Today Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 85. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Tonight Mostly clear, with a low around 65. East northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Saturday Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 6 to 10 mph.
Sunday Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. South southeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday Night A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
SEDGWICK COUNTY— Law enforcement authorities are investigating a fatal shooting at a Wichita night club and have a second suspect in custody.
Just before 2a.m. Monday, police responded to report of a shooting at Club Vixen in the 200 Block of West Harry in Wichita, according to Lt. Todd Ojile.
Sandoval -photo Sedgwick Co.
There was an argument in the parking lot of the club and a group of three or four men confronted the victim identified as 24-year-old Austen Wright and another person. One person in the group pulled a gun and shot Wright. He was transported to a local hospital where he died.
At approximately 3 p.m. Wednesday, police arrested 26-year-old Mario D. Sandoval, of Wichita, according to officer Charley Davidson. He booked into jail on one count of felony murder.
Quezada -photo KDOC
At approximately 11 a.m. Monday, 25-year-old Hernan Quezada, of Wichita, was arrested and booked into jail on one count of felony murder and possession of a firearm by a felon.
The case has been presented to the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office, according to Davidson.
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — A 70-year-old man has been charged with molesting five children at a day care in Johnson County.
Amlin -photo Johnson Co.
Lennie Amlin Jr., of Spring Hill, is facing five felony counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child.
The criminal complaint says the alleged victims ranged in age from about 5 to 11.
The charges allege that between March 2017 and January 2018, Amlin engaged in lewd fondling or touching of five different children.
A family member of Amlin’s owns the licensed day care in Spring Hill. The business’ license was suspended in March after the allegations against Amlin were raised.
Amlin is scheduled to make an initial court appearance Friday.
A Hays man was arrested for driving under the influence Thursday morning after the truck he was driving veered off of the roadway and struck a light pole near the corner of 27th and Hall.
Tobias A. Taylor, 23, of Hays, was southbound on Hall Street just after 10 a.m. when he veered to left off the roadway and struck a utility pole in the right of way in front of Wyndham Place Senior Residence, said Lt. Brandon Wright of the Hays Police Department.
Taylor was arrested for DUI and unlawful use of toxic vapor under what Wright referred to as the “huffing law.”
No one was injured in the accident, and no one lost power as a result of the downed pole.
Taylor was driving a GMC Sierra registered to Hays Ready-Mix, according to Wright.
SEDGWICK COUNTY —The Wichita Police Department is investigating a shooting in which a two-year-old girl was struck in the foot with non-life threatening injuries while at a neighborhood playground.
Just after 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Officers responded to a call of the two-year-old being shot in the foot inside the playground in 3800 block of East Ross Park Way in the Planeview neighborhood, according to officer Paul Cruz.
The investigation has revealed that an unknown suspect inside a white Impala fired several rounds into the playground while the vehicle was driving in the wrong lane on Ross Park Way.
The 26-year-old father of the girl grabbed the child and ran to a nearby apartment complex and then took the girl to a local emergency room.
Three other youth, ranging in age from 8 to 16, were in the playground at the time of the shooting.
The parents of the girl are refusing to cooperate with investigators, which has significantly hindered the ability to identify a suspect. WPD Chief Gordon Ramsay expressed outrage at the incident and the lack of cooperation from the parents. The shooting is related to an ongoing feud between two street gangs.
Ramsay said the WPD will utilize every resource to solve the crime and address the ongoing feud including engaging the Violent Crime Taskforce. The task force is currently confiscating about three guns a week from criminals. Ramsay said the WPD also is reaching out to partnering law enforcement agencies for assistance with stronger local and federal charges as well as the agencies with the Project Safe Neighborhood’s initiative.
“This is very concerning to us,” Ramsay said. “We have added additional resources to respond to these violent crimes. We need the help of witnesses and the community. Police are only part of the solution. Our Officers will continue to work with community leaders with the See Something, Say Something initiative.”
Police have not made an arrest, according to Cruz.
Police ask that if anyone has information on the shooting, please call Crime Stoppers at 316-267-2111 or WPD Detectives at 316-268-4407.
ANDOVER, Kan. (AP) — An employee at an Andover country club has died days after a brick pillar fell on him.
First responders at the the scene of the fatal accident-photo courtesy KAKE
Andover police say 27-year-old Jeff Williams died Wednesday from injuries he suffered on Sunday at the Terradyne Country Club. Williams was an assistant superintendent at the golf course.
KAKE-TV reports Williams and another worker were in a hole repairing a water line when thepillar fell on him.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the accident.
Local veterans are hoping to create a veterans memorial in the Hays Veterans Memorial Park, 13th and Canterbury.
Project Director Vance Chartier of the Veteran Alliance will make a presentation about the project during tonight’s Hays city commission work session.
Alexander Hays, Union Army general in the Civil War. Fort Hays and the city of Hays are named after him.
According to Chartier, the group will ask the commissioners for permission to build the “General [Alexander] Hays Veterans Memorial” in the city park and will not ask the city for any money to support the project. The project would proceed only after all funds are privately raised and secured.
The Veteran Alliance is composed of The Society of 40 Men and Eight Horses, Voiture 1543 and Patriot Outreach with the support of American Legion Post 173, Marine Corps League 970 and the Hays Veteran Business Coalition.
Another Hays park, Seven Hills at 33rd and Hillcrest, may also get an addition spearheaded by a non-profit group which will also appear at the meeting.
The Hays Accessible Recreation Complex would be constructed as a fully accessible area with a playground, baseball field, and splash pad.
The project is presented as a joint effort by Sarah Meitner, a local special needs parent, Kathy McAdoo, executive director of The Arc of the Central Plains, and Brent Kaiser, activities director at The Arc who oversees local Special Olympics teams.
