WICHITA, Kan. — A Kansas prosecutor says no criminal charges will be filed against a Sedgwick County sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot a woman who refused to pull over during a high-speed chase that began over a wrong license plate on a vehicle. Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett on Thursday released his final report concluding that the deputy is immune from prosecution in the December 2019 death of 51-year-old Debra Lee Arbuckle. Bennett determined the deputy fired his weapon to stop what he perceived to be a threat of bodily injury to himself and his fellow deputies. An attorney…
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ULYSSES, Kan. — The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says a 13-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of fatally shooting another teen in southwestern Kansas last month. The KBI says in a news release that the Grant County Sheriff’s Office arrested the boy Thursday afternoon on suspicion of second-degree murder, criminal possession of a firearm and possession of stolen property in the April 28 fatal shooting of 14-year-old Christopher Garcia. Investigators say Garcia was shot at a Ulysses park and taken to a Wichita hospital, where he died four days later. The 13-year-old arrested is being held at the Southwest…
On Friday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with President & CEO Bob Copple , Rita Zeller, Emily Schrader and Emily Walker from Ascension Via Christi. We were also joined by Dr. Thomas Lane – K-State VP for Student Life discussing mental health initiatives.
Major Jeremy Walker, acting director of primary care services at Irwin Army Community Hospital with Fort Riley discussed plans to provide COVID vaccines in a clinical setting. Mike Houck, a wildlife biologist with the Fort Riley Environmental Division spoke about outdoor recreation opportunities at Fort Riley. Manhattan Housing Authority guests including Executive Director Aaron Estabrook, Board Vice Chair Livie Olson and Assistant Housing Manager Alyssa Boley discussed why and how MHA came into existence.
Downtown Manhattan is bringing back Third Thursdays. Gina Scroggs, Executive Director of Downtown Manhattan Incorporated, says after a year without the event, they are excited to begin the Third Thursday season on May 20. Scroggs says the event is a a great way to explore downtown Manhattan and in a family friendly manner. “We’ll have art projects and local businesses will be engaged on the sidewalks,” Scroggs adds. “We will have the ever-popular ‘cake walk’ that Bourbon and Baker hosts in front of their business. So a lot of fun things to see and do.” Scroggs adds that not only…
After a difficult year for everyone, the Manhattan Juneteenth celebration seems even more important than ever. Sonya Baker, Chair of the planning committee, says this year’s event will kick off on Thursday, June 17 with a presentation from Phil Dixon. Dixon is a co-founder of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City and is the author of nine books. The presentation from Dixon will be at the Frederick Douglass Recreation Complex beginning at 6:30PM. Friday night festivities will include a night of jazz music and arts in the park. Baker tells KMAN that local saxophonist, JahVelle Rhone, will open…
Reading is not only a reward for your brain, but reading this summer could also earn you a prize from the Manhattan Public Library. Jennifer Bergen, Programs and Children’s Services Manager, says by logging your minutes of reading this summer you could earn different prizes. She says the program is open to all ages including adults. Those who participate and reach different bench marks of minutes read, can earn free books, coupons, keychains, and even a commemorative cup. Bergen adds that they are also bringing back in-person summer reading groups for the kids this year, but with a slightly different…
New cases and recoveries Riley County has confirmed 34 new positive COVID-19 cases and 52 recoveries since May 5. This brings the total number of active cases to 23. 17 of the cases involved in the new figures are older cases transferred to Riley County based on residency. According to the Riley County Health Department, none of the new cases involved people who have been vaccinated. The percent positive rate for the week of May 2 was 1.6 percent, or 17 positive cases out of 1,032 total tests. Ascension Via Christi is not caring for any COVID-19 positive patients at…
Thursday guests included USD 320 Wamego Superintendent Tim Winter and USD 323 Rock Creek Superintendent Kevin Logan, discussing end of year activities and district news. VFW Post 1786 Commander Dan Watkins highlighted upcoming activities including a May 27 ribbon cutting for a memorial walkway at Valley View Cemetery and Memorial Day activities. Downtown Manhattan, Inc. Executive Director Gina Scroggs highlighted the events happening downtown, including a recap of the Pink up the Pace 5K for the Johnson Cancer Research Center.
USD 320 Wamego superintendent Tim Winter has announced that he will be stepping down from his role. Winter says he will stay on with the district as an eighth grade math teacher at Wamego Middle School, where he hopes to reconnect with students. “I went into education to work with kids and I enjoyed my 12 years of teaching and then was a principle for 12 years,” Winter said. “All of those years, I was able to build wonderful relationships and be involved in the celebrations and activities with students. You do your best as a superintendent but it’s just…