Today Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. High near 62. North northeast wind 13 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 43. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph.
Friday Sunny, with a high near 72. North northwest wind around 7 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night Clear, with a low around 46. East southeast wind around 7 mph.
Saturday Sunny, with a high near 79.
Saturday NightMostly clear, with a low around 59.
SundaySunny, with a high near 89.
Sunday NightPartly cloudy, with a low around 62.
MondayA 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Funnel cloud near Goodland on Wednesday evening-photo Sherman Co. Sheriff
SHERMAN COUNTY – Thursday’s spring storm brought tornado warnings high winds, hail and flooding rain to many areas of Kansas.
A small tornado south of Goodland prompted the National Weather service to issue a tornado warning and the sirens were used in Goodland, according to the Sherman County Sheriff’s Department.
Funnel Cloud spotted south of Goodland. Take shelter now if you are in the path of this storm! #KSwxhttps://t.co/hrINQeDvxJ
Approximately 6 inches of rain in Gove County prompted flash flood warnings and a flash flood emergency for the city of Grinnell. Officials worked most of the night, according to the Gove County Sheriff’s Department. There were no reports injuries.
FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY in and around Grinell, KS until 1:45PM MDT. DO NOT DRIVE IN THIS AREA. Reports of severe flooding occurring. #KSwxhttps://t.co/jxRu39wzqa
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – Chris Archer pitched eight shutout innings Wednesday night and Logan Morrison, Rickie Weeks Jr., and Colby Rasmus homered for the Tampa Bay Rays in a 12-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals.
Archer (3-1) won for the first time in five starts since April 14 to help the Rays break a three-game losing streak. He scattered five singles and walked none.
Morrison’s ninth homer of the season, and his fourth in seven games, came off Kansas City starter Jason Hammel with a man on in the third inning. Weeks followed with his second home run, putting the Rays up 4-0.
Rasmus hit a grand slam off reliever Peter Moylan in he eighth, the sixth slam of his career.
Everyone in the Tampa Bay lineup had at least one hit for the second straight day. Corey Dickerson had a triple and a single and scored three runs.
Hammel (1-4) gave up six earned runs and 13 hits in seven innings, dropping to 0-6 in his last seven road starts.
TOPEKA – The Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC), the agency that regulates motor carriers in the state, has launched a web based system designed to help motor carriers meet regulatory requirements and successfully manage their businesses.
KTRAN, which stands for the Kansas Trucking Regulatory Assistance Network, is a one-stop shop where users can apply and pay for authorities, waivers, renewals and Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) fees as well as receive important alerts and messages from the KCC.
This week letters are being sent to all Kansas motor carriers with a USDOT number instructing them to register with KTRAN using their USDOT number and newly assigned KCC personal identification number (PIN). Step-by-step instructions are provided in the mailing. Users must register online in order to receive messages, alerts, and both intrastate renewal and UCR renewal notices.
KTRAN features include:
· An online database providing greater ease and efficiency in motor carrier operations and regulation.
· Web-based tools to determine requirements for motor carriers who plan to operate point-to-point in Kansas. This includes:
Application
Payment and delivery
An interactive site to communicate updates and receive compliance information
· Kansas based interstate carriers can now pay their Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) through KTRAN.
The KTRAN network is funded by a grant from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).
SEDGWICK COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities in Sedgwick County are investigating illegal gambling and have seized machines.
On Wednesday, police executed two search warrants were in the 1100 block of W. 31st Street South and the 3100 block of South Seneca in Wichita. Officers seized over 80 machines, according to Wichita Police Sgt. Nikki Woodrow during Wednesday media briefing.
If businesses or business owners have any question about the type of machines that are not allowed, or if community members want to check to see if the machines they see at area businesses are illegal, they can contact the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission.
Their website is www.krgc.ks.gov . Also on that website, you will find a lot of information about what is considered illegal when it comes to Gambling.
Also, if anyone in our community would like to report that a business is in possession of illegal gaming machines, please contact Crime Stoppers at 267-2111.
“If a machine looks like it would belong in a casino and it takes money with a chance of winning money it is safe to say that it is probably illegal,” according to Woodrow.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Latest on the Kansas Legislature’s debate on increasing income taxes to fix the state budget and provide additional funds for public schools (all times local):
Kansas legislators disagree about their next step after the Senate rejected a plan for fixing the state budget with a big income tax increase.
The Senate voted 22-18 on Wednesday against a bill that would have rolled back past income tax cuts championed by Republican Gov. Sam Brownback. It would have raised more than $1 billion over two years.
Senate Vice President and Emporia Republican Jeff Longbine said lawmakers must consider smaller proposals and work toward a plan that Brownback would sign rather than toward a bigger tax hike with veto-proof support.
Several Democrats rejected the idea and said a plan must provide additional funds for public schools.
Kansas faces projected budget shortfalls totaling $887 million through June 2017 and the state Supreme Court has said education funding is inadequate.
Diana Marie and Ty Bohlander-photo Crawford County
BAXTER SPRINGS, Kan. (AP) — A southeast Kansas mother and son still being sought for questioning in the killing of a 64-year-old man now are charged in the death.
The Joplin Globe reports that Cherokee County prosecutors have charged 55-year-old Diana Bohlander and 21-year-old Ty Bohlander with first-degree murder in the April death of James McFarland.
