WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union is challenging a two-tiered election system that require Kansas election officials to throw out thousands of votes cast in state and local races by people who registered at motor vehicle offices or used a federal form without providing documentary proof of their U.S. citizenship.
The class-action lawsuit filed Tuesday in Shawnee County District Court comes a week after a state board approved the temporary measure. The board’s decision was made a day before advance voting began for the Aug. 2 primary.
The rule was sought by Secretary of State Kris Kobach and will be in effect through the Nov. 8 general election.
A federal judge in May ordered the state to allow people who registered at motor vehicle offices to vote in federal elections.
UPDATE at 4:15 P.M. According to Ellis authorities (on the City of Ellis Facebook page), water service should be restored throughout the City. However, since the water was off for so long, KDHE has placed the Ellis in a boil advisory until further notice, which may be at least Thursday or Friday.
Ellis is without water while crews fix a broken line Tuesday morning at 11th and Washington. (Photo by James Bell, Hays Post)
By JAMES BELL Hays Post
A water line break during a routine valve replacement knocked out water service throughout the city of Ellis Tuesday morning, with repairs expected to take four to eight hours.
“We have a water main that is leaking that we can’t shut off, so we have to shut off the whole town,” said John Leiker, water plant operator.
Repairs are expected to be completed within eight hours, but the department is working to complete the repairs within four, Leiker said at around 10 a.m.
While repairs are ongoing, residents are asked to avoid East 11th St.
The city has been working to repair broken valves through the system, with 26 percent of valves reported as broken at the June 20 city council meeting.
It was a valve repair that caused the water line break.
Ellis Public Works crews preparing pipe to be installed. (Photo by Cheryl Kinderknecht, Ellis Review)
“We had a service company here putting in a valve and it’s all old stuff and he just poked through the bottom of his valve with a machine,” Leiker said.
“It was just an accident.”
The valve repairs are being completed by a Nebraska-based company, he said.
BARTON COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities in Barton County are investigating an injury accident and have arrested the driver, according to a media release.
The Barton County Sheriff’s Department reported that just after 11p.m. on Monday, a 1998 Ford Explorer driven by David Castanon-Calderon, 20, Great Bend, was southbound in the 100 Block of Northwest 20 Avenue and failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway.
The vehicle left the roadway and the driver overcorrected.
The SUV went into a skid and overturned.
Castanon-Calderon sustained minor scrapes and bruises.
A passenger in the vehicle Robert Amador Jr., 25, Great Bend, sustained more serious injuries.
He was transported to Great Bend Regional Hospital and was later flown to a Wichita area hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to the sheriff’s department.
Investigation indicates speed and alcohol were contributing factors to the accident.
Castanon-Calderon was arrested and booked on charges of DUI. Other charges may be pending, according to the sheriff.
Applications are open for businesses to participate in the third year of the internship pairing service of Fort Hays State University’s Management Development Center.
The program matches northwestern Kansas businesses and entrepreneurial startups with interns from the university’s College of Business and Entrepreneurship for the fall 2016 semester. Funding is provided to cover the bulk of the cost of the paid internships.
“Thanks to funding from the Dane G. Hansen Foundation and from Peter and Pamela Werth, the program is extremely affordable for business owners and allows students to gain valuable experience in their field of study while being paid,” said Sabrina William, director of the MDC.
On the application, businesses identify their needs and decide what responsibilities would fall under the interns’ duties. Student applicants from tourism and hospitality, marketing, accounting, and management and from other colleges and departments are welcome to apply.
Examples of projects may include, but are not limited to:
• Managing social media marketing efforts.
• Planning and executing a promotion or event.
• Establishing a recruitment and selection process.
• Developing a marketing plan.
• Building a competitive analysis strategy.
• Developing a training program for a specific set of operational procedures.
• Analyzing operation processes to determine efficiency.
Business owners are expected to work with the intern by setting initial expectations, revising expectations if necessary, and providing guidance and insight over the course of the internship. They are also expected to complete an evaluation form at the end of the semester.
