Wednesday morning crime scene in Topeka-photo courtesy WIBW TV
SHAWNEE COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities are investigating a shooting that sent three people to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Just after 1a.m., police were dispatched to a shooting at a home in the 2900 Block of SE Highland CT., in Topeka, according to a media release.
Upon arrival, police found a man, woman and teenage boy with gunshot injuries, according to a media release. Detectives and K-9 responded to process the crime scene. Police have made no arrests.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Topeka Police.
BALTIMORE (AP) — Dylan Bundy allowed three hits over a career-high eight innings, newcomer Tim Beckham had two hits and scored twice and the resurgent Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 7-2 Tuesday night for their fourth straight victory.
Seth Smith drove in three runs to help the Orioles move within two games of .500 (52-54) for the first time since July 3.
Kansas City will seek to avoid a three-game sweep on Wednesday. The Royals came to town having won 10 of 11, but they’ve only scored three runs in these two games at Camden Yards.
Bundy (10-8) struck out five and walked one. The right-hander had not pitched more than seven innings in any of his previous 34 major league starts.
All three hits Bundy allowed were singles — none after the third inning — and he retired the final 13 batters he faced. The only run he allowed was unearned.
Kansas State basketball coach Bruce Weber has agreed a two-year contract extension that could keep him with the Wildcats through the 2020-21 season.
Weber had two years left on an extension he signed in April 2013.
Weber was on the hot seat last season before leading the Wildcats to 21 wins and a win over Wake Forest in a First Four game in the NCAA Tournament.
Compensation terms for the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons will remain per an extension Weber signed in April 2013. The sixth-year head coach will be paid $2.15 million for the 2017-18 season, $2.25 million in 2018-19, $2.35 million in 2019-20 and $2.45 million in 2020-21.
Hired on March 31, 2012 as the 24th head coach in school history, Weber has guided K-State to a 100-68 (.595) overall record and three NCAA Tournament appearances in five seasons, including a record-setting inaugural campaign in 2012-13 in which he helped the school to its first conference championship in 36 seasons.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas man pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy that tried to obtain about $445,000 in fraudulent federal income tax returns.
Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Larson said in a news release that 24-year-old Orville Frame Jr., of Topeka, pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Missouri. The scheme used false W-2 forms to file fraudulent federal and state income tax returns.
Prosecutors say Frame and a co-defendant, 37-year-old Byron Meeks of Topeka, attempted to obtain about $445,000 but received only $10,945 from one federal refund and $3,389 in a Kansas state tax refund.
Meeks was sentenced in April to five years in federal prison without parole.
Frame faces a sentence of up to 10 years in federal prison without parole. A sentencing date has not been scheduled.
This photo illustrates a fun time chasing bubbles during the Summer Discovery program at Sunflower’s Incredible Years Preschool.
The Sunflower Diversified Services programs that serve infants, toddlers and preschoolers have scheduled an upcoming event for local and area families. An open house at Incredible Years Preschool is from 6 to 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 14.
Sunflower’s Early Education Center (EEC) is located at 1312 Patton in Great Bend. It houses both Incredible Years Preschool and a tiny-k early intervention program, serving children 0-3 years old.
“Our preschool open house is an opportunity for parents and children to meet the staff and become familiar with the classroom,” Director Shari Schneider said. “The children are able to explore the new environment while still having the support of their parents.
“This helps children, as well as parents, feel more comfortable separating on the first day,” she continued. “We currently provide three class sessions and children attend 2-4 days a week, depending on their age. We welcome anyone who wants to learn more about what our preschool has to offer.”
Tuition is based on a sliding-fee scale, making preschool accessible to more families with children ages 2-and- a-half to 5. The curriculum at Incredible Years focuses on: free play; social/emotional development; language, literature and communication; arts and sciences; and physical development.
Zoo Phonics, which promotes understanding and memory, is part of the preschool’s program. It is used in reading, spelling and writing.
“In addition, our low student-to- teacher ratio allows us to provide more small group activities and one-on- one support,” Schneider noted. “We are planning even more experiments and hands-on activities this year.
“Our staff also collaborates with community partners such as our tiny-k program at EEC and Helping Hands Preschool to provide screenings, evaluations and services as needed.”
SALINA -Authorities say a woman suffered serious bite wounds after her American Bulldog attacked her Monday morning.
Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester said that 58-year-old Angela Fassnacht was attempting to take the dog outside at around 11 a.m. when it attacked. Authorities believe it was trying to reach a female dog in heat that was inside the house, located on the 500 block of West Iron in Salina.
A neighbor helped distract the dog by breaking down part of a wooden fence, allowing Fassnacht to enter her home.
Fassnacht was transported by emergency medical services to Salina Regional Health Center with serious wounds on both arms and her back. She has since been transferred to a Wichita hospital.
According to Capt. Forrester, the victim requested that the dog be euthanized.
ELLIS COUNTY – Two people from Hays were injured in an accident just before 1:30p.m. Tuesday in Ellis County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2006 Chrysler 300 driven by Alfred Koerner, Jr., 81, Hays, was westbound on eastbound Interstate 70 at the U.S. 183 Bypass exit ramp.
The driver tried to make a U-turn on to Interstate 70 eastbound.
A 2015 Chrysler 200 driven by Justin R. Mandy, Helena, MT., was traveling westbound on the Interstate 70 passing lane and struck the Chrysler 300.
The Chrysler 300 came to rest in the middle of both eastbound lanes of Interstate 70.
Koerner Jr., and a passenger Patricia A. Hasenberger, 83, Hays, were transported to Hays Medical Center. Mandy was not injured.
Hasenberger was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.
The Great Bend Braves will begin their roughly 700-mile trip to Fargo, North Dakota Wednesday morning to compete in the American Legion Baseball A National Regional.
Great Bend will play Jefferson City, Missouri in their first round game on Thursday, August 3 at 8:30 p.m. With two teams backing out, the six-team field will be split into two pools. The Braves will be guaranteed three games with two more on Friday, August 4.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas says it collected $7.6 million more in taxes than anticipated in July during its first month under an income tax increase approved by legislators.
The Department of Revenue reported Tuesday that the state collected $453.5 million in taxes. That’s 1.7 percent more than the official projection of almost $446 million.
The surplus in July collections came after the state ended its 2017 fiscal year on June 30 with tax collections exceeding expectations by $72 million, or 1.3 percent. Total tax collections for fiscal 2017 surpassed $5.8 billion.
Lawmakers enacted the income tax increase over Republican Gov. Sam Brownback’s veto to raise an additional $1.2 billion over two years.
Brownback budget director Shawn Sullivan tweeted that it’s too early to tell whether the tax increase will generate what is expected.
TREGO COUNTY – A Kansas man was injured in an accident just before 10a.m. Tuesday in Trego County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2016 Volvo semi driven by Steve Joseph Glew, Jr., 66, Pittsburgh, PA., was westbound on Interstate 70 ten miles west of WaKeeney.
The semi rear-ended a KDOT vehicle driven by James Seth Antrim, 55, Norton, assigned to a paint crew and traveling at 8.6 miles-per-hour with flashing caution lights and arrow board indicating to move left activated.
Antrim was transported to the hospital in WaKeeney. Glew Jr., was not injured. Both drivers were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.
