SALINA, Kan. (AP) — One man has entered a plea in the mistaken-identity shooting death of a Salina girl while another is seeking to withdraw his plea.
The Salina Journal reports that 20-year-old Jerome Forbes and 18-year-old Andrew Woodring appeared Monday in Saline County District Court.
Forbes pleaded no contest to charges that included involuntary manslaughter. Forbes initially was charged with felony murder in the May 2015 shooting death of 17-year-old Allie Saum. His sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 9.
In a separate hearing, Woodring said he pleaded no contest to felony murder because he felt pressured and didn’t believe he would receive a fair trial. The judge will rule Aug. 10. If the plea stands, Woodring would be required to
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serve 25 years of a life sentence before he’s eligible for parole.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — General Mills is expanding a flour recall issued over a possible link to an E. coli outbreak after four new illnesses were reported.
The recall announced Monday covers several varieties of Gold Medal and Signature Kitchens flour produced on certain dates through February 10.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said flour produced at a General Mills plant in Kansas City, Missouri, is a likely source of the outbreak, which so far has sickened 46 people in 21 states.
The CDC says 13 have been hospitalized, and one person has developed a type of kidney failure. No deaths have been reported.
General Mills says the illnesses have been connected with consumers who ate or handled uncooked dough or ate uncooked batter made with raw flour.
This week, a contractor for the City of Hays will begin milling of the streets (Hall, 27th to 41st), (W 27th, Hall to Englewood) & (E 27th, Sherman to Canterbury) with milling to be completed by Friday July 29th, 2016. The asphalt overlay is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, Aug. 3, and is scheduled to be completed within two weeks (weather permitting) with striping of pavement to follow.
Signs will be in place to direct the traveling public. The traveling public should use caution and if at all possible avoid this area. The construction is in relation to 2016 street maintenance projects.
The City of Hays regrets any inconvenience this may cause to the public. If there are any questions, call the Public Works Planning, Inspection, and Enforcement Division at (785) 628-7310.
William Russell Squier, age 92, passed away at the Rhode Island Suites, Ransom, on July 24, 2016. He was born on December 15, 1923 in Brownell the son of Morrison and Maud Harting Squier.
He was a farmer and stockman, a veteran of the United States Army serving during World War II, a Free Mason and a member of the Dale Sunley American Legion Post 382, Brownell. From many years he raised and sold Doberman Pincer puppies.
On June 20, 1948 he married Veta Walker. She survives. Other survivors include two sons, Marion Lee (Colette Pearce) Squier, Austin, Texas and John C. Squier, Brownell; two grandchildren, Stefanie Squier and Cecily (Steve Visser) Squier; and two great grandchildren Nels and Karsten Visser. He was preceded in death by his son; William Squier, Jr; a daughter, Doveta Squier; and three sisters, LaVonne Scott, Irene Gaer, and Leona McMillan.
Funeral Service will be Friday, July 29, 2016, 10:00 a.m. at Fitzgerald Funeral Home, Ness City with burial in the Vansburgh Cemetery, Brownell, Kansas. Friends may call at the funeral home on Wednesday and Thursday from 9:00 a.m until 9:00 p.m. Memorial contributions may be given to the Brownell American Legion.
Garden City senior Tanner Tempel was an alternate delegate at the Republican National Convention. Courtesy photo.
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It was a whirlwind week for Kansas’ youngest representative at the Republican National Convention.
Tanner Tempel, a Garden City senior agriculture business major at Fort Hays State University, was an alternate delegate for Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. One of the highlights for the 22-year-old Tempel was taking a selfie with Ivanka Trump, daughter of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. That picture garnered lots of attention.
“As you can imagine, there’s an absolute wall of Secret Service,” surrounding Ivanka, Tempel said. “I wanted a picture with her, so I yelled out to her, ‘Hi, beautiful.’ She started smiling, and she moved her Secret Service security for me — that’s how I got that (picture).”
