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Month: February 2018

🎥 Catwalk on Bricks revamp of Downtown Hays’ Taste event

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UPDATE: An event will still take place on Friday, April 20 but is being revamped. See the Hays Post for further updates.

By CRISTINA JANNEY
Hays Post

Downtown Hays has revamped its spring The Taste event, added a fashion show and dubbed it Catwalk on the Bricks.

The event, which will be Friday, April 20, will offer some of the same features the popular Taste event did. Participants will be able to sample appetizer-size foods from downtown restaurants and will receive two drink tickets for wine or beer.

Stores also have the option of offering refreshments in their businesses after the fashion show.

“We want people to have a taste of downtown, whether it is services or food or anything. They got that with The Taste, but people got kind of bored. It was the same event. We had it for several years, and we wanted to throw a big flare in there, and downtown business owners actually requested to have a fashion show,” said Ashley Roth, Downtown Hays Development Corp. assistant director.

Cost will be $25. Tickets go on sale Monday, Feb. 26. Tickets can be purchased online at www.downtownhays.com or by calling the Downtown Hays Development Corporation office at 785-621-4171. You must 21 years old or older to purchase tickets, and an ID will be required to enter. Drinks will only be permitted on Main Street between 10th and 11th streets.

Only 300 tickets will be sold.

Check-in for the event will be from 5:30 to 6 p.m. Tables and chairs will be set up on Mains Street with a red carpet. Participants can mingle and enjoy their drinks, and then the fashion show will kick off at 6 p.m. The main event of the night will be a DJ’ed fashion show featuring looks from downtown retailers. Local salons will do hair and makeup for local models. The show will feature each retailer twice with different looks.

Sara Bloom, DHDC executive director, said you will see a variety of ages in the show, and the show will include men’s women’s and children’s fashions.

The committee chose the title Catwalk on the Bricks because they wanted the stylists to be creative and really go all out with the makeup and hair, Bloom said.

After the fashion show between 7 and 9 p.m., people will be free to stroll downtown with retailers extending shopping hours for the event. Participants will receive a brochure with exclusive event coupons.

“So the fun of The Taste has still been kept. It has just been added upon,” Bloom said. “With the Catwalk, you are still going to have great giveaways, because all of the business are going to donate gift cards or products or items that are going to be given away.”

The gift cards will be given away after the fashion show.

“If you are one of those lucky winners, you are going to have money in your pocket right away to go enjoy and spend,” Bloom said. “You are getting the fun of The Taste. You’re keeping the stroll. You are still getting a lot of food and drink. You are still getting to shop really late at these businesses that sometimes close a little early for you to shop at. You are getting all the excitement that was The Taste, and we are throwing in a little bit extra with the fashion show.”

Suspect claimed he had bomb during Kansas bank robbery

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Photos courtesy FBI

SEDGWICK COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities are investigating an armed bank robbery and asking the public to help identify a suspect.

Just before 10a.m. Tuesday, police responded to a bank robbery at the Capitol Federal, 4000 East Harry in Wichita, according to officer Paul Cruz.

The suspect brandished a firearm, demanded money and left a black bag with a yellow smiley face on it claiming the bag contained a bomb, according to a media release from the FBI.

The suspect described as a black male standing 6-foot-1 and 240 pounds wore a camo mask, gray hooded sweatshirt and gloves.

The bomb squad found no explosive device.
Anyone with information on the crime is asked to call Wichita police.

Colyer taps Salina farmer as Kansas lieutenant governor

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer has picked Tracey Mann to serve as the state’s next lieutenant governor.

The new Republican governor announced his appointment of the 41-year-old Mann during a Kansas Livestock Association dinner in Topeka. A swearing-in ceremony is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon at the Statehouse.

Mann is a commercial real estate broker and farmer from Salina. He said in a statement he’s “extremely grateful for the opportunity.”

Colyer was the state’s longest-serving lieutenant governor but became governor Jan. 31 when former GOP Gov. Sam Brownback stepped down to take an ambassador’s post.

Mann will be on the gubernatorial ticket when Colyer seeks a full, four-year term this year.

Sunny, warm Valentine’s Day

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Today Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. West southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

Tonight Cloudy, with a low around 38. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.