Students will gain valuable experience completing the project and will learn about the operations, challenges and rewards of business. Students, in some cases, may also choose to register for course credit for the internship.
Full internships are expected to be approximately 240 hours in length. Students will work an average of 15 hours per week over the course of the 16-week semester. Selected businesses are required to provide $500 towards the internship, which will be matched with $2,000 in grant funding. Students will be paid and have tax withholding and workers’ compensation paid by FHSU.
For more information, contact Nicholas Schmidt, MDC graduate assistant, at (785) 628-4739. Businesses interested in this opportunity can download the application online at www.fhsu.edu/cob/mdc/Internship-program and then email it to [email protected].
The priority deadline for business applications is Thursday, July 28.
With limited funding, businesses and students will be selected through a competitive selection process. All businesses are encouraged to apply, but priority will be given to either northwest Kansas businesses or individuals who are in the startup process or in their first one to three years of business.
Interested students can check JobX after Aug. 1 to view available internships.
Tippin’s said it conducted the recall ‘out of an abundance of caution.’ CREDIT FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
By DAN MARGOLIES
Tippin’s Gourmet Pies LLC has voluntarily recalled several lots of its key lime pies because they may contain flour with peanut residue, the Food and Drug Administration said.
Tippin’s said it conducted the recall of the popular product after its supplier, the Kellogg Company, recalled graham cracker crumbs used in the pies’ crusts because they may contain peanut residue.
No illnesses or allergic reactions to the pies have been reported, but Tippin’s said it was taking the action “out of an abundance of caution.”
The FDA said the pies were sold to distributors in Kansas, Missouri, Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona and Illinois.
Tippin’s, which is based in Kansas City, Kansas, said customers who bought the pies should return them to the stores where they bought them for a refund or throw them out.
Tippin’s officials could not immediately be reached for comment
The affected lot numbers are 04-26-16, 04-27-16, 05-03-16, 05-04-16, 05-17-16 and 05-31-16.
Dan Margolies, editor of the Heartland Health Monitor team. You can reach him on Twitter @DanMargolies.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The former Kansas transportation secretary will be a regional director for a John Deere construction equipment dealer.
The Wichita Eagle reports that Mike King has joined Murphy Tractor & Equipment Co.
Republican Gov. Sam Brownback’s office announced King’s departure last month. King had worked in the construction industry for more than three decades and was owner of a McPherson company when Brownback named him transportation secretary in March 2012.
During his tenure, King ran a department with about 2,500 employees and an annual budget of well over $1 billion. But also during his tenure, the state has repeatedly diverted highway funds to other parts of state government to balance its budget.
Eight Fort Hays State University nursing students spent two weeks in June providing nursing care to residents of the area in and around San Jose de las Matas, Dominican Republic, for a “humbling, educational and life-changing adventure.”
During the mission trip, the students were able to assist in surgery, provide pre- and post-operative care, prepare medications in the make-shift pharmacy, and provide medication education to the clients.
“We did some pretty incredible things during the two weeks,” said one student.
Daily, the students would divide into two teams with four students attending clinics in various small villages around San Jose de las Matas. The other four students traveled to a vacated hospital to provide surgical suite care for patients at birth and beyond.
“I panicked at first, but I just went for it, and it ended up being amazing,” said another student.
Students who went on the medical mission trip are listed by hometown:
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing the mother of his child.
The Wyandotte County prosecutor’s office says 27-year-old Lee Williams, Kansas City, Kansas, won’t be eligible for parole for 25 years under the sentence imposed Monday for first-degree murder.
Jurors convicted him in May of shooting 20-year-old Ty’Shai Carvin to death in 2013 in front of the couple’s 2-year-old son. He also was convicted of being a felon in possession of a handgun because he had a previous robbery conviction.
After the shooting, Williams boarded a bus and was arrested Detroit while trying to enter Canada using a fake identification.
Williams also had his 44 month probation revoked for a previous drug conviction.