CNN took a photo of Tempel taking his selfie with Ivanka in the background and posted it on the news organization’s Instagram account.
“People kept sending it to me,” Tempel said. “I’ve had a lot of people at the convention come up to me. I showed it to one of the CNN reporters and said, ‘You guys kind of made me a southwest Kansas celebrity.’ ”
Garden City senior Tanner Tempel was an alternate delegate at the Republican National Convention. Courtesy photo.
Pretty heady stuff for a college student who only just recently decided to take a dive into politics in a serious way. Tempel saw a story online about young people not getting involved with politics, so he decided to drive to Salina in April for the Big First district meeting where convention delegates were chosen.
While others wrote speeches and had lobbyists on their behalf in an attempt to become delegates, Tempel went another way. “I just spoke from the heart,” he said.
Not only did Tempel go to Cleveland last week as an alternate delegate, he also was a blogger for the Hutchinson News. His dad was given a guest pass and made the trip with his son. Father and son met everyone from former House Speaker Newt Gingrich to former TV anchor Katie Couric.
“We met everyone we wanted to meet except for Donald Trump himself,” Tempel said.
But he did see Ivanka Trump. Tempel was impressed by the entire Trump family.
“His kids just blew my mind,” Tempel said. “They’re so impressive. You can tell the way they were raised.”
“If anyone wins the election for him, it’s definitely going to be his kids.”
Even though Cruz was his candidate during the primaries, Tempel is now an unabashed Trump supporter.
“In the very beginning, I was on the Ted Cruz bandwagon,” Tempel said. “But let me tell you, Donald Trump was very impressive. It’s not the buildings or the empire he built, the best things he built were his kids — that’s the best thing about him.”
Trump’s acceptance speech was well-received by the delegates.
“It was absolutely electrifying, a once-in-a-lifetime experience,” Tempel said. “The people were on their seats. He did a really good job. He spoke from the heart.”
Tempel said more millennials need to get involved in the political process. He said other states’ representatives were pleasantly surprised to see a younger delegate at the convention.
“I have a passion for it,” Tempel said. “More than anything, we need young people involved in politics.”
Tempel knows of at least one other person his age now engaged with this election. His younger brother, Greyson, is a Trump backer.
“Donald Trump has definitely appealed to people who have never been involved in politics before,” Tempel said.
Tempel got his foot in the door by being elected a convention alternate delegate in April. This summer — thanks to being at that selection meeting — Tempel landed an internship with the Kansas Grain and Feed Association in Topeka. Tempel was also asked to run for the state Legislature.
“This year, I declined,” Tempel said. “I was getting my feet wet a little bit, so I’m not going to run yet.”
Tempel took some political science classes as an elective at Fort Hays State. He said Dr. Chapman Rackaway — who was a professor of political science at the time and is now interim dean of the Graduate School — made an impact.
“Chapman Rackaway has been a great influence on me,” Tempel said. “He has a passion for it, too.”
“One of the things that I absolutely love about western Kansas and our students, is they’re showing from a very early age they are capable of leadership roles while still a student, so they can jump straight into high-level leadership roles,” Rackaway said. “Tanner may be the next one in line there.”
“Fort Hays State, I brag about them so much down here,” Tempel said. “I couldn’t be more proud to be a Tiger.”
The students of Fort Hays State University’s “Install and Exhibit: A Ceramic Installation Workshop,” will host an exhibition from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, July 27, at the Moss-Thorns Gallery of Art in Rarick Hall.
14 students will showcase their final installations for the class, taught by Linda Ganstrom, professor of art and design. Installations will be presented in a variety of mediums.
The class focuses on the various facets of creating installation art and exhibitions. Students worked in a classroom setting, as well as Big Creek and Castle Rock to create site-specific installations.
“It’s been fun to see students try innovative approaches to art,” Ganstrom said. “The work is engaging, immersive, and interactive.”
