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.
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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…
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 200 block of Twelfth St. in Ogden on November 15, 2021, around 12:56 p.m. Officers listed Habitat For Humanity as the victim when…
On Tuesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr and Mayor Wynn Butler.
MANHATTAN, Kansas (Kansas State Sports Information) – K-State used a double-double from Ayoka Lee and a strong second quarter to build a sizable margin to improve its winning streak to four games with a 73-49 win over North Carolina A&T on Monday night in the 2021 Preseason WNIT at Bramlage Coliseum. The reigning Big 12 Player of the Week, Lee finished the night with 31 points on 13-of-17 shooting, 13 rebounds and tied her career-high with seven blocks. This was Lee’s ninth career game with a double-double and five or more blocks. With her 31 points, Lee tied the school record for career…
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Manhattan Fire Department responded to two small house fires on Monday. MFD responded to the 2900 block of Hickory lane around 2:45 pm for a report of a mower on fire spreading to the house. Upon arrival, crews found the mower on fire under a deck. The fire was contained within 10 minutes and smoke was ventilated from the home. A total of 17 firefighters responded on 6 fire apparatus. No injuries were reported. The building is a single-story single-family home. Loss is estimated at $4,000 to the structure and $1,200 to the riding mower. The owner is listed as…
The Riley County Police Department is looking at using unspent personnel funds in the budget for multiple end-of-year expenses. As of the most recent payroll period, RCPD reported 18 unfilled positions which explains the left-over dollars. Currently, the department is down four police officers, 12 corrections workers, as well as a communications and civilian employee to round out the 18 open jobs. The figures were presented at November’s Riley County Law Board meeting. This has resulted in a ‘conservative’ estimate of $500,000 anticipated to be left over at the end of the year. “We think it’s more prudent to use…
WICHITA, Kan. — The mayor of a Wichita suburb was arrested Saturday on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. A report released by the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office Sunday shows that Goddard Mayor Hunter Larkin was arrested by the Kansas Highway Patrol Saturday near the intersection of Tyler Road and Kellogg Drive in Wichita. The Wichita Eagle reported that no other details about the 22-year-old’s arrest were immediately available Sunday morning. Larkin did not immediately respond to phone and email messages from the newspaper. Larkin was appointed Goddard mayor in August 2020. He had previously served…
PALCO, Kan. — Two semitrailer trucks crashed into each other in northwest Kansas on Friday killing one of the drivers. The Kansas Highway Patrol said the crash happened at an intersection of two county roads about a mile south of Palco in Rooks County shortly after 4 p.m. Friday. Palco is a small town about 125 miles northwest of Salina, Kansas. According to the crash report, the driver of a 2019 Freightliner truck failed to yield to a 2000 Sterling semitrailer truck. The impact of the crash sent the two trucks into a field where they hit a power pole.…