KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have placed linebackers Tamba Hali and Dadi Nicolas on the physically unable to perform list and released veteran running back C.J. Spiller.
Kansas City also traded offensive lineman Isaiah Battle to Seattle on Saturday for a conditional 2018 draft pick and placed running back Spencer Ware and cornerback Ashton Lampkin on injured reserve.
Hali, a five-time Pro Bowl selection, is dealing with balky knees. Nicolas is coming off a knee injury last season.
Spiller was the biggest surprise among 30 players who were cut. Not only did he appear rejuvenated after a long history of injuries, his release left the Chiefs with rookie Kareem Hunt and Charcandrick West as the only running backs on their roster.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A former police officer who worked for two decades in law enforcement in Kansas did so despite a 1995 conviction for domestic violence that should have disqualified him from wearing a badge.
State law prohibits a person with a domestic violence conviction from working in law enforcement. But questions linger as to how Michael A. Stone managed to remain employed for so long.
The Kansas Commission on Peace Officers Standards and Training on Tuesday revoked Stone’s law enforcement certification. His last day on the job as an officer with the Marion Police Department was Aug. 5.
Stone had previously worked as a corrections officer at the El Dorado Correctional Facility, as a Butler County Sheriff’s Office deputy and as police chief in Florence.
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos have broken up the “No Fly Zone,” releasing three-time Pro Bowl strong safety T.J. Ward with a year left on his contract.
General manager John Elway said cutting the eighth-year pro was a difficult decision “after everything he’s done for our football team.”
“He was a respected teammate whose attitude and physical mindset played a big part in our success, especially during our Super Bowl run,” Elway said. “We thank T.J. for his contributions as a Bronco and wish him nothing but the best in his future.”
Ward set a nasty tone for Denver’s defense as a founding member of the “No Fly Zone” secondary that includes Aqib Talib, Chris Harris Jr., Darian Stewart and Bradley Roby.
Ward was due $4.5 million this year in the final season of his four-year, $22.5 million contract he signed in 2014. The Broncos will eat about $1.3 million in dead money from his prorated signing bonus.
But this decision wasn’t about money or cap space. It was about looking toward the future.
Second-year pro Justin Simmons has stood out in place of Ward, who missed most of training camp and all of the preseason with a torn hamstring.
The Fort Hays State Honor Society will offer free Graduate Record Examination preparation sessions at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5, Tuesday, Sept. 12, Tuesday, Sept. 19, and Tuesday, Sept. 26, in Forsyth Library, room 015.
The first session will feature Dr. Keith Dreiling, chair of the Department of Mathematics, who will speak on the math section of the exam and how to use Power Prep II software.
The following week, Dr. James Austin, assistant professor of English, will discuss the analytical writing portion of the exam.
The Sept. 19 session will focus on managing stress and test-taking anxiety and will be led by Leslie Paige, director of scholarships and sponsored projects for the FHSU Graduate School.
On Sept. 26, Dr. Eugene Rice, chair of the Department of Philosophy, will speak on the critical thinking section of the exam.
Sessions are open to all students. Free books will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
photo courtesy University of Kansas Marching Jayhawks
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — High school musicians participating in this year’s University of Kansas Band Day won’t be strutting their stuff at Memorial Stadium after nearly 70 years of doing so.
The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the university has welcomed hundreds of young musicians from Missouri and Kansas high schools each year to perform alongside its Marching Jayhawks at Memorial Stadium.
This year’s event Sept. 9 will keep the traditional parade through downtown before the game. But it won’t host a mass band performance on the field during the football game against Central Michigan.
Matthew Smith, associate director of bands at the university’s School of Music, said organizers attribute the change to a combination of dwindling interest from high schools, reduced parking space and other challenges, such as limited storage space for large instruments.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Relatives of a 7-year-old Kansas boy whose remains were fed to pigs after he was killed by his father and stepmother claim in a lawsuit that social workers in Missouri and the child welfare agency in Kansas did not do enough to protect him.
The lawsuit alleges child welfare workers had several chances to remove Adrian Jones from his home and were aware that he was physically abused for years but did little except document the abuse.
Heather Jones-photo KDOC
The boy’s remains were found outside a Kansas City, Kansas, home in November 2015.
Adrian’s father, Michael Jones, and stepmother, Heather Jones, are both serving sentences of life in prison with no chance of parole for at least 25 years in the boy’s death.