Deb Christy, left, poses with her protégé Jenna Rolland. Both women, Norton residents, are barrel racers and will compete in the Phillipsburg Rodeo August 4-6. Photo by Deb Christy.
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PHILLIPSBURG — At the Phillipsburg Rodeo next week, a student gets to work beside her mentor.
Barrel racer Jenna Rolland, a Norton resident, is the protégé of accomplished cowgirl Deb Christy, another Norton resident.
The two women will be among the barrel racers who compete at Kansas’ Biggest Rodeo August 4-6.
For Jenna, it will be the first time she has competed at the Phillipsburg rodeo, and her second pro rodeo.
She grew up in Hays, a high school rodeo contestant in the breakaway roping and goat tying, and graduating from Hays High School in 2006. She attended Ft. Hays State University, competing in college rodeo and graduating in 2011. After that, she got her Master’s Degree from Hastings (Neb.) College and now is an English teacher at Northern Valley High School in Almena. She moved to Norton when her parents, Gary and Sammette Rolland, retired there.
Even though she rodeoed, she had never run barrels, and she wanted to. A mutual friend told her about Deb, so she called her. “She called me out of the blue one day,” Deb said, “and that’s how it all started.”
Rolland was an accomplished rider and knew the correct technique for riding, so it was just a matter of learning to barrel race.
But it was more than that. There is a lot of technique in barrel racing, and Deb, who has barrel raced since her youth, was the accomplished veteran to help her.
Deb helped her with technique, even going with her to rodeos and walking into arenas to give her tips on where to start, when to give her horse the cue to turn, and more. “People would follow us around,” Jenna said, “listening to her, trying to hear what she was telling me. There’s so much to it, and she’s taught me a lot.”
Deb has also helped Jenna with her horses. Jenna wanted to not only run barrels but ride horses she had trained herself. She has trained her own horse Ringo, whose registered name is Chiefs Blue Bar. Ringo was four years old when she got him and had been a mounted shooting horse. She turned him into a barrel horse, and now “he’s my best friend. He’s the reason I run barrels.” Ringo is only fourteen hands tall, small for barrel racing, which sometimes works to his disadvantage. “Sometimes he gets outrun but it’s not from the lack of trying,” Jenna said.
And he has a large personality. “He’s very personable and very, very smart.” When he’s tied to the fence, “he will untie all the horses tied up next to him, but he won’t untie himself.”
Jenna also competes in regional rodeo associations, including the Kansas Pro Rodeo Association and the Nebraska State Rodeo Association. She has done very well in her barrel racing, Deb said. “She was very dedicated and had a lot of passion to do it right. She was easy to work with.” She has advanced, “incredibly,” Deb said. “She was already a good rider, which was huge, and I told her, ‘you’re going to go as far as you want to go.’ I’m so proud of her.”
Jenna often spends time at Deb’s house, with Deb and her husband Steve. “They’re very good friends to me,” Jenna said. “We love it when she comes out,” Deb said.
Both cowgirls will be among the barrel racers in slack on Wednesday, August 3 at the rodeo. Last year, the barrel racing payout was $13,700. This year, there are 99 barrel racers entered in the rodeo.
Slack, the extra competition that doesn’t fit into the performances, is free to the public. It is held at 7 pm on August 2 and 3. Rodeo performances are at 8 pm on August 4-5-6. Tickets are available at Heritage Insurance in Phillipsburg (785.543.2448) and at the gate. Ticket prices range from $14-16 for adults and $11-12 for children ages 3-12. For more information, visit the website at KansasBiggestRodeo.com or search for the rodeo on Facebook and Twitter.
HAYS – The Hays Larks bullpen squandered a four-run lead, giving up two runs in the eighth and two in the ninth and lost game one of their crucial three-game series with Dodge City 6-5 in 11 innings. El Dorado beat Liberal 15-6, so the Larks (33-10, 29-10 JL) are now tied with the Broncos in the Jayhawk League second half with the Athletics a half-game back. The Bee Jays fall a game and-a-half behind.