Jarrod Dyson hits his first career grand slam in the 8th inning Monday night. (Courtesy Kansas City Royals / Jason Hanna)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Jarrod Dyson hit a grand slam that capped a seven-run rally in the eighth inning and the Kansas City Royals broke loose after Corey Kluber cramped up, topping the Cleveland Indians 7-3 Monday night.
Kluber scattered five hits and took the mound to begin the eighth with a 2-0 lead. But manager Terry Francona and trainer James Quinlan came from the dugout and pulled Kluber before he could throw a pitch.
Kluber was suffering from a right calf cramp with the temperature at 90 degrees and the heat index 99 at the start of the game.
With Kluber out, the Royals roughed up relievers Bryan Shaw and Jeff Manship. Alcides Escobar and Eric Hosmer began the eighth with singles and both scored on Christian Colon’s pinch-hit double.
Colon squared around to bunt on the first two pitches, both balls. Colon then drove the next pitch to deep center tying it at 2.
With two outs, Shaw (1-4) walked Alex Gordon and Cheslor Cuthbert. Manship was summoned to face Paulo Orlando, who hit a go-ahead single. Whit Merrifield walked to load the bases before Dyson cleared them with his first career grand slam and his first home run of the season.
Kluber, tagged by the Royals for eight runs in five innings on June 15 at Kauffman Stadium, struck out eight and walked three in shutting them down. He has allowed two or fewer runs in four of his past five starts.
Francisco Lindor, who is hitting .439 with three home runs against the Royals this season, homered off Edinson Volquez in the first inning.
Luke Hochevar (2-2) worked a scoreless eighth to pick up the victory. After Chris Young gave up a run on two hits and a walk in the ninth, Wade Davis was called to get the final out, logging his 20th save in 22 chances.
ROYAL CLAIM TEPESCH
The Royals claimed RHP Nick Tepesch, a Kansas City native and a Missouri alum, off waivers from Oakland and optioned him to Triple-A Omaha. The Royals are his fourth organization this year. The other two are Texas and Los Angeles, making one big league start for the Dodgers. He is 8-3 with a 3.96 in 17 minor league starts this year.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Indians: C Yan Gomez was placed on the disabled list with a right shoulder separation and is expected to be out six to eight weeks. C Roberto Perez, who has right thumb surgery in May, came off the DL and started. . RHP Zach McAllister (right hip discomfort) made a rehab appearance Monday for Triple-A Columbus, allowing one hit and no runs in one inning against Louisville.
Royals: RHP Kris Medlen (rotator cuff inflammation) was transferred to the 60-day DL. . OF Lorenzo Cain (strained left hamstring) took fly balls in right field in pregame drills. “He’s much better today than he was yesterday, but still not quite there,” Royals manager Ned Yost said.
UP NEXT
Indians: RHP Danny Salazar, who tops the American League with a 2.75 ERA, will start the middle game of the series.
Royals: LHP Brian Flynn makes his first start since Aug. 7, 2014, while with the Marlins. He is 1-0 with a 2.39 ERA in 13 relief appearances.
DALLAS (AP) – Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby says there are members of the league’s board of directors who feel the sexual assault scandal at Baylor has sullied the image of the conference.
Bowlsby said Monday at the start of the league’s football media days that Baylor interim President David E. Garland and the chairman of the school’s board of regents will address the Big 12 board Tuesday in Dallas.
Baylor is reeling from allegations that its staff failed to properly handled accusations of sexual assault involving some of its former players. The school faces at least three lawsuits over the issue.
Bowlsby says Big 12 members are committed to “eradicating sexual assault” on campus. He says “it almost goes without saying that when you combine alcohol and drugs and raging hormones and the experiences of 18-22 years old, it’s probably unrealistic to think that these kinds of things are never going to happen.”
The Big 12 has asked Baylor for a full accounting relative to the alleged sexual assaults on campus and the university’s response to that situation.
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ELLIS–The Ellis City Council will meet Tue., July 19, for a 2017 work session. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. in Ellis City Hall.
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