WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A 19-year-old man has been charged in a crash that killed two people last summer in south-central Kansas. The Wichita Eagle reports that Myles Evans was charged Tuesday in Sedgwick County with two counts of involuntary manslaughter. A criminal complaint alleges that Evans was driving under the influence when he struck 72-year-old Paul LaBrue and 70-year-old David Bell around 11:30 a.m. Aug. 21 in a residential area of Goddard. LaBrue’s dog also was killed. LaBrue and Bell were about two blocks from their homes when they were hit. John Rapp, who is representing Evans in the case,…
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OLATHE, Kan. (AP) A 38-year-old Kansas City, Missouri, man has been charged in connection with a hit-and-run crash that injured a bicyclist in Shawnee, Kansas. Kevin E. Hall was charged Tuesday with DUI, aggravated battery and leaving the scene of an accident. Johnson County, Kansas, prosecutors say Hall was driving a truck when he struck bicyclist Steve McCrary about 5:20 a.m. Sept. 23. Authorities say Hall and McCrary were both traveling westbound at the time, and that Hall did not stop after the accident. McCrary was transported to a hospital in critical condition. Hall was arrested soon after the accident.…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Authorities say a walker and a set of hearing aids have been stolen from a 79-year-old woman attending a men’s basketball game at Allen Fieldhouse. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the theft happened during last week’s Oklahoma State game. KU police Capt. James Anguiano says the hearing aids were inside a bag attached to the walker. The KU Office of Public Safety crime log says the items had been left unattended when they were taken. They haven’t been recovered. Anguiano says the hearing aids were valued at $6,000 and the walker at $100.
On this edition of In Focus, Cathy Dawes visits with Riley County Schools USD 378 High School Principal Harold Oliver and Blue Valley Randolph USD 384 Supt. Brady Burton; along with Manhattan Public Library’s Danielle Schapaugh, Roger Brannon, and Elaine Shannon.
Buckle up your seat belt, stow your tray table, and sit back and enjoy the tale of a Paris architect who’s juggling engagements to three different flight attendants. He’s getting help from his maid and a friend who’s visiting from America, until a dose of bad weather and a faster airplane bring all three ladies to Paris at the same time. “Boeing Boeing” is the best-known work of playwrite Marc Camoletti, and will be performed at the Manhattan Arts Center the next two weekends, with opening night set for this Friday, February 26. The cast features Dave Walsh, Paul Knackendoffel,…
Officers with the Riley County Police Department arrested Frank Cooper Jr., 43, of Junction City, Kansas on February 23, 2016 at approximately 10:45 PM. Cooper was at the Riley County Police Department when arrested on a warrant for probation violation (original offense listed as attempted violation of a protection order) as well as a warrant for motion for hearing on violations of bond with the original offense of domestic battery. He was confined at the time of this report on a bond of $10,000.00.
City revenue funds and projections saw a review, Tuesday night. The items were given a closer look, as Manhattan City Commissioners prepare to deal with a potential tax lid. Under a recently passed state law, city and county governments need to hold a public vote if they want to raise spending by more than an adjusted Consumer Price Index rate. Commissioners dedicated their bi-weekly work session to discussing their options and gaining a better understanding of the measure. If voters choose not to approve increases, property tax rates will have to be cut on the city and county level. Commissioner…
A Wamego woman was injured in a Shawnee County accident Tuesday. The Kansas Highway Patrol reports Genevieve Cancelada, 19, was driving a 2013 Honda CRV eastbound on highway 24 at 54th Street when she drove off the edge of the roadway and over-corrected the vehicle, which then rolled in the south ditch. Cancelada was taken to St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. She was wearing a seatbelt. The accident was reported at 8:48 a.m. Tuesday.
The Riley County USD 378 Board of Education has announced that Cliff Williams has been selected as the district’s new Superintendent. Williams will replace Interim Superintendent Nancy Meyer who will be leaving on June 30, 2016. The board held a special meeting Tuesday night and approved the hiring of Williams by a 6-0 vote. Williams currently serves as the Superintendent of Schools in the Burlington School District USD 244. He has been the Superintendent since 2009 as well as Curriculum Director, Instruction and School Improvement Director, Federal Programs Coordinator, and Virtual Program Facilitator. Williams states, “My family and I…
Officers with the Riley County Police Department and emergency medical personnel responded to 930 Poyntz Avenue at the First Lutheran Church in Manhattan Tuesday at approximately 5:20 PM for a report of a serious injury collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian. The collision occurred in a private parking lot when a 93-year-old female pedestrian fell to the ground and was struck by the front tire of a 2010 Cadillac SRX driven by a 34-year-old female. Ruby Johnson, 93, of Manhattan succumbed to the injuries she sustained as a result of this collision and was pronounced deceased at Via Christi…