OSAWATOMIE — Authorities say a motorcyclist has been killed while fleeing from officers in northeast Kansas. KMBC-TV reports that 64-year-old Gilford Lee Sherley, of Paola, drove off at a high rate of speed Friday night after Osawatomie police tried to stop him for multiple traffic violations. The Miami County Sheriff’s Office says Sherley then went off the side of the rode and crashed into a tree. No one else was riding on the motorcycle with Sherley. The crash remains under investigation.
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WINFIELD — A convicted child rapist who escaped from a Kansas prison is behind bars again. Cowley County Emergency Corrections said in a Facebook post that 36-year-old Robert Terrell was back in the custody of the Kansas Department of Corrections as of noon Sunday. No details were provided about his capture. The Wichita Eagle reports that he jumped a fence at the Winfield Correctional Facility on Friday night. Corrections records show he absconded from parole in June and was arrested last month. He had been moved to the Winfield facility on Wednesday. His child rape conviction stemmed from a 2002…
Officers filed a report for criminal damage to property in Manhattan on August 3, 2018 at approximately 6:50 PM. Officers listed a 24 year old female and a 27 year old male as the victims and the suspects. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $550.00. Due to the nature of the crime reported (domestic) no additional information will be released. Officers filed a report for aggravated burglary in the 700 block of Lee St. in Manhattan on August 4, 2018 at approximately 11:40 PM. Officers listed Kevin Valvo, 56, of Manhattan as the victim when he…
KMAN Program Director Dave Lewis filled in for Brady Bauman on Monday’s episode. Dave and KMAN reporter Nick McNamara took phone calls from the community about the primary elections, various community infrastructure projects, the new aTa Bus routes and more.
TOPEKA — Kansas has joined 18 other states in adopting a law requiring motorists to use caution around garbage trucks by making driver carelessness a fineable offense. A ticket for what is now known as “unlawful passing of a waste collection vehicle” will cost an offender $45 starting July 1, 2019. Until then, police will hand out warnings. The Kansas law took effect this month. Motorists are required to treat stopped garbage trucks with “due caution,” meaning they must slow down when nearing the truck and give it space when passing. Exactly what constitutes “due caution” will depend on the…
LAWRENCE — A Missouri woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a car plunged into the Kansas River and the body of her 5-year-old daughter was pulled from the water. The Lawrence, Kansas, police department says Scharron Renea Dingledine of Columbia, Missouri, was arrested on a first degree murder charge related to the girl’s death. She also faces an attempted murder charge stemming from critical injuries to her 1-year-old son, who remains hospitalized. Police say the children were passengers in the vehicle that sunk Friday afternoon in the river in downtown Lawrence. The toddler and the mother were…
LAWRENCE — Authorities say a Lawrence man won’t be prosecuted for a fatal shooting incident on his porch because his actions were protected under the state’s “Stand Your Ground” law. The Lawrence Journal-World reports no charges will be filed against 44-year-old Robert Patrick in connection with the April 4 shooting that killed 32-year-old Trevor Mohawk of Lawrence. Douglas County District Attorney Charles Branson said in a press release Patrick shot Mohawk five times in the lower torso after he came onto Patrick’s porch in Lawrence. A struggle ensued after Patrick asked Mohawk to leave, leaving Patrick with black eyes and…
The Shot Stop in Wamego was robbed late Friday night, according to the Wamego Police Department. Officials said the convenience store on Highway 24 was robbed by two male suspects at approximately 11:50 p.m. The armed suspects then fled and were seen heading South from the store on foot. WPD told KMAN that the incident is under investigation and they could not provide any further details at this time. They are asking that anyone with information on the crime or the suspects call the department at (785) 456 – 9553. This is the latest in a string of similar recent…
KMAN Program Director Dave Lewis filled in for Brady Bauman on Friday’s episode. Friday’s guests were Manhattan Convention and Visitor’s Bureau Director Karen Hibbard and Riley County Horticulture Extension Agent Gregg Eyestone.
EMPORIA — Emporia police are investigating the theft of more than $51,000 from a women’s shelter. Police Capt. David DeVries confirmed that the Plumb Place reported a possible theft and an investigation was underway but provided no further information. The Emporia Gazette reports a former staff member at the Plumb Place is the focus of the investigation. That staff member has resigned. A board member initially requested the possible discrepancy last year and the organization’s board requested a four-year audit. The results of the audit are expected in the next few weeks. Earlier this year the United Way of the…