LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Board of Regents is seeking $25 million from state lawmakers to fund a financial aid program for college students.
Elaine Frisbie -photo Kansas Board of Regents
The board’s budget request is part of a plan to funnel up to $50 million into need-based financial aid for Kansas students enrolling in technical schools and universities. The financial aid would also be available for private schools that aren’t part of the Regents system.
Qualifying students could receive up to $5,000 each.
Elaine Frisbie is the board’s vice president of finance and administration. She says state funding would be matched with private donations through university endowments or foundations.
Frisbie says lawmakers would consider the $25 million request in the next legislative session but it wouldn’t begin until fiscal year 2021, if approved.
FORD COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect in connection with a vehicle theft and child abduction.
Just before 4p.m. Tuesday, police were flagged down by the owners of a vehicle that had just been stolen from the Taco Jalisco parking lot in the 400 Block of East Wyatt Earp Boulevard in Dodge City, according to police.
Officers were informed that the vehicle had a 3-month-old baby inside. All available law enforcement including Dodge City PD, Ford County Sheriff’s Office and the Kansas Hwy Patrol flooded the area of last known direction of travel.
By 4:11pm a police unit located the vehicle abandoned with the child inside. EMS was requested to respond and check out the child and she was medically cleared and returned to her mother.
The suspect fled the scene but was apprehended just after 6p.m., according to police.
He was described as a Hispanic male, bald, wearing a long sleeve dark colored shirt with white pants.
Witnesses also noted he had spoken with some in Spanish at one point. The suspect was traced to the Flying J in Dodge City where he had been seen.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a man who thought he and a child were playing with toy guns accidentally shot another man in a Wichita home.
Police on the scene of Monday’s accidental shooting investigation-photo courtesy KWCH
Wichita police initially said a child had fired the gun.
But on Tuesday afternoon officer Charlie Davidson said a 24-year-old man accidentally fired a shot that hit another man in the leg.
The Wichita Eagle reports several people were eating together Monday night at the home. Davidson said a 5-year-old boy was playing with guns when the 24-year-old started playing with him. Davidson said the man switched guns with the child and thought the gun he had was a toy. The man fired, hitting a 35-year-old man. The victim was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
No one else was injured.
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a child has shot and wounded a man with a handgun that was left next to a pile of toy guns at a Wichita home.
Several friends and family were dining together Monday night when the child started playing with the handgun and a toy gun. Wichita police Sgt. Robert Henning says a man in his 20s who was sitting next to the child was hit by one round.
A dispatch supervisor says the victim was taken to a hospital in critical condition. Henning says it’s “lucky” the boy wasn’t shot. Police didn’t provide his exact age, saying only that he is younger than 10.
Police say the gun was legally owned and that there doesn’t appear to be any criminal activity.
21-year-old Brock Robinson and 20-year-old Azaiah Forester agreed to testify against a third man, Erik Jones, as part of the murder plea.
The plea deal says Taven Williams was killed in January 2017 when he attempted to stop the three Columbus, Kansas, men from robbing another man in Joplin, Missouri. The target of the robbery was wounded.
No one was arrested until two months later when Joplin police stopped a pickup truck that Robinson owned and Jones was driving. Jones was cited with driving while intoxicated, and the officer found a handgun in the truck that matched the serial number of a gun stolen from the home where Williams was killed.
LOGAN – The Hansen Museum Continuing Education Program is proud to have certified Bob Ross instructors, T.R. Mathews and Sandy Seamone of Arriba, Colorado, at the Museum on October 20 and October 21 to teach two Joy of Painting classes.
On Saturday, October 20, 2018, the class will paint “Snow Scene,” and on Sunday, October 21, 2018, “Iris with Hummingbird.” Class runs from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. with an hour lunch break each day.
Step-by-step, T.R. and Sandy reveal how fun and simple it is to paint using the Bob Ross method. Their tag-team approach to teaching keeps the classroom atmosphere light and entertaining. All painting supplies are provided, and no previous experience is necessary. Young and old alike will enjoy the camaraderie of these classes. Register by October 12 and pay $70.00 per day; after October 12, pay $75.00 per day. Discounts available for Patron and Sustaining Hansen Museum members.
This wonderful learning opportunity is brought to you through the Hansen Museum Continuing Education Program with funds from the Hansen Foundation. For more information, please call 785-689-4846.
The Dane G. Hansen Museum is open Monday through Friday 9-12 and 1-4; Saturday 9 -12 and 1-5; Sunday & Holidays 1-5. We are closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years. The Museum is handicapped accessible and admission is always free thanks to the generous support of the Dane G. Hansen Foundation. For more information or if you have questions, please contact us at 785-689-4846.