The group is not requesting city funding but will seek permission to build in Seven Hills Park and then turn maintenance of the complex over to the City Parks Department.
Other agenda items include a review of the Unified Development Code (UDC) Fence Height and Accessory Structure Height Regulations.
City staff is recommending a modification to the UDC dealing with fence heights and accessory structure height regulations. Currently, the UDC restricts fence heights on a side yard. However, the unintended consequence of the regulation restricts fence height on side yards for corner lots. It’s been the standard practice to allow 72-inch fences on corner lots. City staff believes the regulation is unnecessarily restrictive. The Hays Planning Commission has already endorsed the modification.
The complete Aug. 16 agenda is available here. The work session starts at 6:30 p.m. in Hays City Hall, 1507 Main.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Fort Hays State volleyball team will open the 2018 season as the 11th-ranked team in the MIAA, according to the annual preseason coaches poll released Thursday (August 16) by the league office. The Tigers finished 11th in the league a year ago and were picked to finish in the same spot by the head volleyball coaches in the MIAA.
Nebraska Kearney was picked to defend its MIAA co-regular season and tournament championships, earning 108 points and eight first place votes. Co-regular season champions Missouri Western picked up a pair of first place votes and is ranked second with 94 points. The Tigers acquired 27 points in the voting process, three behind a tie for ninth between Pittsburg State and Missouri Southern.
The Tigers, coming off an 11-23 campaign, return 12 letterwinners and five redshirt freshmen from a year ago while adding four talented newcomers in the mix.
Fort Hays State and head coach Jessica Wood-Atkins opens the regular season on Friday, August 24 in Goodwell, Okla. Click in the window below for an in-depth season preview.
2018 MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Nebraska Kearney (8) – 108
2. Missouri Western (2) – 94
3. Central Oklahoma – 92
4. Central Missouri – 85
5. Washburn (1) – 72
6. Northwest Missouri – 67
7. Lindenwood – 60
8. Emporia State – 50
t9. Pittsburg State – 30
t9. Missouri Southern – 30
11. Fort Hays State – 27
12. Southwest Baptist – 11
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas police say one of four carnival workers accused of dumping the bodies of a slain Kansas couple had ordered the killings while posing as a carnival mafia member.
Carnival workers Kimberly Younger, Michael Fowler, Rusty Frasier and Christine Tenney were charged this week in Crawford County Circuit Court. The charges include abuse of a corpse in the deaths of Alfred and Pauline Carpenter of Wichita.
Van Buren police say Younger posed as a carnival mafia member named “Frank Zaitchik” and texted others last month to kill the Carpenters on the Barton County fairgrounds in Great Bend where the couple were vendors.
Michael Fowler – photo Crawford Co.Rusty Frazier -photo Crawford County
Police say Fowler told investigators that the killings were initiation into the carnival mafia.
Younger, Fowler and Frasier are being held on $1 million bond. Tenney is being held on $250,000 bond. All have pleaded not guilty.
FINNEY COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating an aggravated robbery that sent a victim to the hospital.
Just after 11:50p.m. Wednesday, August 15, 2018, at 11:54 PM, police were dispatched to report of an aggravated robbery in the area of 4101 East Highway 50 in Garden City, according to a media release.
The investigation revealed the 39-year-old victim was outside of his residence when two unknown individuals approached him and began demanding drugs and money.
One of the suspects was allegedly armed with a knife. The two male suspects then began to physically assault the victim and took his property. The victim suffered injuries and was transported to St. Catherine Hospital where he was treated and released.
Officers searched the area and were unable to locate the suspects.
The suspect who was allegedly yielding the knife is described as a black male, 5-foot-10, slender build, long black hair which was worn in a ponytail, wearing a white t-shirt and dark colored pants. The second suspect is described as a black male, 5-foot-8, average build, wearing a white t-shirt, white hat and dark colored shorts, according to the release.
Anyone who witnessed this incident, or have information related to this incident is asked to call the Garden City Police Department
GEARY COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a murder and have 3 suspects in custody including an active duty soldier, according to Junction City Police Captain Trish Giordano
Location of the fatal shooting and burglary in Junction City Google image
On August 9, police responded to report of a shooting in the parking lot of 713 West 11th Street in Junction City, according to Police Captain Trish Giordano.
They found 21-year-old Darian White, 21, Junction City, shot to death in a vehicle, according to Giordano.
Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning officers of the JCPD located and arrested Jacqueline Charda Sampson, 24, an active duty soldier at Fort Riley, Cameron Michael Fontenot, 18, Junction City, and a 17-year juvenile from Junction City were arrested on suspicion of First Degree Murder and Burglary.
Sampson and Fontenot are being without bond pending a first court appearance. The juvenile is being held at the North Central Kansas Regional Juvenile Detention Center.
Giordano confirmed police followed up on numerous leads in the case, “and put some stuff together, and developed probable cause to pick up a few people, and ended up with three suspects.”
Anyone with information on the case is asked to call the JCPD Investigation Division at 762-5912.
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GEARY COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a murder and have three suspects in custody.
On August 9, police responded to report of a shooting in the parking lot of 713 West 11th Street in Junction City, according to Police Captain Trish Giordano.
They found 21-year-old Darian White, 21, Junction City, shot to death in a vehicle, according to a media release.
Giordano reported that late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning officers of the JCPD located and arrested Jacqueline Charda Sampson, 24, Fort Riley, Cameron Michael Fontenot, 18, Junction City and a 17-year old juvenile from Junction City on suspicion of First Degree Murder and Burglary.
Sampson and Fontenot are being without bond pending a first court appearance. The juvenile is being held at the North Central Kansas Regional Juvenile Detention Center.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to call the JCPD Investigation Divisiion at 762-5912.
