MANKATO, Kan. — The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is investigating the shooting death of a Jewell County Sheriff’s deputy at his home in Mankato. The KBI said in a news release that officers went to the home early Monday after the sheriff’s office received two calls from different people about a domestic argument occurring at the the home. The responding sheriff’s deputy found 27-year-old Colton Koch dead from a gunshot wound. Deputy Koch was a Jewell County Sheriff’s deputy for about 2.5 years. An investigation is continuing.
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WICHITA, Kan. — A former Wichita high school teacher has been sentenced to three years’ probation for sexual exploitation of a child. Television station KAKE reports that 49-year-old Shawn Wingfield was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty to in November to the charge. He was ordered to register as a sex offender and undergo sex offender treatment. Wingfield resigned in July from teaching gifted English and debate at Wichita Northwest High School after police launched an investigation into him. That investigation began after a woman Wingfield dated gave police text messages he had sent to her in which he said he…
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 burglary in the 3900 block of Travers Cir. in Manhattan on February 7, 2022, around 10:15 a.m. Officers listed Luxe Group as the victim when it was reported copper…
On Tuesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Riley County Commissioner Greg McKinley and Riley County Appraiser Greg McHenry.
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RENO COUNTY, Kansas — A Kansas woman lost both her fiance and her 13-year-old son in a five-vehicle crash Friday. The Wichita Eagle reports that Lacy Lomax was supposed to marry Alexander Dennis next month and her son Teagan Lomax was set to be one of the groomsmen, but now both are dead. Lomax said her son was a smart, funny and athletic eighth-grader at Reno Valley Middle School. She said Dennis was a fellow recovering addict who joined Lacy Lomax as an active advocate for other addicts. The Kansas Highway Patrol said Dennis and Teagan Lomax were the only…
TOPEKA, Kan. — One man was shot and killed as officers from the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Department tried to make an arrest in Topeka Sunday morning. Shawnee County Sheriff Brian Hill said two deputies were making an arrest connected a car chase that happened on Friday when the shooting happened. The man died at the scene of the shooting between two motels along Southwest Wanamaker Road in western Topeka around 7:45 a.m. Sunday. The name and age of the victim wasn’t immediately released Sunday, and Hill didn’t identify the deputy who shot him. The deputies involved weren’t hurt. No additional…
DERBY, Kan. — Police have identified a man and woman who died in an apparent murder-suicide in the Wichita suburb of Derby. The Wichita Eagle reports that 19-year-old Haley Powell, of Wichita, died after being shot Friday afternoon outside the Trails at Derby Apartments. Police called to the scene found Powell with gunshot wounds and rushed her to a hospital, where she died. Police said witnesses told officers that 21-year-old Tiryn Young had shot Powell. Police later spotted Young at the Derby Golf & Country Club about a mile north of the apartments, but say he shot himself in the…
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 Manhattan on February 4, 2022, around 3:06 p.m. Officers listed a 34-year-old female as the victim when it was reported a 50-year-old male suspect had stolen her…
On Monday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Manhattan Parks & Recreation Assistant Director Wyatt Thompson, Park Superintendent Casey Smithson and Stormwater Compliance Engineer Bill Heatherman. The Souper Bowl fundraiser for the Flint Hills Breadbasket is previewed with organizers Bill Kennedy and Executive Director Maribeth Kieffer. In our final segment we spoke with Flint Hills ATA Bus Executive Administrator Daphne McNelly.