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2 hospitalized after storms roll across Kansas

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A look at Sunday storm looking north near the I-70 and I-135 Junction-photo KHP
A look at Sunday storm looking north near the I-70 and I-135 Junction-photo KHP

Severe thunderstorms brought heavy rain, large hail, and reports of brief tornadoes to central and Northeast Kansas on Sunday.

Severe thunderstorms began in Barton County, moved northeast across Ellsworth, Lincoln, Saline, Ottawa, McPherson, Dickinson and moved into Geary and Riley Counties.

Brief tornado touchdowns were reported near Holyrood in southwest Ellsworth County, and south of Glendale in northwest Saline County.

Hail the size of baseballs was reported in Ottawa, Saline, Ellsworth McPherson Geary counties.

Heavy rain was reported across portions of Ottawa, Clay, northern Dickinson and Riley Counties prompting flash flood warnings from the National Weather Service.

The storm injured two people in Republic County, according to Joe Herrick, a dispatcher for Republic County emergency communications.

Authorities are surveying storm damage in Munden, where at least one trailer home was destroyed. Herrick says two people who were storm spotting were taken to a hospital with injuries. The National Weather Service plans to survey the area Monday.

 

Hail that fell in the Junction City area Sunday evening. Picture courtesy of Rick Dykstra.
Hail that fell in the Junction City area Sunday evening. Picture courtesy of Rick Dykstra.

 

There were no additional reports of damage.

More storms are expected in Kansas later this week.

Rawlins Co. man hospitalized after pickup rolls into a ditch

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Screen Shot 2014-07-03 at 5.13.15 AMRAWLINS COUNTY – A Rawlins County man was injured in an accident just after 10p.m. on Sunday in Rawlins County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2002 Chevy Silverado driven by Robert James Diehl, 29, Herndon, was southbound on Kansas 117 three miles north of Herndon.

The pickup went left of center, crossed over into the east ditch, came back onto the roadway and rolled into the west ditch.

Diehl was transported to the hospital in Atwood.
He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.

KNG 190th ARW to dedicate nose art honoring Patriot Guard

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TOPEKA–To honor the Patriot Guard and their commitment to fallen heroes, the 190th Air Refueling Wing, Kansas National Guard, will dedicate the nose art on a KC-135R Stratotanker at the Topeka Combat Air Museum, 7016 SE Forbes Avenue, Forbes Field, Saturday, April 30. The dedication ceremony will begin at 11:30 a.m.

The mission of the Patriot Guard is to stand guard at funeral services of America’s fallen heroes who are killed in action, are casualties of the current war on terrorism or who are killed in any war zone. Their support is also offered to any law enforcement and firefighters who are killed in the line of duty.

The Patriot Guard began as a discussion between Terry Houck and his wife, Carol. Terry, a Vietnam veteran, approached the members of the American Legion Riders Post 136 and the Patriot Guard was established July 24, 2005, in Mulvane, Kansas.

190th 1The Patriot Guard Nose Art was conceptualized by Master Sgt. Chris Dubois who worked with the Patriot Guard and American Legion Riders Post 136 for input on the design.

Senior Airman Skylar Caldwell designed and painted the nose art with guidance from Senior Master Sgt. Mike Chandler.

The aircraft is maintained by Dubois, Senior Airman Aaron Cuadra, Staff Sgt. Justin Little and Airman 1st Class Connor Remboldt, 190th ARW crew chiefs.

The dedication ceremony will be held concurrently with the 23rd annual Celebrity Pancake Feed benefiting the Combat Air Museum from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Hays students chose volunteering over vacationing during spring break

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As an alternative spring break option, 23 Fort Hays State University students and Roy Spray, assistant professor of social work, volunteered with the Long-Term Flood Recovery Group and other non-profit organizations in Boulder, Colo.

The FHSU volunteers worked to clean up debris and restore houses from a flood and helped rebuild a house that was destroyed by fire.

FHSU volunteers were able to sit down with the affected families and listen to their stories.

“My heart is so full right now. Seeing these college kids volunteer their Spring Break to help those in need is worth more than words can describe,” said Alyssa Steppe, co-student coordinator for Tigers In Service.