LOGAN – Although taken for granted by many social and art historians, the apron is the subject of a fascinating reevaluation in this exhibition. Apron Strings: Ties to the Past, opened on September 14, 2018 at The Dane G. Hansen Museum and features fifty-one vintage and contemporary examples that review the apron’s role as an emotionally charged vehicle for expression with a rich and varied craft history that is still viable today.
Using aprons dating from the late 1930s through the present, the exhibition chronicles changing attitudes toward women and domestic work. It also surveys the wide range of design and craft techniques apron-makers have used to express themselves, while still working within creative venues traditionally available to women. Today, artists continue using aprons to explore cultural myths and realities as well as their individual experiences with American domesticity.
Apron Strings: Ties to the Past reevaluates the apron’s varying roles over time in an artistic and cultural manner. The exhibition is toured by ExhibitsUSA, a national program of Mid-America Arts Alliance. ExhibitsUSA sends more than 25 exhibitions on tour to more than 100 small- and mid-sized communities every year.
Apron Strings: Ties to the Past will remain on display through October 21, 2018, at the Dane G. Hansen Museum located at 110 W. Main Street, Logan, Kansas. Museum hours are Monday through Friday 9-12 and 1-4; Saturday 9-12 and 1-5; Sunday & holidays 1-5. We are handicapped accessible and thanks to the Dane G. Hansen Foundation, there is never an admission fee.
WICHITA– A convicted Kansas felon was charged Tuesday in federal court with unlawful possession of a firearm, according to U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister.
Mashaney -photo Sedgwick Co.
Documents filed with the court said the defendant was identified during an investigation of the murder of Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Deputy Robert Kunze.
Justin Mashaney, 29, Wichita, is charged with one count of unlawful possession of a firearm following a felony conviction. According to an affidavit filed in the case, law enforcement officers were investigating Kunze’s murder by Cody Greeson when they learned Mashaney recently had been committing crimes with Greeson.
Greeson-photo Sedgwick County. Deputy Robert Kunze
Greeson and Kunze died Sept. 16 in an exchange of fire.
On Sept. 23, investigators went to a residence in the 500 block of South All Hallows to find Mashaney. In a truck registered to Mashaney they found a rifle and a 9 mm handgun. In 2015, Mashaney was convicted of burglary and sentenced to 20 months in jail.
If convicted, Mashaney faces up to 10 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000. The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Debra Barnett is prosecuting.
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on Bill Cosby’s sentencing hearing (all times local):
3:35 p.m.
Cosby -photo courtesy Montgomery County Correctional Facility
Bill Cosby will spend the first few days of his prison sentence at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility outside Philadelphia.
Cosby left the suburban Philadelphia courthouse in a dark SUV after a judge sentenced the 81-year-old to three to 10 years in state prison for sexual assault.
A spokeswoman for the Montgomery County district attorney’s office says Cosby will be held at the county jail for at least the next few days. From there, he’ll be taken to SCI Phoenix, a new state prison outside Philadelphia, where staff will assess his physical, medical and security needs.
Cosby could end up in a long-term medical care unit.
Dozens of women have accused Cosby of sexual misconduct during his 50-year career in entertainment. The 2004 assault on Andrea Constand was the only one to lead to criminal charges.
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2:55 p.m.
Bill Cosby has left a Pennsylvania courtroom in handcuffs to begin serving a three-to-10 year prison sentence for sexual assault.
Defense lawyers tried to keep the 81-year-old out of prison while he appeals his conviction, saying he’s frail and legally blind. Judge Steven O’Neill refused their plea for Cosby to remain on house arrest, ruling Tuesday that Cosby will be locked up immediately.
O’Neill says Cosby could “quite possibly be a danger to the community.”
Cosby was convicted of drugging and molesting Temple University athletics administrator Andrea Constand.
Dozens of women have accused Cosby of sexual misconduct during his 50-year career in entertainment. The 2004 assault on Constand was the only one to lead to criminal charges.
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2:25 p.m.
A judge has denied Bill Cosby that he’s not entitled to bail while the 81-year-old comedian appeals his sexual assault conviction.
Judge Steven O’Neill sentenced Cosby on Tuesday to three to 10 years in state prison. His lawyers are arguing that Cosby should remain on home confinement pending appeals. O’Neill says Cosby had no right to it.
