TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — A man who killed a Kansas girl more than two decades ago has been executed in Indiana, the fifth federal inmate put to death this year and second this week. Keith Nelson received a lethal injection Friday at the federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana, after a higher court tossed a ruling that would have required the government to get a prescription for the drug used to kill him. Questions about whether the drug pentobarbital causes pain prior to death had been a focus of appeals. Nelson grabbed 10-year-old Pamela Butler off the street on Oct.…
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TOPEKA, Kan. — An autopsy says a Topeka man died accidentally in March when the dumpster he was in was dumped into a recycling truck. An autopsy made public this week says 62-year-old Paul Vigil died from multiple injuries in a cardboard recycler. Vigil’s body was found March 9 by landfill employees among recycling materials. The autopsy by county coroner John Ralston said Vigil suffered gaping cuts to his left back and left upper chest and fractures to his skull, bones, and multiple ribs. Foul play is not suspected. He died on a day when Topeka received almost an inch…
The Riley County Police Department has released a new program called VINE. VINE stands for Victim Information Notification Everyday. The program is a great way for victims and family members to keep track of their offenders. Dennis Butler, Riley County Police Department Director, says this is another way for them to enhance their services to the community. He also talked about how the program works. “This an automated alert system that sends either texts, phone calls, or emails, depending on the platform a subscriber chooses, about changes in custody status of people who are incarcerated,” Butler said. Along with this…
Kansas State University responded Friday to reports that new COVID-19 outbreaks had been declared at four sorority houses, saying it is working with local health officials and increasing efforts to manage the increase in cases. According to K-State officials, the university still has the capacity to isolate and quarantine students and contact tracers are keeping up with demand. The Riley County Health Department reported 22 new positive cases combined across the Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Xi Delta, Chi Omega and Kappa Delta sororities. This came just two days after K-State officials met virtually with Greek-organization members to discuss the following…
K-State Volleyball has announced their 2020 schedule, as the Big 12 will play a conference only schedule this year, but keep the double round robin format. The season begins on Friday September 25th at home against Iowa State, followed up by another matchup with the Cyclones on that Saturday. 6 of the first 8 matches of the season will be played in Manhattan including Texas and Oklahoma in back to back weekends in mid-October. The final 8 matches will feature just two at home against TCU on November 13th and 14th. This year’s Sunflower Showdown will take place in Lawrence…
Riley County on Friday saw the number of active COVID-19 cases soar Friday to 411 cases, up from 290 cases Wednesday. All told, 136 new cases were reported Friday, with 15 more recoveries, for a net gain of 121. The number account for a 20 percent increase in new cases. 128, or 94 percent, of the new cases are connected to people who are 18 to 24-years old. These patients have symptoms that are considered mild. Since March, the county has totaled 810 positive tests, including five deaths. Friday’s total doubles Wednesday’s number of new reported cases, which was 68.…
WICHITA, Kan. — Police are investigating what they say appears to have been the accidental shooting of a 10-year-old girl in a Wichita home. Police say the shooting happened around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, when officers were called to a Wichita home for a report of a shooting. Arriving officers found the girl with a gunshot wound to her upper body. She was taken to a local hospital with injuries not believed to be life-threatening. Police say an initial investigation showed that a 38-year-old male was handling a gun in a bedroom when the gun went off, hitting the girl, who…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A Wyandotte County judge is considering whether state records involving the death of a 3-year-old girl should be released to the public. Several media outlets have sought the records in the death of Olivia Jansen, whose body was found in a shallow grave in July. They are seeking information on how much contact the state’s family and children’s agency had with Olivia’s family before she died. In a hearing on Wednesday, Wyandotte County officials argued the investigation into the girl’s death would be hindered if the records are released. Judge Michael Russell took the case under…
WESTWOOD, Kan. — Law enforcement authorities say a Kansas prison inmate is charged with killing a man in 2003 in a suburban Kansas City grocery store. Forty-year-old Eugene Clayton Keltner faces a first-degree murder charge in the death of David “Ray” Ninemire in Westwood. Ninemire was shot when he went to help a co-worker during a robbery at the grocery store. Johnson County District Attorney Steve Howe on Thursday declined to say what evidence led to Keltner’s arrest. Keltner is imprisoned in Lansing after being convicted of involuntary manslaughter in a 2004 shooting death in Kansas City, Kansas.
EMPORIA, Kan. — A federal judge has awarded a former Emporia State employee about $64,000 in a lawsuit that contended her contract was not renewed when she complained about racial discrimination. Angelica Hale and her husband, Melvin Hale, who are Black, filed separate lawsuits in 2016 alleging the school retaliated against them for complaining after a note with a racial slur was found in their department. A judge ruled in Angelica Hale’s favor in July 2019 but awarded her only $1 in damages. After further motions were filed, the judge on Thursday awarded Angelica Hale $64,303 in back pay and…