HAYS, Kan.-When Kallie Leiker showed up to the Bickle-Schmidt Sports Complex on Thursday afternoon to face her cross town rivals she wanted to win. Little did she know how instrumental she would be in helping the Hays High Lady Indian soccer team in their 5-0 win over TMP. Leiker finished the match with a hat trick, the first of the season for Hays.
It took a little while for the Lady Indians to get things going in the first half. Leiker found the back of the net in the 20th minute to give Hays the 1-0 lead. A little over eight minutes later Leiker struck again with a goal in the 28th minute and a 2-0 lead. Maggie Robben tallied the final goal of the first half with just 22 seconds remaining to give the Lady Indians a commanding 3-0 lead at the halftime break.
The TMP defense was tough to break in the second half but Leiker finally broke through in the 72nd minute to complete the hat trick and to give her team a 4-0 lead. Isabel Robben didn’t waste any time with the Lady Indians’ fifth and final goal of the match as she scored 46 seconds later for the 5-0 Hays High victory. Hays continues an impressive season on both offense and defense as they have outscored their opponents 39-5 on the season.
TMP drops to 0-9 and will travel to Great Bend on Monday. Hays High improves to 9-1-2 and await a visit from Garden City on Monday in Hays.
TOPEKA, Kan. – Law enforcement authorities are investigating a homicide and on Thursday asked the public for help to locate suspects.
Police on the scene of the Sept. 2018 shooting-photo courtesy WIBW TV
On Saturday, September 8 at approximately 10:37 p.m., police responded to a report of shots being fired in the 3600 block of SW Skyline Parkway in Topeka, according to a media release.
Officers located 29-year-old Keisheona Wilkins who had been shot outside of her home several times. Wilkins was transported to a local hospital with very serious injuries.
Wilkins was pregnant at the time of the shooting and the baby did not survive. Wilkins was paralyzed as a result of the shooting.
The Topeka Police Department has been investigating this case as a homicide and are seeking the public’s assistance to bring justice toWilkins and her family.
Anyone with information regarding this crime is encouraged to contact the Topeka Police Criminal Investigation
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Worlds of Fun amusement park banned nine people after fights last weekend involving crowds of young people.
Image from the disturbance Saturday courtesy Madi-Lynn McDaniel
More than five law enforcement agencies went to the park Saturday night after an off-duty Clay County sheriff’s deputy called for help.
Police estimated up to 300 teenagers were involved but Worlds of Fun officials have said fewer people were involved in the fights, while many others were bystanders.
Worlds of Fun spokesman Chris Foshee said the nine people banned from the park were minors.
No one was arrested but a citation was issued to a 17-year-old who is believed to be the instigator of the fights.
Foshee said the cause of the disturbance is unknown.
Warren C. Kraus, age 92, of Ellis, Kansas passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2019 in Ellis. He was born February 19, 1927 in Hays, Kansas to Carl and Sadie (Ward) Kraus. On December 21, 1947 he married Rosemary Duncker in Ford, Kansas.
Warren was farmer and served in the US Navy in Tulagi at the end of WW II. He was a member of the Hays and Ellis United Methodist Churches, VFW, American Legion, 40/8, Kansas Farm Bureau and he was presented a Quilt of Honor.
He is survived by his wife, Rosemary of Ellis; a daughter, Sheila Phillips and husband Michael of Maryville, Missouri; two brothers, Kenneth Kraus of Omaha, Nebraska and Harold Kraus of Hays; a grandson, Mark Craig and wife Sarah and children Wyatt and Juliet all of Brooklyn, New York.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Nancy Kraus; two brothers, Eldon and John Kraus and a sister, Dorothy Bemis.
Funeral services will be 10:30 AM Saturday, April 27, 2019 at the Hays United Methodist Church. Burial with military honors courtesy of the Hays VFW Honor Guard will be 1:30 PM in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Ellis.
Visitation will be Friday, 5 PM – 8 PM at Brock’s-Keithley Funeral Chapel and crematory 2509 Vine Hays, KS 67601. Saturday visitation will be at the church 10 AM until service time.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Hays United Methodist Church or the Parkinson Foundation (www.parkinson.org)
Condolences may be left by guest book at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com or by email at [email protected]
SEDGWICK COUNTY —One person died in an accident just before 1am. Thursday in Sedgwick County.
The accident on 63rd Street South near Broadway in Wichita was identified as Rick Allen Stevens, 36 from Wichita, according to Lt. Tim Myers with the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Department.
Ruth M. Lake, 80, formerly of Goodland, KS, passed away at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin, VT on Monday evening, April 22, 2019. Born in Limon, CO on March 29, 1939, she was a daughter of the late Henry and Syble Rae (Johnson) Kanzler. On December 14, 1958, she married Paul A. Lake in Limon, CO. Paul predeceased Ruth on August 25, 1986.
Ruthie had a “never say never”, compassionate, fighting spirit that saw her through happy and tough times. As a child she grew up in poverty with her father, mother, and 8 siblings. She was a survivor through the tragic loss of her husband Paul in 1986, who she remained true to until her last day, and then the tragic loss of her youngest son Tobey in 1996. She was a two-time cancer survivor.
