GREAT BEND, Kan.-For the second time in two days the Hays High Lady Indian’ soccer team picked up a convincing win, this time on the road in Great Bend. Hays High scored six first half goals and one second half goal on their way to a 7-0 win over the Lady Panthers. It was certainly a team effort tonight for Hays as five of the seven goals had some help with assists.
The Lady Indians had first half goals from Madelyn Martin, Kallie Leiker, Taleia McCrae, Allison Shubert, and two goals from Maggie Robben. Hays had first half assists from Jersey Johnson, Sophie Humphrey, Caroline Robben, and Shubert. Martin struck for her second goal of the match a little over half way through the second half for the last goal of the match with an assist from Leiker.
Hays High was pretty impressive defensively as well as Great Bend had very few shots on goal. It was the fifth consecutive shutout for the Lady Indians who improve to 6-1-1 on the season and 2-0-1 in the Western Athletic Conference. They will be back to action next Monday in Garden City.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — The attorney for a man convicted of abducting, raping and killing a 10-year-old Missouri girl says his death sentence should be overturned.
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Jurors found 51-year-old Craig Wood guilty last year of first-degree murder for the February 2014 death of Hailey Owens in Springfield.
Police say he snatched the fourth-grade girl from a neighborhood street less than two blocks from her home as she walked back from her best friend’s house. Several neighbors unsuccessfully attempted to rescue the child, chasing the suspect on foot and by car. The abduction prompted an Amber Alert in Kansas.
His attorney told the Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday that the process used to impose the death sentence wasn’t constitutional. The issue is that jurors couldn’t decide whether to sentence Wood to death or life in prison without parole. That left the decision in the hands of the judge who oversaw Wood’s trial.
Missouri and Indiana are the only states where a judge can impose a death sentence. Other states follow the federal procedure that a defendant is sentenced to life in prison if jurors are deadlocked.
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A Kansas man is accused of breaking into a salvage yard in the 1600 block of East 1st in Hutchinson and playing demolition derby.
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While in the salvage yard, Logan Bromwell, 19, found vehicles that could run and started crashing them into each other, according to police.
Bromwell is also accused of crashing through a gate to get another vehicle. He allegedly took one of the vehicles to a local Kwik Shop, bought gas and returned to the salvage yard.
Bromwell is charged with felony theft and criminal damage. The crimes occurred between March 31 and April 1.
During a court appearance Tuesday, Bromwell was denied a bond reduction.
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — A southwest Missouri man who was driving during a police chase that started in Joplin and ended in Kansas has been sentenced to four years in prison.
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Twenty-year-old Marquis Sanders, of Carterville, was sentenced Monday for felony child endangerment and resisting arrest.
Joplin police pursued Sanders’ vehicle in June after a passenger pointed an unknown object at officers in a patrol car. During the pursuit, Sanders ran several red lights and stop signs and made reckless turns. Speeds reached over 100 mph before the vehicle became disabled in Oswego, Kansas.
Because his passengers included four juveniles, Saunders was charged with four counts of first-degree child endangerment and resisting arrest. Three of the endangerment charges were dropped as part of his plea agreement.
Chad R. Sharpe, 54, of Oakley, died Monday, April 8, 2019. He was born June 6, 1964, in Scott City, KS, to Harley and Ora Sharpe.
Chad married Rebecca Buffington on January 31, 1998. He was good at building things and worked in construction. Chad enjoyed fishing, hunting and playing cards. His favorite thing was playing with his grandchildren.
Chad was preceded in death by his grandparents, Clive and Nellie Sharpe and Ed and Lottie Smith; father-in-law Ken Buffington and granddaughter Evelynn.
He is survived by his parents, Harley and Ora Sharpe; wife Becky; children, Collin, Curtis, Chase, Corbin and Ryley Sharpe; brothers, Calvin and Dale Sharpe; sister Susan Smith; mother in-law Vera Buffington and 3 grandchildren.
Cremation was chosen and no services are scheduled at this time. For more information or condolences visit www.baalmannmortuary.com
Joyce Willene Phillips was born October 7, 1937 in Peach Orchard, MO, to Earnie and Carry (McGinty) Bratcher. She passed away January 27, 2019, in Tulsa, OK.