Thursday Partly sunny, with a high near 60. West wind 7 to 16 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

Thursday Night Increasing clouds, with a low around 19. Windy, with a north wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

Friday Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. North wind 13 to 18 mph becoming north 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Friday NightPartly cloudy, with a low around 22.

SaturdaySunny, with a high near 53. Breezy.

Saturday NightMostly clear, with a low around 27.

Kan. woman admits making unauthorized purchases with her mother’s bank account

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MINNEAPOLIS –  A Salina woman was found guilty Tuesday of mistreatment of a dependent adult, according to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt.

Meg Ellen Gravette-Holmgren, 43, pleaded guilty today in Ottawa County District Court to one felony count of mistreatment of a dependent adult.

The case stemmed from an investigation by the attorney general’s Fraud and Abuse Litigation Division which discovered that between July and November 2014, Gravette-Holmgren acted as durable power of attorney for her mother who was a dependent adult. The defendant spent her mother’s money for unauthorized purchases for herself. As part of the plea, Gravette-Holmgren agreed to pay $67,374.39 in restitution to her mother.

Tuesday high school basketball results

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BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Abilene 66, Hays 62
Andale 71, Clearwater 36
Andover Central 59, Andover 37
Arkansas City 55, Valley Center 50
Ashland 71, Rolla 42
Attica 63, Pretty Prairie 42
Augusta 45, Buhler 42
Baldwin 77, Louisburg 44
Baxter Springs 58, Riverton 50
Bennington 59, Berean Academy 42
Blue Valley 65, Bishop Miege 62
Bonner Springs 73, KC Bishop Ward 40
BV North 67, St. James Academy 59
BV Northwest 62, Mill Valley 25
BV West 59, BV Southwest 39
Caldwell 56, Udall 40
Caney Valley 79, Dewey, Okla. 68
Central Plains 66, Ness City 43
Centre 63, Canton-Galva 28
Cheney 67, Conway Springs 28
Cherryvale 73, Fredonia 35
Circle 60, El Dorado 52
Coffeyville 57, Chanute 49
Crest 43, Southeast 40
Derby 85, Salina South 35
DeSoto 64, Eudora 53
Dighton 72, Greeley County 55
Doniphan West 58, Axtell 44
Ellis 45, Trego 35
Ellsworth 63, Southeast Saline 55
Emporia 47, Washburn Rural 45
Frankfort 60, BV Randolph 41
Frontenac 72, Columbus 40
Garden City 68, Dodge City 53
Girard 58, Galena 49
Goddard-Eisenhower 96, Maize South 80
Goodland 65, Colby 47
Halstead 56, Hillsboro 49, 2OT
Haven 49, Kingman 29
Hays-TMP-Marian 62, Great Bend 43
Hesston 48, Hoisington 38
Hodgeman County 56, Ingalls 42
Holcomb 68, Scott City 40
Holton 57, Atchison County 41
Hoxie 66, Norton 33
Hugoton 66, Ulysses 44
Humboldt 61, Bluestem 57
Hutchinson Central Christian 85, Burrton 60
