GREENWOOD, Miss.- A Mississippi judge has declared a mistrial in the case of a man charged with killing his wife. Edward Broom was arrested in January 2016 in Manhattan, Kansas, where he had moved after the death of his wife, Lakeyla Broom. She was killed in the couple’s home in Greenwood, Mississippi, in September 2014. The Greenwood Commonwealth reports the mistrial was declared Wednesday. State law says all 12 jurors must agree before they can convict someone of murder, which is punishable by life in prison. District Attorney Tim Jones says he will retry Edward Broom early next year. Judge…
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A Wamego woman was killed Wednesday morning following a collision on I-70 in Junction City near Washington Street, according to the Junction City Police Department. Officers located a 2007 Mini Cooper, driven by 23-year-old Jacey Cantrell, in the ditch on the eastbound side of I-70 just after 7 a.m. Cantrell was entrapped in the vehicle and had to be extricated by Junction City Fire. Cantrell was transported to Geary Community Hospital where she was pronounced deceased a short time later. The other vehicle involved was a 2014 Ram pickup truck driven by 31-year-old Joel Larabaeza of Junction City. The truck…
Today’s guests on In Focus included Manhattan/Ogden USD 383 Board member Aaron Estabrook with Superintendent Marvin Wade, as well as Director of the Healthy Community Labs Dr. Brandon Irwin. Estabrook & Wade: Irwin:
Riley County Police arrested a Topeka man Tuesday afternoon on drug-related charges. Dondi Walker, 47, of Topeka was taken into custody in the 300 block of Poyntz Avenue just before 4:30 p.m.. He was arrested on charges of possession of methamphetamine, felony drug paraphernalia and drug paraphernalia. Total bond was set at $10,000. ### Riley County Police Officers filed a report for aggravated domestic battery, domestic battery, criminal threat and criminal restraint in Manhattan Tuesday. Officers listed a 50 year old female as the victim when a male suspect known to her hit her, threatened her and refused to let…
The Riley County Police Department is asking the public for information regarding four local burglaries, according to a press release from the department Tuesday. The first three burglaries occurred between 5 a.m. and 6 a.m. Sunday morning in the 3300 block of Anderson Avenue at Goblin Games, Debonaire Hair Salon and Legends Sports Bar. The fourth occurred around 6:30 a.m. in the 2300 block of Stagg Hill Road at the Asian Market. Surveillance video from the businesses indicates at least two individuals are involved. This is the second time the Asian Market has been burglarized recently. The first occurrence was…
On today’s SPOOKY edition of In Focus, we heard from K-State Cultural Geography Associate Professor Dr. Jeffrey Smith, Dentistry by Design owner Dr. Bret Gilsdorf, USD 383 Vocal Music teacher David Atchison.
WASHINGTON — Ground will be broken this week for a long-planned memorial in Washington for Dwight D. Eisenhower. The Eisenhower Memorial Commission chairman, U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts, announced in a news release that the event is planned for Thursday morning. Former TV news anchor Greta Van Susteren will be the event’s emcee, and Eisenhower’s granddaughter, Susan Eisenhower, will be among the attendees. Roberts described Eisenhower as “Kansas’ favorite son” and said it’s “an honor to see this memorial become a reality.” Congress approved the memorial in 1999 and allocated funding for planning, but the project became bogged down over objections…
TOPEKA — Kansas lawmakers have created a committee to study public education funding after the state Supreme Court order directed them to boost spending. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the interim committee created Monday could make recommendations on education funding as well as draft a Constitutional amendment to reduce the Supreme Court’s authority over school finance. The Legislative Coordinating Council passed the measure unanimously on a voice vote. The Supreme Court ruled earlier this month that legislators did not increase spending on the state’s public schools enough this year. The court hinted that spending is hundreds of millions of dollars…
The arraignment for a Manhattan man charged with first degree murder and attempted first degree murder was continued to late November, following an appearance Monday afternoon in Riley County District Court. Steven Harris is the suspect in a deadly May shooting in the 2800 block of Nelson’s Landing in Manhattan, that resulted in the death of German Gonzalez-Garcia, 39. Also shot during the incident but surviving was Adrian Ortega. Harris was represented by Public Defense Attorney Gary West during the Monday court appearance, who told Judge Meryl Wilson since ballistics results came in just before the October 13th preliminary hearing,…
On Saturday, October 28, 2017 the Riley County Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration hosted a drug take-back event at two locations in Manhattan, Kansas. RCPD indicates the take-back event was a huge success at both locations. In just four hours, approximately 167 pounds of medications were collected. At the Riley County Police Department, officers collected 5 boxes of medications weighing approximately 99 lbs. The Towne Center Mall location collected 4 total boxes of medications weighing approximately 68 lbs. The Wamego Police Department collected about 45 pounds of unneeded / unwanted drugs on Saturday. The Pottawatomie…