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 aggravated robbery in the 1100 block of Fremont St. in Manhattan on August 11, 2021, around 8:42 a.m. Officers listed a 54-year-old male as the victim when it was…
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On Thursday’s edition of In Focus Fort Riley Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Marketing Director Ken Roynon discusses Thursday’s Rockin’ Riley Music and Street Eats. Fort Riley Guidance Counselor Mackenzie Sleigh discusses the Fort Riley combined graduation. In our final segments we spoke with Manhattan Housing Authority – MHA commissioner and city commissioner Linda Morse along with Housing Choice Voucher Program Manager Kat Linder.
TOPEKA, Kan. — Topeka Mayor Michelle De La Isla says she will have a pacemaker implanted on Monday because her heart was damaged by COVID-19. De La Isla was hospitalized for 12 days earlier this year because of COVID-19 issues. She credited health care workers at Stormont Vail in Topeka with saving her life. De La Isla also had minor surgery earlier this year after the virus attacked her gastrointestinal system. She has said she contracted the virus from a family member despite having worn a mask, maintaining social distancing and working from home. De La Isla is not seeking…
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Police say a man on a motorized bicycle died when a car ran a red light at an intersection in the Kansas City suburb of Overland Park. Investigators say the crash happened shortly before 9 a.m. Wednesday at West 95th Street and Lowell Avenue, when the car ran a red light and hit a moped driven by Wade Parsons of Overland Park. Police say Parsons was thrown from the moped and critically injured. He was taken to an area hospital, where he later died. Police say the driver of the car stayed on the scene and…
The Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 school board voted 6-1 to adopt the pandemic response plan, which includes a mask mandate for the first month of classes. The board held a special meeting Wednesday night to adopt the plan before the start of classes. Board Member Brandy Santos was the lone vote against adopting the plan. While she did cite the recommendation by medical professionals last week, Santos ultimately decided it should be up to the parents. Santos says a public health crisis does not supercede anyone’s rights and suggested only recommending masks. Board Member Curt Herrman says while he agrees with…
WICHITA, Kan. — The largest school district in Kansas will not require students and staff to wear masks indoors despite the threat posed by COVID-19’s more contagious delta variant. The Wichita Eagle reports that the Wichita school board instead decided to strongly recommend that students and staff wear masks whether or not they’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19 but to require visitors to wear masks inside. The board’s vote for that policy Monday night was 4-3. The district’s students are returning to classes this week. Kansas has seen new COVID-19 cases rise steadily over the past seven weeks as the delta…
ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. — Sheriff’s officials along the southeastern border of Kansas say a 2-year-old there has died, likely from excessive heat. The Cowley County Sheriff’s Office says deputies and medics were called just after 6 p.m. Tuesday to a home in the southern part of the county for reports of an unresponsive child. First responders could not revive the child. Sheriff David Falletti says early indications show the toddler died due to heat. Officials have not released details of how the child or where the child was found, but Falletti says no foul play is suspected. Most of Kansas…
Officers filed a report for criminal use of a financial card in Manhattan on August 10, 2021, around 1:15 p.m. Officers listed a 70-year-old male as the victim when it was reported a 16-year-old male used a financial card to remove money from a bank account. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $540.
On Wednesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Wamego Interim Superintendent Greg Mann, Rock Creek Superintendent Kevin Logan with Pottawatomie County Schools . We also spoke with Governor Laura Kelly.