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This is our way of giving organizations up to $50,000 worth of leadership training. As we approach the application deadline I wanted to make sure you had one more chance to take advantage of this opportunity.
A transformation grant will give you up to 80 slots in any of Kansas Leadership Center’s core training in 2018 which covers 100% of the registration cost.
Anyone can apply, but this grant could work well for these audiences:
· Education: School districts, school support organizations, PTOs, school boards
· Community-Minded Business Organizations: Civic clubs, business associations, economic coalitions
· Government: City, county or state entities
· Non-Profits: Community foundations, United Ways, community coalitions
· Faith: Churches, district-level entities and collaborative faith initiatives
Also, due to several requests, we have extended the deadline for this grant until September 11th.
Football season has arrived, and you have a chance to win a trip to Hawaii! All you have to do is enter here and join the 2017 Football Pick’em Challenge.
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OSBORNE – If you’ve got a kiddo who is champing at the bit to learn how to shoot a bow, go fishing, shoot a shotgun, or paddle a canoe, sign them up for the Annual Northcentral Kansas Outdoor Youth Fair on Sept. 9. Held each year in Osborne, this free and fun-filled event is packed with more outdoor activities than your youngster can imagine. The festivities will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and all youth ages 17 and younger are invited to attend. Participants 14 and younger must be accompanied by an adult, and all participants must pre-register by 11 a.m. the day of the event to receive lunch and be eligible for prizes.
Fair activities include archery, wingshooting, flyfishing, rifle and muzzleloader shooting, canoeing, trapping, whittling, biking and many others. All equipment and supplies will be provided.
The Annual Northcentral Kansas Outdoor Youth Fair is made possible by the Osborne County Pheasants Forever Chapter, Osborne Gun Club, Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism, Nex-Tech, and the Keith Hahn Memorial.
To register for this event, contact Cleo Hahn at (785) 346-4541, John Cockerham at (785) 346-6527, or Chris Lecuyer at (785) 218-7818.
STANTON COUNTY — A Kansas man died in an accident just before 7:30 Friday in Stanton County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2005 Nissan Titan driven by Louis Carlos Garcia Verialla, 45, Garden City, was eastbound on K27 just east of Johnson.
The pickup traveled into the south ditch. The driver overcorrected and the pickup went into side skid, entered the north ditch and rolled.
Garcia Verialla was pronounced dead at the scene. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.
TOPEKA – Foster Kansas Kids, an initiative funded by the Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF), is excited to launch new resources to prospective and current foster families across the state, including a website expansion that features a live-chat function, calendar of events, foster parent and former youth-in-care blogs, video testimonials and a robust resource center.
The live-chat feature is staffed by trained child welfare professionals who can answer a wide variety of questions from both current and prospective foster parents in real-time. Live chat is available on the Foster Kansas Kids website from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday.
“Due to the complexity of the Kansas foster care system, it can be difficult for families to know where to go or who to talk to about their needs and concerns,” DCF Secretary Phyllis Gilmore said. “Foster Kansas Kids acts as a ‘one-stop-shop’ for both current and prospective foster families, to provide concrete information, support and resources for Kansans at every juncture in their journey.”
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Other new features include a comprehensive calendar of foster care events across the state, including trainings, support groups and appreciation events. In addition, the website now features foster parent and former youth-in-care blogs, where bloggers can share their experiences and insight with readers. This feature serves as both an encouragement to prospective foster parents and a supportive community for current families who share similar experiences.
Foster Kansas Kids was initially launched in May, at a news conference and informational fair at the Kansas State Capitol, Topeka, in honor of National Foster Care Month. The first phase, which fully launched May 15, established a website designed to centralize the foster care process, and make it easier for families to begin their foster care journey.
This month, Foster Kansas Kids launched its second commercial. The 30-second public service announcement is airing across the state, as well as on Pandora radio and on social media over the coming months.
As part of DCF’s growing efforts to recruit foster families, staff members are available for presentations and informational fairs to spread the word about the need for temporary, loving homes in Kansas. Requests for presentations can be made on the Foster Kansas Kids website homepage.
If you are interested in becoming a foster parent, please visit www.fosterkskids.org or call 1-844-380-2009. To stay up to date on foster care in Kansas, follow Foster Kansas Kids on Facebook and Twitter.
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