RENO COUNTY – A Kansas teen was injured in an accident just before 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday in Reno County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2007 Chevy Truck driven by Dakota A. Beckham, 18, Hutchinson, was traveling on Kansas 61 one mile northeast of Turon.
The truck ran off the road to the right. The driver overcorrected and lost control of the truck.
The truck came back on the highway, crossed the centerline, ran off the road to the left, entered a farm field overturned and the driver was ejected.
Beckham was transported to Hutchinson Regional Medical Center.
He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.
MANHATTAN – Authorities are investigating a construction accident at Kansas State University.
Shortly before 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 20, first responders and members of the K-State Environmental Health and Safety team were called to the Seaton Hall construction site on the Manhattan campus for a workplace accident, according to a media release.
A worker was injured after a fall at the construction site.
He was taken to Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan.
Name of the injured work and his condition have not been released.
FINNEY COUNTY- The attempted 2nd-degree Murder suspect Abdulkhadir Ali-Mohamed, 26, Garden City, was located and arrested without incident at the Sunflower Inn, 1311 East Fulton in Garden City on Wednesday, according to a report from police.
They say a social media tip helped them learn of Ali-Mohamed’s possible location.
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FINNEY COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities in Finney County are investigating an attempted murder and searching for a suspect.
Just before 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Abdulkhadir Ali-Mohamed, 26, Garden City, was involved in a fight using a deadly weapon on another man at a residence in the 600 Block of Labrador, according to a media release.
The suspect used a sharp object to cut the victim several times and fled on foot prior to arrival by police.
The victim Osman Osman, 47, suffered significant injuries to his head and neck. He was transported to a local hospital.
Police are looking for Ali-Mohamed. He is wanted for attempted 2nd-degree murder and is considered armed and dangerous.
The suspect is possibly attempting to travel to Dodge City. If located contact the Garden City Police Department, 620-276-1300. If you wish to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 620-275-7807, or text GCTIP and your tip information to 847411 (tip411).
CLEVELAND (AP) A Trump Organization staff writer says she made a “mistake” in including passages from a Michelle Obama speech in Melania Trump’s convention speech.
Meredith McIver says she offered her resignation, but Donald Trump rejected it.
McIver explained her role in the Trump plagiarism controversy in a statement issued Wednesday.
McIver says Mrs. Trump read passages of Mrs. Obama’s 2008 convention speech during the writing the process. She says her notes from that conversation made it into the final version.
She says she feels terrible for the “chaos” she caused.
The Trump campaign has said denied accusations of plagiarism, saying the similarities were coincidence.
ELLIS–The city’s water samples are en route to Topeka as of about 11 a.m. today, Wed., July 20.
As soon as we receive clearance from the State that the water is safe to consume, we will notify everyone. Right now our best estimate is Thursday morning.
Until then, the city remains in a BOIL WATER ADVISORY until cleared by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE).
Warren Turner Field in Joplin will be the site of the 2017 MIAA baseball championships.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The MIAA has announced that Warren Turner Field on the campus of Missouri Southern State University has been selected as the site for the 2017 MIAA baseball tournament. The tournament will be held May 11-14, 2017. The winner of the 8-team tournament receives an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
“The response and interest from our member schools to host this event was impressive,” stated commissioner Dr. Bob Boerigter. “Missouri Southern is poised to be terrific hosts in their superb state-of the art baseball facility and I am sure our student-athletes and fans will have a great experience there.”
“We are very excited for the chance to host the 2017 MIAA Baseball Tournament,” commented Missouri Southern Athletic Director Jared Bruggeman. “I want to thank the MIAA and commissioner Bob Boerigter for this tremendous opportunity. Warren Turner Field is a beautiful facility that has already been host to some great MIAA games, many high school and youth games, as well as professional baseball. We enjoy hosting events in all sports and especially enjoy giving the student-athletes the MIAA Championship experience they deserve. So it is wonderful to be designated as the home site for the many outstanding baseball players and teams of the MIAA!”
About Warren Turner Field
2015 marked the first time the MSSU Baseball Program has played on campus in more than 40 years when the new Warren Turner Field will open on the east side of campus near Fred G. Hughes Stadium and the MSSU softball complex.
The stadium opened in 2015 and features seating for 600, a full concession stand, two luxury suites and a top-of-the line press box. Seating for all fans brings an impressive view as bleachers are installed on top of both dugouts, as well as on top of the press box, giving fans a view that not may in Division II can claim. The field features artificial turf in both the infield and outfield which limits weather delays and potential cancellations.
HAYS – A number of incidents that occurred over the weekend have the Hays Police Department urging people to keep their garage doors closed and to never leave valuables inside vehicles.
According to the Hays PD, they received four reports of someone entering into an attached garage and taking valuables from inside from July 14 to 17. In two separate incidents, the burglaries led to vehicles being stolen.
Lt. Brandon Wright said in many of the cases – which were reported to have happened in the overnight hours – the garage doors were left open or unlocked.
The first incident occurred in the 3300 block of Willow St. on July 15. According to Wright, a purse was stolen from inside an unlocked vehicle inside the garage.
On July 16 a Ford pickup was stolen from the 1700 block of Wheatland Avenue after someone entered an unlocked garage and took a key from a purse inside the garage and took the pickup that was outside the garage.
The stolen vehicle was reported as a silver 2011 Ford F150 crew cab. The license plate on the pickup is Kansas 653 DKK.
A second vehicle was stolen from a garage in the 3300 block of Hillcrest on July 17. The vehicle was reported as a charcoal 2013 Toyota Camry with the license plate Kansas 638 FWC.
Another burglary was reported on July 17 in the 200 block of West 37th St. A purse was stolen from an unlocked vehicle inside an open garage.