Hutchinson Trinity 48, Ell-Saline 31
Iola 45, Osawatomie 41
Jackson Heights 53, Valley Falls 35
Jayhawk Linn 46, Pleasanton 31
Jefferson North 55, Pleasant Ridge 52
Kapaun Mount Carmel 64, Wichita Northwest 59
KC Piper 59, Basehor-Linwood 58
KC Schlagle 83, Atchison 43
KC Sumner 66, KC Harmon 56
KC Turner 59, Tonganoxie 52
Larned 69, Lakin 38
Lawrence 51, SM Northwest 45
Lawrence Free State 92, Olathe West 58
Leavenworth 56, Olathe South 44
Liberal 44, Cimarron 39
Lincoln 50, Thunder Ridge 40
Little River 68, Goessel 35
Logan 46, Hill City 45
Lyndon 60, Waverly 54
Macksville 53, Otis-Bison 43
Maranatha Academy 71, Heritage Christian 33
Marion 58, Inman 53
Marmaton Valley 59, Chetopa 30
Marysville 80, Centralia 50
Maur Hill – Mount Academy 64, McLouth 45
McPherson 82, Winfield 43
Minneapolis 66, Republic County 51
Natoma 54, Tescott 34
Nemaha Central 68, Hiawatha 40
Newton 65, Hutchinson 58
Northern Valley 74, Palco 22
Oakley 75, Quinter 44
Olathe East 59, Olathe North 52
Olathe Northwest 57, Gardner-Edgerton 38
Onaga 43, Troy 41
Osborne 75, Sylvan-Lucas 49
Oskaloosa 58, Horton 48
Oxford 45, Flinthills 39
Paola 49, Ottawa 45
Parsons 68, Independence 56
Pawnee Heights 63, Bucklin 19
Phillipsburg 67, Concordia 55
Pike Valley 63, St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 57, OT
Pittsburg 80, Fort Scott 47
Plainville 64, Ellinwood 21
Pratt 54, Nickerson 49
Pratt Skyline 48, Norwich 31
Riley County 58, Council Grove 53
Rock Creek 62, Chapman 58
Rock Hills 62, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 41
Rockhurst, Mo. 51, St. Thomas Aquinas 38
Rossville 61, Wabaunsee 29
Royal Valley 82, Riverside 44
Sabetha 48, Jefferson West 41
Salina Central 62, Wichita Campus 40
Salina Sacred Heart 73, Beloit 65
Santa Fe Trail 66, Burlington 62
Sedan 78, Burden Central 32
SM East 63, SM West 59
Smoky Valley 63, Lyons 46
South Barber 58, Fairfield 29
South Gray 104, Sublette 30
Southwestern Hts. 75, Meade 66
St. Francis 64, Cheylin 36
St. John 66, South Central 33
St. Mary’s Academy 70, St. John’s Military 34
Stanton County 51, Wichita County 38
Sterling 63, Sedgwick 51
Stockton 74, La Crosse 56
Syracuse 56, Wallace County 51
Topeka 58, Manhattan 47
Topeka Hayden 82, Shawnee Heights 57
Topeka Seaman 70, Highland Park 56
Topeka West 47, Junction City 37
Triplains-Brewster 34, Deerfield 32
Uniontown 57, Altoona-Midway 29
Valley Heights 50, Wetmore 39
Victoria 52, Kinsley 31
Wamego 69, Clay Center 52
Washington County 51, Linn 48
Wellington 59, Rose Hill 52
Wellsville 61, Metro Academy 54
West Elk 52, Cedar Vale/Dexter 42
West Franklin 53, Marais des Cygnes Valley 48
Wheatland-Grinnell 50, Oberlin-Decatur 43
Wichita Bishop Carroll 59, Wichita Southeast 52
Wichita Collegiate 80, Mulvane 48
Wichita North 79, Wichita West 63
Wichita South 55, Wichita East 53
Wichita Trinity 46, Belle Plaine 45
Wilson 57, Lakeside 54
Yates Center 65, Northeast-Arma 51