The judge said it’s “time for justice” as he sentenced Cosby to state prison and fined him $25,000. The former “Cosby Show” star was convicted in April of drugging and molesting Temple University women’s basketball administrator Andrea Constand in 2004.
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Bill Cosby has been sentenced to three to 10 years in state prison for drugging and molesting a woman at his suburban Philadelphia home.
Judge Steven O’Neill sentenced Cosby on Tuesday, five months after his conviction in the first celebrity trial of the #MeToo era.
Prosecutors were seeking a sentence of five to 10 years in prison. The defense asked for house arrest.
The 81-year-old comedian did not make a statement in court. Cosby sat back in his chair, his head on the headrest, as the sentence was read.
The entertainer once known as “America’s Dad” was convicted in April of sexually assaulting Temple University athletics administrator Andrea Constand in 2004.
Constand is one of about 60 women who have accused Cosby of sexual misconduct.
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11:35 a.m.
A judge has ruled that Bill Cosby is a “sexually violent predator.”
The classification means that Cosby must undergo lifetime counseling and report quarterly to authorities. His name will appear on a sex-offender registry sent to neighbors, schools and victims.
Judge Steven O’Neill made the decision Tuesday as he prepares to sentence the 81-year-old comedian for drugging and molesting a woman at his suburban Philadelphia home in 2004.
Prosecutors are asking for five to 10 years in prison. The defense wants Cosby sent home on house arrest.
Cosby’s lawyers had fought the “sexually violent predator” designation, arguing that Pennsylvania’s sex-offender law remains unconstitutional despite several revisions.
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11:15 a.m.
Andrea Constand says she’s had to cope with years of unrelenting pain, anxiety and self-doubt after Bill Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her at his home in 2004.
Constand writes in a victim-impact statement released Tuesday that Cosby’s 2004 attack on her was just “the tip of the iceberg” for the suffering that followed.
Constand says her training as a professional basketball player had led her to think she could handle anything, but “life as I knew it” ended on the night that Cosby knocked her out with pills and violated her.
She says the Cosby team’s subsequent attacks on her character left her with “insurmountable stress and anxiety.”
Constand says she now lives alone with her two dogs, “stuck in a holding pattern” as a middle-aged woman because she has trouble trusting people.
Fort Hays State Weekly Football Press Conference September 25th, 2018
Fort Hays State head coach Chris Brown conducted his weekly press conference in advance of the Tiger’s homecoming game with Central Oklahoma Saturday night in Hays. Brown and select players met with the media inside Lewis Field on Tuesday, a session that can be seen by clicking on the video below.
(00:00 Head Coach Chris Brown, 8:27 Quarterback Chance Fuller, 10:13 Defensive Back Tanner Hoekman, 12:57 Wide Receiver Manny Ramsey)
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The term “supergroup” gets thrown around on a regular basis these days, however, GENERATION AXE undisputedly brings together some of the greatest guitarists of all time. Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde, Yngwie Malmsteen, Nuno Bettencourt, and Tosin Abasi once again will join together to tour North America to stage 32 appearances across the country.
Steve Vai offers, “The Generation Axe show is a unique performance of five fiercely talented guitar players coming together to create a 6-string extravaganza that is sure to amaze and delight.” Each tour stop will include a variety of collaborations by the five players, including everyone performing together as one cohesive band with a rhythm section including Pete Griffin (Dweezil Zappa, Stanley Clarke, Edgar Winter) on bass, Nick Marinovich (Yngwie Malmsteen) on keys, and JP Bouvet on drums. Vai, Wylde, Malmsteen, Bettencourt and Abasi will perform songs from their various catalogs and join forces on some well-known songs (as well as probably a few unexpected, unearthed gems).
UPDATE: 4 p.m. Tuesday: According to the Hays Police Department, St. Peter has been located safely. No other details were provided.
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Bob L. St. PeterBob L. St. Peter, Hays, is the subject of a Silver Alert.
Hays Post
The Hays Police Department has issued a Silver Alert for a missing Hays man.
Bob L. St. Peter (AKA Trisha), 67, is a white male, 5 foot 9 inches tall, with white hair and a white beard. He was last seen wearing a gray wool sweater.
According to a news release from Hays police, St. Peter left his residence in Hays at approximately 10 p.m. Monday, Sept. 24.
His vehicle, a black 2005 Chrysler Crossfire convertible, displaying KS Tag 430 JHB (similar to that in the picture), was last believed to have been seen at Exit 324 on Interstate 70, eastbound Tuesday morning at 7:42 a.m. He may be heading to the Kansas City area.
