Riley County EMS reported July was their busiest month in the history of the department for calls for service. Speaking to the county commission, EMS Director David Adams says they answered a total of 501 calls for the month. Adams broke the call volume down by each of the four stations in the county. The two stations with the highest call volume are located in Manhattan, with a combined call volume of 346 of the 501 calls. Adams says the department is able to keep up with this volume in short bursts, but not if it becomes the norm. Also…
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WICHITA, Kan. — Police in Wichita say a shooting has killed a man in his 20s, injured another and led to the arrest of a person suspected in the killing. Police say the shooting happened around 9 p.m. Sunday on a south Wichita street when a fight led to gunfire. Investigators say one man who was shot was pronounced dead at the scene. Another person was taken to a hospital for injuries that were not specified. Police said another person was arrested. Police have not released the names of any of the people involved.
ATCHISON, Kan. — The Kansas Highway Patrol says an Atchison man is dead after the utility vehicle he was driving crashed into a car. Television station KSNT reports that the crash happened Saturday afternoon, killing 26-year-old Eli Whittaker. Investigators say Whittaker was driving a UTV on Kansas Highway 7 when he swerved to try to avoid another UTV in front of him that had slowed for traffic. Troopers say Whittaker hit the other UTV, then crossed into the patch of oncoming traffic and was hit by a car. Whittaker died at the scene. Investigators say he was not wearing a…
ROLLA, Kan. — Authorities say a southwest Kansas firefighter died after being shocked by power lines while working at the scene of a traffic crash. Morton County Emergency Management officials said the firefighter and a sheriff’s deputy were the first to arrive at the accident site Sunday afternoon just south of Rolla. The responders were searching for victims when the firefighter was shocked by damaged power lines. Emergency management says CPR was performed at the scene but the firefighter died later at a hospital. The firefighter’s name has not been released. An investigation is continuing.
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 criminal damage to property in the 500 block of Ft. Riley Blvd. in Manhattan on August 13, 2021, around 10:58 a.m. Officers listed Precision Tint and Auto as the…
A new report from the Riley County Police Department shows more thefts of motor vehicles in the month of July than at any other point of 2021. Keys were left in five of the ten stolen vehicles in July. The jump in thefts comes during a stretch that has seen double digit numbers of vehicles stolen in five months of the past year. 10 or more vehicles were stolen in each September, October, November and December of 2020. There were also 16 burglaries from vehicles in the month of July and it’s projected that the number of those incidences will…
On Monday’s program, Riley County Historical Museum Curator of Design Allana Parker joined us for a discussion over the history behind the names of Manhattan-Ogden schools.
At least one local health care leader is growing frustrated with a lack of trust of professionals regarding the COVID-19 vaccine. Ascension Via Christi – Manhattan President and CEO Bob Copple says physicians are giving advice on a number healthcare issues, but still have patients not listening to expert advice when it comes to COVID. Copple says it is better to get medical information from a professional in the community, rather than a stranger on the internet. For him personally, Copple says he has had conversations with his staff about the social justice teachings of solidarity and the common good.…
Leonardville’s annual Hullabaloo returned Saturday and did not disappoint those who came out for a day of festivities. Things actually kicked off Friday evening with a beer garden and ranch rodeo and continued into Saturday. It included food trucks, food and craft vendors, a barbecue dinner as well as an ice cream social. Activities included a turtle race, train rides, community garage sales, a vintage car show, an antique tractor show and parade and a tractor pull. The Hullabaloo is sponsored by the Leonardville Lions Club and promoted through Leonardville PRIDE.
ATCHISON, Kan. — The Kansas Highway Patrol says a Missouri man died after being run over while trying to chase a rolling, driverless pickup truck and trailer. Television station KAKE reports that the accident happened around 2 p.m. Thursday in a driveway off U.S. Highway 73 in northeastern Kansas. Investigators say 61-year-old David Richardson, of St. Joseph, Missouri, was on foot chasing the runaway truck and trailer when the vehicle jackknifed and hit him. The patrol says Richardson died at the scene.