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Andale 58, Clearwater 19
Andover 67, Andover Central 64
Arkansas City 51, Valley Center 46
Axtell 48, Doniphan West 31
Baldwin 63, Louisburg 28
Baxter Springs 45, Riverton 18
Beloit 58, Salina Sacred Heart 31
Berean Academy 42, Bennington 24
Bishop Miege 60, Blue Valley 37
Bluestem 68, Humboldt 51
Bonner Springs 60, KC Bishop Ward 15
Bucklin 55, Pawnee Heights 38
Buhler 36, Augusta 28
Burlington 53, Santa Fe Trail 34
Caldwell 50, Udall 30
Caney Valley 47, Dewey, Okla. 27
Canton-Galva 46, Centre 43
Central Plains 94, Ness City 14
Chanute 67, Coffeyville 42
Chaparral 46, Medicine Lodge 37
Chapman 47, Rock Creek 32
Chetopa 47, Marmaton Valley 27
Christ Preparatory Academy 52, Hyman Brand 5
Circle 54, El Dorado 22
Clay Center 55, Wamego 39
Colby 51, Goodland 22
Concordia 42, Phillipsburg 38
Conway Springs 45, Cheney 35
Derby 49, Salina South 21
Dighton 51, Greeley County 20
Dodge City 33, Garden City 29
Ellsworth 51, Southeast Saline 37
Eudora 38, DeSoto 31
Eureka 63, Erie 40
Fort Scott 46, Pittsburg 37
Frankfort 45, BV Randolph 28
Fredonia 47, Cherryvale 37
Frontenac 47, Columbus 41
Galena 46, Girard 45
Garden Plain 60, Douglass 19
Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 59, Rock Hills 41
Goessel 62, Little River 28
Golden Plains 42, Rawlins County 35
Halstead 49, Hillsboro 22
Hartford 54, Rural Vista 47
Hays 57, Abilene 37
Hays-TMP-Marian 64, Great Bend 51
Heritage Christian 35, Maranatha Academy 29
Hesston 44, Hoisington 9
Hill City 57, Logan 13
Hodgeman County 50, Ingalls 45
Holton 64, Atchison County 28
Horton 48, Oskaloosa 36
Hutchinson Central Christian 40, Burrton 30
Hutchinson Trinity 55, Ell-Saline 24
Iola 42, Osawatomie 22
Jefferson North 45, Pleasant Ridge 44
Jefferson West 49, Sabetha 37
Junction City 62, Topeka West 40
Kapaun Mount Carmel 45, Wichita Northwest 39
KC Piper 56, Basehor-Linwood 25
KC Schlagle 58, Atchison 31
Kingman 50, Haven 32
Kinsley 45, Victoria 30
Lakeside 47, Wilson 39
Lakin 41, Larned 29
Lawrence 51, SM Northwest 45
Lawrence Free State 59, Olathe West 56
Liberal 61, Cimarron 27
Lyndon 53, Waverly 45
Lyons 54, Smoky Valley 39
Maize South 54, Goddard-Eisenhower 30
Manhattan 61, Topeka 43
Marion 40, Inman 37
Marysville 74, Centralia 65
Maur Hill – Mount Academy 35, McLouth 28
McPherson 69, Winfield 26
Mill Valley 53, BV Northwest 26
Minneapolis 66, Republic County 51
Nemaha Central 74, Hiawatha 12
Newton 45, Hutchinson 24
Nickerson 42, Pratt 35
Northern Valley 45, Palco 15
Norton 42, Hoxie 40
Olathe East 65, Olathe North 21
Olathe Northwest 44, Gardner-Edgerton 38
Olathe South 51, Leavenworth 43
Olpe 86, Northern Heights 46
Onaga 35, Troy 32
Osborne 45, Sylvan-Lucas 32
Otis-Bison 54, Macksville 40
Paola 40, Ottawa 31
Parsons 47, Independence 44, 2OT
Pittsburg Colgan 61, McDonald County, Mo. 48
Plainville 53, Ellinwood 21
Pleasanton 50, Jayhawk Linn 47
Pretty Prairie 44, Attica 28
Remington 45, Moundridge 35
Riley County 37, Council Grove 29
Rose Hill 58, Wellington 55
Royal Valley 76, Riverside 28
Salina Central 65, Wichita Campus 44
Scott City 63, Holcomb 45
Sedan 38, Burden Central 26
SM South 52, SM North 32
SM West 49, SM East 32
Solomon 48, Herington 38
South Barber 56, Fairfield 42
South Central 54, St. John 37
South Haven 47, Argonia 42
Southeast 51, Crest 36
Spearville 47, Minneola 43
St. Francis 68, Cheylin 46
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 61, Pike Valley 39
St. Paul 53, Oswego 16
Sterling 46, Sedgwick 31
Stockton 61, La Crosse 46
Sublette 64, South Gray 46
Syracuse 40, Wallace County 39
Tescott 51, Natoma 36
Thunder Ridge 66, Lincoln 18
Tonganoxie 51, KC Turner 35
Topeka Hayden 61, Shawnee Heights 46
Topeka Seaman 57, Highland Park 43
Trego 60, Ellis 41
Triplains-Brewster 48, Deerfield 20
Ulysses 33, Hugoton 29
Uniontown 43, Altoona-Midway 21
Valley Falls 36, Jackson Heights 31
Valley Heights 58, Wetmore 24
Wabaunsee 65, Rossville 46
Washburn Rural 59, Emporia 28
Washington County 55, Linn 39
Wellsville 63, Metro Academy 34
West Elk 46, Cedar Vale/Dexter 24
West Franklin 50, Marais des Cygnes Valley 16
Wheatland-Grinnell 52, Oberlin-Decatur 29
Wichita Bishop Carroll 61, Wichita Southeast 39
Wichita Collegiate 46, Mulvane 35
Wichita South 61, Wichita East 35
Wichita Trinity 79, Belle Plaine 31
Wichita West 55, Wichita North 47
Yates Center 54, Northeast-Arma 37

