TOPEKA, Kan. — Northeastern Kansas authorities have identified a man and a woman found dead last week in an apparent murder-suicide. The Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office says the bodies of 21-year-old Connor O’Hara and 20-year-old Hannah King, both of Topeka. were found Friday afternoon in a home just south of Topeka. The Capital-Journal reports that investigators believe an altercation occurred inside the home and that O’Hara fatally shot King before turning the gun on himself. Sheriff Brian Hill said investigators do not believe anyone else was involved in the fatal shooting, although detectives continue to investigate.
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Police in Kansas City, Kansas, have made an arrest in the weekend shooting death of a man. Police say the shooting happened Saturday night, when officers called to the scene found 27-year-old Travis Eugene Bowman, of Kansas City, Kansas, with gunshot wounds. Bowman was taken to a hospital, where he died. Police soon arrested 34-year-old Darnell Walker on suspicion of first-degree murder in Bowman’s killing. The Kansas City Star reports that Walker is being held in Wyandotte County Jail on $250,000 bond.
WICHITA, Kan. — Police have arrested a 33-year-old Wichita man on suspicion of first-degree murder in the shooting death last week of a man in Riverside Park. Television station KAKE reports that police arrested Daniel Scott Carpenter on Friday in the death of 32-year-old Jason Huber of Wichita. Huber was found last Wednesday suffering from gunshot wounds near south Riverside Park and later died at a hospital. Police have said Huber and Carpenter were seen in surveillance video at the same business on Wednesday and that they left the business at about the same time. Police say Huber left on…
WICHITA, Kan. — Police say one person was killed and five others were injured in a shooting at a downtown nightclub in Wichita, Kansas. Police say the shooting happened just after 12:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Enigma Club & Lounge, and arriving officers found one man fatally shot and five women injured. Police have identified the man killed as 34-year-old Preston Spencer, of Wichita. Police Capt. Jason Stephens identified the suspected shooter as Keshawn Maurice Dawson and said police were still searching for him as of midday Tuesday. Police say Dawson had been kicked out of the club following a…
A total of seven vehicles sustained damage from an early Tuesday morning fire at an east Manhattan auto repair shop. Shortly after 4 a.m. the Manhattan Fire Department was dispatched to 130 Sarber Lane (Dillon’s) for the report of the smell of smoke and then redirected to A&M Auto Repair at 6th and Fair Lane for the report of a vehicle fire. There, crews found two vehicles on fire in the lot. Five other vehicles also sustained damage. The fire was contained within 10 minutes and no injuries were reported. Firefighters cleared the scene about four hours later. The fire…
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 400 block of Twelfth St. in Ogden on September 3, 2021, around 11:22 a.m. When officers arrived on the scene, they found a…
On Tuesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr and Mayor Wynn Butler.
Twenty years later, and a day that still remains very vivid in many Americans mind’s- 9/11/2001. In Manhattan, the Flint Hills Volunteer Center continues to honor that day, and encourages participation from the community to remember those who fell during the terrorist attacks. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the event that forever changed America. Lori Bishop, Volunteer Center Executive Director, tells KMAN more of the importance behind the upcoming “Day of Remembrance” event. “This is a time that we come together as a community, in light of everything that is going on,” Bishop says. “Let’s be there and…
K-State used a sterling performance from its defense, and an electrifying game from Deuce Vaughn to beat Stanford 24-7 on Saturday in Arlington. https://youtu.be/I8dJu3C0W78
Riley County commissioners have approved the 2022 budget for publication, with a lower revenue neutral rate than previously approved. Budget and Finance Officer Tami Robison presented the final summary to the commission Thursday morning. The proposed fiscal 2022 budget totals $49.7 million, roughly $8.2 million more than the 2021 budget. It includes more than $487,000 in salary increases for Riley County employees and nearly $225,000 in funding for the Riley County Police Department. The county is responsible for 20 percent of the total RCPD budget, with the City of Manhattan on the hook for the other 80 percent. The published…