WICHITA, Kan. — Police say a woman in a motorized wheelchair was hit and killed by a vehicle as she crossed a Wichita road, marking the city’s second crash death of a pedestrian in a wheelchair since mid-November. Police say the crash happened Wednesday afternoon at an intersection in east Wichita, just north of McConnell Air Force Base. Police say the 55-year-old woman was crossing Rock Road when she was hit by a sport utility vehicle. There is no crosswalk at the intersection. The woman, whose name has not been released, died at the scene. Police say the SUV driver…
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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 burglary in the 3900 block of Rocky Ford Ave. in Manhattan on December 1, 2021, around 10:35 a.m. Officers listed a 72-year-old female as the victim when it was…
On Thursday’s edition of In Focus, we spoke with NBAF Director Dr. Alfonso Calvijo, Coordinator Dr. Ken Burton, and Communications Director Katie Pawlosky. We also spoke with with Retired Lt. General Perry Wiggins, executive director of the Governor’s Military Council.
WICHITA, Kan. — Police say a 13-year-old child who was shot at a south Wichita home has died. Police say the shooting happened Monday evening. Wichita police Lt. Jeff Gilmore says a 16-year-old came home with a handgun and he and the 13-year-old were handling the firearm when it went off. Emergency responders found the younger child suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. Gilmore says the shooting is believed to be accidental but an investigation is continuing. He says adults were at home at the time but were not aware a gun was in the house.
GREAT BEND, Kan. — A 55-year-old Texas woman has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for her role in the death of a Kansas couple who were vendors at a county fair. Kimberley Stacy Younger, of Aransas Pass, Texas, was sentenced Monday for capital murder and other charges. She was one of four carnival workers convicted in the July 2018 killings of 78-year-old Alfred Carpenter and his 79-year-old wife, Pauline, of Wichita. They were killed after working at the Barton County Fair in Kansas. Their bodies were later found in northwest Arkansas. Investigators said one of the suspects…
WICHITA, Kan. — A lawsuit filed against a Wichita car dealership by the wife of a police officer injured when he was run over by a sport utility vehicle from the business has been settled for an undisclosed amount. Officer Brian Arterburn was critically injured in February 2017 when he was hit by the SUV while putting down stop sticks to stop the vehicle. His wife, fellow Wichita police officer Claudale Arterburn, sued Eddy’s Chevrolet Cadillac, its owners and the driver of the SUV, Justin Terrazas. Terrazas pleaded guilty to charges in the case and was sentenced to nearly 29…
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 burglary near the intersection of N. 11th St. and Fremont St. in Manhattan on November 30, 2021, around 9:31 a.m. Officers listed a 26-year-old male as the victim when…
On Wednesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with USD 383 Superintendent Dr. Marvin Wade and board member Kristin Brighton. We also spoke with Manhattan Fire Department Building Official Darren Emery. In our final segment we spoke with Downtown Manhattan Inc. Executive Director Gina Snyder.
Area Kansas legislators were mixed in their views of former Kansas Department of Health and Environment Secretary Dr. Lee Norman following the official announcement of his successor Monday. Norman was asked to resign from the top KDHE post and did so on Nov. 19, 2021, after internal disputes with Gov. Kelly’s Chief of Staff Will Lawrence. The Kansas Reflector first reported on email exchanges between Norman and Lawrence dating to the summer, in which Lawrence requested Norman halt public comments on policy and to no longer attend KU Health briefings following Norman’s June 9 comments surrounding the emergency declaration. Following…
LENEXA, Kan. — Police in a Kansas suburb of Kansas City are investigating after a man was fatally struck by a train. The Kansas City Star reports that police in Lenexa were called at 8:43 a.m. Monday after a BNSF train struck a pedestrian on the tracks. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. No further information was released and it wasn’t immediately clear why the man was on the tracks.