Hays basketball splits with Abilene, both state ranked teams lose

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Tuesday night’s games between Hays and Abilene featured all four teams with double digit wins.  The Hays boys entered ranked 8th in 4A-1 and the Abilene girls at #7 in 4A-1.

Girls

Hays 57 – #7 Abilene 31

The Hays High Lady Indians hit shots early and often against the state ranked Cowgirls during the first four minutes of the game.  Coupled with great defense, Hays ran out to a 15-0 lead after the first four minutes.  The Lady Indians hit four three pointers during the games opening run.  Hays led 19-2 after one quarter and 29-11 at halftime.  Abilene managed just two first half field goals.  Ten of their eleven first half points came from leading scorer Sydney Burton.

Highlights

Hays continued to stifle the Cowgirls through the third quarter.  The Lady Indians increased their lead to 27 on two occasions and entered the fourth quarter leading 46-22.  Hays led by less than 20 points in the second half just one time on their way to a 57-37 win.  The Lady Indians shot 42% from the field while allowing just 23% from Abilene.

Coach Haley Wolf

Brooke Denning established a new career high with 18 points.  Jaycee Dale added a season high 14.  Hays improves to 11-6 on the year.  #7 Abilene falls to 12-6.

 

Boys

Abilene 66 – #8 Hays 62

Hays and Abilene play contrasting styles of basketball.  Through the first eight minutes the slower pace of the Cowboys won out with Abilene taking a 15-8 lead after a 10-0 run.  Hays didn’t score for the final 3:45 of quarter after lead 8-5.  Hays sped the pace of the game to the tune of a 12-2 run that gave the Indians the lead back at 20-17.  Hays hit eight three pointers in the first half but trailed at halftime 28-26.

Highlights

After Abilene scored the first two points of the second half the Indians hit three consecutive three pointers to take a 35-30 lead.  During that stretch Hays established a new school record for made three pointers in a season.  A record that was at 189.  Hays would still lead 37-33 with 5:19 left in the third quarter following an Ethan Nunnery basket.  The Indians though went on their second long scoring drought of the game as they did not score for the remainder of the quarter.  Abilene took advantage on a 15-2 run taking a 45-37 lead to the fourth quarter.

Abilene pushed lead to ten twice before Hays clawed back to 56-52 with 1:16 remaining but would get no closer.  The Cowboys made eight of their final twelve free throws over the final two minutes to win 66-62.

Coach Rick Keltner

Ethan Nunnery scored 18 in the loss.  Cole Murphy added 15.  The Indians established a new record in made three point field goals, breaking the record of 189 set by the 1995-1996 team.  Hays now has made 193 three pointers on the season.

#8 Hays falls to 11-6.  Abilene improves to 12-6.

Hays is at home Friday to resume Western Athletic Conference play versus Garden City.

TMP sweeps Great Bend

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By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

Girls: TMP 64, Great Bend 51

HAYS, Kan.-TMP stepped on to their home court for the first time in nearly a month on Tuesday night and the Lady Monarchs were energized in their 64-51 victory over Great Bend. The offensive struggles that plagued them the last few games were non-existent as they raced out to a 16-10 lead after the first quarter.

TMP used a solid rebounding effort along with good defense to help push the lead in the second quarter to as many as 18 points. The Lady Monarchs took a 35-19 at the halftime break. Kayla Vitztum led TMP with 12 first half points and Aubrey Koenigsman scored 9 points on three makes from beyond the arc.

Great Bend would keep the game competitive in the second half as they cut the TMP lead to 56-47 late in the fourth quarter. TMP would close the door late from the free throw line to pick up the 13 point win. Vitzum would lead the way with 30 points for the Lady Monarchs who improve to 15-2 on the year and will host Stockton for senior night on Friday night.

