SILVER LAKE — The Kansas Highway Patrol says a Junction City man has died after being struck while trying to change a tire on Interstate 70. The patrol says 29-year-old Anthony Espinosa died after he was hit late Friday on the interstate. The patrol says Espinosa was working on the disabled vehicle on the inside shoulder of I-70’s westbound lanes in the Silver Lake area when he was hit. Another man helping him was unhurt. The Topeka Capital Journal reports that the driver of a pickup that hit the victim fled the scene.
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An Alta Vista man is in the hospital after an early morning wreck on I-70 in Geary County on Sunday. At approximately 1:18 a.m., 47-year-old Frederick Green lost control of his 1999 Pontiac as he was eastbound on I-70 just a mile west of the US-77 junction. Green lost control of his vehicle, entered the center median and vaulted across the westbound lane before landing in the opposite ditch. It is unclear whether or not Green was wearing his seatbelt. He was transported to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita to be treated for his injuries. On Saturday morning, a 10-year-old…
In a season that has involved more than a handful of missed opportunities for the Kansas State football team, this one will sting the longest. Searching for their first win over a ranked team since 2014, K-State let a nine-point lead in the fourth quarter slip away Saturday afternoon in a 43-37 loss to No. 18 Oklahoma State. “We were inconsistent in the latter half of the ball game,” K-State coach Bill Snyder said. “We didn’t do all the things we needed to do. Oklahoma State had something to do with that, and the rest is on our shoulders.” The…
Voters in Riley County have been active in advanced voting leading up to Tuesday’s general election. County Clerk Rich Vargo said as of 8 a.m. on Saturday that more than 8,000 voters have already cast their ballots. Advanced voting was open until noon on Saturday. Vargo said there are 33,917 registered voters in the county. The clerk’s office is expecting at least a 70% voter turnout. In the 2012 general election, Vargo said Riley County had a 62% voter turnout and just over 6,333 advance voting ballots cast.
HUTCHINSON — Three people have been hurt in an industrial accident at a steel fabrication supplier in Kansas. The Reno County Sheriff’s Office says a pressurized water tank exploded Thursday at Wifco Steel Products northeast of Hutchinson. The Hutchinson News reports that the most seriously injured man was in critical condition at a Wichita hospital. A second man was in fair condition at a Wichita hospital, while the third man was treated at a Hutchinson hospital and released. The company didn’t immediately return a phone message from The Associated Press early Friday seeking comment.
WICHITA — A judge has permanently blocked a dual voter registration system in Kansas. Shawnee County Judge Larry Hendricks ruling Friday has no immediate impact on next week’s election because the judge had already temporarily prohibited Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach from implementing it. The American Civil Liberties Union challenged a move by Kobach to set up a system which allowed some Kansans to vote in federal races, but not in state and local races. Hendricks said Kobach “simply lacks the authority” to create the two-tiered system. The secretary of state’s office did not immediately respond to a request…
LAWRENCE — The University Senate at the University of Kansas wants the school’s search for a new chancellor to be more transparent. The board on Thursday unanimously approved a resolution seeking public presentations and question-and-answer sessions with each finalist for the chancellor’s job. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the statement also urges the Kansas Board of Regents to include representatives of the university’s peer-elected student, faculty and staff senates on the chancellor search committee. Regents representatives have previously said the selection process probably will be closed and the only name publicly announced will be when the chancellor is hired. Current Chancellor…
A Manhattan man charged with first degree murder and child abuse appeared in the Riley County District Court for his preliminary hearing Friday afternoon. Andrew Gibson, 25, was in court in his orange Riley County Jail jumpsuit in front of Judge Sheila Hochhauser. His previous appearances have been via webcam from the county jail. Gibson is charged with the death of 3-month-old Serenity Reich, who was found unresponsive on May 5 in Gibson’s apartment on the 500 block of Stone Creek Drive in Manhattan after he called 911. Riley County Police Department Detective Bryan Johnson testified that Gibson was watching after Reich and two…
Police in Riley County are searching for a juvenile who was reported as missing from his home on October 21st, 2016. RCPD is currently seeking information on the whereabouts of Kobi Scroggin, 16, of Manhattan, Kansas. Anyone with information should contact the department immediately by phone (785-537-2112) or by using the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers (785-539-7777). Scroggin is a 16 year old white male with brown hair and brown eyes. He stands approximately 5 feet 9 inches and weighs approximately 140 pounds. Scroggin was last seen wearing a black Adidas style hooded sweatshirt, with black pants and black shoes. Scroggin has been…
Junction City has announced the hiring of Terry Johnson of Folkston, Georgia as the Fire Chief. Johnson has a Bachelor’s degree in Fire Service Management from the University of North Carolina in Fayetteville. He also received numerous credentials from the national Fire Academy for Fire Service management that include Executive Fire Officer. Johnson has previously served as Fire Chief for Charlton County, Georgia, as well as Louisville, Mississippi, and has been in fire service for over 22 years. He also served seven years in the United States Army in the communications field and was honorably discharged as a Specialist in…