The City of Manhattan has come out with estimates of the damage caused by the Labor Day Wildcat Creek flood — and the cost is in the millions. Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr was on Tuesday’s edition of KMAN’s In Focus and said the flash flooding caused $17.2 million in damage. He broke that down into private and public real estate damage — $14.5 million of which was sustained by private structures while $2.7 million was sustained by city property. Additionally, Fehr said that a dozen properties suffered damage amounting to “50 percent or more” of the property’s value or…
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Angel Davis, 44, of Ogden was arrested while in the 300 block of Seventh St. in Ogden on September 20, 2018 at approximately 2:40 AM. Davis was arrested on offenses of possession of opiates, narcotic, or certain stimulant (x2), possession of paraphernalia, possession of marijuana and use/possess paraphernalia. Davis was issued a total bond of $10,000.00 causing her to remain confined at the time of this report. Officers filed a report for aggravated assault in Manhattan on September 19, 2018. Officers listed a 27-year-old male as the victim and a 23-year-old male known to him as the suspect. Due to…
WICHITA — A driver has been charged with running into a Kansas sheriff’s deputy while intoxicated and breaking the deputy’s leg. Sedgwick County sheriff’s Lt. Tim Myers said in a release that the driver was charged Tuesday with two counts of aggravated battery while driving under the influence in the April 28 crash in east Wichita. His name won’t be released until he makes a first appearance. The Wichita Eagle reports that an arrest warrant is pending. Myers says the driver struck the deputy’s patrol car before striking the deputy as he was outside the vehicle conducting a traffic stop. A…
TOPEKA — The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the 65-year-old was booked into the Shawnee County Jail on suspicion of sexual exploitation of a child. No charges have been filed. A spokesman for the Topeka district says the teacher worked in the district from 1986 to 2014. He worked in several elementary schools.
HOLTON — Authorities say a Kansas man has been charged with fatally shooting his father while he was in bed and then barricading himself in the home for hours. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that 49-year-old Derrick Bohnenkemper, of Holton, is charged with first-degree murder and six other felonies in the death of 73-year-old Gaylen Bohnenkemper. Police responded Tuesday after a 911 caller said her son had shot his father in the head. Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse says deputies were able to extricate the woman from a bedroom window while the man tried to break down the door. After speaking…
Matt Hall stops by for his weekly appearance on The Game as the West Virginia matchup in Morgantown approaches for the Wildcats. Voice of the Chiefs Mitch Holthus joins in hour number one to keep the Patrick Mahomes hype train moving steadily. 0:00 – Mahomes and Kurtz vs the World 12:28 – Snyder QB Comments 26:48 – Mitch Holthus 35:50 – Matt Hall’s nickname 38:52 – Snyder’s preference 51:29 – Family Over Everything?
WELLINGTON — A 29-year-old Kansas woman who was arrested after her boyfriend was stabbed to death has been released from jail after she claimed the killing was self-defense. Sumner County Kerwin Spencer says Ashley Pearson was arrested on suspicion of murder after her boyfriend, 25-year-old Kyle Hill, died Saturday morning at a home the two shared. Spencer says Pearson gave a statement two days later saying she acted in self-defense. He said Wednesday the investigation is continuing but her story fits the definition of self-defense under Kansas law. No further information was released. Kansas corrections records show Hill had convictions…
A committee has been founded in Manhattan to help provide financial assistance to those impacted by the Labor Day Wildcat Creek flooding. The Manhattan Flood Recovery Committee is made up of representatives from Catholic Charities, United Way, the Salvation Army and Shepherd’s Crossing. The local charities will be collaborating to distribute funds that were collected by the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation. As funds are limited, they will be distributed according to the applicants’ need. Flood victims can apply for assistance online. The forms can be found on the city of Manhattan website at CityofMHK.com/Flood. Applications are also available at City Hall…
COLUMBUS — A 28-year-old Kansas man has been sentenced to life in prison for sex crimes involving a child. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt say Timothy Russell Frobish, of Galena, was sentenced Tuesday to life without the possibility for parole for 25 years. Frobish was found guilty by a Cherokee County jury in January 2015 of several sex and drug-related crimes, with three of the counts subject to Jessica’s Law, which allows the sentence Frobish received. Frobish also will be subject to lifetime post-release supervision and electronic monitoring. Prosecutors say the crimes occurred in February 2013.
HOLTON — A man is in jail after a fatal shooting and standoff in northeast Kansas. The Jackson County, Kansas, sheriff’s office says deputies went to a home in Holton about 3 a.m. Tuesday after a woman reported her son had shot her husband and she was barricaded in a bedroom. Deputies were able to help the woman escape the home. Sheriff Tim Morse said he spoke with the suspect for several hours but the man refused to leave the home. Morse said the suspect fired toward deputies before coming out of the home 8:30 a.m. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports…