ALMA — No charges will be filed in the fatal shooting death of a man last month in Wabaunsee County. County Attorney Tim Liesmann announced Thursday that the shooting of 36-year-old Chad Thomas-Buckbee in Alma was a justified self-defense shooting. Liesmann said the shooting occurred after Thomas-Buckbee began acting aggressively toward a family member, who tried to lock him out of the house. He says Thomas-Buckbee got inside the house and was shot after he injured a family member. He died later at a Wamego hospital. Liesmann did not identify the shooter or the person who was injured.
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Friday’s guest was Riley County Police Department Director Brad Schoen, who discussed potential changes in the RCPD’s new firing range plans, a recap of Fake Patty’s Day and warnings about new phone scams in the area.
On paper, a tall and athletic Kentucky should have easily handled a smaller but gritty Kansas State team. March Madness is not conducted on paper, however. No. 9 K-State continued its magical NCAA Tournament run with a 61-58 victory over No. 5 Kentucky Thursday night, and as a result, finds itself one win away from the Final Four. K-State did what it needed to do against a more talented team — play the game at its own pace. Bruce Weber’s team jumped out to an early 13-1 lead and never let Kentucky take control of the game, although the Wildcats…
Geary County saw the third-largest one-year drop in population last year of any county in the nation, according to a Thursday morning report from the Topeka Capital-Journal. It estimated 2,172 more people moved out of the county than moved in, according to the U.S. Census Bureau . The Census Bureau, which takes a count of the U.S. population every 10 years, also makes annual estimates of the populations of states, counties and cities. Geary County’s population was estimated to have decreased to 33,855 from 35,208 — a drop of 1,353 between July 1, 2016 and July 1, 2017. The only…
Today’s guests on In Focus were Executive Director Pottawatomie County Economic Development Corporation Jack Allston, Director of Therapy and Recovery Services for Pawnee Mental Health Adam McCaffrey, and Therapist for Pawnee Mental Health Jurdene Ingram.
A possible pet licensing ordinance was brought to the table during a Manhattan City Commission meeting on Tuesday night. According to Assistant City Manager Kiel Mangus, a study done by a K-State Graduate student estimated a 9% compliance rate for licensing pets in Manhattan. Mangus said they sold approximately 2,300 licenses in 2017 making about $20,000 in revenue, similar to the average over the past five years. Mangus presented a draft ordinance to commissioners, proposing the idea of having local veterinarians issue licenses on behalf of the City in an attempt to raise compliance. “So if the vet did want to…
Today on In Focus we had Manhattan Christian College Director of Institutional Advancement Jolene Rupe.
Officers filed a report for aggravated battery, abuse of a child and aggravated endangering a child in the 3100 block of Heritage Ct. in Manhattan on March 20, 2018 at approximately 2:40 PM. Officers listed a 6 month old male as the victim and a known 24 year old male as the suspect. Officers filed a report for theft and vehicle burglary in the 1000 block of Kearney St. in Manhattan on March 20, 2018 at approximately 12:10 PM. Officers listed Jayne Pearson, 57, of Burglington, Kansas, and Deana Pearson, 21, of Manhattan as the victims when it was reported…
HOISINGTON — The body of a missing toddler has been found in central Kansas and a man has been arrested. The Hoisington Police Department said on its Facebook page Wednesday that 23-month-old Iviona Lewis was found dead in rural Barton County and that a 25-year-old man who knew her was arrested. He has been booked into jail on suspicion of second-degree murder. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says in an earlier news release that the girl was reported to be wearing only a diaper when she was last seen around 11 p.m. Sunday at a Hoisington home. Multiple agencies searched…
TOPEKA — Kansas legislators who suffered sticker shock from a report on the costs of improving public schools are considering whether to make the state’s education goals less ambitious. Some Republican lawmakers appeared less anxious Monday after hearing from two out-of-state consultants who issued the report last week. It said improving schools could require the state to increase its education funding by $2 billion a year to give schools a 44 percent boost. That big price tag is tied to increasing the state’s high school graduation rate from 86 percent to 95 percent and vastly improving how students perform on…