Joyce attended grade school in Missouri and then Porterville High School in California. She also had special training in short hand and computers. Joyce worked in farming at an early age and was a Med Aid in 3 states including Colby, KS. She also was a team truck driver with late husband George Phillips along with other odd jobs. Joyce’s hobbies were playing bingo, casinos, bowling and socializing with her many friends
Survivors include her son Jerry; 5 daughters, Janice, Rhonda, Jackie, Laurie and Penny; numerous grandchildren; great grandchildren; 3 great-great grandchildren; sisters, Linda Miller, Martha Griffin, Carolyn Caudill, and Tina Allred; brother Dewayne Bratcher; many nieces, nephews and loved ones and her beloved friends, Danny and Beverly Barker, Don Kernal and mother Anni Kernal, Pastor Jim and Tammy Kent, Gene Duke, Nita Grimes and many others.
She was preceded in death by loved ones, George Phillips, Jessie Lee Rosales and Jimmy Dean Rosales.
There will be a memorial service at 4:00 p.m. Thursday, April 18, 2019, at New Beginning Family Ministry, 305 S. Saddler, Poteau, OK 74953. A graveside service will take place at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 16, 2019, at Beulah Cemetery, Colby, KS. Flowers, cards and monetary contributions may be sent to either the church or Baalmann Mortuary, PO Box 391, Colby, KS 67701.
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — A third person is charged in the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old Olathe student.
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18-year-old Matthew Lee Bibee Jr., is charged with first-degree murder in the March 29 death of 17-year-old Rowan Padgett of Overland Park.
A 17-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl also are charged with first-degree murder in Padgett’s death. Prosecutors are seeking to try both teens as adults.
Authorities say Padgett’s killing in an Olathe neighborhood occurred during a drug deal.
Bibee was arrested March 31 after he became a suspect in a robbery. Police say Bibee shot at a police officer and missed. The officer returned fire, hitting Bibee, whose injuries were not life threatening. Bibbee faces an attempted capital murder charge and several other charges in that case.
KANSAS CITY (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Ryan Hunter has tackled the halls of government.
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As part of the NFL Players’ Association’s Externship program, the pre-law graduate from Bowling Green State University worked for Republican Sen. Josh Hawley, of Missouri. He focused in part on helping improve rural internet access.
The Players’ Association promotes the externship program online as the “premier opportunity for NFL players to gain valuable experience with top organizations across the country.” Participants work in both political and business settings for several weeks in February and March.
Hunter entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Chiefs in 2018. He didn’t appear for the team last season.
RILEY COUNTY —Just before 9a.m. Tuesday, the Riley County Police Department received reports of shots fired by a man walking down the street with a gun in the 300 block of Eleventh St in Ogden.While responding to the scene, RCPD officers requested local schools be placed into secure campus mode, according to a media release.
At approximately 9:00 AM, the Riley County Police Department dispatch center received an updated report that the man with a gun had entered an occupied business in the 200 block of Riley Avenue in Ogden.
RCPD officers arrived on scene and took the man Justin Bauer, 40, Ogden, into custody without further incident. There were no injuries.
Bauer is being held on a $13,000 Bond on requested charges of aggravated assault, unlawful discharge of a firearm and criminal possession of a weapon.
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RILEY COUNTY—Just before 9a.m. Tuesday, the Riley County Police Department received a report of an armed individual in the 200 block of Riley Avenue in Ogden.
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Police took the subject into custody. While responding to the scene officers requested the local elementary school be placed into temporary lock out.
Police asked that the public avoid the area while officers are on scene.
Authorities released no additional details.
UPDATE:
The suspect has been apprehended by Riley County Police. The all clear has been given and the lockout is over.
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RILEY COUNTY—Just before 9a.m. Tuesday, the Riley County Police Department received a report of an armed individual in the 200 block of Riley Avenue in Ogden.
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Police took the subject into custody. While responding to the scene officers requested the local elementary school be placed into lock out, according to a media release.
Police asked that the public avoid the area while officers are on scene.
The public is invited to Fort Hays State University at 10 a.m. Thursday when the largest single gift ever made to the university is announced at a news conference in the Memorial Union’s Sunset Atrium.
