KINGMAN COUNTY — A suspect arrested in Montana&nbsp;who was wanted for questioning in connection with the death of a Kansas woman made a virtual appearance before a Kansas judge on Monday.

Clinton Rogers, 34, was charged with Felony Theft during the&nbsp; Zoom court appearance, according to Sheriff Randy Hill. He is being held on a $50,000 bond.

Rogers is a person of interest who authorities believe is connected to the homicide of 61-year-old Joyce Foulkrod in Medicine Lodge on July 27, according to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.

Deputies in Montana arrested Rogers on August 11 on a warrant for theft out of Kingman County, Kansas, according to the KBI. Investigators believe Rogers stole a 1995 Chevrolet Camaro in Kingman County on August 2 on his way to Montana.

On Friday Rogers made a court appearance in Montana and waived extradition, according to Dawson County, Montana jail warden Tom Green.

Officials transported Rogers back to Kingman County over the weekend, according to Melissa Underwood with the KBI.&nbsp;

&nbsp;On July 27, a family member found Foulkrod deceased inside her home at 3 Whitney Lane in Medicine Lodge.&nbsp;

Preliminary information leads investigators to believe Foulkrod’s death was a homicide.

GLENDIVE, Mont. –A suspect arrested in Montana who was wanted for questioning in connection with the July 27 death of a Kansas woman is back in a Kansas jail.

Deputies in Montana arrested 34-year-old Clinton W. Rogers on August 11 on a warrant for theft out of Kingman County, Kansas, according to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. The KBI believes Rogers stole a 1995 Chevrolet Camaro in Kingman County on August 2 on his way to Montana.

Rogers is a person of interest who authorities believe is connected to the homicide of 61-year-old Joyce Foulkrod in Medicine Lodge.

On Friday Rogers made a court appearance in Montana and waived extradition, according to Dawson County jail warden Tom Green.

Officials transported Rogers back to Kingman County over the weekend, according to Melissa Underwood with the KBI. He is being held on the theft charges.

Preliminary information leads investigators to believe Foulkrod’s death was a homicide

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/8/1597699107893.png" alt="Rogers is being held on a $50,000 bond in Kingman County" />
 <figcaption>Rogers is being held on a $50,000 bond in Kingman County</figcaption>
 </figure>KINGMAN COUNTY — A suspect arrested in Montana&nbsp;who was wanted for questioning in connection with the death of a Kansas woman made a virtual appearance before a Kansas judge on Monday.Clinton Rogers, 34, was charged with Felony Theft during the&nbsp; Zoom court appearance, according to Sheriff Randy Hill. He is being held on a $50,000 bond.Rogers is a person of interest who authorities believe is connected to the homicide of 61-year-old Joyce Foulkrod in Medicine Lodge on July 27, according to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.Deputies in Montana arrested Rogers on August 11 on a warrant for theft out of Kingman County, Kansas, according to the KBI. Investigators believe Rogers stole a 1995 Chevrolet Camaro in Kingman County on August 2 on his way to Montana.On Friday Rogers made a court appearance in Montana and waived extradition, according to Dawson County, Montana jail warden Tom Green.Officials transported Rogers back to Kingman County over the weekend, according to Melissa Underwood with the KBI.&nbsp;&nbsp;On July 27, a family member found Foulkrod deceased inside her home at 3 Whitney Lane in Medicine Lodge.&nbsp;Preliminary information leads investigators to believe Foulkrod’s death was a homicide.--------------GLENDIVE, Mont. –A suspect arrested in Montana who was wanted for questioning in connection with the July 27 death of a Kansas woman is back in a Kansas jail.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/8/1597423172012.png" alt="Rogers-photo Dawson County." />
 <figcaption>Rogers-photo Dawson County.</figcaption>
 </figure>Deputies in Montana arrested 34-year-old Clinton W. Rogers on August 11 on a warrant for theft out of Kingman County, Kansas, according to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. The KBI believes Rogers stole a 1995 Chevrolet Camaro in Kingman County on August 2 on his way to Montana.Rogers is a person of interest who authorities believe is connected to the homicide of 61-year-old Joyce Foulkrod in Medicine Lodge.On Friday Rogers made a court appearance in Montana and waived extradition, according to Dawson County jail warden Tom Green.Officials transported Rogers back to Kingman County over the weekend, according to Melissa Underwood with the KBI. He is being held on the theft charges.&nbsp;On July 27, a family member found Foulkrod deceased inside her home at 3 Whitney Lane in Medicine Lodge.&nbsp;Preliminary information leads investigators to believe Foulkrod’s death was a homicide&nbsp;

Suspect in Kan. woman's murder charged with felony theft

SEDGWICK COUNTY — Authorities have identified the man who died in an accident just before 8p.m. Sunday in Sedgwick County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2018 Ford Fusion driven by Landon Scott Semsroth, 28, Wichita, was eastbound on 13th and lost control of the car.

The vehicle jumped the curb, struck a tree, fence line, traveled down a ravine, struck a drainage culvert, went airborne and landed on a 2020 Ram 2500 Van driven by Rosendo Neftali Gonzalez Hernandez, 36, Kansas City, Missouri, that was southbound on Interstate 35.

The Ford then rolled off the van and landed on its top.

&nbsp;A passenger in the van identified as Josue David Elena, 33, Kansas City, Missouri, was pronounced dead at the scene.

EMS transported Hernandez and Semsroth to Wesley Medical Center.&nbsp; Semsroth was properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.&nbsp;The agency did not report seat belt usage for the occupants in the van.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/8/1597771256673.png" alt="First responders on the scene of Sunday's fatal crash -photo courtesy KAKE" />
 <figcaption>First responders on the scene of Sunday's fatal crash -photo courtesy KAKE</figcaption>
 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY — Authorities have identified the man who died in an accident just before 8p.m. Sunday in Sedgwick County.The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2018 Ford Fusion driven by Landon Scott Semsroth, 28, Wichita, was eastbound on 13th and lost control of the car.The vehicle jumped the curb, struck a tree, fence line, traveled down a ravine, struck a drainage culvert, went airborne and landed on a 2020 Ram 2500 Van driven by Rosendo Neftali Gonzalez Hernandez, 36, Kansas City, Missouri, that was southbound on Interstate 35.The Ford then rolled off the van and landed on its top.&nbsp;A passenger in the van identified as Josue David Elena, 33, Kansas City, Missouri, was pronounced dead at the scene.EMS transported Hernandez and Semsroth to Wesley Medical Center.&nbsp; Semsroth was properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.&nbsp;The agency did not report seat belt usage for the occupants in the van.

KHP IDs man who died in violent crash onto Turnpike

SALINE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas man for alleged assault after a weekend chase with police.

Just after 4p.m. Saturday, police responded to&nbsp;the area behind the Community Theater in the 300 Block of East Iron in Salina&nbsp; for a report that Cody Espinosa, 37, of Salina, who had an outstanding warrant for his arrest, was there, according to&nbsp; Police Captain Paul Forrester.

An officer located Espinosa in the 100 block of South Fourth Street, and as the officer parked his patrol car, Espinosa ran along an alley between Fourth and Fifth streets. 

The officer yelled for Espinosa to stop, but he continued and ran around a corner of a building.&nbsp; As the officer turned the corner, Espinosa stopped, turned back to face the officer, pulled a cell phone out, and threw it in the direction of the officer, according to Forrester. The cell phone sailed over the officer’s head.

Espinosa was then arrested on the probation violation warrant and on requested charges of assault of a law enforcement office and interference with a law enforcement officer, according to Forrester.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/8/1597683321832.jpeg" alt="Espinosa photo Saline Co." />
 <figcaption>Espinosa photo Saline Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>SALINE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas man for alleged assault after a weekend chase with police.Just after 4p.m. Saturday, police responded to&nbsp;the area behind the Community Theater in the 300 Block of East Iron in Salina&nbsp; for a report that Cody Espinosa, 37, of Salina, who had an outstanding warrant for his arrest, was there, according to&nbsp; Police Captain Paul Forrester.An officer located Espinosa in the 100 block of South Fourth Street, and as the officer parked his patrol car, Espinosa ran along an alley between Fourth and Fifth streets. The officer yelled for Espinosa to stop, but he continued and ran around a corner of a building.&nbsp; As the officer turned the corner, Espinosa stopped, turned back to face the officer, pulled a cell phone out, and threw it in the direction of the officer, according to Forrester. The cell phone sailed over the officer’s head.Espinosa was then arrested on the probation violation warrant and on requested charges of assault of a law enforcement office and interference with a law enforcement officer, according to Forrester.

Police: Wanted Kan. man throws cell phone at officer 

By
NICK GOSNELL <a href="https://hutchpost.com">Hutch Post</a>


HUTCHINSON —&nbsp;You may be able to hold on to a few more coins at the pump in the coming days, according to AAA Kansas.

"Recent
 trends have us thinking that gas prices may have peaked this year," 
said Shawn Steward with AAA Kansas. "The national average has pushed 
only as high as $2.20 a gallon, the Kansas average top end was $1.98. 
That happened about a month ago. In the last four weeks, motorists have 
been seeing the gas price average slowly decrease."

It looks like there is still more gas in the system than people are using.

"Our
 extremely healthy supply amid lower seasonal demand right now is paving
 the way for one of the lowest annual gas price averages this decade," 
Steward said. "There's a good chance that we've likely seen gas prices 
peak for 2020, barring any major hurricanes or any other disruptions in 
the supply."

In Kansas, prices are below $2 a gallon in most places.

"At
 $1.95 a gallon, Kansas ranks as the 10th cheapest in the U.S.," Steward
 said.

As we get closer to fall, prices typically drop 
once refineries switch from summer to winter blends of gasoline as the 
winter blend is less expensive to refine.

By
NICK GOSNELL <a href="https://hutchpost.com">Hutch Post</a>
HUTCHINSON —&nbsp;You may be able to hold on to a few more coins at the pump in the coming days, according to AAA Kansas."Recent
 trends have us thinking that gas prices may have peaked this year," 
said Shawn Steward with AAA Kansas. "The national average has pushed 
only as high as $2.20 a gallon, the Kansas average top end was $1.98. 
That happened about a month ago. In the last four weeks, motorists have 
been seeing the gas price average slowly decrease."It looks like there is still more gas in the system than people are using."Our
 extremely healthy supply amid lower seasonal demand right now is paving
 the way for one of the lowest annual gas price averages this decade," 
Steward said. "There's a good chance that we've likely seen gas prices 
peak for 2020, barring any major hurricanes or any other disruptions in 
the supply."In Kansas, prices are below $2 a gallon in most places."At
 $1.95 a gallon, Kansas ranks as the 10th cheapest in the U.S.," Steward
 said.As we get closer to fall, prices typically drop 
once refineries switch from summer to winter blends of gasoline as the 
winter blend is less expensive to refine.

AAA Kansas: Gas prices may have peaked, if no supply interruptions

By BRIAN GRIMMETT <a href="https://www.kmuw.org/post/horns-down-masks-challenges-holding-band-camp-during-pandemic">Kansas News Service</a>

VALLEY CENTER, Kansas — On its face, band camp at 
Valley Center High School looks pretty normal: Lines of students with 
instruments march up and down a football field while the color guard 
practices throwing flags into the air.

Band director Jan Verboom drills the horn section on technique.

“Keep the eighth notes together, guys,” he said. “Vertical alignment.”

Other
 things are very different. You don’t see the whole band together, just 
small groups. Trumpets, saxophones and clarinets cover their horns with 
nylons. And for the most part, when the instruments go down, the masks 
come up.

They’re changes that not only band directors, but also 
football coaches and choir directors are being asked to make as they 
prepare for the beginning of a school year under the shadow of the 
coronavirus pandemic. They say they’re doing the best they can, but many
 have unanswered questions about whether they’ll be able to continue — 
and if they do, what’s the best way to keep students and staff safe.

Already, at least one school district, in <a href="https://kckps.org/kckps-suspends-fall-sports/" target="_blank">Kansas City, Kansas, canceled all fall activities</a>, including marching band.

Verboom
 is doing what he can. At camp, at the end of a morning session with 
brass players, he shouted, “Band meeting around me. Take a seat and have
 your mask on.”

After going over a few issues discovered during practice, he gives 
the group a pep talk — one with a very coronavirus-centric message.

“I
 don’t want you to ask yourselves, ‘What’s the point, we don’t really 
have a season coming up,’” he said. “We don’t know that yet.”

Drumming
 up motivation among his students is a top priority this year. That’s 
because this school, which is about 20 minutes north of Wichita, already
 has lost a lot. The band was supposed to perform at the <a href="https://www.americanveteranscenter.org/avc-events/parade/" target="_blank">National Memorial Day parade</a> in Washington, D.C., in May, but that was canceled. Annual state marching band competitions <a href="http://kansasbandmasters.com/events/marching-championship/" target="_blank">are also canceled</a>. And while football is still on, there’s no guarantee that won’t change or that the band will be allowed to play at halftime.

Verboom said it’s hard to make a plan when there’s still so much uncertainty. His <a href="https://www.usd262.net/cms/One.aspx?portalId=257107&amp;pageId=13231404" target="_blank">district moved the start date for school back</a>
 to Sept. 9. It’s also left open the possibility that not every student 
will be able to come to campus daily if the spread of the coronavirus 
becomes a problem. A block schedule would make coordinating rehearsal 
even more challenging, he said.

Faced with similar uncertainty and safety concerns, Wichita’s East 
High School Band Director Maranda Wilson moved band camp online.

“I
 know that my students overwhelmingly wanted to do band camp,” she said.
 “But when I thought about what that would look like at a time of such 
high risk in our community, it just wouldn’t be a traditional band 
camp.”

Knowing that remote band camp likely wouldn’t sound as 
exciting, Wilson tried to make it more attractive&nbsp; by inviting guest 
performers to offer training and encouragement. She also tried to find 
online team-building exercises.

But even with the workarounds, 
she’s worried about what she’ll do once school starts. Wilson wonders 
how many students can safely gather at one time or whether rehearsals 
will have to be held outside.

Whatever the fall ends up looking like though, she said she’ll do 
everything she can to make sure band students get some experience 
performing music together — even if that’s in groups of 10-15 on the 
front lawn of the school.

“It’s such an important part of their 
high school experience,” Wilson said. “For a lot of our kids, that’s the
 one really great thing about school.”

Back
 at Valley Center for another morning of small group practice, student 
drum majors take the temperature of each arriving student.

“We’re
 definitely more of enforcers now,” said Timothy McHatten, who’s a drum 
major and a senior. “We have to make sure everyone is doing everything 
right.”

He said being split up into smaller groups isn’t nearly as fun as 
getting together as a full band. It lacks the one-big-family energy 
that’s usually there. But Teagan Horning, another senior drum major, 
said with all of the craziness of the past several months, everyone is 
mostly just happy to be here.

“I’ve been trying not to dwell on 
(canceled events) and just look forward to what new opportunities we can
 have and what new experiences we can have,” she said.

Because of
 concerns about the coronavirus,&nbsp; band camp wasn’t mandatory. In the 
past, Verboom said, camp is generally a way to see who’s really 
committed, but that mentality just didn’t make sense this year.

He
 even considered canceling it on several occasions, knowing how dicey it
 could be to gather a bunch of teenagers to blow into instruments when 
an infectious and dangerous respiratory illness is spreading out of 
control.

“There’s days I walk in here and you wonder as a teacher
 if you’re doing the right thing because we want to keep the kids safe,”
 he said.

Ultimately, he felt following the guidelines given by the <a href="http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/music/PDF/SummerGuidelines-Marching%20Bands.pdf" target="_blank">Kansas State High School Activities Association</a> and the <a href="https://www.nfhs.org/articles/unprecedented-international-coalition-led-by-performing-arts-organizations-to-commission-covid-19-study/" target="_blank">National Federation of State High School Associations</a>
 were enough to keep the kids safe. He also felt that if Valley Center’s
 athletes were doing conditioning work, his band students deserved 
something, too.

Preliminary research from NFHS and the University
 of Colorado shows playing instruments is akin to coughing or sneezing 
when it comes to spreading respiratory droplets. The study suggested 
students wear masks (even while playing, by creating a small slit for 
their mouthpiece) and put one on their instruments. It also suggests any
 indoor rehearsal should be limited to 30 minutes.

Band camp is 
different in other ways, too. Instead of a full marching program, 
Verboom is having small ensemble groups prepare for winter performances,
 potentially at basketball games. One morning at camp, the drumline and 
pit-instrument players were even practicing Christmas music.

