Kansas Klips
Rural Kansas hay fire expected to smolder for days
RENO COUNTY—According to a media release from Reno County Emergency Management, on Monday, September 25th, the Reno County Fire District #4 was dispatched to hay bales on fire at Longview and Herren Road. Approximately 100 square bales were on fire, stacked about 30 feet high. The burning bales were less than 100 feet from a hay shed full of bales. Embers were falling into the hay shed, endangering the bales within the shed. A request for tender trucks was made from Reno County Fire Districts 3, 7, 8, 9, Pretty Prairie, and Hutchinson Fire. Approximately 70,000 gallons of water protected the hay shed and its contents. Reno County Emergency Management thanked Miller Earthworks for providing an excavator to push over the large burning pile of hay and spread it out. Without using the excavator, crews would have had to haul water most of the day until the pile burnt down. Fire crews and the landowner will continue to monitor the fire. There were no injuries reported. (Little Apple Post)
Hunters cited after stashed birds found in north-central Kansas
JAMESTOWN—Eight hunters were cited after wildlife officials and a K9 found birds stashed on a marshy island in north central Kansas. The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks says that on Saturday morning, September 23rd, Game Warden Jake Brooke and K9 Kreed patrolled areas around Jamestown as Teal season opened. After the team saw eight hunters leave an island in the marsh with a limit of birds, KDWP said Kreed searched the island and found three more birds that had been stashed. Wildlife officials noted that the group admitted to party hunting and handed over another illegal bird. All eight were cited for being over the limit. (WIBW)
FHSU shotgun facility ribbon cutting held
HAYS—Fort Hays State University celebrated the newly completed Wilmer and Lorena Kellogg Training Center, home of the FHSU Shotgun team, during a special ribbon cutting at the Hays City Sportsmen’s Club on Friday, September 29th. The new Kellogg Training Center, located north of town at the Hays City Sportsmen’s Club, is a game-changer for Fort Hays State’s nationally recognized shotgun sports team. Attendees heard from President Dr. Tisa Mason and members of the KFSU Shotgun team. (Hays Post)
Suspect jailed in Colorado after body found on dry Kansas lakebed
RENO COUNTY—A Kansas man is awaiting extradition to Kansas from Colorado concerning the homicide of a Hutchinson man whose body was found in Harvey County the week before. The body of 31-year-old Tyler Lee Ford of Hutchinson was found in East Park in Harvey County on September 17th. It was determined Ford died from a gunshot wound. A joint homicide investigation began involving numerous officers and detectives from the Harvey County Sheriff’s Office, Reno County Sheriff’s Office, and the Hutchinson Police Department. A person of interest was identified, which led the investigation to a residence in the City of Hutchinson. A search warrant was executed at this residence, and evidence of the crime was discovered. Twenty-eight-year-old Clancy Nelson Jr. of Hutchinson was identified as a suspect in the death of Ford. Law enforcement officers determined that Nelson was in Aurora, Colorado. An arrest warrant was issued for Nelson, and with cooperation from the Aurora Police Department, Nelson was located and taken into custody without incident. Nelson is in custody in Adams County, Colorado, pending extradition to Hutchinson, Kansas, on requested charges of Second-Degree Murder, Aggravated Battery, and Aggravated Assault. (Hays Post)
Arrest made after Kansas elementary school student struck by arrow
MCPHERSON COUNTY—In McPherson, an elementary school student was injured in an accident on Tuesday morning, September 26th. Just before 10:00 a.m., police responded to Roosevelt Elementary School, where a seven-year-old student was struck in the arm by an arrow on the playground, according to a media release. McPherson Emergency Medical Services and Fire Rescue responded, provided medical assistance, and transported the child to McPherson Center for Health. The victim was later transferred to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita in stable condition. Officers arrested a 31-year-old man, identified as Nehemiah Scott, according to online booking records, who shot a bow and arrow in the area, resulting in a stray arrow striking the student. Scott is being held on requested Aggravated Battery and Aggravated Child Endangerment charges on a bond of $12,500.00. It is unlawful in McPherson to operate an air rifle, bow and arrow, slingshot, or BB gun except within the confines of a building or structure from which the projectiles cannot escape. (St. Joseph Post)
