LAWRENCE — A 20-year-old caregiver faces state charges accusing her of hitting and confining two mentally challenged men in her care. The Lawrence Journal-World reported Friday that Brooke Tiara Shinn of Topeka was arrested last month and faces felony charges of mistreatment of a dependent adult and aggravated battery, as well as a misdemeanor criminal restraint charge. Shinn’s been released on $5,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court May 24. A lawyer listed online as representing Shinn didn’t immediately return a phone message Friday seeking comment. A recently released arrest affidavit says Shinn’s accused of hitting the two men and…
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ELLSWORTH — The mother of a Kansas high schooler who says he was sexually assaulted by swim team members on a bus after a competition alleges he needs therapy and has stopped attending the school. The Great Bend Tribune reports that the lawsuit was filed Wednesday in Ellsworth County District Court. The defendants include the Great Bend school district and the parents of four students. The suit seeks at least $395,000 in damages and court costs. District spokeswoman Jennifer Schartz says the district had no comment. Two teammates have been charged with unlawful restraint and battery charges in the attack. The lawsuit…
Detectives with the Riley County Police Department made an arrest in connection with the illegal distribution of narcotics in the Manhattan and Riley County areas Thursday at approximately 4:30 p.m. Police made this arrest after serving a search warrant in the 700 block of Zeandale Road outside of Manhattan. Weston Jones, 22, of Manhattan, was arrested on the offenses of distribution of opiates, opium, or narcotic drugs, distribution of marijuana, unlawful possession of stimulants, possession of opiates, opium, or narcotic drugs, unlawful possession of anabolic steroids, possession of paraphernalia to grow or manufacture certain stimulants, unlawful possession of marijuana, use…
WICHITA — Volunteers have achieved a major milestone in their efforts to restore a World War II bomber. The Wichita Eagle reports that the B-29 Superfortress known as Doc moved under its own power Wednesday for the first time in decades. During about 45 minutes of testing in Wichita, volunteers evaluated Doc’s brakes and ability to turn. A spokesman for the nonprofit group that owns and is restoring the Boeing airplane said Doc traveled at a speed of about 8 to 10 mph. The Wichita-built plane was dubbed Doc after being assigned to a squadron of eight bombers named for Snow White…
Officers with the Riley County Police Department arrested James Sitterle, 35, of Junction City, Kansas with assistance from the Junction City Police Department. Sitterle was arrested while in Junction City after officers began looking for him in connection to a flee and elude investigation which occurred in Manhattan. This incident began in the 1300 block of Anderson Ave. when a police officer attempted to perform a traffic stop on Sitterle. The vehicle did not stop immediately which began a short pursuit which ended in the 900 block of Laramie Street where the vehicle being driven (2011 Toyota Camry) collided with…
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JUNCTION CITY — A former coach at USD 473 in Chapman has been arrested by the Geary County Sheriff’s Office. After a three week long investigation, the sheriff’s office arrested 26-year old Mark Snider of Abilene on Thursday. Snider is charged with five counts of electronic solicitation and attempted sexual exploitation of a child under 16 years of age. Snider was a basketball and track coach for the Chapman school district prior to his resignation at a board meeting last month. Snider was arrested by Dickinson county authorities and transported to the Geary County Detention Center where he is being…
Water main breaks are continuing to impact travel throughout Manhattan. Yesterday, traffic was closed on Kimball Avenue between College and Browning. On May 7, a water main break on Anderson Avenue closed traffic between 16th and 17th street briefly. Traffic was reduced to one lane for a few days while crews repaired the break. According to Rob Ott, Public Works Director, the water main on Anderson avenue was installed in 1914. Ott plans to respond to KMAN’s inquiries in depth next week. Tweets from the @CityofMHK indicate the situation on Kimball has been resolved for now. Eastbound Kimball Avenue at…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – A 21-year-old Topeka man is due in federal court more than three months after admitting to plotting to bomb a northeast Kansas military installation. U.S. District Judge Carlos Murguia was holding a hearing Friday on the status of John T. Booker Jr.’s case. Booker pleaded guilty in February to two charges arising from his arrest in April 2015 outside Fort Riley as he tried to arm what he thought was a 1,000-pound bomb. Booker acknowledged in court that he was trying to help the Islamic State group. He signed a plea agreement with prosecutors that…
The Kansas City Royals were unable to salvage a split Thursday night in New York as the Yankees won 7-3 taking three out of four from the defending world champs. Chase Headley and Didi Gregorius hit two-run homers, and Starlin Castro added a solo shot to boost the Yankees. Ian Kennedy suffered the loss allowing all seven runs on five hits. The Royals offense tallied nine hits with Eric Hosmer, Alex Gordon and Christian Colon pitching in with multi hit efforts. The Royals extend the slump as they head back to Kansas City losers of 12 of their last 16 games.…