TOPEKA — A Topeka man has been charged with killing a woman while they were aboard a cruise ship in January. Federal prosecutors announced 53-year-old Eric Newman was charged with second-degree murder and made his initial court appearance Thursday. The indictment alleges Newman and 50-year-old Tamara Tucker, of Lawson, Missouri, were aboard the Carnival Elation, a vessel registered in Panama. The cruise departed and arrived from Jacksonville, Florida. Tucker’s obituary and a news release from Park University, where she taught, describe Newman as her longtime partner and love. Prosecutors say Newman killed Tucker aboard the ship. No further details were…
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LENEXA — Lenexa police say a call to a crisis line reporting that someone had shot one of his parents apparently was a swatting call. Police spokesman Danny Chavez says police were notified Thursday by a suicide crisis line from New York that someone was sending texts saying he had shot one of his parents, was suicidal and would kill anyone who came in. Chavez told The Kansas City Star that police had contact only with the crisis line and never contacted the supposed shooter. Police say investigators who went to the home found no evidence of a crime. Chavez…
LAWRENCE — Authorities are investigating a report that a University of Kansas student sexually assaulted four female dormmates during the first few weeks of classes. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the 18-year-old man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of aggravated criminal sodomy and sexual battery, but was released from jail later that day without being charged. The Douglas County District Attorney’s Office sent the case back to police with a request for additional investigation. Police say the women reported being touched inappropriately from Aug. 23 to Aug. 30. University spokeswoman Erinn Barcomb-Peterson says the man is enrolled as a student…
Timmy McGathy, 30, of Manhattan was arrested while in the 400 block of South 6th St. in Manhattan on September 6, 2018 at approximately 9:05 AM. McGathy was arrested on offenses of distribute opiate/narcotic/certain stimulant and distribute or possess paraphernalia within 1000′ ft. of a school. McGathy was issued a total bond of $20,000.00 causing him to remain confined at the time of this report. Officers filed a report for theft and criminal damage to property in the 3100 block of Winston Pl in Manhattan on September 6, 2018 at approximately 4:00 PM. Officers listed Jetz Service Co as the…
Host Brady Bauman and KMAN reporter Nick McNamara started the show talking about the difficulties of reporting on the Wildcat Creek flooding that personally affected Nick. Guests included Riley County Extension Agent Megan Dougherty as well as Associate Director of Dance at KSU Julie Pentz and Janice Schroder, who is a parent educator with Parents as Teachers.
The funeral for Manhattan Fire Department Captain Wayne Braun was held this morning at the Trinity Baptist Church in Wamego. Braun died Sunday after battling cancer for over two years. Braun started his career at the Manhattan Fire Department in September of 2001. He was promoted to the rank of Driver in 2006 and Captain in 2014. Braun led his company to his last fire at 2500 Farm Bureau Road on June 29th of this year — his last day on shift. “Captain Braun was a dedicated firefighter who loved the job, and our Department will miss him dearly,” said…
TOPEKA — One of Republican Kris Kobach’s main opponents says he’s not qualified to be Kansas governor because of his tough stance on illegal immigration. Independent candidate Greg Orman said Wednesday during a candidate forum that Kobach does not understand how the state’s agricultural economy relies on immigrant labor. Orman, a Kansas City-area businessman, and the Democratic nominee, state Sen. Laura Kelly of Topeka, said illegal immigration is largely a federal issue that requires comprehensive reforms from Washington. Kobach brushed off the criticism. He has made fighting illegal immigration a key issue in his campaign and argued that states can…
ANDOVER — Fire officials say a 65-year-old man who was pulled from a house fire in Andover has died. Andover Fire and Rescue Chief Chad Russell said in a news release the man was rescued from a home in Andover Tuesday night but died Wednesday. Another person inside the home was able to escape. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Russell says the fire destroyed the house, which is considered a total loss. No firefighters were injured during the rescue.
MEDICINE LODGE — A Kansas undersheriff who fatally shot a man at close range with a beanbag has been charged with involuntary manslaughter. Kansas Bureau of Investigation agents arrested 60-year-old Barber County Undersheriff Virgil “Dusty” Brewer Wednesday at the Barber County Courthouse. He was charged by the Kansas Attorney General’s office in the October 2017 death of 42-year-old Steven Myers, of Sun City. Myers was shot with the beanbag after officers responded to a call about a man threatening people with a gun outside a bar in Sun City, about 110 miles (177 kilometers) west of Wichita. Myers’ wife has…
Thursday’s guests were Manhattan Convention and Visitor’s Bureau Director Karen Hibbard and NBAF Director of Partnership Development Dr. Marty Vanier.