It was her strong will and primary purpose in life to take care of her family that kept her moving forward and blessed us with 25 additional beautiful years. (This allowed her to enjoy the final chapter of her life, which included helping raise her two amazing grandsons, Tobey and Braedon). She shaped our lives with wonderful story telling, the constant reminder to “stop and smell the roses”, parental advice to teach right from wrong and never lose the ability to keep laughter in your life. She will be missed.
Ruth is loved and mourned by her children, Tiffini Lake-Bellows and her husband, Jay of Waterbury, VT; Troy Lake and his wife, Kelly of Waterbury Center, VT; Tracy Lake and his wife, Cheri of Lenexa, KS; 8 grandchildren, Amanda, Ali, Andrew, Kady, Ben, Brianna, Tobey and Braedon; a sister, Charlotte Larsen of CA; 3 brothers, Melvin Kanzler of CO, Clifford Kanzler of CA, and Lester Kanzler of WA; as well as nieces, nephews and extended family. Ruth was predeceased by a son, Tobey Lake on April 18, 1996.
In lieu of flowers memorial gifts would be appreciated to the Department of Palliative and Spiritual Care, CVMC, PO Box 547, Barre, VT 05641.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Missouri State women’s basketball icon Jackie Stiles is leaving the school to be an assistant coach at Oklahoma.
Stiles-photo courtesy OU
Oklahoma announced Wednesday that it hired Stiles, who has been on the Lady Bears coaching staff for six seasons under former coach Kellie Harper.
The Springfield News-Leader reports that Stiles is leaving as Amaka Agugua-Hamilton replaces Harper as Missouri State’s head coach.
Missouri State Athletics Director Kyle Moats declined to say if Stiles was considered for the head coaching job.
Stiles held the Division I women’s basketball leading scorer record between 2001 and 2017. She led the Lady Bears to the 2001 NCAA Final Four and was the school’s first player to be drafted into the WNBA.
She is undergoing treatment for eye cancer, which was diagnosed in December 2017.
SEDGWICK COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a pair of armed robberies and have two suspects in custody.
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The first robbery occurred on Friday April 19 at a Kwik Shop in the 700 Block of 29th Street North in Wichita, according to officer Paul Cruz. The two suspects entered the store with guns. One suspect fired a single shotgun round during the robbery. They took cash and cigarettes.
The second robbery occurred at 5:30p.m. Monday at the Valero in the 800 Block of Meriden. The suspects entered the store, one was armed with a shotgun. They demanded and took money.
On Wednesday evening, police officers with the Violent Crime Community Respone team arrested two teenagers at a residence in the 1200 Block of South Santa Fe in Wichita, according to Cruz.
The 16-year-old was booked into the Sedgwick County Juvenile Detention facility on two counts of aggravated robbery and juvenile in possession of a firearm. The 17-year-old was booked for two counts of robbery.
Police will present the case to the district attorney.
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — A television station aired audio Thursday it says shows Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill telling his fiancee about punching and using a belt to discipline their son one day after prosecutors reluctantly declined to file charges in a domestic incident.
Tyreek Hill -photo courtesy KC Chiefs
Police were called to Hill’s home twice last month and investigators determined the 3-year-old child had been injured. On Wednesday, Johnson County District Attorney Steve Howe said charges would not be filed, but acknowledged he was “deeply troubled” by the situation and said “we believe a crime has occurred.” He said there was not enough evidence to conclusively establish who committed it.
Hill released a statement through his attorney earlier Thursday in which he said his “son’s health and happiness is my number one priority.” Hill also said that his focus is on “working hard to be the best person for my family and our community that I can be, and the best player to help our team win.”
Hill denies any role in what happened to the child’s arm, adding: “He says Daddy does a lot of things.”
She also tells Hill their son is “terrified of you.”
Hill replies, “You need to be terrified of me, too, bitch.”
Later in the conversation, Espinal asks Hill, “What do you do when the child is bad? You make him open up his arms and you punch him in the chest.”
KCTV said the audio was sent to the station without disclosing from whom. The station said it had shared the audio with Howe’s office, which did not return a message left late Thursday. Howe has acknowledged that the case could be reopened if there was new evidence.
Neither the Chiefs nor an attorney for Hill responded to a request for comment.
Hill is a two-time Pro Bowl wide receiver with a history of domestic issues, including a case in which he was accused of punching Espinal while she was pregnant and they were attending Oklahoma State.
Chiefs coach Andy Reid and general manager Brett Veach sidestepped questions about Hill’s legal situation last week, even as the wide receiver reported for the start of offseason workouts.
Howe said the NFL attempted to contact the district attorney’s office to gather information for its own investigation. The league could still punish Hill even if he is not charged with a crime.
