WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita police say a 65-year-old man was tied up by two other men during a residential robbery in west Wichita.
According to Wichita Police Department Sgt. Joe Kennedy, the robbery happened shortly after 9:30 a.m. Sunday. Police say the man reported that two suspects pointed a handgun at him and told him to sit down before both suspects tied him up. Police say the suspects went through the home, took small two safes and $100, and then left.
The man was able to untie himself and call police. Kennedy said the man was not injured.
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SHERMAN COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities in Sherman County reported a weekend drug arrest.
Another suspected drug dealer was taken off the road in Sherman County through a simple traffic stop for speeding, according to a social media report by the Sherman County Sheriff’s office.
Officers found marijuana, heroin, scales, cash and a weapon – tools of the trade.
The report also credited Sherman County Sheriff’s Deputy Bob Juleson and K-9 Gadar for doing a great job.
No additional details on the arrest have been reported.
Crews work a Sunday fire in Harvey County- photo Newton police
HARVEY COUNTY – Fire officials in Harvey County reminded residents that
hazardous fire conditions continue to impact the area as dry conditions persist throughout the region, according to a social media report from Newton Police.
On Sunday Newton Fire and Emergency Medical Service along with mutual aid partners from Sedgwick Co. Fire and Sedgwick Fire/EMS, worked together to make a quick stop on a grass fire near Kansas 96 and of Interstate135.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Pat Roberts on Monday responded to reports that the administration will present Congress on Tuesday with a plan to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility and relocate the remaining terrorists held there to a location on the mainland United States.
“Congress passed a law in November explicitly barring the transfer of Guantanamo prisoners to domestic soil,” the senators said. “Military leaders have repeatedly said they will not break the law to close the facility and relocate its prisoners on the mainland, which would be yet another of the administration’s misguided national security decisions. With ever-growing threats abroad and our increased efforts to combat ISIS, we need a place to house these terrorists, and that place is not in our communities, nor back on the battlefield.”
“This plan is expected to present the options for the relocation of Guantanamo, but regardless of whether it is Kansas, South Carolina, or Colorado, none of these options are acceptable. Our states and our communities remain opposed to moving the world’s deadliest terrorists to U.S. soil. The terrorists at Guantanamo Bay are where they should remain – at Guantanamo Bay.”
Sens. Roberts, Scott and Gardner have been outspoken opponents of President Obama’s intentions to close Guantanamo Bay. They have stated concerns with the 30 percent recidivism rate among released detainees, the hundreds of millions of dollars it will cost to construct a new facility, and the fact that opening domestic facility would place a bullseye for acts of terror on an American community. Sites in South Carolina, Kansas, and Colorado have been surveyed as potential replacements for Guantanamo.
ELLSWORTH – Law enforcement authorities in Ellsworth County continue to investigate the alleged sexual assault by members of the Great Bend High School swim team on a school activity bus.
The Barton County community wants to know what investigators believe happened.
A mother of a freshman swimmer said her son was sexually assaulted by upperclassmen on the swim team on their way back from a swim meet in Manhattan on February 6.
The town of Great Bend has been in an uproar since the story reached the media.
Ellsworth County Sheriff Tracy Ploutz said at the earliest the investigation will be ready for the County Attorney by Wednesday, February 24. “I am still conducting interviews and have to tie a bunch of it up,” he said.
When asked if he thought the case involved criminal activity, Ploutz had a very quick response. ‘I do,” he said.
USD 428 Superintendent Brad Reed issued a statement last week that said the school district has handled the situation according to their policy and were unsure if any criminal activity took place on the bus.
Reed also sent a letter to all swim team parents last Friday warning them of media outlets potentially contacting them for questioning after requesting swim team rosters from the district.
GOLDEN, Colo. – Fort Hays State fell to Colorado Mines by run-rule, 16-1, on Sunday, and had to settle for a split in the four-game series with the Orediggers. They will enter MIAA play next weekend at 6-5 overall.
Fort Hays State trailed 6-0 after two innings before getting its only run of the game in the third. Caleb Cherryholmes singled through the left side to score Nick Hammeke. Cherryholmes was the only Tiger with a multiple-hit game with two.
