TOPEKA — Authorities say four federal agents suffered non-life-threatening injuries after being shot while trying to make an arrest at a Topeka motel. Police say two U.S. marshals and an FBI agent were shot and suffered non-life-threatening injuries Saturday night in Topeka. A fourth federal agent also suffered the same injuries, but it was not immediately clear to which agency the officer is assigned. All four were taken to hospitals. WIBW-TV reports that the four agents descended on the Country Club Motel shortly before 10 p.m. Saturday and were trying to locate an unidentified suspect. Authorities say gunshots were exchanged with the agents.…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A 24-year-old Topeka man faces charges accusing him of dragging a police officer during a traffic stop. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Dyllon Alan Tucker is charged with aggravated kidnapping and other charges stemming from the incident April 14. Authorities said the officer stopped an SUV driven by Tucker, who then assaulted the officer and drove away, dragging the officer who had her arm in the car. As she was pulled down the street, the officer opened fire and wounded Tucker. The officer was treated at a hospital and released. The charges against Tucker were filed late…
JOHNSON, Kan. (AP) A 45-year-old Colorado woman has died in a crash in southwestern Kansas. The Kansas Highway Patrol says Brenda Lasley of Springfield, Colorado, died Friday afternoon in the two-vehicle head-on crash in Stanton County. The patrol says the accident occurred when the vehicle Lasley was in crossed the center line and collided with a semi pulling a trailer. The Hutchinson News reports the semi driver was taken to a hospital for injuries sustained in the crash.
Riley County Police arrested a Salina man for fondling a child. Haydyn Best (20) was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department and charged with four counts of indecent liberties with a child and aggravated solicitation of a child. He was confined on a $100 thousand bond. ———————————– Riley County Police also arrested a Chapman man for robbery. Travis Moreland (24) was arrested shortly after noon while at the Riley County Police Department and charged with three counts of aggravated robbery . He was confined on a $50 thousand bond. As KMAN reported the end of last year, Moreland…
The Riley County Police Department announced the launch of a new community program designed to assist families in Riley County who are effected by autism, Alzheimer’s, and other forms of dementia. PROJECT: GUARDIANS is designed to help officers provide assistance to members of the community who are unable to communicate or properly interact with emergency responders. The program is a private and secured database managed by RCPD. It includes a digital picture and contact information of participating members. RCPD suggests that caregivers update these records regularly. RCPD officers can can search the database to retrieve important care and contact information…
Last season, Kansas State’s offense was limited by its lack of big-play ability. If Saturday’s Purple-White Spring Game provided any indication of what’s to come this fall, big plays will be in much greater supply. A host of new faces in the K-State receiving corps stole the show in the Wildcats’ spring finale, a 35-21 Purple victory at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. “I feel like we have the capability (to make big plays), but we have to go out and prove that,” K-State coach Bill Snyder said. “You can see the potential we have. But we have to make more…
BOSTON — An 80-year-old man who ran a sprawling marijuana-dealing operation that covered several states, with records going back to 1992, was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Marshall Dion pleaded guilty last year to drug and money-laundering charges, and Tuesday’s sentencing in Massachusetts was the latest chapter in a long, colorful history with law enforcement. In 1985, he crashed a single-engine plane he was piloting in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, breaking both his ankles. When sheriff’s deputies arrived, he was crawling along a muddy field as money floated in the air. The government was allowed to keep nearly $112,000 in…
WICHITA — U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill says an election official had no authority to unilaterally modify a federal voter registration form to require proof-of-citizenship documents to register to vote in Kansas, Alabama and Georgia. The Missouri Democrat released on Friday a letter sent to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission saying the actions of its executive director, Brian Newby, could cause irreparable harm to the commission. Worse yet, she says, it could deprive tens of thousands of American citizens of their rights to cast a ballot. McCaskill asks commissioners to ignore Newby’s illegitimate actions and revert to its prior policies. She says the…
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has rescinded a boil water advisory for the public water supply for the University Park Water District located in Riley County. The advisory was issued because of a loss of pressure. Inadequate pressure may result in a loss of chlorine residuals and bacterial contamination. Public water suppliers in Kansas take all measures necessary to notify customers quickly after a system failure or shutdown. Regardless of whether it’s the supplier or KDHE that announces a boil water advisory, KDHE will issue the rescind order following testing at a certified laboratory. Laboratory testing samples collected…
Kansas State University has penned athletic director John Currie through 2022. The agreement extends Currie’s contract two years through June 30, 2022, with his annual salary remaining unchanged at $775,000. Under the new agreement, Currie will receive a $100,000 retention incentive on June 30, 2017. He is also eligible for additional retention incentives of $275,000 in 2021 and $325,000 in 2022 should he remain in his position through June 30 of those respective years. “Under John Currie’s leadership, K-State has realized our aspirational goal of building a Model Intercollegiate Athletics Program,” said Kirk Schulz, outgoing university president. “From my work…