Students who participated:
Abilene, Jenna Klein
Clay Center, Alyssa Steppe
Clearwater, Kali Lucas
Dodge City, Daniel Calvin
Elbert, Colo., Reilly Franek
Gaylord, Michaela Sasse
Hays, Jenna DeLeon, Derek Drees, Lisa Quinn, Amanda Urrego and Manny Urrego
Hoyt, Thomas Broxterman
Kansas City, Melanie Arellano-Luna
Leavenworth, Megan Rust
Lyons, Sam Devore
Mission, Jason Foster
Olathe, Haydee Reyes
Omaha, Neb., Feyse Rahmeto
Salina, Aneli DeLaCruz-Escobedo
Sedgwick, Adrianne Ferris
Shenyang, China Xiaotang Li and (Ariel) Cui Meng
Wichita, Brandon Mitchell

FHSU’s Center for Civic Leadership and the Student Government Association sponsored the annual Tigers in Service Alternative Spring Break. Tigers In Service is a student-run program with the mission to promote and provide community service opportunities locally, nationally and globally.

FHSU softball closes out regular season with sweep of UNK

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HAYS, Kan. – The Fort Hays State softball team closed out their regular season with a pair of non-conference home wins over Nebraska-Kearney on Senior Day Sunday afternoon at Tiger Stadium. The Tigers (21-28) won the first game 2-1 then rolled to a 10-0 five inning run-rule victory in the second contest.

Paxton Duran’s sixth inning double broke a 1-1 tie and gave FHSU the lead in the first game. The Lopers moved the tying run in scoring position after a walk and a stolen base but Duran was able to get a strikeout to end the game.

Duran (15-17) picked up her third 15-win season by throwing her 25th complete game of the season. She allowed one run on five hits with four strikeouts and two walks.

In the second game, Fort Hays State scored six runs in the third to build a 7-0 lead then added three more runs in the fourth. Claudia Vazquez drove in four runs and Kylie Strand added three RBIs.

Carrie Clarke picked up the win in her first complete game shutout of the year. She allowed five hits while walking four and striking out one over five innings.

Next up for the Tigers is the MIAA Tournament in Oklahoma City. FHSU will be the No. 7 seed and play No. 2 seed Northwest Missouri State in the opening round on Thursday at 5 pm. The tournament is being held at the ASA Hall of Fame Stadium complex.

KBI: Missing Southwest Kansas man fatally shot

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GRANT COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities in southwest Kansas continue to investigate the disappearance and death of a Grant County man.

Sunday night, The Kansas Bureau of Investigation reported in a media release that on Thursday, law enforcement authorities located the body of Jimmy Wayne Martin, 54, in the rural southeast part of Grant County.

Martin was last seen on March 23, at his rural residence approximately 4 miles southeast of Ulysses, Kansas.

An autopsy was performed at Frontier Forensic in Kansas City, Kansas on Friday.

Preliminary findings indicate that Martin was fatally shot with a small caliber weapon. Final autopsy results are pending.

There are two suspects currently in custody on unrelated charges. There is no current danger to the public in relation to this particular incident.

The results of the investigation will be turned over to the Grant County Attorney’s

Returning Kansas lawmakers face closing budget shortfalls

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators must close projected budget gaps totaling more than $290 million when they resume their annual session this week.

And top Republicans aren’t sure lawmakers will be tackling much else.

The Legislature is scheduled to return Wednesday from its annual spring break. The leaders of its GOP supermajorities hope to remain in session for less than a week.

A new, more pessimistic fiscal forecast issued last week slashed projected tax collections by a total of $348 million through June 2017.

The new numbers created the projected shortfalls in the current and next budgets. The state constitution doesn’t permit budget deficits.

Kansas has struggled to balance its budget since Republican lawmakers slashed personal income taxes in 2012 and 2013 at GOP Gov. Sam Brownback’s urging to stimulate the economy.

Former Kan. Bank Teller Sentenced for Embezzlement

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EmbezzelmentWICHITA- A former Labette County bank clerk was sentenced to three years on probation, including eight months home confinement, and ordered to pay full restitution for embezzling more than $83,000 from the bank where she worked, according to acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.

