WICHITA — A patient of a psychiatrist stabbed to death in the alley behind his holistic practice in Kansas has been charged with first-degree murder. Twenty-one-year-old Umar Dutt made his first court appearance Monday in the Sept. 13 death of Achutha Reddy at the Holistic Psychiatry Services clinic in Wichita. He is being held on a $1 million bond. KAKE-TV reports that his attorney Kurt Kerns says the case is complex and sad. An attorney for Dutt’s family released a statement offering their condolences to the doctor’s family for their loss. Raj and Azra Dutt say their family has also…
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An October first deadline for the Riley County Police department’s workers’ compensation self-insurance certificate renewal is quickly approaching–which has RCPD Director Brad Schoen concerned. Schoen told the Riley County Law Board Monday “time is running short.” Schoen and RCPD legal counsel Mike Gillespie stressed continued requests from state officials have made the process much more difficult this time around. Now local legislators have been asked to assist with a meeting involving the Secretary of Labor later this week… The law board approved a resolution and funding agreement recommended by Gillespie and RCPD Director Brad Schoen–which will also be considered later this…
UPDATE: On September 16th, at about 4:40 p.m, a 1997 Volkswagen Jetta driven by Daniel McDonald was driving east on Highway 24 when it was reported to have crossed the center line and was then struck by 2 west bound vehicles on Highway 24. Daniel McDonald, 18 of Wamego, died at the scene. The drivers of the other vehicles, Corey Swisher, 44 of St.Mary’s, driving a 2006 Volvo V50, reported no injuries and Joshua Asbury, 35 of St.George, driving a 1997 Ford Expedition, was injured and transported to a Manhattan hospital. ### (earlier report) Still not many details but a Pottawatomie…
Today’s guests on In Focus were Sydney Carlin and Jana Fallin of Polly Ogden Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, KSU Theater Marketing Office Emily Trube, and Associate Director of the Theater Program Jennifer Vellenga.
Today’s guests on In Focus were Riley County Extension 4H agent John Jobe, Riley County Senior Service Director Jami Ramsey, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Operations Manager Brian McNulty.
(An involuntary manslaughter case is listed in a separate report) An injury accident involving an area state representative was reported in the 8000 block of Tuttle Creek Blvd. in north Riley County at approximately 7:30 PM Saturday. Riley County Police report the accident occurred when a Ford Fusion driven by St. Representative Susan Swanson, 69, of Clay Center turned in front of a Suzuki motorcycle driven by Eldon Picou, 43, of Manhattan, causing the Suzuki to crash. Swanson was issued a citation for failure to yield. Picou was transported to Via Christi for treatment of his injuries. ### An arrest has been…
Updated Monday morning: A weekend death investigation by Riley County Police is now being called an involuntary manslaughter. As earlier reported by KMAN, Randy Jay Abarr, 60, was found at 2220 Green Avenue shortly before midnight Sunday in response to a 911 call. When officers arrived on the scene, they found Abarr, who was reportedly unconscious at that time. This (Monday) morning’s RCPD activity report indicates at approximately 5:10 AM Sunday Abarr was listed as a victim of an involuntary manslaughter.The report adds only that all parties have been identified and no arrests have been made pending further investigation…
Wildcats are shut out in the second half; lose for first time this season Kansas State went into SEC country and got exactly the physical battle you’d expect. What was not expected, however, was how many mistakes Bill Snyder’s team made in a 14-7 loss to Vanderbilt. Between two turnovers and seven penalties, K-State consistently made its task harder than it needed to be, and that was the difference in the end. “We missed some assignments and made some mistakes,” Wildcat coach Bill Snyder said. “But that takes nothing away from what Vanderbilt did. They played well.” Commodore quarterback Kyle…
THE MATCHUP: No. 19 Kansas State faces its first true test of 2017 when the 2-0 Wildcats take on unbeaten Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tenn. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. CT. THE VENUE: Vanderbilt Stadium (40,550). A small stadium by FBS standards and the smallest in the SEC. The game is sold out, and K-State officials believe there could be more than 15,000 Wildcat fans in attendance. THE SERIES: Vanderbilt leads 1-0. The Commodores won the only meeting, which took place in Nashville in 1984. THE ODDS: K-State is favored by 4 points and the over/under is 149, meaning Vegas…
Hundreds gathered at Bosco Plaza behind the K-State Student Union Thursday night in a rally organized in opposition of white nationalism. Held in response to posters promoting white nationalism found on campus Wednesday morning, community members, students and faculty spoke out against the posters’ message. One attendee of the rally, Manhattan resident Matthew Spooner, said he had to attend. “When I heard about these flyers on campus, I said I gotta show up.” he said. “This is America. We fought against the nazi’s in World War II. I will not let them try to be a political force in 2017…