Month: March 2020

KCKCC men and women in playoffs today

by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC

It’s an all Labette-Kansas City Kansas Community College basketball semifinals Tuesday.

The No. 4 seeded Lady Blue Devils play No. 1 Labette at Parsons Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. while the No. 5 Cardinal men come to KCKCC for a 7 p.m. tipoff against the No. 1 seeded Blue Devils.

The games will be the third meetings of each team. The KCKCC women fell 79-63 at Parsons in the Jayhawk Conference opener Jan. 22 and 66-62 at home Feb. 8 while the Blue Devil men split, losing 79-71 at Labette and then winning 81-77 at home.

KCKCC won the Jayhawk men’s championship with an 8-2 record. The Blue Devils are 16-13 while Labette is 17-12 after finishing fifth in the conference at 4-6.

Labette’s women (23-4) won their first Jayhawk DII championship with a 9-1 record while KCKCC finished fourth (5-5). The Lady Blue Devils are 25-6 overall.

Tuesday’s winners will advance to the NJCAA Region VI championship games to be played at the Hutchinson Sports Arena Friday.

Johnson County is at Highland in the other women’s semifinal while Johnson County’s men play host to Highland. The women’s final is set for 5 p.m., the men’s at 7:30 p.m.

Police notes

Suspect taken into custody on assault charge
A suspect brandished a knife in one hand and a large blunt object in the other, and threatened to kill victims, according to a social media report from the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department.

The incident was at 10:45 p.m. March 2 in the 2000 block of North 16th Street, according to police. The suspect was taken into custody a short time later, police stated.

Vehicle chase ends near 38th and Wood
A vehicle chase took place around 1:16 a.m. March 2, ending in the 3800 block of Wood Avenue, according to a social media report by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department.

Troopers with the Kansas Turnpike Authority were in pursuit of a vehicle, with a police officer assisting, according to the report. The pursuit ended and the suspect was taken into custody, according to the report.

Burglary reported in 5800 block of Walker
A victim heard the attached garage alarm go off, then noticed the garage door had been opened and items were missing, according to a social media report from the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department.

The incident was about 2 a.m. March 2 in the 5800 block of Walker, according to police.

Domestic battery reported
The victim and witness stated that during a disturbance, the suspect grabbed the victim’s throat and the victim could not breathe, according to a social media post by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department. The incident took place at 3:45 a.m. March 2. The victim refused medical treatment, according to the report.

Roundtable discussion on Medicaid expansion

Kansas Lt. Gov. Lynn Rogers listened to residents at a community roundtable discussion on Medicaid expansion held on Tuesday morning, March 3, at the Community Health Council of Wyandotte County, 803 Armstrong Ave., Kansas City, Kansas. Medicaid expansion, supported by Gov. Laura Kelly, recently encountered some obstacles in the Kansas Legislature. Medicaid expansion would bring health care coverage to about 150,000 working Kansans, including some who make too much money to qualify for Medicaid, but who don’t make enough to afford insurance under the Affordable Care Act. (Photo by William Crum)