Investigators on the scene of the Wednesday morning fatal shooting- photo courtesy KCTV
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a man has shot and killed his 62-year-old stepfather during an argument at a suburban Kansas City townhome.
The Kansas City Star reports that the shooting happened early Wednesday in Overland Park, Kansas.
Police spokesman John Lacy says the suspect’s mother called 911 and told dispatcher that her son who’s in his 30s and her husband were arguing. Officers heard gunshots as they approached the townhome and took cover.
Lacy says the mother told dispatchers her son had shot his stepfather.
The suspect was arrested after leaving the townhome. The victim was found dead inside the townhome, and his name wasn’t immediately released. Lacy said he didn’t know why the two had been arguing.
Hays city commissioners will again review the 2018 draft budget during their work session Thursday evening with continued discussion of possible cuts in city funding to General Fund outside agencies.
Although most years he “leaves it all alone,” Hays City Manager Toby Dougherty has already recommended a 10 percent cut for Fort Hays State University (FHSU) scholarships and a 10 percent cut in the allocation to the Ellis County Coalition for Economic Development (ECCED).
“Our city staff was challenged this year to find money for employee pay raises,” Dougherty said. “They did a very good job of tightening belts, making cuts where it’s beneficial yet shouldn’t affect the public at large that much.”
“Because of that I didn’t feel it was right to hold all the outside agencies harmless when everybody else was finding ways to cut (their budgets).”
FHSU scholarships would be cut $10,000 to $90,000 for 2018. ECCD would be cut $8,755 to $78,795 in 2018 city allocations.
There was no proposed cut to Social Services which is again requesting $164,000 to be distributed among the American Red Cross-Ellis Co. Chpt., Big Brothers Big Sisters, Cancer Council of Ellis Co., CASA of the High Plains, First Call for Help, Options, Hays Senior Center and DSNWK Access Transportation. “In my opinion, that’s should be one of the last things that gets cut,” Dougherty added.
The $26,828 request by the Downtown Hays Development Corporation (DHDC) would be moved into the city’s Convention and Visitors Bureau budget to be funded by the transient guest tax.
City commissioners had a lively discussion during their July 6 work session with an apparent consensus that more cuts should be made to the ECCD. There were disagreements about making new cuts to DHDC and whether cutting dollars to FHSU sends “the wrong message.”
Other agenda items for the July 20 work session include a construction engineering agreement for the airport wildlife fence, addendums to the agreements with the three city employee unions, and an issuance of general obligation refunding bonds Series 2017B.
MANHATTAN – The Kansas Department of Agriculture’s Board of Agriculture will meet at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 20. This is a regularly scheduled board meeting.
The meeting will be held at the Holcomb Recreation Commission at 106 Wiley Street in Holcomb, Kansas.
The meeting is open to the public. Individuals who have questions about the meeting should contact KDA deputy secretary Susan Metzger at [email protected] for more information.
The Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Special Nursing Service (SNS), the Breast Care Center and Communications Center were recently named the patient satisfaction award winners for the first quarter of 2017 at HaysMed.
The HaysMed ICU Department is honored for its award.
Each quarter HaysMed recognizes the patient satisfaction award winners based on results from CAHPS (Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) surveys administrated by HealthStream.
HealthStream is the research firm HaysMed contracts with to conduct the government required Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) hospital surveys on patient experience.
The CAHPS survey is the first national, standardized, publicly reported survey of patients’ perspectives of hospital care. The CAHPS Hospital Survey is a survey instrument and data collection methodology for measuring patients’ perceptions of their hospital experience.
The Special Nursing Service Department is honored for its award.
Four areas are recognized every quarter including an inpatient department, an outpatient department, a clinic and a non-clinical area.
The inpatient ICU Department was recognized for having had a score of 100 percent putting them at the 99th percentile for overall courtesy and respect.The ICU is a 12-bed unit, and they have 20 full-time associates.
The SNS, an outpatient department, also received a unit score of 100 percent putting them at the 99th percentile for patient courtesy and respect.The unit has six treatment rooms and is
The Breast Care Center is honored for its award.
open 7 a.m.–7 p.m. seven days a week.
Garnering the clinic award was the Breast Care Center (BCC).They scored a 97.4 percent putting them at the 97th percentile for courtesy and respect.The BCC provides comprehensive diagnostic, prevention and survivorship services for those who have a need for specialized breast care.They have 10 full-time associates.