ROSE MCFARLAND INTERVIEW

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

Boys: TMP 62, Great Bend 43

HAYS, Kan.-Joe Hertel’s teams feast off of their home court advantage at Al Billinger Fieldhouse in Hays. On Tuesday night the TMP Monarchs ate well as they devoured Great Bend. It took some time for the Monarchs to get things going as they trailed 18-12 after the first quarter of play.

The second quarter would be a battle as neither team could create any space. The Panthers led most of the second quarter. TMP would even things at 29 points each with a long Luke Ruder three pointer. Creighton Renz led to charge for Joe Hertel’s club with 12 first half points.

TMP would take only their second lead of the game early in the third quarter and wouldn’t look back. The Monarchs would push their lead to as many as 19 points in the fourth quarter and would end with that margin of victory, 62-43.

David McFarland led the way for TMP with 17 points. Renze finished with 16 and Michael Lager had 11. The Monarchs improve to 12-5 on the year and will host Stockton on Friday night.

JOE HERTEL INTERVIEW

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

 

Kansas duo jailed for alleged ID theft, lying to police

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SALINE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating two suspects on numerous charges in connection with unauthorized use of a financial card.

Beck-photo Saline Co.

On February 6, a Salina woman contacted police after she noticed her bank card was used for purchases she did make or authorities, according to Police Captain Mike Sweeney.

An investigation revealed the woman hired a personal assistant through an online service.

The individual identified as Melissa Coleman actually had Jessica Hawk-Loughery, 37, Salina do the shopping. Hawk-Loughery also allegedly used the bank card to buy things for herself and Nicholas Beck, 27, Salina, on February 3 and 4.

Police arrested Hawk-Loughery and Beck on requested charges of criminal use of a financial card, theft of prop/services; Value $1,500 to $25,000, interfere w/ LEO; False report felony to obstruct.

Hawk-Loughery

Coleman is not facing charges, according to Sweeney.

No. 13 Kansas holds off Iowa State

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AMES, Iowa (AP) – Udoka Azubuike scored 19 points, Malik Newman had 17 and 13th-ranked Kansas bounced back from a brutal loss at Baylor by beating Iowa State 83-77 on Tuesday.

Lagerald Vick scored 16 points for the Jayhawks (20-6, 9-4 Big 12), who shot 48.4 percent from the floor and committed just seven turnovers.

Kansas took a five-point lead into the break after Nick Weiler-Babb’s long 3 to end the half was waved off, and it quickly jumped ahead by 11 early in the second half.

The Cyclones chipped away at that deficit at times, even getting as close as three, but the Jayhawks pushed their lead to 76-63 with 4:46 left on back-to-back alley-oop dunks by Azubuike.

That capped a run of six straight makes for the Jayhawks – who also held Iowa State without a field goal for over four minutes down the stretch.

Freshman Cameron Lard scored 19 points with 11 rebounds for Iowa State (13-12, 4-9). But freshman Lindell Wigginton, who burned the Jayhawks for 27 points in their first meeting, was held to 12 points on 3 of 12 shooting.

THE BIG PICTURE

Kansas: This was a game KU couldn’t afford to lose if it hoped to keep its quest for a 14th straight conference title alive. The Jayhawks’ next three games: at home to West Virginia and Oklahoma and on the road at league-leading Texas Tech, will likely determine their fate. Still, seeing the Jayhawks respond in a crucial spot as the season draws to a close is something their Big 12 rivals have seen over and over again.

Iowa State: The Cyclones encountered a Kansas team with something to prove after it got waxed by Baylor 80-64 over the weekend. That’s a tough combination to overcome in a rebuilding year – though Lard’s monster game, on the heels of being named Big 12 newcomer of the week on Monday – was highly encouraging.

UP NEXT

Kansas hosts the Mountaineers on Saturday.

Iowa State travels to face Kansas State on Saturday.

Alcohol factor in death of 2 Kan. brothers during fishing trip dispute

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Tests found a high level of alcohol in the blood of a Kansas man who fatally shot his brother and then himself last year.

Law enforcement on the scene of September fatal shooting -photo courtesy WIBW TV

The Topeka Capital-Journal reports an autopsy found the blood alcohol level of 29-year-old Shawn Jacobs to be 0.34, more than four times the legal limit in Kansas. No other drugs were found in his system.