“We 
want the kids to enjoy playing music just for the sake of playing 
music,” Verboom said. “Whether we’re trying to go for a big halftime 
show at a football game or playing in a competition representing Valley 
Center, it still goes back to the bare thing of appreciating playing 
music.”

Brian Grimmett reports on the environment, energy and
 natural resources for KMUW in Wichita and the Kansas News Service. You 
can follow him on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/briangrimmett?lang=en" target="_blank">@briangrimmett</a> or email him at grimmett@kmuw.org.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/8/1597674218613.png" alt=" A student's mellophone horn is covered to prevent the spread of airborne respiratory droplets at Valley Center High School band camp. Brian Grimmett / Kansas News Service" />
 <figcaption> A student's mellophone horn is covered to prevent the spread of airborne respiratory droplets at Valley Center High School band camp. Brian Grimmett / Kansas News Service</figcaption>
 </figure>By BRIAN GRIMMETT <a href="https://www.kmuw.org/post/horns-down-masks-challenges-holding-band-camp-during-pandemic">Kansas News Service</a>VALLEY CENTER, Kansas — On its face, band camp at 
Valley Center High School looks pretty normal: Lines of students with 
instruments march up and down a football field while the color guard 
practices throwing flags into the air.Band director Jan Verboom drills the horn section on technique.“Keep the eighth notes together, guys,” he said. “Vertical alignment.”Other
 things are very different. You don’t see the whole band together, just 
small groups. Trumpets, saxophones and clarinets cover their horns with 
nylons. And for the most part, when the instruments go down, the masks 
come up.They’re changes that not only band directors, but also 
football coaches and choir directors are being asked to make as they 
prepare for the beginning of a school year under the shadow of the 
coronavirus pandemic. They say they’re doing the best they can, but many
 have unanswered questions about whether they’ll be able to continue — 
and if they do, what’s the best way to keep students and staff safe.Already, at least one school district, in <a href="https://kckps.org/kckps-suspends-fall-sports/" target="_blank">Kansas City, Kansas, canceled all fall activities</a>, including marching band.Verboom
 is doing what he can. At camp, at the end of a morning session with 
brass players, he shouted, “Band meeting around me. Take a seat and have
 your mask on.”<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/8/1597674270877.jpeg" alt=" Valley Center High School band director Jan Verboom speaks to brass players after a morning band camp session. Credit Brian Grimmett / Kansas News Service" />
 <figcaption> Valley Center High School band director Jan Verboom speaks to brass players after a morning band camp session. Credit Brian Grimmett / Kansas News Service</figcaption>
 </figure>After going over a few issues discovered during practice, he gives 
the group a pep talk — one with a very coronavirus-centric message.“I
 don’t want you to ask yourselves, ‘What’s the point, we don’t really 
have a season coming up,’” he said. “We don’t know that yet.”Drumming
 up motivation among his students is a top priority this year. That’s 
because this school, which is about 20 minutes north of Wichita, already
 has lost a lot. The band was supposed to perform at the <a href="https://www.americanveteranscenter.org/avc-events/parade/" target="_blank">National Memorial Day parade</a> in Washington, D.C., in May, but that was canceled. Annual state marching band competitions <a href="http://kansasbandmasters.com/events/marching-championship/" target="_blank">are also canceled</a>. And while football is still on, there’s no guarantee that won’t change or that the band will be allowed to play at halftime.Verboom said it’s hard to make a plan when there’s still so much uncertainty. His <a href="https://www.usd262.net/cms/One.aspx?portalId=257107&amp;pageId=13231404" target="_blank">district moved the start date for school back</a>
 to Sept. 9. It’s also left open the possibility that not every student 
will be able to come to campus daily if the spread of the coronavirus 
becomes a problem. A block schedule would make coordinating rehearsal 
even more challenging, he said.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/8/1597674302883.jpeg" alt=" Valley Center High School band members stand at attention during camp. Credit Brian Grimmett / Kansas News Service" />
 <figcaption> Valley Center High School band members stand at attention during camp. Credit Brian Grimmett / Kansas News Service</figcaption>
 </figure>Faced with similar uncertainty and safety concerns, Wichita’s East 
High School Band Director Maranda Wilson moved band camp online.“I
 know that my students overwhelmingly wanted to do band camp,” she said.
 “But when I thought about what that would look like at a time of such 
high risk in our community, it just wouldn’t be a traditional band 
camp.”Knowing that remote band camp likely wouldn’t sound as 
exciting, Wilson tried to make it more attractive&nbsp; by inviting guest 
performers to offer training and encouragement. She also tried to find 
online team-building exercises.But even with the workarounds, 
she’s worried about what she’ll do once school starts. Wilson wonders 
how many students can safely gather at one time or whether rehearsals 
will have to be held outside.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/8/1597674327600.jpeg" alt=" A student plays a snare drum during band camp at Valley Center High School. Credit Brian Grimmett / Kansas News Service" />
 <figcaption> A student plays a snare drum during band camp at Valley Center High School. Credit Brian Grimmett / Kansas News Service</figcaption>
 </figure>Whatever the fall ends up looking like though, she said she’ll do 
everything she can to make sure band students get some experience 
performing music together — even if that’s in groups of 10-15 on the 
front lawn of the school.“It’s such an important part of their 
high school experience,” Wilson said. “For a lot of our kids, that’s the
 one really great thing about school.”<h2>Finding alternatives</h2>Back
 at Valley Center for another morning of small group practice, student 
drum majors take the temperature of each arriving student.“We’re
 definitely more of enforcers now,” said Timothy McHatten, who’s a drum 
major and a senior. “We have to make sure everyone is doing everything 
right.”<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/8/1597674356872.jpeg" alt=" The Valley Center High School drumline waits for instructions during rehearsal. Credit Bran Grimmett / Kansas News Service" />
 <figcaption> The Valley Center High School drumline waits for instructions during rehearsal. Credit Bran Grimmett / Kansas News Service</figcaption>
 </figure>He said being split up into smaller groups isn’t nearly as fun as 
getting together as a full band. It lacks the one-big-family energy 
that’s usually there. But Teagan Horning, another senior drum major, 
said with all of the craziness of the past several months, everyone is 
mostly just happy to be here.“I’ve been trying not to dwell on 
(canceled events) and just look forward to what new opportunities we can
 have and what new experiences we can have,” she said.Because of
 concerns about the coronavirus,&nbsp; band camp wasn’t mandatory. In the 
past, Verboom said, camp is generally a way to see who’s really 
committed, but that mentality just didn’t make sense this year.He
 even considered canceling it on several occasions, knowing how dicey it
 could be to gather a bunch of teenagers to blow into instruments when 
an infectious and dangerous respiratory illness is spreading out of 
control.“There’s days I walk in here and you wonder as a teacher
 if you’re doing the right thing because we want to keep the kids safe,”
 he said.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/8/1597674383018.jpeg" alt=" Masked band members try to keep their distance during band camp at Valley Center High School. Credit Brian Grimmett / Kansas News Service" />
 <figcaption> Masked band members try to keep their distance during band camp at Valley Center High School. Credit Brian Grimmett / Kansas News Service</figcaption>
 </figure>Ultimately, he felt following the guidelines given by the <a href="http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/music/PDF/SummerGuidelines-Marching%20Bands.pdf" target="_blank">Kansas State High School Activities Association</a> and the <a href="https://www.nfhs.org/articles/unprecedented-international-coalition-led-by-performing-arts-organizations-to-commission-covid-19-study/" target="_blank">National Federation of State High School Associations</a>
 were enough to keep the kids safe. He also felt that if Valley Center’s
 athletes were doing conditioning work, his band students deserved 
something, too.Preliminary research from NFHS and the University
 of Colorado shows playing instruments is akin to coughing or sneezing 
when it comes to spreading respiratory droplets. The study suggested 
students wear masks (even while playing, by creating a small slit for 
their mouthpiece) and put one on their instruments. It also suggests any
 indoor rehearsal should be limited to 30 minutes.Band camp is 
different in other ways, too. Instead of a full marching program, 
Verboom is having small ensemble groups prepare for winter performances,
 potentially at basketball games. One morning at camp, the drumline and 
pit-instrument players were even practicing Christmas music.“We 
want the kids to enjoy playing music just for the sake of playing 
music,” Verboom said. “Whether we’re trying to go for a big halftime 
show at a football game or playing in a competition representing Valley 
Center, it still goes back to the bare thing of appreciating playing 
music.”Brian Grimmett reports on the environment, energy and
 natural resources for KMUW in Wichita and the Kansas News Service. You 
can follow him on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/briangrimmett?lang=en" target="_blank">@briangrimmett</a> or email him at grimmett@kmuw.org.

