Jurors have found a Manhattan man guilty of all 17 charges against him in a child sex abuse case. On Thursday, a Riley County jury delivered the verdict against 67-year-old Alan Ingwersen, convicting on five counts of rape, four counts of sodomy and eight counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child. According to the Manhattan Mercury, Judge Grant Bannister set Ingwersen’s sentencing for December. The charges stemmed from multiple incidents in 2019 and 2020 involving a then 15-year girl.
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Thursday’s program gave us a chance to hear from officials at the National Bio and Agro Defense Facility. The program featured Quality Assurance Manager Veronica Fris, speaking about checkpoints for quality that will exist once NBAF is fully functional. NBAF Coordinator Dr. Ken Burton and Communications Director Katie Pawlosky also spoke to the ongoing phased transition and how leadership is working to establish a culture that encourages people to speak up about concerns. We also chatted with the Governor’s Military Council Executive Director Lt. Gen (ret.) Perry Wiggins about the government’s continuing resolution, the defense budget and concerns about cyber…
A first ever five-year strategic plan for the city of Manhattan is the subject of an open house at City Hall Thursday night. Contractor Planning NEXT presented a draft plan to the City Commission last month and Sara Bongiorno notes that draft was influenced by community input from the spring. Bongiorno says the first two rounds of engagement resulted in them gaining input from approximately two thousand residents. In developing a vision statement, Bongiorno says there was a concerted effort to come up with the phrasing of “unparalleled university and military partnerships.” Presenting the draft plan to the City Commission…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A Kansas City, Kansas, man has been charged with murder and domestic battery in the shooting death of his older brother. Police say 34-year-old Ricky Salazar was arrested last week and charged with second-degree murder in the death of 38-year-old Ricardo Salazar. He also faces separate charges of aggravated robbery, being a criminal in possession of a weapon and cocaine possession. Police say the older brother was shot on Aug. 15 in an area along State Avenue and died of his injuries on Sept. 23. Ricky Salazar was being held Tuesday in the Wyandotte County Jail…
TOPEKA, Kan. — Police in Topeka are investigating a suspicious death. Police say in a news release that officers were called shortly after 6 p.m. Tuesday to the North Topeka East neighborhood near the riverfront to check on the welfare of a person. Arriving officers found a person unresponsive. Paramedics pronounced the person dead a short time later. Police did not release the person’s identity or give any details about the death, other than to say the death is considered suspicious and is being investigated.
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Students gathered Tuesday at college campuses in Missouri and Kansas to protest sexual assaults. The Kansas City Star reports that a demonstration at the University of Missouri’s flagship campus in Columbia drew a crowd of at least 100 people. Another 40 protested at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. In Kansas, about two dozen people gathered outside of Strong Hall at the University of Kansas. The demonstration, organized by a group called Strip Your Letters, was the fourth held at the school since a woman told Lawrence police last month she’d been raped at the Phi Kappa Psi…
WICHITA, Kan. — A woman who was shot and wounded by police at a Wichita grocery store has been released from the hospital and taken to jail. The Wichita Eagle reports that 31-year-old Danielle Robinson of Salina was booked Tuesday on three counts of aggravated assault, two counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer and one count of aggravated robbery. Wichita police Capt. Jason Stephens said two officers were dispatched Monday night to a Whole Foods store in response to reports of a woman with a gun. He said she was shot after she refused to drop her…
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 100 block of E. Poyntz Ave. in Manhattan on October 5, 2021, around 7:01 a.m. Officers listed Solida Tree Service Inc. as the victim when it…
The Manhattan City Commission approved a new revenue bond program for developers who want to build speculative industrial buildings within city limits. The program would provide tax relief for builders who construct at least 50-thousand square feet in industrial space. It would give as much as a 95-percent abatement over the first five years if 50-percent or more of the building is leased. That number would then be 50-percent for years six-through-ten. Mayor Wynn Butler was enthusiastic about putting the plan in place. Commissioners Usha Reddi and Linda Morse did have one area of concern, seeking language in the agreements…
On Wednesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with USD 383 Superintendent Marvin Wade and board member Brandy Santos. Manhattan Fire Department Fire Marshal Jake Powell also joined the program. In our final segment we spoke with Downtown Manhattan, Inc. Director Gina Snyder.