Investigators have said McFarland’s body was found April 30 along a road near Baxter Springs, and that Diana Bohlander is believed to have had a romantic relationship with him.
Authorities say they believe McFarland and the Bohlanders were homeless, and the three of them were last seen in mid-April at a campground in Pawnee, Oklahoma.
A cause of McFarland’s death has not been released.
Nicole Harper is the mother of two and has an overactive bladder. She says she was heading home from Houston with her family when she really had to use the restroom. photo courtesy KCTV
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — United Airlines is denying that its staff told a woman to urinate in a cup rather than leave her seat to use the restroom on a flight from Houston.
Nichole Harper told KCTV she had a sudden urge to urinate because of her overactive bladder on the flight last month to Kansas City.
She says a flight attendant told her she wasn’t allowed to stand up because the pilot was expecting turbulence. Harper responded by saying she was going to need a cup.
She says flight crew reprimanded her after she filled two cups.
Harper says it happened less than 30 minutes into the flight. United says it was during descent.
United said in a statement it has reached out to Harper to “better understand what occurred.”
TOPEKA- Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Tuesday night murder and have arrested a suspect.
Police said in a news release that the 40-year-old Michael Stephen Murphy of Topeka was booked into jail on suspicion of second-degree murder and a weapons violation.
The release says the 39-year -old victim was suffering from head trauma when officers responded just after 8:30 p.m. Tuesday to a disturbance call in the 2700 Block of South Indiana Street.
The victim was taken to a hospital, where he died from his injuries. The victim’s name wasn’t immediately released.
RUSH COUNTY – A Rush County woman was injured in an accident just before 2:30p.m. Wednesday in Rush County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2012 Chevy passenger car driven by Marissa C. Wagner, 20, Rush Center, was eastbound on Kansas 96 four miles east of Rush Center.
The vehicle traveled left of center, struck a power pole and became fully engulfed with fire.
Wagner was able to get out of the vehicle. She was transported to the hospital in Great Bend.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Fort Hays State golfer Hannah Perkins qualified for the 2017 NCAA Women’s Golf Championship after finishing fifth at the Central Super Region Championship this week. The sophomore fired a final round 3-over 74 Wednesday (May 10) to finish at 13-over for the tournament.
“There are not many shots that I would change from these past three days,” said Perkins. “I just played really solid.”
Perkins is the first Tiger to qualify for nationals in program history. The top three teams and the top three individuals not on those teams advanced to nationals. The Wichita, Kan. native was the top individual after the top four players in the standings were all on advancing teams.
“She was very steady all week,” said head coach Rich Guffey. “It’s been a good experience for us as a team, and we’re excited to keep it going.”
“I had a good front nine and was able to keep that rolling on the back,” said Perkins.
Wednesday’s round matched her best round of the season. She recorded up two birdies on the day, matching her total from rounds one and two combined.
“This has been an awesome ride, but I’ve still got work to do,” said Perkins.
Perkins will compete in the National Championship next week (May 17-20) at Findlay Country Club in Findlay, Ohio. The 72-hole tournament will be held over four days, with one round each day.
BARTON COUNTY -The Barton County Health Department (BCHD) along with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment are investigating the death of a Central Kansas adult due to meningitis.
According to a media release, the health department reported laboratory results are not yet final and the death is suspected to be caused by Neisseria meningitidis, which can cause severe and fatal cases of meningococcal meningitis, an infection of the tissue that surrounds the brain and spinal cord.
Signs and symptoms of meningococcal meningitis include a sudden onset of fever, headache, stiff neck, chills, and feeling unusually weak or tired. Nausea, vomiting, altered mental state, and a dark purple rash may also be present.
BCHD is working to identify all persons at high risk of exposure to the individual and are actively providing recommendations for antibiotic prophylaxis. Currently, there is no evidence to suggest the general public is at an increased risk of developing meningitis.
Neisseria meningitidis is only spread from person-to-person by sharing throat or respiratory secretions (saliva or spit). You must be in close contact with a sick person’s saliva or respiratory secretions in order for the bacteria to spread. Close contact can include being directly sneezed or coughed upon, kissing, sharing a water bottle, or sharing eating/drinking utensils. It is not spread by casual contact or by simply breathing the air where a person with meningitis has been.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends post-exposure antibiotics for household, close, or intimate contacts during the 7 days prior to illness onset. Healthcare professionals who had unprotected contact with the respiratory secretions will also receive post- exposure antibiotics.
If you are experiencing symptoms of meningococcal meningitis, immediately visit your primary care physician, an urgent care medical clinic or emergency room. If you have any questions, please contact the Barton County Health Department at (620) 793-1902.
RUSSELL–The city of Russell experienced a break in one of its raw water transmission lines.
Due to high demand, our water tower levels were quickly lowered.
The raw water transmission line has been repaired and water production has resumed.
However, the upset in the system may cause a slight discoloration of the water which can affect taste, clothes washing, and other water use. To help prevent any problems with use of water while the system is flushed, water customers may want to run their water for several minutes before using it to ensure residual sediments have been completely flushed through. We thank you for your patience.
If you have any questions please contact Rich Krause, Russell Public Works Director, at (785) 483-6311.
Tonight A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 43. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph.