The Orediggers tagged FHSU starter Jackson Rolfs for six runs (five earned) over the first two innings. Rolfs moved to 2-1 on the season. Casey Sedbrook lasted an inning, allowing two runs, and Logan Herd went 2.2 innings allowing eight runs (five earned). Will Amen got the final out against the Orediggers in the sixth. FHSU pitchers surrendered 17 hits and four walks, but did not strike out any batters.
Colorado Mines pitcher A.J. Valerio threw 6.0 strong innings, allowing just one run on five hits and a walk. He struck out two. Martin Clark pitched the final inning and also struck out two.
Fort Hays State enters conference play with a three-game series against Central Missouri at home next weekend. The teams will play one game each day, starting Friday.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say one person has died in a fire that was contained to a single unit of a seven-floor Wichita apartment building.
Wichita fire marshal Brad Crisp said a resident called Sunday afternoon to report that his apartment at Shadyway Plaza Towers was on fire. The Wichita Eagle reports that a 70-year-old man was found dead inside the apartment. Another person who was found suffering from smoke inhalation is in stable condition at a Wichita hospital.
The fire was contained to the living room space of the one-bedroom apartment. Shadyway Plaza Towers has 20 apartments on each of its seven floors.
The cause of the fire is under investigation. No other information was immediately available, including the name of the victim.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A new center aimed at creating a safe space for the LGBT community is in the first stages of becoming a reality.
The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the Capital City Equality Center received 501(c)(3) status, designating it as a public charity. The center will provide a place for people to meet, share experiences and support one another.
Organizers began working on the project in May 2015.
The center may provide resources for people to find jobs, for groups to host meetings or for businesses and organizations to gain awareness of the issues the LGBT community faces through programming. The organization might also open a clothing and food bank.
Stephanie Mott, the center’s board president, says she hopes that establishing a safe space will reduce self-harm and suicides.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Police are investigating after a man was fatally shot in northern Wichita.
The Wichita Eagle reports that police received a report around 5 a.m. Sunday of shots fired. Wichita Sgt. Joe Kennedy says responding officers found a 26-year-old man lying in the street. Emergency workers pronounced him dead at the scene.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) – Ron Baker scored 14 points and Wichita State rolled over Indiana State 84-51 on Sunday to wrap up their their third straight outright Missouri Valley title.
Baker had five rebounds, three steals and two blocked shots. Shaquille Morris, Zach Brown and Markis McDuffie all finished with 11 points for the Shockers (21-7, 14-2 Missouri Valley), who have won four of five and clinched the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament.
Indiana State (13-15, 7-9) was led by Brenton Scott with 14 points, and Devonte Brown added 11. The Sycamores shot 31 percent, including 5 of 26 (19 percent) from beyond the arc and have lost five straight.
The game was tied at seven after 4 1/2 minutes, but Wichita State took over from there. A 15-4 run made it 22-11 and the Shockers led 44-26 at the break. Wichita State opened the second half with a 10-2 run and the rout was on.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Former Dallas Cowboys running back Joseph Randle is jailed in Kansas on suspicion of aggravated battery, drug possession and criminal damage to property.
An official at the Sedgwick County Jail in Randle’s hometown of Wichita says the 24-year-old was arrested and booked around 8:15 a.m. Sunday. Bond is set at $100,000. It wasn’t immediately clear if Randle had an attorney.
Wichita Police Lt. James Espinoza didn’t immediately return a phone message seeking more information about the charges.
Randle has had a string of run-ins with the law, beginning with a 2014 shoplifting arrest. He’s also charged in neighboring Sumner County in a November disturbance at a casino. Earlier this month, he was arrested in Irving, Texas, after it was determined he was wanted for speeding.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A bill in the Kansas Legislature would change the current forfeiture law and require that a person has to be convicted of a crime before the state can take their property.
Kansas’ current forfeiture law does not require a person to be convicted of a crime before law enforcement can take property they believe was used in a crime.
The Lawrence Journal World reports a forfeiture case is civil, not criminal, and law enforcement must prove by a preponderance of evidence rather than beyond a reasonable doubt that the seized property was used in a crime.
The new measure would require individuals be convicted of a crime before they can have their property taken.
Several law enforcement agencies oppose the measure because forfeitures provide police agencies with needed funding.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita police say a 65-year-old man was tied up by two other men during a residential robbery in west Wichita.
