LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — Police say a Kansas teenager hit by a vehicle while riding her bicycle has died. The Kansas City Star reports the 16-year-old Leavenworth girl on Saturday was taken to the University of Kansas Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. She later died. Police have not yet identified the teenager. Investigators believe the girl was riding her bike when she was hit from behind. Police arrested a 27-year-old woman Sunday in connection to the hit-and-run. Charges have not yet been filed.
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DENISON, Kan. — Authorities have identified a man killed in a utility vehicle crash in rural northeastern Kansas. Television station KSNT reports that the crash happened late Friday night on a county road north of Denison. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office says 34-year-old Jack Minde, of Holton, was driving the UTV when it briefly went off the road, overcorrected and then overturned, pinning Minde underneath it. Paramedics pronounced Minde dead at the scene.
GODDARD, Kan. — Health officials say an outbreak of illness at a splash park near Wichita was not caused by animals at its interactive zoo. The Wichita Eagle reports that email exchanges it obtained through an open records request show none of the water samples health officials took from the splash park at Tanganyika Wildlife Park had animal-linked contamination. A health department official wrote in one email that results of water samples taken June 19 and sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention help rule out the animals at the park. Health officials have said that eight people…
Officers filed a report for theft in the 1200 block of Poyntz Ave. in Manhattan on August 6, 2021, around 8:01 a.m. Officers listed a 27-year-old female as the victim when it was reported an unknown suspect stole her blue 2017 Volkswagon Jetta that was unlocked with the keys in the ignition. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $18,000. Anyone with information can contact RCPD or the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers. Using the Crime Stoppers service can allow you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000. Officers…
On Monday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with K-State College of Veterinary Medicine’s Dr. Neala Boyer. We also spoke with Manhattan Regional Airport Director Jesse Romo.
Dozens gathered Saturday to attend the open house of USD 383’s first new school building in 25 years – Oliver Brown Elementary. The event kicked off with speeches by a few local school leaders and Cheryl Brown Henderson, the daughter of the school’s namesake, who was part of the famed Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court case. While addressing the crowd, Brown spoke about her father’s legacy and beliefs. In her speech, Henderson also spoke about why Oliver Brown Elementary teachers will make the school a special place for students. Also speaking at the event was Oliver Brown Elementary…
The city of Manhattan will again require staff and visitors to wear masks in indoor facilities starting Monday. City Manager Ron Fehr announced the mandate in a Friday afternoon press release, noting that the requirement is only for the city-operated facilities and does not mean that there’s a city-wide mask ordinance. Fehr says the decision is based on recent CDC and Riley County Health Department recommendations as the county is among those dealing with high transmission rates of coronavirus. As of Thursday, there were 150 active cases of coronavirus in Riley County, per the health department.
The first legislative redistricting public input listening session will be Monday morning in Manhattan. The joint House and Senate committees on redistricting will meet at nine in the ballroom of the K-State Union, launching a five-day, 14 city tour of the state. Each stop includes a 75-minute hearing. U.S. Census numbers from last year are to be utilized for the adjustment of the various boundaries, but they have been delayed and may come out while the Legislators are part way through their tour. Democrats have criticized starting the process while those numbers haven’t been released, but Republican leadership has promised…
The Manahttan Area Convention and Visitors Bureau says the recovery from last year’s lack of visitors because of the pandemic continues. Executive Director Karen Hibbard tells KMAN that, at the end of June, the hotel occupancy rate was 50-point-six percent for the year. While the July numbers aren’t official, Hibbard did note that the final week of July saw another increase in the occupancy rate. That increase, though, comes at a time that hospitality businesses are struggling to fill jobs. The CVB along with K-State Athletics are working to promote the first home football game of the season. The “Refill…
TOPEKA, Kan. — The most populous county in Kansas has imposed a mask mandate for students and staff in elementary schools in hopes of checking the more contagious COVID-19 delta variant. The Johnson County Commission voted 5-2 on Thursday for a mask requirement for schools from kindergarten through the sixth grade. The commission faced criticism both from health care providers who urged members to go further and from parents and other residents who opposed a mask mandate. The mandate would affect roughly 50,000 students, though critics questioned whether the commission has the authority to set policy for school districts. Supporters…