Horns down, masks up: The challenges band camp faces during pandemic

GEARY COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating the death in June of a woman in Junction City are asking the public for help to locate a person of interest in the case.

Junction City police said Monday that they are seeking to speak with Antonio Washington in the disappearance and death of 52-year-old Tina Bennett of Junction City.

She was reported missing June 20.&nbsp; On June 29, she was found dead in an empty  storage unit in Junction City.

Police have not released her cause of death and foul play is still suspected, according to police.

 If anyone has information on his location, please call Crime Stoppers 785-762-TIPS or leave a WebTip. You may be eligible for a cash reward.

GEARY COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities investigating the death of a woman in Junction City have confirmed her identity as 52-year-old Tina Bennett, according to a media release from Junction City Police.

Bennett was reported missing June 20.&nbsp; On June 29, police released information on a case in which the body of a woman was found at 2323 North Jackson in an empty storage unit.&nbsp;

The cause of death is still undetermined and foul play is still suspected, according to police.

if you have information call Crime Stoppers tip line at 785-762-8477 or a Web Tip can be made on a link located on the JCPD Facebook page.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/8/1597760631186.png" alt="Antonio Washington-photo Geary Co. Jail" />
 <figcaption>Antonio Washington-photo Geary Co. Jail</figcaption>
 </figure>GEARY COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating the death in June of a woman in Junction City are asking the public for help to locate a person of interest in the case.Junction City police said Monday that they are seeking to speak with Antonio Washington in the disappearance and death of 52-year-old Tina Bennett of Junction City.She was reported missing June 20.&nbsp; On June 29, she was found dead in an empty storage unit in Junction City.Police have not released her cause of death and foul play is still suspected, according to police. If anyone has information on his location, please call Crime Stoppers 785-762-TIPS or leave a WebTip. You may be eligible for a cash reward.------------<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/7/1593728721041.png" alt="Tina Bennett photo Junction City Police" />
 <figcaption>Tina Bennett photo Junction City Police</figcaption>
 </figure>GEARY COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities investigating the death of a woman in Junction City have confirmed her identity as 52-year-old Tina Bennett, according to a media release from Junction City Police.Bennett was reported missing June 20.&nbsp; On June 29, police released information on a case in which the body of a woman was found at 2323 North Jackson in an empty storage unit.&nbsp;The cause of death is still undetermined and foul play is still suspected, according to police.if you have information call Crime Stoppers tip line at 785-762-8477 or a Web Tip can be made on a link located on the JCPD Facebook page.

Search continues for suspect after Kan. woman found dead in storage unit

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A veteran Kansas House member said Monday that he’ll run a write-in campaign this fall after a narrow primary loss to a 19-year-old candidate who has been disowned by some Democrats for his incendiary social media posts and because he abused girls online when he was 14 years old.

Rep. Stan Frownfelter lost to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/ac948dae17c3dbc36ffe62246925c4f3">challenger Aaron Coleman</a>&nbsp;by 14 votes in their Kansas City, Kansas, district after officials in their home of Wyandotte County counted additional ballots that had been set aside because of questions about the voters’ eligibility. Coleman initially led by only five votes but picked up 16 votes Monday, against seven for Frownfelter, to make the tally 823-809.

Frownfelter could ask for a recount but said he expects instead to run a write-in campaign for the Nov. 3 general election. He said a recount would cost him up to $1,800, with little or no chance of success, when that money could be used to pay for a campaign mailer. No Republican candidate is on the ballot.

“I’m not much on quitting, so I’ll be out there until November,” Frownfelter said during an interview.

Coleman, a dishwasher and community college student, has attributed his success in the race to his door-to-door campaigning after running on a liberal platform that includes universal health coverage, eliminating college tuition, defunding the police and legalizing marijuana. He said Monday that he “had no intention of winning” but only of raising important issues.

“I look forward to having the opportunity to knock on more doors than I ever have before,” he said during an interview. “People who actually live in Wyandotte County actually know me and my opponent, and they don’t get their information about us as candidates off of news headlines, so they’re not worried.”

Coleman garnered headlines for a social media post suggesting he would “laugh and giggle” if a former GOP state lawmaker died of COVID-19 and another post endorsing abortion up to the moment of birth. He apologized for the comments but said in an email Friday, “These issues are life and death.”

In a Facebook post in June, he acknowledged that allegations that he engaged in online bullying, blackmail and revenge porn were true. He said his past behavior targeting several middle-school girls was that of “a sick and troubled” 14-year-old and said Friday that he was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder after being confined in a closet for much of his time at elementary school — a claim the local school district has denied.

Frownfelter, a 69-year-old small business owner, first won the seat in 2006. He previously never had primary opposition and had no opponent at all in five of his seven past races.

“Mr. Coleman has continuously proven himself unfit to serve in the Kansas Legislature,” House Minority Leader Tom Sawyer, a Wichita Democrat, said in a statement Monday, echoing a comment Friday from Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/8/1597492154851.png" alt="Rep. Stan Frownfelter courtesy photo" />
 <figcaption>Rep. Stan Frownfelter courtesy photo</figcaption>
 </figure>TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A veteran Kansas House member said Monday that he’ll run a write-in campaign this fall after a narrow primary loss to a 19-year-old candidate who has been disowned by some Democrats for his incendiary social media posts and because he abused girls online when he was 14 years old.Rep. Stan Frownfelter lost to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/ac948dae17c3dbc36ffe62246925c4f3">challenger Aaron Coleman</a>&nbsp;by 14 votes in their Kansas City, Kansas, district after officials in their home of Wyandotte County counted additional ballots that had been set aside because of questions about the voters’ eligibility. Coleman initially led by only five votes but picked up 16 votes Monday, against seven for Frownfelter, to make the tally 823-809.Frownfelter could ask for a recount but said he expects instead to run a write-in campaign for the Nov. 3 general election. He said a recount would cost him up to $1,800, with little or no chance of success, when that money could be used to pay for a campaign mailer. No Republican candidate is on the ballot.“I’m not much on quitting, so I’ll be out there until November,” Frownfelter said during an interview.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/8/1597491942776.png" alt="photo courtesy Aaron Coleman for Kansas" />
 <figcaption>photo courtesy Aaron Coleman for Kansas</figcaption>
 </figure>Coleman, a dishwasher and community college student, has attributed his success in the race to his door-to-door campaigning after running on a liberal platform that includes universal health coverage, eliminating college tuition, defunding the police and legalizing marijuana. He said Monday that he “had no intention of winning” but only of raising important issues.“I look forward to having the opportunity to knock on more doors than I ever have before,” he said during an interview. “People who actually live in Wyandotte County actually know me and my opponent, and they don’t get their information about us as candidates off of news headlines, so they’re not worried.”Coleman garnered headlines for a social media post suggesting he would “laugh and giggle” if a former GOP state lawmaker died of COVID-19 and another post endorsing abortion up to the moment of birth. He apologized for the comments but said in an email Friday, “These issues are life and death.”In a Facebook post in June, he acknowledged that allegations that he engaged in online bullying, blackmail and revenge porn were true. He said his past behavior targeting several middle-school girls was that of “a sick and troubled” 14-year-old and said Friday that he was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder after being confined in a closet for much of his time at elementary school — a claim the local school district has denied.Frownfelter, a 69-year-old small business owner, first won the seat in 2006. He previously never had primary opposition and had no opponent at all in five of his seven past races.“Mr. Coleman has continuously proven himself unfit to serve in the Kansas Legislature,” House Minority Leader Tom Sawyer, a Wichita Democrat, said in a statement Monday, echoing a comment Friday from Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly.___

Kansas candidate admitting to revenge porn faces write-in

SEDGWICK COUNTY— Law enforcement authorities are investigating a fatal shooting and have identified the victim of as 27-year-old Miguel Tapia of Wichita, according to officer Kevin Wheeler.

Just after 7:30 a.m. Monday, police responded to a shooting call in the 600 block of South Armour Drive in Wichita. Upon arrival, officers located Tapia outside of a gray Nissan Pathfinder with gunshot wounds. Tapia was transported to a local hospital where he later died from his injuries.

