TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Police say the deaths of two people in a southeast Topeka apartment were a murder-suicide. Police spokeswoman Gretchen Koenen said Thursday that 32-year-old Valerie Taylor was found dead Tuesday afternoon by officers responding to a medical call. Taylor died from a single gunshot wound. Koenen said in a news release that police believe Taylor was killed by her boyfriend, 37-year-old James Allen Jr., who was later found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police are not searching for anyone else in the case.
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One person is dead following a fatal structure fire that occurred Sunday night in Pottawatomie County. The victim was found as firefighters worked to put out the fire at 13910 Antelope Run Road near Westmoreland. The Kansas Office of the State Fire Marshal’s Investigation Division has not determined the cause of the fire. Monetary losses are estimated at $200,000. The total collapse of the structure prevented fire crews from being able to figure out if the structure had any smoke detectors. The identity of the victim has not yet been determined, pending an autopsy.
A wreath-laying ceremony will be held at Fort Riley Post Cemetery on Dec.14th at 11 a.m. as part of a national effort from the Wreaths Across America organization to remember fallen soldiers, honor soldiers currently serving and to educate children about freedom. “We will place ceremonial wreaths for all of the military services in our country: Army, Navy, Merchant Marines, Coast Guard, Air Force and also we do the POW/MIA and the Gold Star Mothers,” Jerri McBride of VFW Post 1281 said. This ceremony will mark the 13th year that it has taken place at Fort Riley. The program’s origins…
A long time member of the Kansas State University community said goodbye this week, after more than 40 years of service. Former Director of Admissions and Director of Student Financial Assistance Larry Moeder has retired after a long journey, where he went from student to longtime K-State employee. He was honored during a ceremony Wednesday at the Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art. Moeder says he loved to help students. “I’ve been so blessed to be able to be here at K-State, attending K-State, graduating and then starting work at K-State. It’s been amazing to be able to help students,…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A 30-year-old man who was a suspect in a shooting outside at Lawrence bar has died. Lawrence police say Wednesday that Terry Dean Scearce III, of Lawrence, died from a gunshot wound after a shooting early Sunday in the parking lot of Playerz Sports Bar. The Lawrence Journal-World reported investigators believed Scearce shot a man and a woman at the bar before he was found in a car suffering from a gunshot wound. Police spokesman Patrick Compton said the man and woman have been released from the hospital. He said the case remains under investigation and…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Prosecutors have announced plans to retry a Kansas priest who was suspended from the ministry after he was accused of inappropriately touching a young girl on two occasions. Wyandotte County District Attorney’s Office spokesman Jonathan Carter told The Kansas City Star on Wednesday that the Rev. Scott Kallal’s new trial will likely be held in May. The 37-year-old faces two felony counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child. He was accused of inappropriately touching a 10-year-old girl in 2015 at a Kansas City, Kansas, church gymnasium and again at a graduation party in Bonner…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Catholic dioceses in Kansas will not support expanding Medicaid unless the state passes a constitutional amendment and new laws restricting abortions. Chuck Weber, executive director of the Kansas Catholic Conference, told a House and Senate committee Wednesday the state’s four Catholic dioceses want an amendment to the Kansas Constitution to clarify that it does not include a right to abortion. The Kansas Supreme Court ruled last year the constitution does protect the right to abortion. The diocese also is seeking a law allowing medical professionals or health facilities to decline to perform certain procedures for religious…
Thursday’s guests on In Focus were Downtown Manhattan Executive Director Gina Scroggs and Mayor Mike Dodson highlighting the Mayor’s Spirit of the Holidays Lighted Parade. Next up, we had Specialist Benjamin Dominic and Specialist Alyssa Hodgens from Fort Riley talking about Operation Santa Clause. Then for the last segment we had Jerri McBride from and Ed Mueller from the VFW Post 1281 talking about the Wreaths Across America.
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 burglary, aggravated assault and criminal damage to property in the 1400 block of Normandy Place in Manhattan on November 12, 2019, at approximately 1:15 PM. Officers listed a 31-year-old…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Police say a teenager and a young man were killed in a shooting in Topeka. Spokeswoman Gretchen Koenen said 15-year-old Owen Hughes and 21-year-old Reginald McKinney Jr., both of Topeka, were shot to death Tuesday in southeast Topeka. Officers found one victim inside a home and another outside the home. No arrests or suspect descriptions were released early Wednesday. Police are looking for three or four men who were seen running from the scene.