WICHITA, Kan. — Wichita police say a 16-year-old girl is dead and three teenagers are in custody after shots were fired while two vehicles chased each other. Police Capt. Jeff Weible said officers went to an area near Wichita State University Thursday afternoon after receiving calls about shots being fired. A short time later, a vehicle carrying a group of teenagers arrived at Wesley Medical Center, with the 16-year-old victim in the car. The other vehicle, which had been stolen, was recovered after the suspects fled on foot. Weible says a preliminary investigation indicates the groups in the two cars…
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WICHITA, Kan. — Authorities in Sedgwick County are investigating after a woman was found dead in the roadway. The body of the 26-year-old woman was found by a resident just after 7 a.m. Thursday. Emergency crews responded and the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. The woman’s name has not been released and authorities are still investigating how she died.
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 3000 block of Anderson Ave. in Manhattan on September 23, 2021, around 11:54 a.m. Officers listed a 50-year-old male as the victim when it was reported…
On Friday’s edition of In Focus RCPD Capt. Josh Kyle and an RCPD detective joined us to talk about counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl circulating in the community. Later on the program we had a preview of the Sept. 27 Community Conversation on Race and Reconciliation with Manhattan MLK Memorial Committee Co-Chair Kevin Bryant and Manhattan Nonviolence Initiative Director Susanne Glymour.
Manhattan-Ogden USD 383’s unofficial enrollment numbers are better than expected considering last year’s 300 student decrease from the year before. Assistant Superintendent Eric Reid says last year’s drop hurt the district’s five year average. Funding tied to enrollment will be something the district will have to watch in the near future. Reid says the district can also use the federal ESSER funds from COVID to help recover some of the losses. When it comes to redistricting, none of the elementary schools are up and the middle schools have increased. This is due to 6th grade moving up to the middle…
Riley County is reporting one more COVID related death, bringing the county’s total to 58. One Riley County resident has passed away after testing positive for COVID-19. A 28 year old unvaccinated male tested positive for COVID-19 on August 13th and died on September 14th at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Riley County has identified 116 new positive Coronavirus cases and 143 additional recoveries since the last report on September 15. Seven COVID-positive patients are currently under care at Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan. Of the five patients on the medical floor, four are unvaccinated. Two patients…
TOPEKA, Kan. — A Kansas education official says a middle school student has died of COVID-19. No details about the death have been released. The child’s death would be the first reported COVID-19 death of someone aged 10 to 17 in Kansas and only the third reported for someone under 18. Education Commissioner Randy Watson said Wednesday that state health officials told him the child died this week. State health officials said they are investigating the report. Meanwhile, state health officials reported 11 new COVID-19 clusters at schools. Data from the department showed there are now 72 active school outbreaks…
WICHITA, Kan. — Former Kansas state Rep. Michael Capps has pleaded not guilty to 19 counts that allege he tried to defraud federal, state and county government organizations out of more than $450,000 in coronavirus relief funding. The Wichita Eagle reports that Capps entered the plea Wednesday via video conference from his lawyer’s office during his arraignment hearing. The Wichita Republican also agreed to surrender his passport while he awaits trial. Federal prosecutors have said Capps filed forms inflating the number of employees he had at two businesses and a sports foundation, and then applied for loans to pay the…
SALINA, Kan. — Salina police say a 27-year-old man is in custody after a body was found in rural Saline County. Salina police say a body of a man in his 40s was found on Tuesday. He has not been publicly identified. The Salina police department says it is requesting a charge of second-degree murder against Manuel Medina-Castro in the man’s death. Police say that Manuel Medina-Castro was arrested Sept. 17 on a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm and other charges. That arrest came after Medina-Castro and his family members reported that car he had…
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 1200 block of Vattier St. in Manhattan on September 22, 2021, around 11:52 a.m. Officers listed a 21-year-old male as the victim when it was reported…