The investigation has revealed that Tapia was inside the Pathfinder when a disturbance broke out, and he was shot.

This incident was not random, and it remains under investigation, according to Wheeler.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/8/1597701535023.png" alt="Police on the scene of the Monday shooting investigation photo courtesy KWCH" />
 <figcaption>Police on the scene of the Monday shooting investigation photo courtesy KWCH</figcaption>
 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY— Law enforcement authorities are investigating a fatal shooting and have identified the victim of as 27-year-old Miguel Tapia of Wichita, according to officer Kevin Wheeler.Just after 7:30 a.m. Monday, police responded to a shooting call in the 600 block of South Armour Drive in Wichita. Upon arrival, officers located Tapia outside of a gray Nissan Pathfinder with gunshot wounds. Tapia was transported to a local hospital where he later died from his injuries.The investigation has revealed that Tapia was inside the Pathfinder when a disturbance broke out, and he was shot.This incident was not random, and it remains under investigation, according to Wheeler.

Police ID Kan. man who died after shooting in his car

WESTPHALIA, Mo. (AP) — A rural county bridge in central Missouri collapsed when a semi-trailer truck tried to cross it despite the bridge's 5-ton weight limit, authorities said.

The truck driver escaped injury when the Pentecostal Bridge collapsed Monday morning where it crosses the Maries River near Westphalia, Osage County Sheriff Michael Bonham said.

The bridge's 5-ton weight limit is displayed on signs, Bonham said. The average 18-wheeler weighs close to 40 tons, according to website The Truckers Report.

Bonham said his office is trying to determine why the large truck was in the area.

“That’s a gravel road, where he was at, and we’re not sure why he was over there,” Bonham said. “It's a very light weight limit. There’s no way a tractor-trailer should be over there or on that bridge at all.”

The Missouri Highway Patrol also will investigate the incident.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/8/1597747298820.png" alt="Emergency crews responded to Osage County Missouri Road 611 Monday after report of the bridge collapse-photo courtesy Osage Ambulance District." />
 <figcaption>Emergency crews responded to Osage County Missouri Road 611 Monday after report of the bridge collapse-photo courtesy Osage Ambulance District.</figcaption>
 </figure>WESTPHALIA, Mo. (AP) — A rural county bridge in central Missouri collapsed when a semi-trailer truck tried to cross it despite the bridge's 5-ton weight limit, authorities said.The truck driver escaped injury when the Pentecostal Bridge collapsed Monday morning where it crosses the Maries River near Westphalia, Osage County Sheriff Michael Bonham said.The bridge's 5-ton weight limit is displayed on signs, Bonham said. The average 18-wheeler weighs close to 40 tons, according to website The Truckers Report.Bonham said his office is trying to determine why the large truck was in the area.“That’s a gravel road, where he was at, and we’re not sure why he was over there,” Bonham said. “It's a very light weight limit. There’s no way a tractor-trailer should be over there or on that bridge at all.”The Missouri Highway Patrol also will investigate the incident.

Semi driver escapes injury after bridge collapses

HUTCHINSON — Ken Johnson, CEO of Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System, has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus.

Johnson reports that he was recently in contact with a family member who tested positive. Johnson was immediately tested and self-quarantined after learning of his exposure. Johnson is following Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System’s policies and working at home during his quarantine period.

Johnson has been in contact with the health department and wants to reassure everyone that all patients, visitors, employees and providers of the hospital are safe. “Although not required, I chose to communicate my experience with the coronavirus to better inform the community of the processes and guidelines that we adhere to at Hutchinson Regional for your safety and ours,” Johnson said. Johnson says he is doing well and expects a full recovery with a return to work in the very near future.

HUTCHINSON — Ken Johnson, CEO of Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System, has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus.Johnson reports that he was recently in contact with a family member who tested positive. Johnson was immediately tested and self-quarantined after learning of his exposure. Johnson is following Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System’s policies and working at home during his quarantine period.Johnson has been in contact with the health department and wants to reassure everyone that all patients, visitors, employees and providers of the hospital are safe. “Although not required, I chose to communicate my experience with the coronavirus to better inform the community of the processes and guidelines that we adhere to at Hutchinson Regional for your safety and ours,” Johnson said. Johnson says he is doing well and expects a full recovery with a return to work in the very near future.

Hutchinson hospital CEO tests positive for COVID-19

By AJ DOME <a href="https://kansasreflector.com/2020/08/15/historic-kansas-attraction-recovering-from-last-years-rare-landslide/">Kansas Reflector</a>

As
 a historic Kansas landmark neared its centennial last year, heavy 
summer rains loosened several layers of earth and triggered a rare 
three-foot slump in the landscape.

Damage
 at Coronado Heights Park, which sits on a 300-foot sandstone bluff 
northwest of Lindsborg, made access unstable. The landslide forced 
cancellation of a 100th anniversary party planned for June of 2019, as 
well as ongoing repairs and attention to drainage issues.

Heavier
 than average rainfall on the weekend of the planned celebration, as 
well as weeks prior, led to a break in the sites underlying rock and 
clay.

“It
 was the most displacement I’ve seen in Kansas all at once,” said Neil 
Croxton, a geologist for the Kansas Department of Transportation. “A 
three-foot drop, cutting a road, is unusual in Kansas because few roads 
climb as steep a feature such as this one.”

Croxton
 said it is because the Smoky Hills Buttes, which includes Coronado 
Heights, are capped by a specific type of sandstone that has prevented 
the underlying clay from eroding completely.

“This
 clay material was never buried deeply enough to turn into rock shale,” 
Croxton said. “It is really just stiff clay. And at Coronado, that clay 
is on a steep slope under the sandstone.”

According
 to Croxton, the layered sandstone and clay is already low strength on a
 good day, but after multiple weeks of rain last spring, two things 
happened.

“The
 rainwater added a lot of weight to the surface layers, and it also 
soaked into the clay itself and weakened it further,” Croxton said. 
“Eventually there was a break.”

When
 that break occurred, those rain-soaked layers dropped by three feet, 
cracking the road up to the park. The road was fixed in the months 
following the land drop, and the Smoky Valley Historical Association has
 received a small grant to pay for continued road maintenance. Tim 
Stewart, president of the nonprofit, said there are still issues with 
rain and drainage.

“There’s
 been a few times where water has run across the road, creating little 
trenches, so we go back over it and smooth it out,” Stewart said. “As 
soon as rain hits, we have to go up and investigate, see what needs to 
be done.”

Coronado
 heights, legend has it, is where the explorer Francisco Vásquez de 
Coronado abandoned his search for the seven cities of gold and decided 
to return to Mexico. The drainage system for the park was built in 1935 
as part of a scenic overlook project by the federal Works Progress 
Administration.

Stewart
 said his organization replaced one drain shortly after the land drop, 
but there are still two more that need to be dug up and replaced.

“That’s
 the key to maintaining the road going up there,” Stewart said. “We get 
the drainage correct to where it’s not damaging the road every time we 
get a huge rain, and it’ll be more absolute in the fact that it lasts 
longer.”

Much
 of central and eastern Kansas recorded greater than average rainfall 
during the spring and summer months of 2019. Roger Martin, meteorologist
 for the National Weather Service office in Wichita, said those months 
saw “anomalous moisture at times.”

“With
 thunderstorms, sometimes you can have all the ingredients for heavy 
rain but not always get it,” Martin said. “In the case of 2019, the 
ingredients were regularly there for heavy rain, and we regularly had 
storm systems to take advantage of those ingredients.”

Martin
 said rainfall for east-central Kansas was 150% above normal from March 
to August of 2019. By comparison, those same months for 2020 have been 
noticeably dryer.

Landslides
 aren’t uncommon during wetter years in Kansas. Croxton said most of 
these events happen away from roads and buildings, so they are not 
noticed. He said it is difficult to mitigate landslide activity simply 
because each occurrence is different and needs to be looked at 
individually.

A
 plan is in effect for the remainder of the year to continue 
improvements to the road and drainage network at Coronado Heights. 
Stewart said the Smoky Valley Historical Association is working with two
 central Kansas construction firms to resurface the road and continue 
general maintenance.

The
 organization has raised more than $90,000 to fund its second phase of 
repairs, which included the replacement of the original storm drains 
with much larger ones. The first phase was completed in 2016 and 
involved separate improvements to the stone castle and entrances. 
Stewart said the organization was fundraising for the second phase when 
the land drop happened, and he is hopeful for a sunnier future.

