EL DORADO, Kan. — Officials in south-central Kansas have identified a woman killed in a house fire earlier this week. Television station KSNW reports that 71-year-old Rebecca Switzer, of El Dorado, died in the Tuesday fire. Officials say the fire was reported around 11:20 a.m. Tuesday on the south end of El Dorado, and arriving firefighters found Switzer already dead inside the burning home. An investigation found the cause of the fire to be accidental.
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TOPEKA, Kan. — The late Bob Dole will be buried with military honors Wednesday in Arlington National Cemetery. Dole is a former U.S. Senate majority leader and Republican presidential nominee who also has been celebrated as a World War II hero. He died Dec. 5 at the age of 98. The foundation named for his widow and former Cabinet secretary and North Carolina Sen. Elizabeth Dole announced plans for a private service at the historic Washington-area cemetery. About 100 close family and former colleagues are expected to attend. Dole was a native of Russell in western Kansas who served nearly…
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 criminal damage to property in the 3300 block of Valleywood Dr. in Manhattan on January 27, 2022, around 9:39 a.m. Officers listed a 57-year-old male as the victim when…
Many cultural foods surround us, and as part of MLK Observance Week at Kansas State, they narrowed in on one food–soul food. Adrian Miller, soul food scholar, says the term, “soul food”, is commonly seen as a term that launched in the 1960’s at the height of the black consciousness, but adds that it actually dates back to times of Shakespeare. “So in Shakespeare’s first play, The Two Gentleman of Verona, you have two characters, women, Juliet and Lucetta, talking about this really sexy guy named Proteus. Proteus walks by in a scene and Juliet says to Lucetta, ‘O, know’st…
On Friday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with RCPD Director Dennis Butler for the final time.
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A long-time Manhattan philanthropist says it was a ‘joy’ to be recognized for their contributions to fitness in Kansas by a state council Thursday. C. Clyde Jones was selected as an honorable mention for the 2022 Kansas Health Champions Awards, accepting the award remotely as part of the Community Health Promotion Summit. Topeka’s Mike Goodwin took home the individual health champion award. On the organizational side, Colby United Methodist Church were honorable mentions while Wichita’s Salud + Bienestar received the organizational health champion award. “Congratulations to this year’s Health Champions,” said Janet Stanek, Acting KDHE Secretary. “We thank you for…
A Clay Center man was arrested Wednesday morning on drug and burglary charges north of Randolph in Riley County. 31-year-old Brock Odell was arrested following a report of a burglary in progress on Peach Grove Road after 11 a.m. Wednesday, January 26. Riley County police responded to the scene and found Odell in possession of a stolen GMC Acadia and illegal drugs. A damaged barn door has led to an estimated $500 loss to three victims who were not present at the time of the burglary. Police later filed a burglary report that afternoon connected to an incident west of…
WICHITA, Kan. — A judge has said Kansas should pay about $900,000 to a man who spent more than 13 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of sex crimes against a child. Merardo J. Garza, Jr., was convicted in 2008 of sex crimes against an 8-year-old girl in Wichita. His sentence was vacated in 2020 after the girl withdrew her accusation. A Sedgwick County District judge last week approved a resolution of the case, which awards Garza $887,455 and a certificate of innocence. He will also have the arrest and conviction expunged from his records. The agreement still must…