Angela S. Littlejohn, 41, Chetopa, Kan., pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement. In her plea, she admitted the crime occurred while she worked as a teller during 2013 and 2014 at the Chetopa State Bank in Chetopa, Kan. She stole a total of at least $83,963 from multiple accounts at the bank

Beall commended the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Assistant U.S. Attorney Lanny Welch for their work on the case.

It’s all art.

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                                             Video by Cooper Slough

Fort Hays State University’s Department of Art and Design hosted the 42nd Annual High School Art Exhibition from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, April 20, in the Gross Memorial Coliseum Arena.

The day also featured a sidewalk chalk art competition in the Rarick-Martin Allen Hall courtyard. Approximately 60 schools and more than 1,500 students attended the art exhibition.

Ventura dominates Orioles as Royals cruise to victory

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By DAVE SKRETTA
AP Sports Writer

Alex Gordon homers in the Kansas City Royals home game with Baltimore. (Photo courtesy Kansas City Royals/Chris Vleisides)
Alex Gordon homers in the Kansas City Royals home game with Baltimore. (Photo courtesy Kansas City Royals/Chris Vleisides)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Yordano Ventura settled down after a shaky first inning, Eric Hosmer homered to continue his hot streak and the Kansas City Royals beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-1 on Sunday.

Alex Gordon also went deep before the Royals strung together a series of hits in a four-run seventh that broke the game open. Hosmer finished 2 of 4 to push his AL-leading on-base streak to 26 games.

Ventura (2-0) allowed his lone run and two of his three hits in the first inning. He wound up going seven, striking out four and improving to 11-1 since he was brought back from Triple-A last July.

Mike Wright (1-2) allowed five runs on eight hits in 6 1/3 innings for Baltimore.

His final line gave no indicated that most of the sun-splashed afternoon amounted to a pitchers’ duel between two young right-handers who seemed to be in complete control.

Tigers rally to salvage series finale at Missouri Southern

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JOPLIN, Mo. – Fort Hays State rallied for four runs in the eighth inning and one in the ninth and beat Missouri Southern  6-5 Sunday afternoon to end a season-high eight-game losing streak and salvage the final game of their three-game series at Warren Turner Field. The Tigers (18-25, 12-20 MIAA) sit 4 1/2 games out of eighth place in the MIAA standings with seven games to play as they try to make a push to get into the MIAA Tournament.

After two singles and a walk to start the eighth, Austin Unrein tied the game with his third career grand slam. Alex King doubled to open the ninth and scored on Nick Hammeke’s two-out single to give the Tigers the lead. Giles Fox came in with the tying run at third and got a fly out to end the game and pick up his fifth save.

Jackson Rolfs (4-1) pitched three scoreless innings of relief with four strikeouts and no walks for the win. Starter D.J. Carr allowed all five runs on nine hits over 5 2/3 innings.

Connor Ross and Alex Weiss both had two of the Tigers 11 hits.

The Tigers return home Wednesday night to close out their three-game mid-week series with Nebraska-Kearney.

 

Hays man hospitalized after driver attempts to pass, rear-ends semi

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KHPELLIS COUNTY –Two people were injured in an accident just before 9a.m. on Sunday in Ellis County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2016 Chevy passenger car driven by Lane Templin Lovett, 34, Overland Park, was eastbound on Interstate 70 at Toulon Avenue.

The driver attempted to pass and struck the rear of a semi.

Lovett and a passenger Quinten A Darby, 24, Hays, were transported to Hays Medical Center.

The semi driver from Kansas City was not injured.

All three were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.

Kansas aircraft firm gets $14 million Air Force contract

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Screen Shot 2016-04-24 at 4.23.32 PMWICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Wichita aircraft company has won a $14 million Air Force contract.

The Wichita Eagle reports  the Air Force has awarded Textron Aviation Cessna the $14 million contract to supply the Pakistan army with six aircraft, as well as support and training.

Two of the aircraft are to be modified for aeromedical uses.

The Department of Defense says the Cessna work will be done in Wichita and is expected to be completed by Dec. 30.

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