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.…
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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…
WICHITA, Kan. — A Kansas man who kicked a Black child and yelled racial slurs in a Wichita grocery store will be sent to prison after failing at rehabilitation efforts. Trace Riff was sentenced Thursday to two years and four months in prison. Prosecutors say he kicked the 1-year-old boy in December 2018 while the child was in a store with his pregnant mother and an older sibling. He pleaded no contest in May 2019 to attempted aggravated battery, disorderly conduct and drug charges. Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett said rehabilitation efforts for Riff had failed. Riff’s family and…
The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police. Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law as well as in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. MANHATTAN, KAN. – Officers filed a report for theft in the 2100 block of Westchester Dr in Manhattan on August 27, 2020, at approximately 2:22 PM. Officers listed a 64-year-old female as the victim when it was…
On Friday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with RCPD Director Dennis Butler. We also spoke to Todd Lovin, Manager at Tuttle Creek State Park.
EUREKA, Kan. — The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says two adults and a juvenile are charged in the death of a 78-year-old Eureka resident. The KBI announced Wednesday that 30-year-old Noah JE Farr of Dighton; 25-year-old Joseph E Warden; and a 17-year-old male, both of El Dorado, were suspects in the killing of Danny Shue at his Eureka home on Aug. 18. All three are charged with felony murder, aggravated burglary, felony theft and conspiracy to commit felony theft. The KBI has not released details about the circumstances of Shue’s death.
Many children going back to school for the first time during the pandemic and experiencing the changes that come with it may be feeling anxious, scared, angry or sad. Robbin Cole, Pawnee Mental Health Services executive director, spoke with KMAN about a few ways parents can help their kids deal with these emotions. She says the first step parents can take toward helping their kids is to care for themselves. “If we’re wanting to be the most helpful to our children that we can possibly be, we have to start with making sure we’re okay,” Cole said. According to Cole,…