WICHITA, Kan. — A 26-year-old man who stabbed a Wichita psychiatrist more than 160 times and then ran over him with a car has been sentenced to life in prison. Umar Dutt was sentenced Tuesday for first-degree murder in the death of 57-year-old Dr. Achutha Reddy in September 2017. Dutt pleaded guilty in September. Prosecutors said police found Reddy’s body behind Holistic Psychiatric Services clinic, where Dutt was a client of Reddy’s. He entered the building and began assaulting Reddy, who escaped before Dutt caught up with him in the alley. Prosecutors said Dutt stabbed Reddy 165 times and ran…
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WICHITA, Kan. — The largest school district in Kansas plans to open a COVID-19 immunization site after the vaccine was approved for kids aged 5-11. Wichita district spokeswoman Susan Arensman said the school system hasn’t administered any shots yet to the 5-11 group and won’t be going school-by-school with vaccines. Instead, the district will set up a vaccination station at district headquarters that will serve the school community, including students, parents and unvaccinated employees. The Wichita Eagle reports that earlier in the pandemic, the district developed COVID vaccination capabilities to immunize teachers and staff.
PECK, Kan. — A 19-year-old is getting ready to graduate from Washburn University’s School of Law in Topeka. The Hutchinson News reports that Braxton Moral’s parents have long known he was gifted. He skipped fourth grade and then took his first undergraduate class at Harvard University while still in sixth grade. As he got older, he spent his summers at Cambridge. But when the school year started he switched to online classes so he wouldn’t miss out on experiences like prom and homecoming at Ulysses High School. Next month, Braxton Moral will receive his juris doctor degree. In February, he…
TOPEKA, Kan. — Authorities are investigating the death of a 1-year-old boy in Topeka. City spokeswoman Gretchen Spiker said emergency responders were called around 11:15 a.m. Tuesday. The child then was rushed to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the boy’s name hasn’t been made public. His cause and manner of death remain undetermined.
Fort Riley’s Operation Santa Claus was previewed with Sgt. 1st Class Carlos Lane, Head Elf as well as Specialist Glorys Gomez. Historical and Archaelogical Society of Fort Riley’s Tour of Homes was previewed with Christy Shaiko and Victoria Rios-Furlow.
On Wednesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Interim Wamego Superintendent Greg Mann and Rock Creek Superintendent Kevin Logan.
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 300 block of N. 9th St. in Manhattan on November 9, 2021, around 9:07 a.m. Officers listed a 40-year-old female as the victim when it was…
Gov. Laura Kelly Tuesday expressed optimism about the prospects of a proposed elimination of the state’s sales tax on food following a tour of the Kansas Department of Agriculture Laboratory in Manhattan. “I don’t have any doubt we’ll get bipartisan movement on it,” Kelly said in an interview with Manhattan-based reporters. “There are a lot of people, on both sides of the aisle, who have wanted to do this for a while.” Kelly announced her intent to introduce a bill on the matter Monday. She and likely gubernatorial opponent and current Attorney General Derek Schmidt have common ground on the…
Design work on the Manhattan Regional Airport runway renovation project has passed 60 percent completion, says outgoing Director Jesse Romo. “The [federal] infrastructure bill did pass […] late Friday night,” Romo said to Manhattan’s Airport Advisory Board Monday. “So hopefully with that came enough funding in the FAA that they will feel a lot better about making sure they participate at 90/10 for the runway project and not just try and cap the grant.” The runway project has been in the works for years, with the 40-year-old surface seeing signs of erosion. A 2019 report indicated the runway is 20…
Riley County employees may potentially be required to comply with a vaccine mandate from two different government agencies. County Counselor Clancy Holeman told commissioners Monday that preliminary information was released Thursday from the the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration. These rules are for entities covered by either Medicare or Medicaid. The deadline for this mandate is December 5th. Full compliance would be required by January 5th. Holeman says it’s unclear whether Riley County falls under this federal requirement. Two departments of concern would be EMS and the health department, both of which receive Medicare and…