by Eva M. Rogers, 65, Fort Wayne, IN., was eastbound on Interstate 70 one mile west of Carlson Road.

The driver lost control of the vehicle. It left the roadway to the left, entered median, overturned, entered the westbound lanes and came to rest on its top.

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

A passenger in the Toyota Millard R. Rogers, 65, Fort Wayne, IN., was transported to Stormont Vail.

They were not wearing seat belts, according to the KHP.

Tippin’s issues recall for some pies

Screen Shot 2016-06-19 at 6.29.54 PMKANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas company has recalled some of its pies because the flour may contain peanut residue.

The Kansas City Star reports that Kansas City, Kansas-based Tippin’s Gourmet Pies has voluntarily recalled certain key lime pies because of the possibility of peanut residue in the flour.  See more details here.

The company initiated the recall after learning that Kellogg Co., its supplier of graham cracker crumbs used in pie crusts, had recalled the crumbs.

Tippin’s says it hasn’t received any notices of allergic reactions involving its pies.

The recall affects its 8-inch key lime pies with a UPC code of 680816050057 sold in Kansas, Missouri, Texas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Arizona and Illinois. The possibly affected pies carry lot number dates between April 7, 2016, and May 17, 2016.

Nicodemus to host 150 Years of Buffalo Soldiers encampment and program

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Buffalo soldier re-enactors with the Nicodemus Historical Site

NICODEMUS–The Nicodemus Buffalo Soldier Association (10th Cavalry, Co.F), the Nicodemus Historical Society, and Nicodemus National Historic Site are proud to co-host this event that celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Buffalo Soldiers and the 21st Anniversary of the Nicodemus Buffalo Soldier Association.

Come join us in Nicodemus Saturday, June 25, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. as living historians guide you through a typical buffalo soldiers camp and regale you with tales of the Old West.

Hays Eagles win Dodge City tournament

DODGE CITY, Kan. – The Hays Eagle Senior American Legion baseball team won three games Sunday to take the Dodge City tournament.

After going 1-3 in pool play on Friday and Saturday, the Eagles (10-5) beat Hooker (Okla.) 5-3, Larned 3-0 and Great Bend 5-0 to win the title.

The Eagles and Chiefs played eight scoreless innings before Hays broke through with five runs in the top of the ninth to win the championship.

Dalton Stout knocked in the go-ahead run in the ninth and pitched three scoreless innings of relief to get the win.

Cole Schumacher had two doubles and finished with four hits. Dawson Harman had two hits and drove in two.

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Bitterness lingers between Kan. lawmakers, State Supreme Court

School funding smallTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — As Kansas lawmakers prepare to start a special legislative session on school funding, some lawmakers who were around for a 2005 school funding special session say the bitterness between the state Supreme Court and the Legislature still lingers.

In 2005, as now, lawmakers and the state Supreme Court were at odds over which branch of government had authority to decide how schools are funded.

The special session scheduled to start Thursday was called after the high court said the state’s education funding system remains unfair to poor school districts.

Former Rep. Mike O’Neal was chairman of the House Judiciary Committee in 2005. He told The Lawrence Journal-World (https://j.mp/28OMe6F) this session could be more contentious than the 2005 session in part because few believed schools would actually be closed.

Oil bust leaves states with massive well cleanup

PAUL J. WEBER, Associated Press

BIGFOOT, Texas (AP) — The worst oil bust since the 1980s is leaving Texas and other states with newly abandoned drilling sites at a time when they have little money to plug wells.

At least 60 oil producers have declared bankruptcy since 2014 as U.S. rig counts plunge to historic lows. Even with oil prices slowly creeping upward in recent weeks, energy-producing states are confronting both holes in their budgets and potentially leaking ones in the ground.

In Texas alone, the roughly $165 million needed to plug nearly 10,000 abandoned wells is double the budget of the agency that regulates the industry.

Texas regulators now want taxpayers to cover more of the clean-up. Wyoming and Louisiana have raised fees, and Oklahoma has reshuffled money in the face of a $1.1 billion state budget shortfall.

Cuthbert’s RBI single in 13th lifts Royals past Tigers

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cheslor Cuthbert singled home Lorenzo Cain in the 13th inning to lift the Kansas City Royals to a 2-1 win over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday.

