Officers filed a report for burglary and criminal damage to property in the 1100 block of Moro St. in Manhattan on November 5, 2018, at approximately 9:45 AM. Officers listed The Hi-Lo and Seth Stone, 39, of Manhattan as the victims when it was reported an unknown suspect broke a window at the business, causing damage and took money. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $1,650.00. Police ask that anyone with information contact RCPD or the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers. Using the Crime Stoppers service can allow you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for…
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A former employee of a suburban Kansas City youth mental health facility has been placed on probation for sex charges. The Kansas City Star reports that 27-year-old Dijon Willis will have to serve 30 days in jail as a condition of probation. He also was ordered Monday to undergo sex offender treatment and be placed on the state’s sex offender registry for 25 years. Willis pleaded no contest in August and was found guilty of indecent liberties with a child and attempted sexual exploitation of a child. The charges stemmed from incidents in 2013 and 2014, when Willis worked at…
Jury selection has begun in the trials of three men accused in a shooting that left three people dead in a popular downtown area of a Kansas college town. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that 170 potential jurors showed up Monday as the defense and prosecution begin picking a panel to hear the case against 21-year-old Anthony Roberts Jr., 23-year-old Ahmad Rayton and 20-year-old Dominique McMillon. They were arrested last year in the days after gunfire erupted as people were leaving bars, concerts and other events on the main downtown Lawrence street. Two others were wounded but survived the shooting. Roberts…
Tuesday’s guests on In Focus were Manhattan City Mayor Linda Morse and City Manager Ron Fehr.
Funeral arrangements have been announced for longtime Manhattan High soccer coach Francisco “Frank” Alonso, who died Sunday after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. A Celebration of his life will be held at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, November 10th at the First United Methodist Church, 612 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, KS, with Dr. Rick L. Wright officiating. Online condolences may be left for the family through the funeral home website at www.ymlfuneralhome.com. Memorial contributions may be made to the Manhattan-Ogden Public Schools Foundation for a future soccer scholarship fund in Frank’s honor. Contributions may be left in care of the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home, 1616 Poyntz…
TOPEKA — Washburn University in Topeka says it is committed to providing most of its energy from a Westar wind farm in the future. Washburn and Westar Energy announced Monday they have signed a 20-year agreement for energy produced by a new wind farm. Under the agreement, the university will buy 4 megawatts of energy from a 300-megawatt wind farm that Westar will build in Nemaha County in northeast Kansas. The university said in a news release that would provide about 80 percent of the energy needs for Washburn and the Washburn Tech campuses. The new wind farm is expected…
LAWRENCE — The Lawrence school district will survey whether students, parents and staff would support starting high school classes later in the morning. Lawrence Deputy Superintendent Anna Stubblefield said the surveys will be sent no later than Nov. 12. A phone survey of randomly selected parents also will be conducted. The Lawrence Journal-World reports phone and online surveys done last school year showed wide support for the change among district parents and high school staff. The district surveys will ask respondents if they prefer keeping the high school start time at 8:05 a.m. and release time at 3:10 p.m. It…
WICHITA — Kansas voter registrations have surged this past year heading into the midterm election. The Kansas Secretary of State’s office released the latest numbers Monday showing more than 1.84 million registered voters. Republicans remain the dominant party with 817,713 registered voters, while Democrats grew their ranks to 463,114. Unaffiliated voters totaled 543,403, while Libertarians totaled 17,618. A comparison shows the state has added 40,825 people to voter rolls since September 2017. Kansas appears to be becoming more partisan with the number of unaffiliated voters falling by more than 15,000 in the past year in the state. Both major parties…
The Young Trustees held their second annual chili cook-off at Blue Earth Plaza over the weekend. Addie Bunnell with the Young Trustees talked about the success for this year’s event. Bunnell says proceeds from ticket sales gave event-goers the choice of which nonprofit organization they wished to support. She also discussed the Half-K run held earlier that morning. One of the contestants, Michael Peterson with Big Brothers Big Sisters and Hy-Vee, spoke with KMAN about his team’s support of Big Brothers Big Sisters. Also raising money for Sunflower CASA was KS State Bank’s Chantaleiana Davis and she spoke about the…
Officers filed a report for identity theft and theft in the 2400 block of W 60th Ave. in Manhattan on November 2, 2018, at approximately 4:30 PM. Officers listed Larry Dall, 71, of Manhattan and Sprint as the victims when it was reported an unknown suspect stole services by creating an account in the victim’s name. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $5,967.00. Police ask that anyone with information contact RCPD or the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers. Using the Crime Stoppers service can allow you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward…