Today’s guests were Junction City Fire and EMS Chief Terry Johnson, Bill Smriga with the Kansas State University Student Union, and Christina Nolte with Homecare and Hospice. Terry Johnson: Bill Smriga: Christina Nolte:
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Officers filed a report for fraud on January 30, 2017 at approximately 4:15 PM. Officers listed Anna Rodriguez, 27, of Lake Orion, Michigan, and Cox Communications as victims when Anna reported that an unknown suspect opened a Cox account n her name. 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 of up to $1,000.00. Officers filed a report for criminal damage to property in the 3000 block of Tuttle Creek Blvd. on January 30, 2017 at approximately 4:45…
A Kansas man was sentenced today to 52 months in prison for his role in a scheme involving the illegal export of firearms from the United States using a hidden online marketplace, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Blanco of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Tom Beall of the District of Kansas. Michael Andrew Ryan, aka Brad Jones and GunRunner, 36, of Manhattan, Kansas, previously pleaded guilty to six counts of exporting and attempting to export firearms illegally from the United States to individuals located in other countries on June 6, 2016, and was remanded into…
WICHITA — The latest government snapshot gives the Kansas winter wheat crop a mixed review. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Monday that 20 percent of the wheat is in poor to very poor condition. The agency rated 36 percent of the wheat in fair condition, with 42 percent in good and 2 percent in excellent shape. Their assessment comes after a month in which all of Kansas received some precipitation, with the heaviest amounts falling along the state’s southern border. Topsoil moisture is rated as adequate to surplus in 63 percent of the state. Temperatures in January were two to…
Phone lines were open on today’s episode of In Focus with Cathy Dawes and Dave Lewis.
Officers responded to the 4700 block of Observation Point Dr. on January 27, 2017 at approximately 10:35 for a report of a deceased male. After investigation, officers identified Travis Patterson, 25, of Manhattan, as the deceased male. Investigators believe that Patterson died of a self-influcted gunshot wound. There was no danger to the public. Michael Agnew, 36, of Manhattan, was arrested in the 1100 block of Moro St. on January 27, 2017 at approximately 3:45 PM. Agnew was arrested on a Manhattan Municipal Court warrant for failure to appear. Agnew was denied bond, causing him to remain confined at the…
A K-State former scholarship student has reportedly been arrested on sex crimes charges this past weekend. Nieko William Javie Giesbrecht, 20, was arrested at 7:53 p.m. on three sex crimes charges including rape, aggravated sexual battery, and breach of privacy. Giesbrecht was given a bond of $250,000, causing him to be confined at the time of this report. The listed charges allegedly occurred shortly after midnight on Sunday morning. A 19-year-old female victim reported that a male suspect, who was known to her, committed these crimes. Giesbrecht, who currently resides at Putnam Hall on Petticoat Lane, was listed as a Shawnee resident…
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) A 22-year-old man who attacked and injured several children at a suburban Kansas City playground has been found not guilty by reason of mental illness. A Johnson County judge on Friday found Javan Lockett not guilty but ordered that he be committed to Larned State Hospital for evaluation. Police say that in March 2015, Lockett injured three children and endangered more than a dozen others at a playground near his home in Lenexa. The children suffered mostly cuts, bruises and scratches. Police arrested Lockett after receiving reports that a man was pointing a gun and throwing rocks…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas health officials say the flu is spreading across the state. The state health department says six outbreaks have been confirmed so far during the 2016-17 flu season two in Leavenworth County and one each in Osage, Harvey, Cherokee and Saline counties. The Wichita Eagle reports Via Christi and Wesley Healthcare in Wichita both report an increase in the flu, with a 50 percent increase at Wesley Healthcare since the same period last year. Health officials say it’s not too late to get the flu vaccine because the disease might spread for two to three more months.…
Riley County Police conducted a drug-related arrest over the weekend. Keith Smith (19) of Ogden was picked up shortly before midnight Saturday for a variety of drug offenses including possession of narcotics. Smith confined at the Riley County Jail on a $7,000 bond. ——————————————— A Manhattan man found himself in jail early Sunday morning for failure to appear. Riley County Police arrested Devin Field (23) shortly after midnight and confined him on a $20,000 bond.