TOPEKA – A Kansas man was sentenced Tuesday to 51 months in federal prison for viewing child pornography, according to U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister.
He also was ordered to pay $26,000 in restitution to victims whose images he viewed.
John Francis Wear, 48, Manhattan, Kan., pleaded guilty to one count of accessing child pornography online. Wear admitted he downloaded software that masks a user’s identity online so he could view sexually explicit photos of children under the age of 18.
FINNEY COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a report of shots fired near a Kansas elementary school.
Just before 3p.m. Tuesday, police responded to the area of Abe Hubert Elementary School,1205 A Street in Garden City after a report of shots fired, according to a media release.
Officers learned students were participating in a quiet activity inside of a classroom when multiple students and staff heard what they thought to be a single gunshot, followed by the sound of a roaring engine of a vehicle traveling away from the school.
The school was immediately placed on lockdown. There were no eyewitnesses to the incident and officers thoroughly checked the area and were not able to find any evidence of the initial report. The school was locked down from approximately 2:55 PM and released from lockdown at approximately 3:13 PM, according to police.
Officers remained in the area to provided extra security as students were released from school.
Kirsten DeeAnn (Applegate) Daily, 56, Hays, died Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018 in Hays.
She was born Jan. 9, 1962 in Topeka, the second of four children to Dr. Francis R. and Haven (Moore) Applegate.
She was a graduate of Hays High School and obtained her nursing license from North Central Kansas Technical College in September 1999.
In the years prior to her death, Kirsten enjoyed spending her time gardening at her parents’ home, especially bringing fresh-cut flowers to her mother, caring for others and rescuing animals. She also enjoyed spending time with her granddaughter, Addison. She will be remembered most for her caring attitude and big heart.
Survivors include her parents; Francis and Haven Applegate of Hays; two brothers Darin Applegate of Salina and Troy Applegate and wife Connie of Gunter, Texas; a sister Noelle Applegate-Fox of Frisco, Texas; three children Kalee Shea Daily of Dallas, Courtney Noelle Karlin and husband Trent of Hays, and Koby Francis Daily of Olathe; a granddaughter Addison Karlin of Hays; a granddog Gotti; and nieces Alexandra and Ashley Applegate and Brooke and Sadie Fox.
The Memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018 at the Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 1906 Pine St., with Pastor Brant Rice officiating. Private family inurnment will be in the Fort Hays Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested in Kirsten’s memory to the Humane Society of the High Plains or to Options Housing, in care of the funeral home. Condolences and memories of Kirsten may be left for the family at www.haysmemorial.com.
JOHNSON COUNTY— Law enforcement authorities are investigating a double-fatal Kansas crash and have located the vehicle whose driver left the scene of a double fatal crash in suburban Kansas City.
The crash happened on the afternoon of Saturday, October 6, in the 10500 Block of West 151st Street in Overland Park.
In a media release Tuesday morning, police reported they had located the Honda Odyssey that may have struck the side of a car that then veered across the center line. The car then crashed into another vehicle, killing both drivers.
Rockhurst High School identified one of the victims as senior Matthew Bloskey, saying in a statement that the school’s community is “devastated.” And family identified the other victim as 20-year-old Samuel Siebuhr, of Kansas City, Kansas.
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Authorities are searching for a vehicle whose driver left the scene of a double fatal crash in suburban Kansas City.
The crash happened Saturday afternoon in Overland Park. Police are seeking a dark blue or dark gray Honda that may have struck the side of a car that then veered across the center line. The car then crashed into another vehicle, killing both drivers.
Rockhurst High School identified one of the victims as senior Matthew Bloskey, saying in a statement that the school’s community is “devastated.” And family identified the other victim as 20-year-old Samuel Siebuhr, of Kansas City, Kansas.
Matthew James Schluckebier, infant son of Jacob and Nickia (Auker) Schluckebier, Burdett, Kansas, passed away Saturday, October 6, 2018, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas.
Funeral service will be Saturday, October 13, 2018, at 3:00 P.M. at the United Methodist Church, Burdett, Kansas.
