EL DORADO, Kan. — Butler County authorities say three people died in a fiery crash over the weekend. The sheriff’s department says the collision happened just before midnight Saturday on U.S. 54 east of El Dorado. When deputies arrived one of the cars was on fire and both occupants were dead. Their names have not been released. The driver of the second vehicle, 69-year-old James Larcum of Eureka, died at the scene. The sheriff’s office says it appears the first vehicle crossed the center line of the highway and collided with Larcum’s vehicle.
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OTTAWA, Kan. — Authorities are looking for a commercial vehicle that hit and killed a woman from New York on a Kansas interstate during an apparent road rage confrontation. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 54-year-old Lori Anne Maxwell, of Gloversville, New York, died Friday night on Interstate 35 in Franklin County. The patrol says Maxwell and another driver were involved in a road rage confrontation for several miles before they both pulled over. Authorities say Maxwell got out of her vehicle and was trying to talk to the other driver when a passing commercial vehicle hit her and did not…
MISSION, Kan. — A judge says a freshman Kansas legislator who has acknowledged past abuses against girls and young women must undergo a mental health evaluation after he was charged with domestic battery in a disturbance involving his brother at his grandfather’s home. Magistrate Judge James Phelan on Monday ordered Democratic state Rep. Aaron Coleman of Kansas City to be freed on a personal recognizance bond. The hearing was held via Zoom and Coleman didn’t appear because he is receiving medical care. No information has been released about his health status. Overland Park police arrested the 21-year-old Saturday evening on…
WICHITA, Kan. — Police say one man has died and another person was critically wounded in a shooting in north Wichita. Police say the shooting happened just before 5:30 p.m. Monday in an area several blocks east of the Little Arkansas River. Arriving officers entered an apartment, where they found a 20-year-old man with a gunshot wound who was not breathing. He was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead. A short time later, another person with a gunshot wound showed up at the hospital in a private vehicle. Police say that person was in critical but stable condition…
On Tuesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr and Commissioner Linda Morse.
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 sodomy in Manhattan on November 1, 2021, around 7:47 a.m. Officers listed a 16-year-old female as the victim and a 17-year-old male known to her as the suspect.…
November in Manhattan means cooler weather, holiday season, and ice skating. Manhattan Parks and Recreation will be opening the ice skating rink later this month at Wefald Pavilion. Sydni Baker, recreation specialist, says its really easy to take part in all the fun, even if you’ve never skated before. “You come in, you rent your skates, if you need them or you can bring your own if you have your own, and your admission as well,” Baker says. “Once you are there, you are on the ice. We’ve got staff with you, so if you have questions or need some…
Riley County Treasurer’s office is currently experiencing a shortage of 2022 orange decal stock. Speaking to the county commission Monday, Treasurer Shilo Heger says they are currently conserving stock for customers who come in. Those who need a decal in the interim can come down to the treasurer’s office to get that decal. Heger says the office has been told they cannot even make the order until at least Thursday. Heger says she hopes the November ones will be done by the end of the month so no one is late.
On Monday’s edition of In Focus, AAA Manhattan Store Manager Mike McCarty discussed the 1st Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive benefiting the Flint Hills Breadbasket kicking of Nov. 1, 2021.
On Monday’s edition of In Focus, Samaritan’s Purse Area Coordinator Larry Dutch previews Operation Christmas Child. Learn more at SamaritansPurse.org/OCC.