FHSU President Tisa Mason, President Emeritus Edward H. Hammond, Athletic Director Curtis Hammeke, and FHSU Foundation President and CEO Jason Williby will celebrate and honor the lives of donors Earl and Nonie Field and present details on how the Fields’ gift will be used to improve the lives of FHSU students for generations to come.
Beverages and light refreshments will be provided immediately following the news conference.
DOWNS — Duane D. Teselle, 68, passed away April 7, 2019. He was born November 18, 1950 in Beloit, the son of John and Virginia (DeBey) Teselle.
He was a retired marine mechanic.
He is preceded in death by his parents.
Survivors include his children: Seone Hunter (Jeremy) of Kensington, Leslie Cosgriff (Casey) of Lincoln, NE., Elizabeth Stokesbury (Anthony) of Jacksonville, FL and Matthew Teselle (Lacey) of Smith Center; siblings: Joyce Nicholson of Jewell, Janet Alflen of Puyallup, WA, Jerry Teselle (Judy) of Downs, Dorine Stuart of Downs, 8 grandchildren, 1 great grandchild, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Graveside service will be held Friday, April 12, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at the Downs Cemetery. No visitation.
Memorials may be given to Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks-Youth Programs in care of Domoney Funeral Home, PO Box 127, Downs, KS 67437
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Mexican national accused of killing four people in Kansas and one in Missouri in 2016 died Tuesday after being found hanging from a light fixture in his St. Louis jail cell.
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Pablo Serrano-Vitorino was found alone in his cell at 2:02 a.m. He was pronounced dead at a hospital about an hour later, said Koran Addo, spokesman for St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson.
Addo declined further comment but St. Louis Public Safety Director Jimmie Edwards said that Serrano-Vitorino hanged himself and left a note written in Spanish. Edwards was out of town and didn’t know if Serrano-Vitorino was on suicide watch or when jailers had last checked on him.
Serrano-Vitorino, 43, who was in the U.S. illegally, was accused of fatally shooting four men at a home in Kansas City, Kansas, on the night of March 7, 2016. He was arrested a day later and 170 miles away in Montgomery County, Missouri, where he was accused of killing Randy Nordman of New Florence. He was charged with first-degree murder in all five deaths.
He was being held in St. Louis awaiting an October trial in Nordman’s death on a change of venue. Missouri prosecutors were seeking the death penalty.
He had tried to take his own life before, with a safety razor, shortly after his arrest while jailed in Montgomery County. After a hospitalization he was returned to the jail.
Authorities say the shooting spree began when Serrano-Vitorino gunned down his Kansas City, Kansas, neighbor, 41-year-old Michael Capps, and three other men at Capps’ home — brothers Austin Harter, 29, and Clint Harter, 27, and 36-year-old Jeremy Waters. Before dying, one of the victims managed to call police.
Authorities have not disclosed a possible motive.
Serrano-Vitorino then allegedly fled in his pickup truck into Missouri. Authorities say he killed Nordman, 49, at Nordman’s rural home near Interstate 70 about 70 miles (113 kilometers) east of St. Louis. He was captured hiding face-down in a ditch a few miles from Nordman’s home, and had a rifle with him, the Missouri State Highway patrol said at the time.
A lawsuit filed in Kansas City, Kansas , by the father of one of the victims accused U.S. immigration officials of missing two chances to detain and deport Serrano-Vitorino.
Serrano-Vitorino was deported to Mexico after he was convicted of a felony in 2003 but illegally re-entered the U.S. He was arrested in 2014 and 2015.
After his 2014 arrest in Kansas for battery, Wyandotte County jail officials notified ICE he was in custody. But Serrano-Vitorino was released after the federal agency didn’t send an agent to the jail, according to the lawsuit.
Serrano-Vitorino was fingerprinted in Overland Park, Kansas, Municipal Court in September 2015 after he was cited for traffic infractions. ICE officials asked that he be held in custody but sent the paperwork to a different jail in Johnson County, Kansas, the lawsuit contends. He was once again released from custody.
Teresa Eileen Ehmke, age 72, passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2019 at the Lane County Hospital in Dighton, Kansas.
She was born on June 10, 1946 in Garden City, Kansas.
Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, June 10, 2019 at Price & Sons Funeral Home in Scott City, Kansas, with Leland Jackson presiding. A full obituary will be available in June.