“Make sure that you are securing your garage,” Wright said. He added at this time they do not know if these incidents are connected but the cases all have the same MO – modus operandi – as they all fit a pattern.
“It’s probably understandable, you know you pull your car into your garage it is a more safe environment but people are exploiting that right now,” he said.
He also noted it is important to have the same level of security on the door between your home and your garage as you do on the front door of your house.
“That’s the last line of defense into your home,” Wright said.
Anyone with information about the incidents is encouraged to contact the Hays Police Department.
TOPEKA — The Kansas District Judges’ Association, an organization open to all state district court judges, has elected officers to serve the organization in the fiscal year that began July 1.
Patricia Macke Dick
Judge Patricia Macke Dick was elected president of the association. She is chief judge of the 27th judicial district, a one-county district composed of Reno County, where she has served as a judge since January 1989.
Macke Dick is a native of Plainville and a graduate of Kansas State University and the University of Kansas School of Law. She serves on the Chief Judges Council and on the Kansas Judicial Council’s Family Law Advisory Committee. She also is liaison to the board of the Kansas Bar Association for the KDJA and to the Kansas Bar Foundation as the representative of the Kansas Women Attorneys Association.
As president of KDJA, Macke Dick looks forward to continuing to support the judicial branch of government and serve Kansas district judges throughout the state.
Other Officers Elected
Judge Robert J. Frederick was elected vice president. He is a judge in the 25th judicial district, composed of Finney, Greeley, Hamilton, Kearny, Scott and Wichita counties.
Bruce Gatterman
Judge James Fleetwood was elected secretary. He is chief judge of the 18th judicial district, a one-county district composed of Sedgwick County.
Judge Bruce Gatterman was elected treasurer. He is chief judge of the 24th judicial district, composed of Edwards, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness, Pawnee and Rush counties.
Outgoing president is Judge Michael F. Powers, chief judge of the 8th judicial district, composed of Dickinson, Geary, Marion and Morris counties.
The new officers were elected at a statewide conference for judges conducted in Wichita.
SALINE COUNTY – A Kansas man died in an accident just after 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday in Saline County.
A car driven by Aaron Finch, 29, Riley County, was westbound on Interstate 70 at Niles Road. The vehicle traveled through the median and hit an eastbound vehicle driven by David Widner, 45, Salina, head-on, according to Saline County Undersheriff Roger Soldan.
Widner was pronounced dead at the scene.
Finch, who was trapped in the wreckage for a time, was transported to Salina Regional Health Center for treatment of injuries.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The Latest on the fatal shooting of an officer from Kansas City, Kansas (all times local):
11 a.m.
The police chief in Kansas City, Kansas, says the department hopes to present the findings of its investigation into a captain’s killing to prosecutors soon.
Chief Terry Zeigler said during a news conference that all suspects are thought to be in custody and that the investigation will go to prosecutors later Wednesday.
Capt. Robert Melton was shot multiple times Tuesday afternoon while searching for a drive-by shooting suspect, and died at a hospital shortly after.
Zeigler described the 46-year-old as a “big personality” and “gregarious.” He said it wasn’t unusual that Melton, as a captain, was responding because Melton’s philosophy was to “lead from the front.”
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10:45 a.m.
The police chief in Kansas City, Kansas, says the officer who died was shot several times through his window.
Chief Terry Zeigler said during a news conference Wednesday that authorities believe they have all suspects in custody, but no charges have been announced.
He also said the attack isn’t part of the recent string of shootings in the U.S., but that “hate against police has got to stop.”
Capt. Robert Melton was shot multiple times Tuesday afternoon while searching for a drive-by shooting suspect, and died at a hospital shortly after.
Zeigler choked up at the podium as he thanked the community for their support.
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10:40 a.m.
The mayor of Kansas City, Kansas, says authorities don’t believe the fatal shooting of an officer was part of a planned ambush, but someone trying to evade arrest.
Mayor Mark Holland of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County also said during a Wednesday news conference that the community is still “healing and reeling” from the fatal shooting of a Kansas City, Kansas, officer in May, which was the first in the department in 19 years.
Capt. Robert Melton was fatally shot Tuesday while searching for a drive-by shooting suspect.
Wyandotte County Commissioner Harold Johnson said a short prayer before the news conference began.
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10:10 a.m.
Police in Kansas City, Kansas, have set up a table draped in blue cloth inside its headquarters where people can place cards and flowers honoring a slain officer.
Thirty-one-year-old Kathryn Courtney described Capt. Robert Melton as “born to protect and serve” as she left a bouquet of yellow daisies Wednesday. Courtney said she had known Melton for nearly 20 years and that he was “a wonderful man with a heart of gold.”
Melton was killed Tuesday while searching for a drive-by shooting suspect. Police have scheduled a 10:30 a.m. news conference to provide more details.
Police employees were taking the items left outside the headquarters and bringing them to the lobby’s memorial.
Police said in a news release that Melton’s relatives are asking for privacy.
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Authorities are expected to release further details about the fatal shooting of a Kansas City, Kansas, police captain who was searching for a drive-by shooting suspect.
Police are holding a Wednesday morning news conference in the shooting death of Capt. Robert Melton. A suspect is in custody, but the person’s name hadn’t been released because no charges had been filed by Tuesday night, hours after the shooting.
The 46-year-old Melton was a 17-year veteran of the department.
Police spokesman Tom Tomasic said Melton was searching for a suspect in a drive-by shooting when he drove up to someone matching the description. Tomasic said that before Melton could get out of his vehicle, the person opened fire and hit the officer multiple times.
City of Ellis
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HAYS – A number of incidents that occurred over the weekend have the Hays Police Department urging people to keep their garage doors closed and to never leave valuables inside vehicles.
City of Hays