A complete obituary will follow. Janousek Funeral Home in La Crosse, Kansas, is in charge of arrangements.
By JOHN P. TRETBAR
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas middle school is asking parents to be sure their children aren’t bringing a candy known a “happy crack” to school.
Truesdell Middle School officials in Wichita sent an email to families Monday saying the school’s teachers are seeing more students bringing in powder candy in plastic bags.
The candy is Kool-Aid mixed with sugar or crushed smarties. The email said the candy has caused disruptions at the school several times.
Wichita school district spokeswoman Susan Arensman said she hadn’t heard about other schools having problems with “happy crack.” .
The powdered candy isn’t new. In 2011, officials at a Maize elementary school asked parents to discuss drugs with their children after some fifth-graders reportedly sold baggies of Kool-Aid and sugar to classmates on the bus.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Fort Hays State women’s basketball team was ranked second in both the 2018-19 MIAA Coaches and Media Preseason Women’s Basketball Polls, released Tuesday (Oct. 9) by the league office in conjunction with MIAA Basketball Media Day. The Tigers are coming off a third-place finish in the regular season and a runner-up finish in the conference tournament a year ago.
The Tigers picked up one first place vote in each poll, totaling 154 points in the coaches poll and 265 in the media version. Defending national champion Central Missouri topped both polls, receiving all 13 possible first-place votes and 169 points in the coaches poll and 20 top selections while accounting for 291 points in the media poll. The media poll made its first appearance in the MIAA preseason routine since the lead up to the 2013-14 season.
This is the fourth time in the last six seasons that the Tigers have received a first-place vote in a preseason conference poll and the seventh-consecutive season they have been picked to finish in the top five.
Fort Hays State lost just one senior to graduation from last year’s team that finished the season receiving votes in the WBCA Coaches Poll after reaching the Central Region Semifinals, falling to eventual champ UCM. Among the returners are four all-conference performers in Tatyana Legette (second team), Carly Heim (honorable mention), Kacey Kennett (HM) and Lanie Page (HM). The Tigers return a total of 11 letterwinners, all of which have played in at least 15 games as a Tiger.
Head coach Tony Hobson begins his 11th year at Fort Hays State with a career record of 618-198, the second-most wins among all coaches in the MIAA. He eclipsed 200 wins as a Tiger last season, carrying a 205-92 mark at FHSU into the new season, just 12 wins shy of matching the program record for coaching victories.
Fort Hays State will open the preseason inside historic Allen Fieldhouse against Kansas on October 28 before traveling to Manhattan, Kan. to take on Kansas State on November 1. The Tigers open the regular season in Hays on November 9 against Southwest Minnesota State.
2018-19 MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Central Missouri (13) – 169
2. Fort Hays State (1) – 154
3. Emporia State – 131
4. Washburn – 126
5. Central Oklahoma -113
t6. Missouri Western – 104
t6. Pittsburg State – 104
8. Lindenwood – 90
9. Nebraska-Kearney – 73
10. Missouri Southern – 63
11. Southwest Baptist – 61
12. Northeastern State – 42
13. Northwest Missouri – 31
14. Lincoln – 13
2018-19 MIAA Preseason Media Poll
1. Central Missouri (20) – 291
2. Fort Hays State (1) – 265
3. Washburn – 220
4. Emporia State – 216
5. Pittsburg State – 203
t6. Central Oklahoma – 177
t6. Lindenwood – 177
8. Missouri Western – 159
9. Nebraska Kearney – 146
10. Southwest Baptist – 113
11. Missouri Southern – 88
12. Northwest Missouri – 68
13. Northeastern State – 59
14. Lincoln – 23
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association released its preseason polls for men’s basketball on Tuesday (Oct. 9), part of MIAA Basketball Media Day held at the College Basketball Experience in Kansas City. Fort Hays State was picked sixth in the media poll and seventh in the coaches poll among the 14-team MIAA teams.
