WICHITA, Kan. — Wichita Water Partners says a man has died at a construction site of a new water plant. Company spokeswoman Meghan Jansen said the man died at the Wichita Northwest Water Facility plant on Thursday. She did not say what happened, or identify the man. Jansen said the man was working for a subcontractor at the plant. All work on the site was stopped until further notice.
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The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police. Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law as well as in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. MANHATTAN, KAN. – Officers filed a report for theft in the 1500 block of Browning Pl. in Manhattan on March 10, 2022, around 10:00 a.m. Officers listed University Christian Church as the victim when it was reported…
The Manhattan Housing Authority and National Church Residences are looking into potential partners for public housing redevelopment in Downtown Manhattan. The two organizations are considering possibilities for the Carlson Plaza Building at 425 Pierre Street, of which inspections identified the presence of asbestos and mold due to poor ventilation that allows humidity to be trapped. “It’s had a lot of deferred maintenance,” says MHA Executive Director Aaron Estabrook, now a year into the job. “Right now in our country, there’s money going into housing preservation and we need it.” Inspection also highlighted the poor accessibility of the vast majority of…
Manhattan’s National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) was recognized for sustainable design and development with a recent certification. The $1.25 billion federal biocontainment lab was given a Gold certification by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program, having exceeded expectations for sustainable development. NBAF is the first such American facility to receive a LEED Gold certification, a program developed by the U.S. Green Building Council. NBAF Program Manager Timothy Barr says labs like this can be very energy intensive, and designing efficient systems with sustainability in mind allows them to be good stewards of public resources. “We’re excited…
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MOUND CITY, Kan. — A 67-year-old man is jailed after authorities said he made threats that led to the temporary closing of the Linn County Courthouse in December. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation and the Linn County sheriff’s office announced that Albert C. Hinds, of Pleasanton, was arrested Wednesday on possible charges of terrorism and criminal threat. He was arrested at a grocery store in Mound City, Kansas. Authorities allege that Hinds made threats against banking personnel and law enforcement officers. He is being held on the Bourbon County Jail. No other information was released.
By Margaret Stafford – AP FORT RILEY, Kan. — A Kansas middle school teacher who was disciplined for refusing to use a student’s preferred first name and gender pronouns is suing the school district. Fort Riley Middle School math teacher Pamela Ricard said in a federal lawsuit filed Monday that the Geary County School District violated her constitutional rights and did not accommodate her Christian beliefs when it suspended her for three days. Attorney Mark Edwards said the district would have no comment on the lawsuit. The school is located in Fort Riley, a U.S. Army base that’s 130 miles…
TOPEKA, Kan. — Republican legislators in Kansas are trying to prohibit state and local mask mandates during disease outbreaks. They advanced such a ban Wednesday along with proposals aimed at discouraging local restrictions on businesses and public gatherings. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a measure that would limit the power of state and local health officials during pandemics and strip them of their power to mandate wearing masks. The committee approved a separate measure to require cities and counties to cut businesses’ property taxes for each day they are forced to close or limit their operations. Both measures go next…
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — A 26-year-old Leavenworth man has been sentenced to nearly 17 years in prison for the shooting death of a 12-year-old boy. Darvon Thomas was sentenced Wednesday for second-degree murder in the April 2021 death of Brian Henderson Jr., of Kansas City, Missouri. Police say the shooting happened in the parking lot of a Leavenworth pharmacy during a gun purchase. Evidence showed the firing occurred when the buyers determined the gun was a BB gun. Henderson was sitting in a car that was shot during the argument. Another man, Jaylen L. Johnson, is scheduled to go to trial…