“We
 will continue to add rock, not only on the road but on the very top, as
 well,” Stewart said. “Hopefully when the COVID-19 pandemic goes away, 
we can get back to doing more public things. … Maybe we will eventually 
have our 100th anniversary program.”

AJ Dome is an award-winning journalist and broadcaster from southwest Kansas. When he’s not writing, he’s helping people receive pandemic unemployment benefits for the Kansas Department of Labor.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/8/1597679620929.jpeg" alt="Heavy rains were blamed for a rare landslide last year that made access unstable to Coronado Heights Park, near Lindsborg. (Submitted by Neil Croxton to Kansas Reflector)" />
 <figcaption>Heavy rains were blamed for a rare landslide last year that made access unstable to Coronado Heights Park, near Lindsborg. (Submitted by Neil Croxton to Kansas Reflector)</figcaption>
 </figure>By AJ DOME <a href="https://kansasreflector.com/2020/08/15/historic-kansas-attraction-recovering-from-last-years-rare-landslide/">Kansas Reflector</a>As
 a historic Kansas landmark neared its centennial last year, heavy 
summer rains loosened several layers of earth and triggered a rare 
three-foot slump in the landscape.Damage
 at Coronado Heights Park, which sits on a 300-foot sandstone bluff 
northwest of Lindsborg, made access unstable. The landslide forced 
cancellation of a 100th anniversary party planned for June of 2019, as 
well as ongoing repairs and attention to drainage issues.Heavier
 than average rainfall on the weekend of the planned celebration, as 
well as weeks prior, led to a break in the sites underlying rock and 
clay.“It
 was the most displacement I’ve seen in Kansas all at once,” said Neil 
Croxton, a geologist for the Kansas Department of Transportation. “A 
three-foot drop, cutting a road, is unusual in Kansas because few roads 
climb as steep a feature such as this one.”Croxton
 said it is because the Smoky Hills Buttes, which includes Coronado 
Heights, are capped by a specific type of sandstone that has prevented 
the underlying clay from eroding completely.“This
 clay material was never buried deeply enough to turn into rock shale,” 
Croxton said. “It is really just stiff clay. And at Coronado, that clay 
is on a steep slope under the sandstone.”According
 to Croxton, the layered sandstone and clay is already low strength on a
 good day, but after multiple weeks of rain last spring, two things 
happened.“The
 rainwater added a lot of weight to the surface layers, and it also 
soaked into the clay itself and weakened it further,” Croxton said. 
“Eventually there was a break.”When
 that break occurred, those rain-soaked layers dropped by three feet, 
cracking the road up to the park. The road was fixed in the months 
following the land drop, and the Smoky Valley Historical Association has
 received a small grant to pay for continued road maintenance. Tim 
Stewart, president of the nonprofit, said there are still issues with 
rain and drainage.“There’s
 been a few times where water has run across the road, creating little 
trenches, so we go back over it and smooth it out,” Stewart said. “As 
soon as rain hits, we have to go up and investigate, see what needs to 
be done.”Coronado
 heights, legend has it, is where the explorer Francisco Vásquez de 
Coronado abandoned his search for the seven cities of gold and decided 
to return to Mexico. The drainage system for the park was built in 1935 
as part of a scenic overlook project by the federal Works Progress 
Administration.Stewart
 said his organization replaced one drain shortly after the land drop, 
but there are still two more that need to be dug up and replaced.“That’s
 the key to maintaining the road going up there,” Stewart said. “We get 
the drainage correct to where it’s not damaging the road every time we 
get a huge rain, and it’ll be more absolute in the fact that it lasts 
longer.”Much
 of central and eastern Kansas recorded greater than average rainfall 
during the spring and summer months of 2019. Roger Martin, meteorologist
 for the National Weather Service office in Wichita, said those months 
saw “anomalous moisture at times.”“With
 thunderstorms, sometimes you can have all the ingredients for heavy 
rain but not always get it,” Martin said. “In the case of 2019, the 
ingredients were regularly there for heavy rain, and we regularly had 
storm systems to take advantage of those ingredients.”Martin
 said rainfall for east-central Kansas was 150% above normal from March 
to August of 2019. By comparison, those same months for 2020 have been 
noticeably dryer.Landslides
 aren’t uncommon during wetter years in Kansas. Croxton said most of 
these events happen away from roads and buildings, so they are not 
noticed. He said it is difficult to mitigate landslide activity simply 
because each occurrence is different and needs to be looked at 
individually.A
 plan is in effect for the remainder of the year to continue 
improvements to the road and drainage network at Coronado Heights. 
Stewart said the Smoky Valley Historical Association is working with two
 central Kansas construction firms to resurface the road and continue 
general maintenance.The
 organization has raised more than $90,000 to fund its second phase of 
repairs, which included the replacement of the original storm drains 
with much larger ones. The first phase was completed in 2016 and 
involved separate improvements to the stone castle and entrances. 
Stewart said the organization was fundraising for the second phase when 
the land drop happened, and he is hopeful for a sunnier future.“We
 will continue to add rock, not only on the road but on the very top, as
 well,” Stewart said. “Hopefully when the COVID-19 pandemic goes away, 
we can get back to doing more public things. … Maybe we will eventually 
have our 100th anniversary program.”AJ Dome is an award-winning journalist and broadcaster from southwest Kansas. When he’s not writing, he’s helping people receive pandemic unemployment benefits for the Kansas Department of Labor.

Historic Kansas attraction recovering from last year’s rare landslide

MONTGOMERY COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating two suspects for their involvement in multiple thefts and burglaries.

Last week, deputies and investigators executed a search warrant on a vehicle driven by 31-year-old Allison Young and located stolen property, according to Montgomery County Sheriff Ron Wade.

On August 12, deputies arrested her at a bank in Coffeyville on requested charges of forgery.

A subsequent interview with Young lead to a second search warrant at a motel room in Coffeyville, where deputies recovered more stolen property.

Deputies took Brian Noble, 29, into custody at the Motel. He is alleged to be the co-conspirator with Young in multiple thefts and burglaries in and around the area, according to Wade.

“Sometimes all it takes is one lead to solve multiple cases,”&nbsp; Wade said. “That was the case here as deputies and investigators got a lead and with a lot of follow up, they were able to recover a large amount of stolen property and arrest the individuals involved."

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/8/1597677436781.png" alt="Young -photo Montgomery Co." />
 <figcaption>Young -photo Montgomery Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>MONTGOMERY COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating two suspects for their involvement in multiple thefts and burglaries.Last week, deputies and investigators executed a search warrant on a vehicle driven by 31-year-old Allison Young and located stolen property, according to Montgomery County Sheriff Ron Wade.On August 12, deputies arrested her at a bank in Coffeyville on requested charges of forgery.A subsequent interview with Young lead to a second search warrant at a motel room in Coffeyville, where deputies recovered more stolen property.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/8/1597677779487.png" alt="Noble -photo Montgomery County" />
 <figcaption>Noble -photo Montgomery County</figcaption>
 </figure>Deputies took Brian Noble, 29, into custody at the Motel. He is alleged to be the co-conspirator with Young in multiple thefts and burglaries in and around the area, according to Wade.“Sometimes all it takes is one lead to solve multiple cases,”&nbsp; Wade said. “That was the case here as deputies and investigators got a lead and with a lot of follow up, they were able to recover a large amount of stolen property and arrest the individuals involved."

Sheriff: Kan. woman arrested at bank for alleged forgery

SHAWNEE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect following a chase that started on Interstate 70.

Just before 9:30a.m. Monday, a 2014 Volkswagen Jetta was called into the Kansas Turnpike Authority for reckless driving on Interstate 70 between Lawrence and Topeka, according to Deputy Abigail Christian.

 At 9:46 a.m., a Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office deputy observed the Jetta near I-70 and SW 3rd Street traveling westbound at a high rate of speed and driving recklessly through traffic. 

The deputy attempted a traffic stop on the Jetta near I-70 and SW Wanamaker Road but the driver later identified as 35-year-old Deandre K. Martin of Kansas City, Kan., failed to stop. 

A pursuit was initiated and the driver continued westbound at speeds of over 100 miles per hour. The Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) took over as the primary pursuit unit near I-70 and SW Carlson Road. The pursuit ended when the vehicle crashed near the Paxico Rest Area.

