Suspect jailed in home intrusion

An Overland Park man was jailed early Friday morning because he was suspected of breaking into a woman’s apartment and holding her captive.

A 25-year-old Lawrence woman returned home with her three children to the 2100 block of Heatherwood about 8 p.m. Thursday to find that a 24-year-old Overland Park man was hiding in a living room closet.

He apparently entered through a window, said Sgt. Paul Fellers of the Lawrence Police Department.

According to a report, the man had lived in the apartment until about two months ago. The landlord of the property had ordered the man to stay clear of the area, Fellers said.

During a scuffle about property still in the apartment, the man grabbed the woman, shoved her onto a bed and with his hand over her mouth ordered her not to call the police, according to the report.

A 911 hang-up call came to police at 8:35 p.m. When officers arrived, Fellers said, the man fled on foot. They quickly arrested him and booked him into the Douglas County Jail on charges of aggravated burglary, battery, kidnapping and obstruction of the legal process.

No one was injured in the incident, Fellers said.

Program to discuss Reagan Revolution

The Reagan Revolution’s impact on Kansas politics will be discussed on public television’s “On The Record” news program, airing at 12:30 p.m. Sunday on KTWU/Topeka Channel 11.

Scheduled to appear are:

• Jack Ranson, former Republican national committeeman from Wichita;
• Bud Hentzen, former Sedgwick County Republican chairman;
• Jill Docking, Wichita Democrat and former U.S. Senate candidate;
• Burdett Loomis, political science professor at Kansas University.

KU museum scientist honored by peer group

A Kansas University scientist has been honored by the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists.

Edward O. Wiley, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and curator of fish at the Natural History Museum, received the Gibbs Award for Excellence in Systematic Ichthyology last week in Norman, Okla., at the society’s annual meeting.

Wiley is known for his contributions to determining evolutionary relationships among species.

Construction project to close Engel Road

Engel Road near the Kansas University residence halls will be closed beginning Monday for improvements.

The road will be closed between 15th Street and Irving Hill Road. Construction is scheduled to be completed by Aug. 15.

In addition, parking lots at Nunemaker and Templin halls will be closed. Delivery vehicles will be allowed access to the residence halls.

KU School of Education honors students

Fourteen Kansas University students were honored last month during the school’s annual convocation.

Two doctoral students received $1,000 each for their outstanding dissertations. They were Michael Carper of Baton Rouge, La., and Kimberly Harrison of Lawrence.

Michael Ryan, from Atlanta, Ga., who received his master’s degree in 2003 from the school, received $750 for his outstanding thesis.

Amy Gaumer of Tecumseh received a $500 award for the outstanding master’s project.

Ten graduating seniors received wristwatches for leadership awards. They are Allison Blanchard and Courtney Olson, Wichita; Melissa Chandley, Edwardsville; Shelly Cline, Belleville; Allyson DeGraeve and Sara Gillispie, Overland Park; Lindsey Hogan, Leawood; Maria Kepka, Hutchinson; Benjamin Heubsch, West Des Moines, Iowa; and Magen Hughes, Denver.