The Communication Center received the Customer Service Award for their courtesy and respect in helping HaysMed be successful.The department consists of eight associates, and they answer an average of 18,000 phone calls a month.
The Communication Center is honored for its award.
Each area honored displays a patient satisfaction award winner banner in their department.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is granting the Trump administration’s request to more strictly enforce its ban on refugees, at least until a federal appeals court weighs in.
But the justices are leaving in place a lower court order that makes it easier for travelers from six mostly Muslim countries to enter the United States.
The high court acted Wednesday on the administration’s appeal of last week’s ruling by U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson that required the government to allow in refugees formally working with a resettlement agency in the United States. Watson also vastly expanded the family relations that refugees and visitors can use to get into the country.
The justices said the federal appeals court in San Francisco should now consider the appeal.
It’s another big weekend of activities coming up in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the city of Hays, Ellis County and historic Fort Hays.
City Commissioner Sandy Jacobs was a young Hays resident when the town’s centennial was celebrated.
“I was here for the 100th year,” Jacobs recalled. “I was a little girl. I remember my aunt made us beautiful clothes. It was fun.”
Now, 50 years later, the sesquicentennial observation is filled with activities throughout 2017.
A four-day city-wide event presented by Downtown Hays Development Corporation (DHDC) and the Hays Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) kicks off Thu., July 20 with the Sesquicentennial Art Exhibit at the Hays Arts Council, 112 E. 11th, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with the same hours on Friday. The Hays Larks will take on El Dorado at 7 p.m. in Larks Park with historical special guests. Admission is free to both events.
Friday, July 21, features Main Street Cruise Night starting at 6 p.mm. Participants should meet in the ACE Hardware parking lot, 3300 Vine, to cruise on down to Main Street and dance the night away to the Jimmy Dee Band. The street dance begins at 7 p.m.
“Worlds Apart, Cities Together” will be dedicated Saturday at 1 p.m. with Sister Cities representatives from Santa Maria, Paraguay, and Hays.
Saturday, July 22, starts with Bargains on the Bricks, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., the annual sidewalk sale in downtown Hays. The Downtown Hays Market will be open the same hours in the 10th Street parking lot. Runners will be hitting the bricks at 7 a.m. for the Cancer Council of Ellis County annual race and fundraiser. More than 300 of the top custom cars, street rods, sports cars, pickups, 4X4s, race cars, classics, antiques, and motorcycles will be competing for top awards at the Thunder on the Bricks Car, Truck and Cycle show, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Municipal Park. The Sesquicentennial Art Exhibit will be open again 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Hays Arts Council. Join the Sister Cities of Hays committee and city officials at the Hays Public Library at 1 p.m. as they welcome partners from Santa Maria, Paraguay. They’ll be celebrating and dedicating the permanent display “Worlds Apart, Cities Together” created by Cody Custer, which honors their Sister City relationship.
Sunday, July 23, opens with a Christian multi-faith church service at 10 a.m. in the Municipal Park. All are welcome to participate with 15 churches represented. It will be followed by a sesquicentennial picnic with free brats, hot dogs and cake for the first 750 people, along with a 150th year proclamation by city and county commissioners and historical reenactments. There’ll also be a free inflatable bounce village for the kids and free admission to the Ellis County Historical Society museum, 100 W. 7th, 12 to 5 p.m. The Hays Aquatic Park will offer a free swim day from 12 to 6 p.m.
More information is available on the Hays Convention and Visitors Bureau website, www.visithays.com.
Out of County Criminal Transport, Larned, 5:55 a.m.
Out of County Criminal Transport, Hill City, 9:08 a.m.
Out of County Criminal Transport, Larned, 12:10 p.m.
Civil Transport, Russell County, 1:37 p.m.
Out of County Criminal Transport, Wakeeney, 2:50 p.m.
Civil Transport, Ellis, 3:35 p.m.
Suspicious Vehicle, Ellis County, 4:25 p.m.
Cattle Out, Ellis County, 10:18 p.m.
SALINE COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities are investigating a reported theft of over $2,200 from the Central National Bank on Tuesday.
Just before 3:30 p.m., a bank employee told Salina Police that a man entered the bank, located inside Walmart, 2900 South Ninth, and asked to exchange $4,800 in $20 bills for $100 bills, according Police Captain Paul Forrester.
The man then asked to exchange the $100 bills for Canadian currency.
When the bank employee told the man that the bank did not do currency exchanges, he asked for the $20 bills back.
While the clerk was collecting the $4,800 in $20 bills, the man pocketed $2,200 from the stack of $100 bills. He and a female suspect then left the bank with $7,000.
