TOPEKA — A woman accidentally has set her apartment on fire in an attempt to kill a bug by burning it with a small, flip-style lighter. Monique Quarles tells The Topeka Capital-Journal that sparks shot out of the lighter and caused a mattress to catch fire in the Fairlawn Green Apartments complex in Topeka. After she was unable to put out the fire, Quarles left the unit with two others and began alerting residents of the fire. Fire officials say 13 adults and six children have been displaced. Topeka Fire Department Battalion Chief Chris Herrera says one person was taken…
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Today’s guests on In Focus were Pottawatomie County Commissioner Travis Altenhofen and Public works Director Peter Clark; Brenda Area and Garrett Wilson on Kaw Valley Rodeo; and Charlene Brownson and Barry Michie with the Riley County Genealogical Society.
Officers responded to a report of an injury accident at the intersection of Kimball Ave. and Plymouth Rd. on July 24, 2017 at approximately 7:50 AM. When officers arrived on scene, they found that a maroon 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser, driven by Merrilee Omeilia, 40, of Manhattan, had been struck by a bicycle, ridden by Ryan Swanson, 44, of Manhattan. Swanson was transported by EMS to Via Christi for treatment of his injuries. Omeilia was issued a citation for failure to yield at an intersection. Officers filed a report for rape, kidnapping, and aggravated assault in the city of Manhattan…
The Kansas City Royals are playing with confidence right now in the late innings. Salvador Perez and Mike Moustakas hit consecutive homers in the 12th, and the Royals won their sixth straight game, 5-3 over the Detroit Tigers on Monday night. Six of Kansas City’s last eight victories have come in the team’s final at-bat, and on this night, the bullpen held off Detroit long enough for the Royals to break through. Hours after the Royals helped their pitching staff by acquiring Trevor Cahill and two relievers in a trade with San Diego, Kansas City outlasted the Tigers to stay…
The 42nd installment of the Kaw Valley Rodeo, which kicks off Thursday night and will run into the weekend inside Wells Arena at Manhattan’s CiCo Park, will have a different feel this year. “We’re really excited about a new rodeo announcer this year,” rodeo spokesman Josh Kinder told Riley County commissioners Monday morning. “Dr. Lynn Phillips has done a great job for our rodeo for a long, long time. But we went a different direction this year with Scott Grover.” Grover — a Morrowville, Kan. native — graduated from K-State in 2001 and worked the K-State Rodeo numerous times before…
Kansas State University and the city of Manhattan were well-represented at a recent international conference–known as the International Town and Gown Association. Student body President Jack Ayres talked to Manhattan area Intergovernmental leaders Monday, highlighting part of the conference’s purpose, which was an opportunity to hear from different cities and universities about what has been done to bolster responses and efforts to prevent sexual assault and to increase responsible use of alcohol. Ayres mentioned three initiatives–including date rape drug testing. Other ideas included the possibility of selling alcohol in the stadium, so the university could more carefully monitor use of alcohol–and to…
A Topeka man was sentenced Monday to 30 years in prison for attempting to detonate a vehicle bomb on Fort Riley on April 10, 2015. On Feb. 3, 2016, John T. Booker, Jr., now 22, pleaded guilty to one count of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction and one count of attempted destruction of government property by fire or explosion. In a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice, FBi Special Agent in Charge Darrin Jones stated that “the investigation leading to today’s sentencing illustrates the FBI’s commitment to disrupting acts of terrorism. If Mr. Booker had…
All of Kansas representatives have co-sponsored a bill which would award one of the state’s most famous citizens one of the most prestigious awards in the nation. According to a press release from U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, Roberts and U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins introduced bipartisan legislation in both houses to award former Kansas U.S. Senator Robert J. Dole the Congressional Gold Medal. The legislation says the award would be awarded in “recognition for his service to the nation as a soldier, legislator and statesman.” The legislation was co-sponsored by the other Kansas congressmen: Senator Jerry Moran, and Representatives Roger Marshall, Kevin Yoder,and Ron Estes, as well…
Today’s show featured Debbie Nuss with Everybody Counts with Stan Ward of USD 383 and Lori Bishop from the Flint Hills Volunteer Center. Also, we welcomed in Dr. Timothy Shaffer, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies and Associate Director for Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy. Everybody Counts: Dr. Timothy Shaffer:
Riley County Police Officers responded to a report of an injury accident at the intersection of Westwood Rd. and Oak St. Friday at approximately 5:41 PM. On Monday’s RCPD activity report, police say when officers arrived on scene, they found an overturned Harley Davidson motorcycle, driven by William Bartnick, 22, of Fort Riley. Bartnick reported he had swerved to avoid an Oldsmobile Alero, driven by Ashley Dean, 27, of Manhattan. Bartnick was transported by EMS to Via Christi for treatment of his injuries. No citations were issued at the scene. ### Riley County Police Officers filed a report for aggravated…