Hill’s attorney, Trey Pettlon, has said that the wide receiver has cooperated with law enforcement throughout the investigation. Pettlon also said that Hill waived his Fifth Amendment rights, answered questions from law enforcement and the Department of Children and Families, and that he would continue to cooperate with authorities as they provide a safe environment for the child.
Howe would not say who has custody of the child because of an ongoing DCF investigation.
“We’re talking about a minor, a child, and the system and DCF and in child investigations, we have to be very cognizant about protecting the rights of the child,” Howe said. “We have to respect the wishes of the individuals involved in the case.”
Hill is entering the final year of his rookie contract, and the Chiefs have little depth at wide receiver. That means it is possible the Chiefs could target a pass-catcher when they make one of their three picks Friday night — they traded their first-round pick to Seattle earlier this week as part of a package to acquire pass rusher Frank Clark, who has his own history of domestic violence.
It’s unclear whether the new audio of Hill will change the Chiefs’ approach, though they did set a precedent late last year when it comes to domestic violence cases. That’s when they released star running back Kareem Hunt following a video that showed him pushing and kicking a woman in a hotel hallway.
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OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — Chiefs star wide receiver Tyreek Hill maintained his innocence Thursday after prosecutors in suburban Kansas City declined to charge him in a domestic incident involving his fiancee and 3-year-old son even after concluding a crime occurred.
Hill said in a statement provided by his attorney that his “son’s health and happiness is my number one priority.” Hill also said that his focus is on “working hard to be the best person for my family and our community that I can be, and the best player to help our team win.”
Police were called to the Hill’s home twice last month, and investigators determined that his child had been injured the second time. On Wednesday, the district attorney in Johnson County, Kansas, declined to press charges because he could not determine who was responsible for the injuries.
“We are deeply troubled by this situation,” DA Steve Howe said. “We believe a crime has occurred, however, the evidence in this case does not conclusively establish who committed this crime.”
The Chiefs said they were aware of the prosecutor’s decision but declined further comment. Howe said the NFL attempted to contact the district attorney’s office to gather information for its own investigation. The league could still punish Hill even though he was not charged with a crime. The league has declined to comment on the case.
Hill’s attorney, Trey Pettlon, said that the receiver has cooperated with law enforcement throughout the investigation. Pettlon also said that Hill waived his Fifth Amendment rights, answered questions from law enforcement and the Department of Children and Families, and that he would continue to cooperate with authorities as they provide a safe environment for the child.
Howe would not say who has custody of the child because of an ongoing DCF investigation.
“We’re talking about a minor, a child, and the system and DCF and in child investigations, we have to be very cognizant about protecting the rights of the child,” he said. “We have to respect the wishes of the individuals involved in the case.”
Chiefs coach Andy Reid and general manager Brett Veach sidestepped questions about Hill’s legal situation last week as the wide receiver reported for the start of offseason workouts.
Hill is a two-time Pro Bowl wide receiver with a history of domestic issues, including a case in which he was accused of punching his fiancee, Crystal Espinal, while he was at Oklahoma State.
Hill is entering the final year of his rookie contract, and the Chiefs have little depth at wide receiver. That means it is possible the Chiefs could target a pass-catcher when they make one of their three picks Friday night — they traded their first-round pick to Seattle earlier this week as part of a package to acquire pass rusher Frank Clark.
“I don’t know if it changes the priorities. We have a good group of guys that we really like,” Veach said of Hill’s situation. “I think we have some guys that are still here that maybe people don’t know about or realize that we know more about. But receiver, if there is a receiver that we like, early on we absolutely wouldn’t hesitate to pull the trigger.”
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization has issued its first-ever guidance for how much screen time children under 5 should get: not very much, and none at all for those under 1.
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The U.N. health agency said Wednesday that kids under 5 should not spend more than one hour watching screens every day — and that less is better.
The guidelines are somewhat similar to advice from the American Academy of Pediatrics. That group recommends children younger than 18 months should avoid screens other than video chats. It says parents of young children under two should choose “high-quality programming” with educational value and that can be watched with a parent to help kids understand what they’re seeing.
Some groups said WHO’s screen time guidelines failed to consider the potential benefits of digital media.
WHO’s screen time advice “overly focuses on quantity of screen time and fails to consider the content and context of use,” said Andrew Przybylski, director of research at the Oxford Internet Institute at the University of Oxford. “Not all screen time is created equal.”
Britain’s Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health said the data available were too weak to allow its experts to set any thresholds for the appropriate level of screen time.
“Our research has shown that currently there is not strong enough evidence to support the setting of screen time limits,” said Dr. Max Davie, the college’s Officer for Health Improvement. “The restricted screen time limits suggested by WHO do not seem proportionate to the potential harm,” he said.
WHO did not specifically detail the potential harm caused by too much screen time, but said the guidelines — which also included recommendations for physical activity and sleep — were needed to address the increasing amount of sedentary behavior in the general population. It noted that physical inactivity is a leading risk factor for death and a contributor to the rise in obesity.
The agency said infants less than 1 year should spend at least half an hour every day on their stomachs and that older kids should get at least three hours of physical activity every day.
