No action was taken following a lengthy discussion Wednesday by the school board regarding the future of the Indian mascot at Manhattan High School. The board gave a 4-3 consensus to move forward with the discussion once the new board convenes in January. Board Vice President Kristin Brighton says the main reason she brought the discussion up Wednesday, was to end the discussion once and for all. Brighton says there are already students at MHS who refuse to wear school clothing with the Indian name and logo. Board member Katrina Lewison said she supported Brighton’s decision and referenced the Committee…
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WICHITA, Kan. — A woman has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the 2020 shooting death of a Wichita man. Television station KAKE reports that 42-year-old Amber Ahrens also pleaded guilty Tuesday to criminal possession of a weapon by a convicted felon. Prosecutors had earlier charged Aherns with those counts, as well as possession with intent to distribute opiates. Police say the shooting happened June 17, 2020, when officers found 53-year-old David Leddy in front of a northeastern Wichita home with a fatal gunshot wound. Police said Ahrens’ 19-year-old son had been involved in a fight with Leddy earlier in…
TOPEKA, Kan. — All Kansas adults who had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are now eligible for booster shots. Gov. Laura Kelly announced the expansion of eligibility Wednesday. The announcement came days before an influential U.S. advisory panel on vaccines is set to consider expanded eligibility nationwide, and at least five other states and New York City already have made all adults eligible for boosters. Kansas had been following federal guidelines that recommended booster shots for people 65 and older and adults 50 to 64 with underlying medical conditions such as cancer or diabetes that put them at greater risk…
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 1600 block of Fairchild Ave. in Manhattan on November 16, 2021, around 10:38 a.m. Officers listed a 32-year-old male as the victim when it was reported…
On Wednesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with USD 383 Manhattan-Ogden Schools Assistant Superintendent Eric Reid and board member Katrina Lewison. Manhattan Christian College President Kevin Ingram also joined the program.
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Riley County commissioners held an election canvass during their meeting Monday. The purpose of the canvass is to review the provisional ballots from the general election with the commission. County Clerk Rich Vargo says the provisional ballots are the only ballots left to count. There were 142 provisional ballots, with 102 recommended to be considered valid. Each ballot is recommended to be either valid, partially valid, or invalid. The main reason for the majority of the invalid ballots was due to non-registered voters. Vargo explains how a ballot could be partially valid. Those ballots were then opened and sent to…
TOPEKA, Kan. — A 58-year-old Kansas inmate convicted of attempted murder for assaulting a corrections officer in 2019 has been sentenced to more than 54 years in prison for the attack. Ray Miles, of Topeka, was convicted in August of attempted first-degree murder, aggravated battery and battery against a corrections officer. Prosecutors said Miles tried to stab Shawnee County corrections officer Kourtney Flynn several times with a pen in July 2019 before other workers restrained him. Miles was in the jail to serve the remaining year of his sentences for attacking several employees of a Topeka television station in 2012.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A 29-year-old woman is charged with killing a Kansas City, Kansas, woman who was on her way home from volunteering at church. Authorities announced Monday that Melanie Perry is charged with first-degree murder and criminal discharge of a firearm. Investigators allege she killed 62-year-old Lillian Jackson on Sept. 18. Jackson was driving home from Mount Zion Baptist Church when she was caught in rolling gun battle. Her car was hit several times, killing her instantly. Perry, of Kansas City, Kansas, faces other unrelated charges and has been in the Wyandotte County jail since Oct. 20.
WICHITA, Kan. — A man in a wheelchair has died after being hit by a car as he crossed a street in Wichita. Police say the crash happened around 8 p.m. Monday in a business district just northwest of the Wichita State University campus. Police say the man was crossing Hillside Street when a northbound car hit him. The man was declared dead at the scene. Police have not released the man’s name, but say he was in his 60s. The driver of the car remained at the scene of the crash and is cooperating with police. Investigators are trying…