WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Authorities say a Wichita, Kansas-area sheriff’s investigator was briefly hospitalized after being overcome with an unknown substance in a department evidence room. The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Department says the detective was processing evidence as part of a drug investigation when he opened a plastic bag and was overcome by a strong smell. The investigator then experienced sweating, slurred speech and dizziness. The department says it’s unclear what the substance is and that it’s being tested. But the federal Drug Enforcement Administration has warned law enforcement agencies about fentanyl, a synthetic opioid said to be 50 times more…
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Hundreds of people have gathered in Wichita for a peaceful protest against recent fatal police shootings. TV station KWCH reports a group of about 400 people demonstrated Tuesday evening. The crowd met at a park and walked toward Interstate 135, where state troopers prevented them from accessing the highway. The group moved on and continued marching for about three hours, ending at a park around 10 p.m. Among their chants was, “Black lives matter. All lives matter.” No injuries were reported. The protest comes after the recent fatal police shootings of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana,…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Court records show that a Kansas agency has reached a settlement in a federal lawsuit over the case of a 4-year-old boy fatally beaten by his father in 2013. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the Kansas Department for Children and Families has reached the deal with the Naomi Boone, mother of the late Mekhi Boone. The settlement’s terms weren’t disclosed. The deal must be approved by the State Finance Council, comprised of legislative leaders and the governor. The boy’s father, Lee Davis, is serving nearly 20 years for second-degree murder. Naomi Boone has contended the boy shouldn’t…
Today’s guests on In Focus were: Tim Winter, Supt. of Wamego’s USD 320, and Kevin Logan, Supt. of Rock Creek’s USD 323. Wildwood adventures with the Springers Jack Lindquist Executive Director with Flint Hills Regional Leadership program
Led by four upperclassmen on the defensive side of the ball, Kansas State had five football players named to the Preseason All-Big 12 team as chosen by media representatives who cover the league, the conference office announced Wednesday. Seniors Dante Barnett (defensive back) and Jordan Willis (defensive end), along with juniors Will Geary (defensive tackle) and Elijah Lee (linebacker) were joined by sophomore fullback Winston Dimel to give K-State the second-most players on the preseason team behind defending conference champion Oklahoma (9). Additionally, the five Wildcats on the team are the most since they placed a league-high five on the…
Onaga police are announcing the arrest of a 19-year-old on rape and aggravated indecent liberties charges. Mikel Babcock was taken into custody Tuesday on a total of four charges, with bond set at $100,000. Onaga Police chief Daniel Costlow tells KMAN the arrest came after an 11 month investigation. Costlow thanks the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and the Topeka Police Department for their assistance with locating and taking Babcock into custody.
Pottawatomie and Riley County emergency officials are reporting substantial tree damage from the quickly moving early morning storm. KMAN’s Cathy Dawes spoke with Pottawatomie County Emergency Management Director Chris Trudo: Cathy also spoke with Riley County Emergency Management Coordinator Laurie Harrison: Photos sent into KMAN from the affected areas:
A Wamgeo native serving in the U.S. Navy, is participating in the world’s largest international maritime warfare exercise, the Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC). Petty Officer 1st Class Korhy Flanary is a culinary specialist aboard USS Chung-Hoon, currently operating out of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. According to Navy officials, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. This year will be the 25th exercise since its beginning in 1971. The theme for this year is “Capable, Adaptive, Partners,” Navy officials…
A researcher with Kansas State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine will use a five-year, $2.1 million grant from the National Health Institutes of Health to work on a vaccine for E. coli-associated diarrhea for both humans and animals. The grant to Weiping Zhang, professor of microbiology, is his third in three years to develop vaccines for E. coli diarrhea. Zhang said diarrhea is a leading cause of death in children under 5 years of age, and that enterotoxigenic E. coli, or ETEC, is one of the most common bacterial causes of diarrhea in children. “Currently, there are no available vaccines…
Officers with the Riley County Police Department filed a report for and are now investigating aggravated criminal sodomy involving a 7-year-old male victim and a 12-year-old male suspect. The suspect and victim in this investigation are known to each other. Due to the nature of this investigation no further information was released on this incident which took place in Manhattan.