TOPEKA, Kan. — A Topeka man who fled to Mexico in 2017 after being accused of rape has been convicted in the case. A jury on Thursday found Daniel Arreola guilty of seven felony counts. Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay said Arreola forced his way into a woman’s apartment in July 2015 and raped her at gunpoint. He fled to Mexico in February 2017, four days before his trial was scheduled to begin. He was arrested in Mexico and returned to Kansas in August of 2019 and has remained in custody since. Arreola’s sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 15.
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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 responded to the report of a medical call in the 300 block of Eighth St. in Ogden on August 12, 2021, around 3:01 p.m. When officers arrived on the scene, they found an…
On Friday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Ascension Via Christi President and CEO Bob Copple. We also spoke with MATC President Jim Genandt.
Junction City Fire was called on twice to deal with apartment fires Thursday. The first caused 15-thousand dollars damage to apartments at 238 East 14th, having started in a vacant apartment before one in the afternoon. An apartment next door suffered smoke damage and cats from inside were returned to their owners. The second fire call sent JCFD to 935 Windward Drive as the deck for a third-floor apartment had caught fire. That blaze was limited to the deck area and caused an estimated 10-thousand dollars damage.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Most Kansas counties lost residents over the past 10 years as the state’s population concentrated in more populous places, including the Kansas City area, new census figures released Thursday showed. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s once-a-decade count of the nation’s population showed that 80 of the state’s 105 counties declined in population since 2010, 16 of them by more than 10%. Most of those counties were rural. Five of the top 10 fastest-growing counties were in or close to the Kansas City metropolitan area. The state’s most populous county, Johnson County, has affluent Kansas…
The U.S. Department of Energy has recognized the Manhattan Housing Authority (MHA) for its renovation of the Apartment Towers near 5th St. and Leavenworth St. Through the use of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funds, the Better Building Initiative and a loan obtained with assistance from the City of Manhattan, MHA was able to improve the energy efficiency of the public housing facility. While the recognition emphasizes the energy-efficiency aspect of the project, Manhattan city commissioner Linda Morse explains that there is more to it than that. According to Morse, the loan, which was worth nearly $1…
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 aggravated robbery in the 1100 block of Fremont St. in Manhattan on August 11, 2021, around 8:42 a.m. Officers listed a 54-year-old male as the victim when it was…
On Thursday’s edition of In Focus Fort Riley Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Marketing Director Ken Roynon discusses Thursday’s Rockin’ Riley Music and Street Eats. Fort Riley Guidance Counselor Mackenzie Sleigh discusses the Fort Riley combined graduation. In our final segments we spoke with Manhattan Housing Authority – MHA commissioner and city commissioner Linda Morse along with Housing Choice Voucher Program Manager Kat Linder.
TOPEKA, Kan. — Topeka Mayor Michelle De La Isla says she will have a pacemaker implanted on Monday because her heart was damaged by COVID-19. De La Isla was hospitalized for 12 days earlier this year because of COVID-19 issues. She credited health care workers at Stormont Vail in Topeka with saving her life. De La Isla also had minor surgery earlier this year after the virus attacked her gastrointestinal system. She has said she contracted the virus from a family member despite having worn a mask, maintaining social distancing and working from home. De La Isla is not seeking…
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Police say a man on a motorized bicycle died when a car ran a red light at an intersection in the Kansas City suburb of Overland Park. Investigators say the crash happened shortly before 9 a.m. Wednesday at West 95th Street and Lowell Avenue, when the car ran a red light and hit a moped driven by Wade Parsons of Overland Park. Police say Parsons was thrown from the moped and critically injured. He was taken to an area hospital, where he later died. Police say the driver of the car stayed on the scene and…