WICHITA, Kan. — A Wichita man charged with trying to kidnap a 10-year-old boy in 2020 has died in custody while awaiting trial. The Wichita Eagle reports that the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s office said 64-year-old Webb Wray Ketcherside died Thursday at a Wichita hospital where he was being treated for an undisclosed “serious chronic illness.” Ketcherside had been in custody since his arrest in July 2020. Prosecutors had said Ketcherside approached the boy, made sexually explicit comments and grabbed his arm, but the boy was able to break free and run to a QuikTrip for help. Ketcherside, who had a…
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Police are investigating the late-night shooting death of a man in Kansas City, Kansas, near the Missouri border. Police say the shooting happened after 11 p.m. Sunday near State Line Road, when emergency dispatchers received calls about a person having been shot inside a vehicle. Arriving officers discovered a man who had already died from gunshot wounds. Police have not released the man’s name, and no other information about the shooting has been given. No arrests or suspect information has been reported in the case, and investigators have asked for the public’s help to get more…
WICHITA, Kan. — Sedgwick County authorities say a man who exchanged gunfire with officers was arrested after a seven-hour standoff at a west Wichita hotel. Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Lt. Benjamin Blick said the confrontation began early Monday when a driver fled after a deputy tried to stop him for a traffic violation. After a short pursuit, the suspect’s vehicle became high-centered near a Regency Inn. Blick says the man got out of the vehicle and fired at two deputies, who returned fire. No one was injured. Blick says the suspect fled into a hotel room where five people loosely associated…
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 700 block of Highland Ridge Dr. in Manhattan on January 24, 2022, around 7:10 a.m. Officers listed a 24-year-old male as the victim when it was…
On Tuesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Pottawatomie County Commissioner Greg Riat and Planner Stephan Metzger.
The Flint Hills Breadbasket Board of Directors is seeking a candidate with ‘open ideas’ that can encourage growth as the service organization’s next executive director. FHBB Board Chair Doug Haverkamp tells KMAN they are accepting applications for the position through February 1st, saying the job is vital to the success of the organization. “The ultimate goal that we want in the executive director position is one of leadership, organization and management,” Haverkamp says. “And to be able to foster and take care of the mission that the Breadbasket does — and that is to minimize the hunger and support the…
A familiar face will fill in as the director of the Riley County Police Department following the retirement of its current director. Current Asst. Director Kurt Moldrup was offered and accepted a contract as interim director following a unanimous vote of the Riley County Law Enforcement Agency board Monday afternoon. Moldrup will take over for outgoing Director Dennis Butler following his effective retirement date on February 1, 2022. “Appreciate your willingness to step in and fill the position,” says Law Board chair Linda Morse of the 37-year RCPD veteran. “We need that continuity, so thank you.” Moldrup, a long-tenured officer…
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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 rape in Manhattan on January 21, 2022, around 5:39 p.m. Officers listed an 11-year-old female as the victim. Due to the nature of this crime, no further information will…
On Monday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Riley County Historical Museum Executive Director Allana Parker and Ron Wilson, with the Huck Boyd Institute at Kansas State University.