The patrol trooper's car was hit twice by the fleeing vehicle. The trooper was treated at a hospital for minor injuries.

Martin sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital, according to Christian.

He is facing several charges that include felony flee and elude, reckless driving, driving while license suspended and multiple traffic related charges.&nbsp;

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/8/1597698593754.png" alt="Martin has a number of previous convictions including for robbery, aggravated battery and arson, according to the Kan. Dept. of Correctons." />
 <figcaption>Martin has a number of previous convictions including for robbery, aggravated battery and arson, according to the Kan. Dept. of Correctons.</figcaption>
 </figure>SHAWNEE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect following a chase that started on Interstate 70.Just before 9:30a.m. Monday, a 2014 Volkswagen Jetta was called into the Kansas Turnpike Authority for reckless driving on Interstate 70 between Lawrence and Topeka, according to Deputy Abigail Christian. At 9:46 a.m., a Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office deputy observed the Jetta near I-70 and SW 3rd Street traveling westbound at a high rate of speed and driving recklessly through traffic. The deputy attempted a traffic stop on the Jetta near I-70 and SW Wanamaker Road but the driver later identified as 35-year-old Deandre K. Martin of Kansas City, Kan., failed to stop. A pursuit was initiated and the driver continued westbound at speeds of over 100 miles per hour. The Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) took over as the primary pursuit unit near I-70 and SW Carlson Road. The pursuit ended when the vehicle crashed near the Paxico Rest Area.The patrol trooper's car was hit twice by the fleeing vehicle. The trooper was treated at a hospital for minor injuries.Martin sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital, according to Christian.He is facing several charges that include felony flee and elude, reckless driving, driving while license suspended and multiple traffic related charges.&nbsp;

Kan. man jailed after 100mph chase, crash into KHP vehicle

PRATT COUNTY —Two people died in an accident just after 4:30a.m. Monday in Pratt County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2020 Hyundai Elantra driven by Jamie M.&nbsp;Swavely, 42, St. Louis, Missouri&nbsp;was overtaking two semis westbound on U.S. 54 in a no passing zone 

A 1983 Peterbilt semi driven by Juan Manuel Martinez, 54, Dodge City, then struck the Hyundai in the eastbound lane&nbsp;

Two passenger in the Hyundai Elizabeth Jean Glenn, 60 and&nbsp; Jayden Marie Swavley, 16, both of St. Louis, Missouri, were pronounced dead at the scene and were transported to&nbsp;Larrison Mortuary.&nbsp;

EMS transported Jamie Swavely to the hospital in Pratt. Martinez was not injured.&nbsp; Jayden Swavely was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/8/1597702777348.png" alt="The 2020 Hyundai involved in Monday's fatal crash<a href="https://www.pratttribune.com/"> photo courtesy Pratt Tribune</a>" />
 <figcaption>The 2020 Hyundai involved in Monday's fatal crash<a href="https://www.pratttribune.com/"> photo courtesy Pratt Tribune</a></figcaption>
 </figure>PRATT COUNTY —Two people died in an accident just after 4:30a.m. Monday in Pratt County.The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2020 Hyundai Elantra driven by Jamie M.&nbsp;Swavely, 42, St. Louis, Missouri&nbsp;was overtaking two semis westbound on U.S. 54 in a no passing zone A 1983 Peterbilt semi driven by Juan Manuel Martinez, 54, Dodge City, then struck the Hyundai in the eastbound lane&nbsp;Two passenger in the Hyundai Elizabeth Jean Glenn, 60 and&nbsp; Jayden Marie Swavley, 16, both of St. Louis, Missouri, were pronounced dead at the scene and were transported to&nbsp;Larrison Mortuary.&nbsp;EMS transported Jamie Swavely to the hospital in Pratt. Martinez was not injured.&nbsp; Jayden Swavely was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.

Woman, 16-year-old dead after Kan. crash with semi 

TOPEKA – Kansas&nbsp;Governor Laura Kelly held a press conference Monday afternoon to give an update on the increase in coronavirus in Kansas. During the briefing, she announced she was signing Executive order 20-61 to once again place a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures.

The order will last for two weeks, according to Kelly, "in hopes that the U.S. Senate gets its act together."

If the Senate doesn't act, Kelly said she would sign another extension. "No Kansan should be kicked out of the home during this pandemic. That's just wrong." said Kelly.&nbsp; "We are also looking at a number of options to support landlords."

Kansas has reported its biggest seven-day increase in novel coronavirus cases since the pandemic began and the total number exceeds 35,000. 

The state Department of Health and Environment said Monday that Kansas had another 1,282 confirmed and probable cases since Friday, an increase of 3.8%, for a total of 35,167. The state reported 3,437 new cases since Aug. 10 for a seven-day average of 491 new cases a day. The previous high for the pandemic was 479 cases a day for the seven days ending July 17.&nbsp;&nbsp;

TOPEKA – Kansas&nbsp;Governor Laura Kelly held a press conference Monday afternoon to give an update on the increase in coronavirus in Kansas. During the briefing, she announced she was signing Executive order 20-61 to once again place a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures. The order will last for two weeks, according to Kelly, "in hopes that the U.S. Senate gets its act together." If the Senate doesn't act, Kelly said she would sign another extension. "No Kansan should be kicked out of the home during this pandemic. That's just wrong." said Kelly.&nbsp; "We are also looking at a number of options to support landlords." <div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FGovLauraKelly%2Fvideos%2F727750198066103%2F&show_text=0&width=560" width="560" height="315" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowTransparency="true" allowFullScreen="true"></iframe></div>Kansas has reported its biggest seven-day increase in novel coronavirus cases since the pandemic began and the total number exceeds 35,000. The state Department of Health and Environment said Monday that Kansas had another 1,282 confirmed and probable cases since Friday, an increase of 3.8%, for a total of 35,167. The state reported 3,437 new cases since Aug. 10 for a seven-day average of 491 new cases a day. The previous high for the pandemic was 479 cases a day for the seven days ending July 17.&nbsp;&nbsp;

🎥  Kansas Gov. extends moratorium on evictions, foreclosures

BY C.J. JANOVY <a href="https://kansasreflector.com/2020/08/17/kansas-heading-back-to-school-is-a-lesson-in-morality/">Kansas Reflector</a>

Schools and universities 
are opening, regardless of whether students, teachers, employees and the
 communities around them feel safe. College sports, <a href="https://kansasreflector.com/2020/08/12/big-12-announces-plans-to-play-fall-sports-with-intensified-testing/">same drill</a>.

What was <a href="https://kansasreflector.com/2020/07/22/kansas-board-of-education-blocks-gov-laura-kellys-plan-to-delay-k-12-classes/">a dilemma a few weeks ago</a> is now an amateur science project with life-and-death consequences. This collective, eyes-wide-open disregard for what<a href="https://kansasreflector.com/2020/08/10/kdhe-secretary-warns-of-lethal-brew-yearns-for-mask-mandate-says-schools-not-yet-safe/"> public health experts tell us</a> doesn’t just feel stupid.

I’m no expert on morality, though, so I called someone who is.

<a href="https://www.k-state.edu/philos/people/faculty/hicks.html">Amelia Hicks</a>
 is an assistant professor of philosophy at Kansas State University. Her
 research focuses on, as she put it, “how being uncertain about ethical 
issues can affect moral decision making.”

Hicks, who got her PhD at 
Notre Dame, has lived in Manhattan for seven years. Like everyone else 
who loves college-town life, she enjoys how sleepy summers are followed 
by the excitement of 20,000 students returning in the fall. This year, 
though, her two introductory ethics courses, her course in business 
ethics and an independent study in business ethics are all online.

Before we talked about 
morality, Hicks made the requisite disclaimer: Her views “are not 
necessarily the views of Kansas State University.”

I wasn’t asking about K-State anyway, because all institutions are <a href="https://www2.ljworld.com/news/ku/2020/aug/13/ku-survey-didnt-ask-if-students-wanted-to-return-to-campus-claim-of-overwhelming-desire-to-do-so-was-based-on-students-saying-they-planned-on-in-person-classes/">struggling with decision-making processes</a>.

The pandemic “really stretches people’s ability to reason morally,” Hicks said.

She drew distinctions 
between K-12 schools and colleges. But basically, when it comes to moral
 decision-making, she said there are three things to think about.