Shawnee County District Coroner Charles Glenn said Jacobs committed suicide by shooting himself in the head on Sept. 28.

Topeka police say Jacobs shot his brother, 36-year-old Robert Raymond Jacobs Jr., after they argued when both their vehicles got stuck in the mud while on a fishing trip near the Kansas River near Topeka.

Critical Congenital Heart Defect screening added to required Kan. newborn screenings

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KDHE

TOPEKA – In the United States, a baby is born with a birth defect every 4½ minutes, about 120,000 babies each year, with approximately 1,150 cases occurring in Kansas. Birth defects are the most common cause of death in the first year of life and the second most common cause of death in children ages one to four years.

Critical Congenital Heart Defects (CCHD) are among the most common birth defects, accounting for up to 30 percent of infant deaths due to birth defects. Babies born with a CCHD may appear healthy at first and may be sent home with their families before their heart defect is detected. These babies are at risk for having serious complications within the first few days or weeks of life and often require emergency care.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) Newborn Screening Program is pleased to announce that Kansas has added CCHD as one of the required Kansas screenings authorized by K.S.A. 65-180(i). Additionally, KDHE is pleased to join the Pediatric Congenital Heart Association in recognizing the annual Congenital Heart Disease Awareness Week (February 7-14) to raise awareness of critical congenital heart defects, including screening, the need for research, and access to quality care.

Since 2014, the Kansas Newborn Screening Program has been working with the Kansas Hospital Association, American Heart Association, March of Dimes, parents, and physicians from private and hospital-based practices in a quality initiative to implement CCHD screening. The initiative’s comprehensive approach focused on accepted protocols including education, screening, diagnosis, short- and long-term follow-up, data collection, evaluation and quality assurance.

More information about CCHD Screening in Kansas can be found at https://www.kdheks.gov/newborn_screening/CCHD.

Big first inning carries Tiger baseball past Newman

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HAYS, Kan. – The Fort Hays State baseball team jumped in front early before holding on to defeat Newman Tuesday afternoon (Feb. 13), 9-6. The Tigers are now 5-2 on the year, while the Jets fall to 1-2 overall.

After Roger Kruse (1-0) worked out of a jam in the first inning, stranding a pair of runners, the Tigers batted around in the home half of the frame to accumulate five runs. After Addison Kaasch reached on an error to lead things off, singles from Ryan Grasser and Alex Weiss quickly loaded the bases. Jordan Wilkerson worked a walk two batters later, giving FHSU the first run of the game. Grasser made the score 2-0 when he scored on a wild pitch before Marcus Altman drove in a run with a single to left center. Bryce Whitchurch tacked on two more runs when he crushed a double to left center, scoring Altman and Wilkerson.

The Tigers added to their lead in the bottom of the third when Wilkerson was hit by a pitch in the first plate appearance of the frame. After swiping second, the junior came around to score when designated hitter Jonathan Mariani sent a single back up the middle.

Fort Hays State quickly loaded the bases once again in the fourth inning when Kaasch reached on another error, a pitch hit Grasser and Weiss singled to right center. Pomeroy drove in a run by drawing a four-pitch walk before Altman added his second RBI of the afternoon with a single through the right side, giving the Tigers an impressive 8-0 lead.

Kruse tamed the Jet offense over the first five innings, earning the win after not allowing a run. The junior struck out four batters while giving up two hits and five walks. The Jets tried to battle back against the FHSU bullpen, scoring two runs in the sixth, seventh and ninth innings, but Sam Capps stranded the would-be game-tying run at the plate when he struck out the final batter looking.

The Tigers added their ninth and final run in the sixth inning when Pomeroy demolished a leadoff home run over the fence in left center.

Cody Rottinghaus held Newman at bay out of the bullpen, retiring all four batters he faced.

Pomeroy, Altman and Whitchurch all drove in a pair of runs for FHSU, while five different Tigers collected a pair of hits.

The Tigers will be back in action over the weekend when they travel to Las Vegas, N.M. to take on New Mexico Highlands in a three-game series. Game one will commence at 2 p.m. (1 p.m. MT) on Friday (Feb. 16).

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