HESSTON — About $225,000 in grant money has been awarded to help support victims and first responders affected by last year’s mass shooting in Hesston. The Wichita Eagle reports the grant money was awarded to SafeHope, a domestic violence and sexual assault shelter that serves Harvey, McPerson and Marion counties. SafeHope will use the grant to provide support groups, mental health and counseling services, victim advocate services and resources for children. A total of $10,000 of the grant money, funded by the Victims of Crime Act, will go directly to the shooting victims to aid with transportation, clothing, food and lodging.…
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TOPEKA — Authorities say a train has struck and killed a man after he lost control of his three-wheeled motorcycle near Paxico. Paxico is 16 miles southeast of Wamego. The Kansas Highway Patrol identified the victim as 64-year-old Frank Narvaez III, of Topeka. The patrol says he was turning late Monday when he veered off the road and onto nearby railroad tracks. The back end of the Harley Davidson became caught on the tracks, and Narvaez was still on the trike when an oncoming BNSF train came along. A woman who was riding on the trike with Narvaez was taken to…
Tuesday’s guests were Pottawatomie County Commissioner Travis Altenhofen, Public Works Director Peter Clark and Dr. Art DeGroat, Executive Director of Military and Veterans’ Affairs at K-State.
The “2016 Spirit of Martin Luther King Community Service Award” was given to 2 long-time Manhattan volunteers and social justice advocates. Dr. Zelia Z. Wiley received the award at the annual Martin Luther King Community Celebration this past Sunday at Fire Station Headquarters. According to the MLK Jr. Memorial Committee, Wiley serves as the Interim Associate Provost for Office of Diversity at Kansas State University as well as the Assistant Dean for Diversity in the College of Agriculture.She has worked with and mentored hundreds of students as they journey through college. Locally, she works to create a community of inclusion…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A 70-year-old man who told investigators after robbing a Kansas bank that he’d rather be imprisoned than with his wife has admitted carrying out the holdup. Lawrence Ripple pleaded guilty Monday in Kansas City, Kansas, to a federal bank robbery count. He faces up to 20 years in prison. Court documents show that Ripple gave a Kansas City bank teller a note in September demanding cash and warning he had a gun. Ripple grabbed nearly $3,000, sat in the lobby and told a guard he was the “guy he was looking for.” An FBI agent says…
TOPEKA — Authorities say two Kansas Highway Patrol troopers and another person were injured in a three-vehicle accident on a freeway near Topeka. The patrol says the troopers and an occupant of one of the other vehicles sustained injuries not considered life-threatening during the accident Monday along Interstate 470. The patrol says the troopers were outside of their cruiser and talking to occupants of a pickup truck they had stopped when their patrol car was hit from behind by a sport utility vehicle. That SUV then rolled, and the patrol car was pushed into the truck they had stopped. Eastbound lanes…
“I would like to hope someday that we’ll be able to sit down soon.” Those were the words of Riley County Commission Chair Ron Wells, who told intergovernmental leaders Monday it’s time for more discussion about a proposed county EMS headquarters. Wells was pleased with support he heard from Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr during the meeting regarding moving forward on the matter. Negotiations between the county, city of Manhattan, and K-State continue and Wells is hopeful about an unidentified property being considered. The county official told the group Monday the health, safety, and welfare of Riley County citizens needs to…
TOPEKA — Abortion opponents are expressing optimism that President Donald Trump’s early months in office will advance their cause. They rallied Monday at the Kansas Statehouse to mark the 44th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion across the nation. The event in Kansas was a prelude to the movement’s annual March for Life on Friday in Washington. Trump has promised to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court with what he has called a “pro-life” justice and has said he would sign anti-abortion measures approved by the Republican-controlled Congress. Anti-abortion activists like Mission, Kansas,…
Today’s guests on In Focus was Dr. Randy Davis, who is a dentist with the upcoming Mission of Mercy event in Manhattan. We also had open phone lines.
A Kansas State University student was transported on Sunday to an area hospital for injuries from an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound. The KSU police department was called to a student’s room in Goodnow Hall at 8:10 p.m. Sunday night for a report of a medical situation. On arrival, police determined the injury was related to a firearm discharge. Police also are investigating criminal charges for the 19-year-old male student involved in the incident. University policy prohibits the possession of firearms in residence halls. The name of the student has not been released and his last known condition was listed as stable.…