The first set of moral 
issues involves harms and benefits: For example, identifying all of the 
people who are potentially affected by a school’s options for reopening 
and coming up with a plan that “will bring about the best overall 
balance of benefits over harm.”

But there’s the second moral issue: consideration of justice.

“This is determined not 
just by harms and benefits,” Hick said, “but by how those harms and 
benefits are distributed: Is it in a way that’s fair, or are we 
burdening people who are already burdened?”

For example, keeping K-12 
schools virtual might be best for public health, but it might 
disproportionately hurt students who don’t have enough resources at 
home. It might also disproportionately hurt women, who, Hicks said, “are
 statistically more likely to take up child care work, home schooling or
 supervising online learning.”

And if every child has the
 right to primary and secondary education, as Kansas believes, then the 
state has a duty to provide that education, Hicks said.

“But the community in 
which a school is located has a right not to be unnecessarily exposed to
 a dangerous virus,” she said. “You can just decide that one right is 
more important than another, but that’s very difficult to do in a 
responsible way.”

Which brings us to the 
third moral issue, what Hicks called procedural considerations: Leaders 
will come up with plans and policies, but people won’t think they’re 
legitimate unless everyone who’ll be affected has had input and buys 
into them.

“So the real danger now is
 that school districts might be tempted to just make simple top-down 
decisions,” she said. “That’s very efficient, but it’s also dangerous 
because when you’re making top-down decisions, you are likely to miss 
some important details and the plan might not be seen as legitimate by 
the people affected.”

These moral considerations apply to universities as well, but, Hicks noted, parents generally don’t rely on them for child care.

I asked whether it was 
moral to charge college students money to come back in person, knowing 
there’s a heightened risk that some will get sick and die.

“What’s crucial there is 
extremely transparent communication,” she said. “I tend to think it’s OK
 for people to take on risk as long as they really know what they’re 
getting into.”

She used a bungee jumping 
analogy: “You can pay to go bungee jumping, but you should know what the
 risks are. And the bungee jumping company should be very transparent 
about the risks involved.”

Now, though, a lot of us who would never go bungee jumping are flying through the air.

“It’s a terrifying situation that we’re in,” Hicks said.

But for a philosophy professor, it’s also interesting to watch how people are making decisions.

“It’s pretty easy to 
recognize that you shouldn’t just kill another person recklessly, that 
you shouldn’t endanger other people recklessly,” she said.

But the pandemic forces us to make sacrifices for the benefit of strangers we might never encounter.

“We are not good at reasoning,” she said, “about how to treat people we don’t know, who are far away from us.”

C.J. Janovy is a veteran journalist with deep roots in the Midwest. Before joining the Kansas Reflector, she was an editor and reporter at Kansas City’s NPR affiliate, KCUR. Before that, she edited the city’s alt-weekly newspaper, The Pitch.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/8/1597695677448.png" alt="Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly meets with teachers from across Kansas on Aug. 13 to gather input on school districts' reopening plans. (Screenshot/Kansas Reflector)" />
 <figcaption>Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly meets with teachers from across Kansas on Aug. 13 to gather input on school districts' reopening plans. (Screenshot/Kansas Reflector)</figcaption>
 </figure>BY C.J. JANOVY <a href="https://kansasreflector.com/2020/08/17/kansas-heading-back-to-school-is-a-lesson-in-morality/">Kansas Reflector</a>Schools and universities 
are opening, regardless of whether students, teachers, employees and the
 communities around them feel safe. College sports, <a href="https://kansasreflector.com/2020/08/12/big-12-announces-plans-to-play-fall-sports-with-intensified-testing/">same drill</a>.What was <a href="https://kansasreflector.com/2020/07/22/kansas-board-of-education-blocks-gov-laura-kellys-plan-to-delay-k-12-classes/">a dilemma a few weeks ago</a> is now an amateur science project with life-and-death consequences. This collective, eyes-wide-open disregard for what<a href="https://kansasreflector.com/2020/08/10/kdhe-secretary-warns-of-lethal-brew-yearns-for-mask-mandate-says-schools-not-yet-safe/"> public health experts tell us</a> doesn’t just feel stupid.It seems immoral.I’m no expert on morality, though, so I called someone who is.<a href="https://www.k-state.edu/philos/people/faculty/hicks.html">Amelia Hicks</a>
 is an assistant professor of philosophy at Kansas State University. Her
 research focuses on, as she put it, “how being uncertain about ethical 
issues can affect moral decision making.”Hicks, who got her PhD at 
Notre Dame, has lived in Manhattan for seven years. Like everyone else 
who loves college-town life, she enjoys how sleepy summers are followed 
by the excitement of 20,000 students returning in the fall. This year, 
though, her two introductory ethics courses, her course in business 
ethics and an independent study in business ethics are all online.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/8/1597695750137.png" alt="Amelia Hicks is an assistant professor of philosophy at Kansas State University. (Submitted to Kansas Reflector)" />
 <figcaption>Amelia Hicks is an assistant professor of philosophy at Kansas State University. (Submitted to Kansas Reflector)</figcaption>
 </figure>Before we talked about 
morality, Hicks made the requisite disclaimer: Her views “are not 
necessarily the views of Kansas State University.”I wasn’t asking about K-State anyway, because all institutions are <a href="https://www2.ljworld.com/news/ku/2020/aug/13/ku-survey-didnt-ask-if-students-wanted-to-return-to-campus-claim-of-overwhelming-desire-to-do-so-was-based-on-students-saying-they-planned-on-in-person-classes/">struggling with decision-making processes</a>.The pandemic “really stretches people’s ability to reason morally,” Hicks said.She drew distinctions 
between K-12 schools and colleges. But basically, when it comes to moral
 decision-making, she said there are three things to think about.The first set of moral 
issues involves harms and benefits: For example, identifying all of the 
people who are potentially affected by a school’s options for reopening 
and coming up with a plan that “will bring about the best overall 
balance of benefits over harm.”But there’s the second moral issue: consideration of justice.“This is determined not 
just by harms and benefits,” Hick said, “but by how those harms and 
benefits are distributed: Is it in a way that’s fair, or are we 
burdening people who are already burdened?”For example, keeping K-12 
schools virtual might be best for public health, but it might 
disproportionately hurt students who don’t have enough resources at 
home. It might also disproportionately hurt women, who, Hicks said, “are
 statistically more likely to take up child care work, home schooling or
 supervising online learning.”And if every child has the
 right to primary and secondary education, as Kansas believes, then the 
state has a duty to provide that education, Hicks said.“But the community in 
which a school is located has a right not to be unnecessarily exposed to
 a dangerous virus,” she said. “You can just decide that one right is 
more important than another, but that’s very difficult to do in a 
responsible way.”Which brings us to the 
third moral issue, what Hicks called procedural considerations: Leaders 
will come up with plans and policies, but people won’t think they’re 
legitimate unless everyone who’ll be affected has had input and buys 
into them.“So the real danger now is
 that school districts might be tempted to just make simple top-down 
decisions,” she said. “That’s very efficient, but it’s also dangerous 
because when you’re making top-down decisions, you are likely to miss 
some important details and the plan might not be seen as legitimate by 
the people affected.”These moral considerations apply to universities as well, but, Hicks noted, parents generally don’t rely on them for child care.I asked whether it was 
moral to charge college students money to come back in person, knowing 
there’s a heightened risk that some will get sick and die.“What’s crucial there is 
extremely transparent communication,” she said. “I tend to think it’s OK
 for people to take on risk as long as they really know what they’re 
getting into.”She used a bungee jumping 
analogy: “You can pay to go bungee jumping, but you should know what the
 risks are. And the bungee jumping company should be very transparent 
about the risks involved.”Now, though, a lot of us who would never go bungee jumping are flying through the air.“It’s a terrifying situation that we’re in,” Hicks said.But for a philosophy professor, it’s also interesting to watch how people are making decisions.“It’s pretty easy to 
recognize that you shouldn’t just kill another person recklessly, that 
you shouldn’t endanger other people recklessly,” she said.But the pandemic forces us to make sacrifices for the benefit of strangers we might never encounter.“We are not good at reasoning,” she said, “about how to treat people we don’t know, who are far away from us.”Happy back to school, Kansas.C.J. Janovy is a veteran journalist with deep roots in the Midwest. Before joining the Kansas Reflector, she was an editor and reporter at Kansas City’s NPR affiliate, KCUR. Before that, she edited the city’s alt-weekly newspaper, The Pitch.