St. Peter has dementia and has not taken his medications. He does not have his medications or his cell phone with him.
St. Peter is driving a black 2005 Chrysler Crossfire convertible, similar to this.
If you have information on the whereabouts of Bob “Trisha” St. Peter, please call the Hays Police Department at 785-625-1030.
Victor E. Tiger graces the Cunningham Hall foot bridge at FHSU
By DIANE GASPER-O’BRIEN FHSU University Relations and Marketing
Fort Hays State University students walking to Cunningham Hall by way of the Cunningham walking bridge for early morning classes today were greeted by a huge glowing Victor E. Tiger on the east end of the bridge.
The bright black, white and gold university mascot was installed Monday morning by Commercial Sign Co., Hays. RDH Electric coordinated the electrical connections to the sign, which is controlled by a photo cell and lit up for the first time about dusk on Monday.
Two freshmen were excited when they learned they were the first students to see the new Tiger lit up Monday evening.
Mattie Ross, an agriculture business major from Toponas, Colo., is a member of the women’s track and field squad. Dakota Blaylock, a computer science major from Halstead, runs for the men’s cross country and track teams.
They had been attending an event for student-athletes in Cunningham Hall and were returning to their residence halls with full plates of pizza when they descended the steps and saw the Tiger.
“It definitely adds more light,” Blaylock said.
“That’s pretty cool,” Ross said.
The bridge was built in 1973 as a means for crossing Big Creek to the new Cunningham Hall and adjoining Gross Memorial Coliseum.
The only way to reach the bridge for many years was by foot or bicycle, as the nearest street was one that dead-ended several hundred feet from the bridge near Wooster Place Apartments.
For four decades, the cement wall appeared as nothing more than an end support for the 486-foot long bridge.
The bridge became more visible in 2013 when Dwight Drive was extended across the top of the Big Creek levee to merge with Gustad Drive – the road connecting the main campus to Gross Coliseum and the Robbins Center.
Dana Cunningham, director of facilities planning at FHSU, his staff has been discussing for some time that the cement wall was a perfect spot for a Tiger.
When funds were made available by the FHSU administration for a Tiger sign this past summer, Cunningham began making plans with Commercial Sign Co. to manufacture and install Victor E. Tiger by Homecoming weekend.
A 10-by-10 foot digitally printed Victor E. Tiger, covered by a UV laminate, was stretched across the face of the frame. LED lights behind the face provide the illumination.
Dr. Charmane Kandt remembers walking across Cunningham bridge while working on her master’s degree at Fort Hays State in the mid-1980s. Kandt, now an instructor of health and human performance and coordinator of the Neuromuscular Wellness Center on campus, happened to be riding her bicycle on the FHSU campus Monday night.
“That Tiger is awesome,” Kandt said. “I think it will be especially great when people cross the bridge for basketball games, and there will just be even more light for students walking to night classes.”
Cunningham – no relation to Dr. Morton C. Cunningham, the fifth president of FHSU for whom Cunningham Hall and the bridge were named – said the project is just another example of the university partnering with the community of Hays.
The Hays branch of Commercial Sign Co. employs two FHSU graduates, Kaylene Gabel and Matt Eberle, in the company’s graphic design department.
Joe Leiker, manager of the Hays branch, said the complexity of the Tiger logo created a challenge but that the fabricators came through in flying colors.
“This was all was pretty exciting for us, too,” Leiker said. “We had some of our employees go out and take pictures of the Tiger lit up last night. After all this, we kind of jumped on board and decided to participate in Tiger Gold on Friday.”
Tiger Gold on Friday is a partnership among FHSU Athletics, the FHSU Alumni Association, University Relations and Marketing, the Hays Area Chamber of Commerce and Eagle Communications. The committee is leading an effort to establish a tradition of wearing Tiger Gold every Friday.
That tradition has caught on at Commercial Sign Co.
“We now have Commercial Sign gold shirts,” Leiker said, “to wear on Fridays.”
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — An iconic gay bar in New York City is hosting a fund-raising event for a Democratic Kansas congressional district candidate.
Sharice Davids courtesy photo
The Stonewall Inn will host the event Tuesday for Sharice Davids, a gay Native American, who is running against Republican incumbent Rep. Kevin Yoder in Kansas 3rd congressional district.
Tickets for the event start at $100, with prices ranging up $2,700 to be a host.
The Stonewall Inn was declared a national monument in 2016. Riots that began at the bar in 1969 when gay patrons protested against police raids are considered a turning point in the gay rights movement.