Austin O’Brien hit his fourth home run in five games, a two-run shot in the first inning to give the Larks the early lead. They added three in the fourth and raced out to a 5-1 lead.
Graylon Brown gave up two in the eighth on a triple, a walk, a single and two groundouts. Chad Smith gave up two in the ninth on three singles along with a walk. Sam Reed (1-1) gave up the go-ahead run on two singles and a fielder’s choice in the 11th and takes the loss.
O’Brien led off the bottom of the inning with a single but a line out, fly out and strikeout ended the threat.
The Larks lost despite six stolen bases which included Mikey Gangwish steal of home in the third.
The series shifts to Dodge City Tuesday night before returning to Larks Park on Wednesday.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Albert Pujols drove in four runs, Hector Santiago won his fifth consecutive start and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Kansas City Royals 6-2 on Monday night.
Pujols drove in two with a bases-loaded single during a four-run first, then added RBI singles in the seventh and ninth innings. He leads the majors with 26 RBIs in July, including 16 in his past eight games.
The Angels batted around in the first, which also included Daniel Nava’s sacrifice fly and Carlos Perez’s RBI infield single with two outs.
Santiago (9-4) is 5-0 with a 1.48 ERA in July. He held the Royals to two runs on five hits with four walks and five strikeouts.
Ian Kennedy (6-9) is 0-3 in five starts since a victory June 26.
Today Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 91. Light east southeast wind becoming southeast 6 to 11 mph in the morning.
Tonight A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Southeast wind 5 to 13 mph.
Wednesday A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. South wind 5 to 9 mph.
Wednesday NightA 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South southeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east after midnight.
ThursdayA 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Thursday NightA 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
FridayA 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87.
HUTCHINSON – A Kansas man sentenced to 28-years in prison in 2012 in connection with a police standoff at a motel in Hutchinson was in Reno County Court on Monday asking for a new trial.
The Kansas Court of Appeals sent the case against Deron McCoy Jr., 32, back to District Court
McCoy Jr. represented himself in court on Monday.
He argued that officers didn’t have probable cause to enter the motel room where he held them at bay for 4 hours. He is apparently suing them in federal court claiming excessive force. He presented the state with all of the depositions from that lawsuit. He also filed a motion for a new trial based on what he claims is newly discovered evidence, but the state apparently didn’t have a copy, so wasn’t prepared to argue against it.
The case centers on a domestic dispute when McCoy and the mother of his child were arguing over whether he would give her their child, but also whether she would enter the motel room.
McCoy was staying in a room at the Budget Inn Motel at 4th & Washington. After repeated attempts to contact him, police officials decided to rush into the room because they learned he had a gun and also because of fear for a child in the room.
McCoy allegedly pointed the gun in the direction of a woman he calls his sister. He was also of using the baby as a shield in front of his head when officers entered. He denies that he ever held the baby to shield himself.
After arguments from both sides on Monday, Judge Chambers gave McCoy 30-days to include any arguments he wants to make to be granted a new trial. Then the state will be given 30-days to file their own brief in response.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Fraternal Order of Police has accused incumbent Shawnee County Sheriff Herman Jones of attempting to stop deputies from exercising their right to participate in political campaigns.
According to a news release from the group, Jones issued a memo through legal counsel to officers informing them that active participation in political campaigns by any officers or sheriff’s office employees violates Kansas law and could lead to termination of their employment.
The Topeka Capital-Journal reports it could not reach Jones for comment.
Exceptions for political participation include the sheriff, undersheriff, secretarial employees, clerical employees, cooks and maintenance personnel.
Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 3 president Kristen Marr says the group has directed its attorneys to respond to the memo.
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Tonight A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Southeast wind 5 to 13 mph.