The suspects left in a white or silver GMC Acadia, according to Forrester.
Authorities hope to release surveillance camera video Wednesday.
Brown’s Shoe Fit Co., 2510 Vine, is under new ownership and management as of Wednesday.
Eric Brincks, who has owned and operated the store for more than 10 years, has handed over the business to Alex Salgado of Liberal.
Brincks had the opportunity to move to a store in Ankeny, Iowa, and he jumped at the chance to move closer to family in the area.
“It is just one of those things, and ultimately, it just fell together very fast,” Brincks said.
Brincks said he has enjoyed his time in Hays and wishes Salgado the best as the store moves forward.
“I have had a lot of fun with the store,” he said. “It has transformed quit a bit. Hopefully, it will continue on the good path it is on.”
Brincks last day was Tuesday. Salgado has already been at the store for several days and is getting accustomed to the routine. There will be no interruption in operation at the store.
Salgado is in the process of moving some items around in the store and plans to offer more athletic shoes and insoles.
“Our mission is to help people have healthy, happy feet,” he said.
Salgado has moved to Hays from Liberal where he was an assistant manager at a Brown’s Shoe Fit. He brings with him his wife, Francis, and son, Mateo, 6 months.
“I am happy to be here. I am looking forward to meeting everybody, and I am thankful for the opportunity,” Salgado said.
ATLANTA – The Fort Hays State women’s basketball team earned a spot on the 2016-17 WBCA Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll for the third-straight year and the seventh time in the last eight seasons, announced Wednesday (July 19) by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. The Tigers earned a cumulative GPA of 3.624, ranking 13th in the nation.
The WBCA Academic Top 25 annually recognizes NCAA Division I, II and III; NAIA; and junior/community college women’s basketball teams across the nation that carry the highest combined grade point average (GPA) inclusive of all student-athletes on their rosters for the entire season.
The Tigers were one of three MIAA programs among the top 25.
The 3.624 GPA is the second highest during Hobson’s tenure (3.628, 2011-12). Additionally, this is the seventh time in Hobson’s nine years as head coach at Fort Hays State that the women’s basketball team earned the WBCA Academic Top 25 honor. The team ranked 14th in 2009-10, 11th in 2010-11, 4th in 2011-12, 14th in 2012-13, 23rd in 2014-15, 22nd in 2015-16 and 13th this year.
The complete 2016-17 WBCA Division II Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll can be found below.
Rank Institution Head Coach GPA
1 Emporia State University Jory Collins 3.744
2 Michigan Technological University Kimberly Cameron 3.736
3 Minnesota State University, Mankato Emilee Thiesse 3.728
T4 Lubbock Christian University Steve Gomez 3.723
T4 Maryville University Collin Lanam 3.723
6 Seton Hill University Mark Katarski 3.722
T7 Ohio Dominican University Lynsey Warren 3.717
T7 Pittsburg State University Lane Lord 3.717
9 Nova Southeastern University LeAnn Freeland 3.706
10 Grand Valley State University Mike Williams 3.669
11 Northwood University Jeff Curtis 3.664
12 University of Southern Indiana Rick Stein 3.640
13 Fort Hays State University Tony Hobson 3.624
14 Southern New Hampshire University Karen Pinkos 3.602
15 Rockhurst University Larry Park 3.593
16 Augustana University Dave Krauth 3.588
17 University of the Sciences Jackie Hartzell 3.581
18 Saginaw Valley State University Jamie Pewinski 3.576
19 West Texas A&M University Kristen Mattio 3.568
20 Minnesota State University Moorhead Karla Nelson 3.554
21 Western Oregon University Holli Howard-Carpenter 3.539
22 University of Findlay Jim Wiedie 3.537
23 Montana State University Billings Kevin Woodin 3.529
24 Notre Dame College (Ohio) Katie Hine 3.527
25 Embry-Riddle University Lisa Nuxol-Wilson 3.519
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A second suspect has been arrested in the weekend shooting death of a semi-pro football player in Wichita.
A second 18-year-old Wichita man was booked into jail Monday on suspicion of first-degree murder in the killing of 19-year-old Timothy Golden, who was a tight end for the Kansas Cougars. He hasn’t yet been formally charged.
Police say Golden was found dead Saturday afternoon inside an apartment building and that another 18-year-old suspect was arrested that day. Police had been searching for three men in the shooting.
Police say more than a dozen rounds were fired into Golden’s apartment.