The coaches tabbed the Tigers where they finished in the MIAA standings last year. The Tigers went 10-9 in conference regular season play in 2017-18, finishing alone in seventh. FHSU went on to win a pair of MIAA Tournament games as the No. 7 seed, knocking off No. 2 seed Missouri Southern in the quarterfinals before bowing out to No. 3 seed Washburn in the semifinals. The Tigers finished last year at 19-12 overall.
Missouri Southern edged Northwest Missouri State by two points for the top slot in the coaches poll (157-155), but NWMSU topped MSSU in the media poll by just one voting point (262-261). Northwest Missouri State received one more first-place vote than Missouri Southern in the coaches poll, despite getting picked second. However, Missouri Southern received 10 first-place votes in the media poll compared to six for Northwest Missouri, despite finishing second in the voting totals. Fort Hays State did receive one first place vote in the Media Poll.
Fort Hays State enters its 18th year under the guidance of head coach Mark Johnson, who enters with a career record of 341-161 (.679) at FHSU. The Tigers have earned seven trips to the NCAA Tournament on Johnson’s watch, while also claiming both an MIAA regular season and tournament title.
The Tigers have a very senior-heavy team this year with seven on the roster. Six of those seniors were on the floor for the Tigers last year, led by forward Brady Werth. He is the only returning Tiger to average double figures in scoring last year, pouring in 12.7 points per game. Hadley Gillum was the top scorer for the Tigers last year as a senior at 16.8 points per game. Marcus Cooper, Trey O’Neil, and Kyler Kinnamon enter their senior seasons in 2018-19. Cooper averaged 8.6 points per game, while O’Neil averaged 7.8 per game. Kinnamon added 5.6 points per game, while leading the team in assists at 4.2 per game. Cooper is the top returning rebounder, pulling down 4.9 per game last year.
The other seniors for the Tigers include Grant Holmes and Calvin Harrington, both seeing significant playing time off the bench last season. Freddy Bitondo is a senior transfer from Sam Houston State that looks to give the Tigers more inside presence, standing at 6’7″.
Juniors Aaron Nicholson and Payton Stephens also played a key role as reserves last year. Nicholson shot a team-best 40.7 percent beyond the 3-point line last year, while making nine starts. Jared Vitztum and Isaiah Nunnery, a pair of Hays products, return for their sophomore seasons. Vitztum started six games last year as a redshirt-freshman. Nyjee Wright looks to get on the floor for the first time after redshirting his first year out of high school.
Along with Bitondo, other new additions to this year’s team include junior transfer Devin Davis and true freshman Gilbert Peters. Davis comes to FHSU from Allen Hancock College in California, while Peters is a native of Montezuma, Kansas. Davis was an all-conference performer at his previous stop, while Peters was an all-state selection and helped South Gray High School to a state title in 2017-18.
The Tigers are exactly one month away from their season opener, set for Friday, November 9 in Marshall, Minnesota against the University of Sioux Falls. The following night, they will play Southwest Minnesota State. The first home game of the season for the Tigers will be on November 17 when they host Colorado School of Mines.
Below are the MIAA Preseason Coaches and Media Polls for 2018-19.
MIAA Coaches Poll
1. Missouri Southern (6) – 157
2. Northwest Missouri (7) – 155
3. Washburn (1) – 132
4. Central Missouri – 128
5t. Central Oklahoma – 118
5t. Pittsburg State – 118
7. Fort Hays State – 104
8. Lindenwood – 87
9. Lincoln – 68
10. Nebraska Kearney – 66
11. Emporia State – 47
12. Northeastern State – 40
13. Southwest Baptist – 30
14. Missouri Western – 24
MIAA Media Poll
1. Northwest Missouri (6) – 262
2. Missouri Southern (10) – 261
3. Washburn (3) – 237
4. Central Missouri – 225
5. Pittsburg State (1) – 212
6. Fort Hays State (1) – 208
7. Central Oklahoma – 163
8. Lindenwood – 150
9. Nebraska Kearney – 123
10. Lincoln – 119
11. Emporia State – 79
12t. Missouri Western – 66
12t. Southwest Baptist – 66
14. Northeastern State – 35