The Royals won six of seven on their homestand and have the best home record in the American League at 25-8.

Salvador Perez led off the 13th with a single to right off left-hander Kyle Ryan (1-2), who was just promoted from Triple-A Toledo. Cain ran for Perez and advanced to second on Miguel Cabrera’s error on Ryan’s pickoff attempt.

After Kendrys Morales was walked intentionally walked, Paulo Orlando moved the runners with a sacrifice bunt. Ryan walked Brett Eibner intentionally to load the bases.

Chien-Ming Wang (4-0) allowed one hit in 1 2/3 innings to pick up the victory.

Security tightened after religious image stolen from Kansas church

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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Wichita church is tightening its security after one of its important religious images was reported stolen.

Mike McDaneld, pastoral assistant for St. Joseph Catholic Church, said a painting of Our Lady of Perpetual Help was stolen from the sanctuary recently. He says the icon has been an important focal point for the church community since it arrived from Rome in the 1920s.

He told The Wichita Eagle he doesn’t know if the 24-by-30-inch painting has any real value, aside from its ornate frame.

Before the theft, he says it was customary for St. Joseph to leave its doors unlocked during the day. But now the church will lock its doors between services.

Wichita police say so far there are no suspects.

Monarchs Jr. American Legion goes unbeaten in Nebraska

OVERTON, Neb. – The Hays Monarchs Junior American Legion baseball team finished 4-0 over the weekend in Overton, Nebraska. After 17-1 blowout win over Bertrand/Loomis (Neb.) on Friday, the Jr. Monarchs beat McCook (Neb.) 25-0 Saturday then Sunday knocked off Hershey (Neb.) 24-3 and Platte Valley (Neb.) 11-1.

Tate Garcia drove in five runs and Creighton Renz four in the Hershey game. Chase Werth and Carlos Schwindt both had two RBIs against Platte Valley.

The Monarchs improve to 13-3. They host Smith Center Wednesday.

Kansas court: Solitary confinement can violate rights

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Jamerson -photo Kan. Dpt. of Corrections

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Supreme Court says solitary confinement can violate an inmate’s constitutional rights in some extreme cases.

Friday’s ruling came in the case of 33-year-old James Jamerson, who was serving 24 years for second-degree murder linked to a 2001 Topeka homicide.

Jamerson was placed in solitary confinement in 2010 after being threatened with gang violence and accused of taking part in contraband trafficking. The Topeka Capital-Journal (https://bit.ly/1Sa31oG ) reports he filed a writ of habeas corpus in August 2013 after he had been in solitary confinement for more than 1,000 days.

The court ordered Kansas judges to consider an inmate’s duration in solitary confinement when determining whether the inmate’s rights had been infringed upon.

The ruling has no effect on the Jamerson’s treatment because he is no longer in segregation.

Cause of vehicle, garage fire under investigation

FireHUTCHINSON – Fire officials believe an electrical issue is responsible for a Sunday morning fire at a residence in Hutchinson.

Just before 3 a.m., Hutchinson Fire Department responded to the 3000 Block of North Halstead for a structure fire, according to a social media report.

Initial arriving units reported heavy fire involvement in the front of the structure. A vehicle was on fire inside a garage, according to Reno County dispatch.

Crews made an interior attack, completed a search of the structure and found it to be unoccupied.

The fire was controlled in 15 minutes. Crews remained on scene performing overhaul and extinguishing hot spots.

No damage amount is available. No injuries were reported.

Another report of travel-related case of Zika in Kansas

gty_malaria_mosquito_nt_110809_wgOLATHE, Kan. (AP) — Health officials say a Johnson County resident who traveled to an area where mosquitoes are spreading Zika virus is the county’s first case of the virus.

The county health department didn’t provide details about the returned traveler or the travel destination. The Kansas City Star reports that the county health department says the risk of contracting Zika in the area is extremely low.

State health officials said in March that an adult from southwest Kansas was the state’s first confirmed case of the Zika virus. That person also had traveled to a country with “local Zika virus transmission.”

The Zika virus is spread mainly by a tropical mosquito and causes a mild illness in most people. But infection during pregnancy can cause fetal deaths and birth defects.

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