Finney County teen dies in suspected hanging under investigation
Finney County Sheriff Kevin Bascue said a 17 year old, Zachary Blackburn, was found hanging from a rope in a barn at 19690 Eminence Road. His father, Scott Blackburn, performed CPR until EMS arrived, and Zachary died at St Catherine Hospital. An autopsy will determine cause of death.
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Finney County
Kevin Bascue
Eminence Road
Scott Blackburn
Zachary Blackburn
Bascue
Blackburn
St. Catherine Hospital
Garden City woman arrested after chase with vehicle
Garden City police say Leticia Ruiz 19 chased David Perez 27 in a vehicle in the 700 block of Moores Avenue Friday evening while Perez carried his 3 year old. Ruiz’s 18 month old was in the car. No injuries reported. Ruiz was arrested at 9:36 p.m. on charges including aggravated assault and two counts of child endangerment.
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Garden City
James Hawkins
Hawkins
Moores Avenue
Leticia Ruiz
Fleming St
David Perez
Ruiz
Perez
Sublette Woman Injured In Becknell Street Crash
A Sublette woman, Margarita Medina, 43, was taken to Satanta District Hospital after a Saturday 6:48 p.m. crash on Becknell Street. Her 1995 Grand Cherokee eastbound struck a parked 1998 Chevy Blazer, which then hit another parked vehicle, a 2000 Plymouth Neon. Two passengers, Carlos Medina, 10, and Marshall Medina, 5, were uninjured. all wore seat belts.
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Sublette
Satanta District Hospital
Kansas Highway Patrol
Becknell Street
Margarita Medina
RHP
Carlos Medina
Marshall Medina
Judge orders competency evaluation in deputy killing case
In Wichita a man from Newton Gregory Moore aged 46 is ordered to undergo a psychological evaluation to determine fitness for trial after being charged with one count of capital murder and two counts of attempted capital murder. Moore is accused of killing Harvey County deputy Kurt Ford 38 and wounding Hesston detective Chris Eilert 33 during an April 9 shootout involving the Emergency Response team.
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Wichita
Harvey County
Gregory Moore
Newton
Moore
Kurt Ford
Hesston
Chris Eilert
Reading Rocks Book Drive aids Garden City families
A city wide book drive sponsored by the Kansas Children's Service League Community Council in Garden City collects books for Early Head Start children and families unable to afford books. With 18 donation sites and end date June 15, organizers report over 225 books 25 dictionaries and a set of encyclopedias gathered for distribution through Early Head Start programs and home visits. Contact Dyer at 276 3232 extension 33 for info and donations after the deadline.
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Garden City
Lisa Dyer
Kansas Children’s Service League
The
Community Council
Dyer
Reading Rocks
GeoReta Jones
Jones
Gloria Hopkins
Garden City Auto Center
E. Schulman Ave
Bible Christian Church
E. Mary St
Church of the Brethren
W. Finney/Scott Road
Commercial Federal Bank
E. Kansas Ave
Community Congregational Church
N. Third St
Cornerstone Church
N. Eighth St
Fulton Terrace
Ballinger
First Christian Church
N. Seventh St
First United Methodist Church
N. Main St
Fry Eye Associates
E. Walnut St
Garden City Rotary Club
Plaza Inn
Garden Valley Church
Garden Valley Retirement Center
E. Spruce St
Presbyterian Church
Texas St
Trinity Lutheran Church
Fleming St
Kansans face rising elder care costs and aging boom
Salina resident Anita Cox relies on in home care to stay out of a nursing home and continue living at home. State forecasts show seniors 65 plus in Kansas will more than double by 2025, driving Medicaid demand and total long term care costs toward hundreds of millions annually. Experts urge expanding home based services and reforming Medicaid while tracking regional shortages in rural areas.
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Topeka
Hns
Salina
Anita C. Cox
Cox
Minneapolis
Robert
Kansas
Federal Administration On Aging
First Congressional District
Scott Brunner
Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Jim Morrison
R-Colby
House Health and Human Services Committee
Morrison
Julie Govert Walter
North Central
Flint Hills Area
Walter
Marlene Frederick
Anita Cox
Judge orders removed from group home for lack of permit
Leavenworth County Judge Robert Bednar ordered Leroy Hendricks, 70, moved from Larned State Hospital to a group home in Lawrence area be removed for lacking a required special-use permit. County officials and the county attorney argued the home violates zoning rules and the restraining order will bar future use of the property as a group home. Hendricks, the first Kansan treated under the 1994 predator act, has a history of molesting at least 10 children.
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Leavenworth
Leroy Hendricks
Hendricks
Robert Bednar
Leavenworth County
David van Parys
Larned State Hospital
Lawrence Area
Department of Social and Rehabilitative Services
van Parys
SRS
Larned
U.S. Supreme Court
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Teen
Linda Lubensky
Kansas Home Care Association
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