KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Two people have been shot to death in a local market and deli in Kansas City, Kansas, and police have arrested the suspect after he barricaded himself inside for two hours.
A brother told The Kansas City Star that one victim of Wednesday afternoon’s shooting was business owner Dennis Edwards.
Police said when they responded to reports of gunshots and tried to enter the Edwards Original Corner Market & Deli, the suspect pointed a gun at officers. The officers fired, exited, and a standoff resulted as police negotiated with the suspect.
The suspect was later taken to a hospital with a gunshot wound.
Lisa Green, who worked for Edwards, said two other women were inside and one was shot. Green said she was inside and took cover under a table.
MEADE COUNTY, Kan. – A 56-year-old Ashland man was killed in a roll-over accident late Wednesday night in Meade County.
According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Calvin Dean McGonigle was south bound on K-23 and blew a tire, then lost control of his SUV. His vehicle entered a ditch, started to roll and then entered a culvert and ended up on his top.
He was taken to the Western Plains Medical Complex where he was pronounced dead. He was not wearing a seat-belt at the time of the accident.
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A man arrested Feb. 17, 2018, for distribution of marijuana has been jailed for that charge after his arrest Tuesday.
Xavier Terry faces the charge for allegedly selling between 25 and 450 grams of marijuana. The arrest was made by the Haven Police Department, according to the criminal complaint.
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Brian Treaster is in more trouble in Reno County for what Hutchinson police say is an ongoing dispute between him and his ex-wife.
Treaster, the one-time police chief in the small town of Bushton in Rice County, is charged with criminal threat for allegedly threatening to kill his ex-wife and her boyfriend. This threat was apparently made over the phone with both victims listening on speaker phone.
Other charges include violations of a stalking order and battery of his ex-wife’s boyfriend.
In court, he managed to get a $75,000 bond lowered to $10,000 — even though he has another similar case pending.
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The main suspect involved in the June 20 shooting that led to a six-hour standoff is out of the hospital and has been formally charged by the state.
Brendan Jones is charged with aggravated battery, criminal possession of a firearm and felony interference with law enforcement.
Also charged in the case is 18-year-old Tyson Samuels. He is also charged with aggravated battery for the wounding of Jacob Foley.
Samuels and Jones are accused of being at a home in the 300 block of West 8th. They were planning to fight with the victim. During the course of that fight, a handgun was pulled from a fanny pack. Jones allegedly fired several shots. One of the bullets struck Foley in his left thigh.
Later in the morning, police got word that Jones was at a home in the 300 block of West 16th, where the standoff occurred. Samuels eventually surrendered, but Jones got to the door and began shooting at officers. Ten officers returned fire, striking Jones.
Jones was taken to a Wichita hospital for treatment of his wounds. He is now back in Reno County on a bond of $750,000. More charges could be coming after the KBI completes its review of the shooting.
Samuels has another case where he’s suspected of aggravated robbery. That occurred April 26. He is scheduled to return to court July 17.
WICHITA, Kan. – Clients and staff members at Sunflower Diversified Services are taking the opportunity to express themselves by creating artwork for a special occasion.
Robby Davis creates a piece of art for a special event. Davis is a client at Sunflower Diversified Services.
The individual creations will be submitted to the “Call for Artwork” in connection with the annual InterHab Power Up! Summit Oct. 16-18 at Wichita.
InterHab is the Topeka-based, statewide organization that advocates for people with intellectual disabilities and delays.
“We are booting up for our Beautiful Minds Art Studio that will be available to the people we serve at Sunflower,” said Amanda Urban, director of adult services. “It will be a great venue for clients of all ages to express themselves through artwork.”
Urban noted that the art studio may be especially attractive to clients who are nearing or at retirement age.
“Creating artwork is a stimulating and fun way to spend some leisure time,” Urban explained.
“Having the opportunity to express themselves artistically can be a new beginning for some folks.
“Everyone here is looking forward to the InterHab contest, as well as the opening of our local studio in the near future.”
Sunflower is supplying the paints, brushes and other supplies for InterHab projects and will submit the works of art by the July 19 deadline.
Categories for the art submissions by clients are photography; three-dimensional works; general art; and children’s art for those under 18. The youngsters, age 3 and older, receive support from Sunflower case managers.
Staff members may submit to the three categories for adults.
The winning selections will be used to honor recipients of the Annual InterHab Awards who go the extra mile to serve their clients. Categories include Outstanding Volunteer, Achievement in the Workplace, Outstanding Personal Growth, Kansas Inclusive Communities, Outstanding Service Achievement, Outstanding Youth, and Inspirational Family or Guardian.
Sunflower serves infants, toddlers and adults in Barton, Pawnee, Rice, Rush and Stafford counties. It is in its 53rd year.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita State University’s aviation research program has landed a $33 million contract for the Army’s high-speed missile program.
The Wichita Eagle reports that the three-year contract calls for the National Institute for Aviation Research to make the missiles lighter and cheaper while improving performance.
Wichita State interim president Andy Tompkins said in a news release Tuesday that the contract will give students, both undergraduates and graduates, “an advantage no other university in the country can match.”
The university previously was awarded a three-year, $23.5 million Air Force contract develop technology for automated, in-service inspection of military aircraft.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas Supreme Court justice whose votes in death penalty cases made him a political target plans to retire from the bench Sept. 8.
The decision announced Wednesday by Justice Lee Johnson will give Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly her first appointment to the seven-member high court. It will not require Kansas Senate confirmation.
Johnson was appointed to the Supreme Court in 2007 by Democratic Gov. Kathleen Sebelius after serving six years on the state Court of Appeals.
He and other justices drew criticism for overturning death sentences in several capital murder cases.
In 2014, a group formed by victims’ friends and family sought to oust Johnson in a statewide yes-or-no vote on whether he would stay on the court. The vote to retain him was less than 53 percent.
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The mosquito population in Reno County is the worst anyone has ever seen, according to Sherry Tubach with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.
She spoke at the Reno County Commission meeting yesterday and talked about what they found in the county traps.
“Among the five traps that were found in Reno County, this is really an unprecedented number, we have never ever trapped this many Culex mosquitoes,” Tubach said. “We really feel like the West Nile virus, actually they can also carry Saint Louis encephalitis virus, is quite high.”
She says they are going to do aerial spraying over every community in the county to try to reduce the pest population to lower the risk for disease.
“KDHE has identified funding and we have requested and been granted the redirection of some federal funding that is used for mosquito surveillance for a one-time application to reduce the number of adult mosquitoes in Reno County,” Tubach said.
She says this could be done in one night and should be pretty effective in reducing the mosquito population in the county with the aerial spraying.
“We anticipate that only one application will be needed to reduce the number of mosquitoes by about 9o percent,” Tubach said. She adds that they will continue to monitor the mosquito population in the county.
Residents will still need to toss mosquito dunks in standing water to eliminate mosquito larvae to keep control of the problem.
Megan Gottschalk-Hammersmith, the Assistant Director of Community Health Operations, says the health department has about 700 dunks to help control the larvae. The department plans to order more.
