WICHITA, Kan. — Police in Wichita say a shooting on the south side of the city has left two people dead, including a 17-year-old boy. Television station KAKE reports that the shooting happened just before 9:30 Monday night. Officers called to the scene found the teen and a female victim with gunshot wounds inside a vehicle that had crashed into a garage at an apartment complex. Police say the teen died at the scene, while the other victim was rushed to hospital where she later died. Officials have not released the victims’ names, and police have not announced any suspects…
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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 filed a report for rape in Manhattan on January 14, 2022, around 2:10 p.m. Officers listed a 47-year-old female as the victim and an unknown male as the suspect. Due to the nature…
On Tuesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with City Manager Ron Fehr and Mayor Linda Morse.
Renovations at the Manhattan Public Library will see the installation of a new sorting machine at the circulation desk. Manhattan Public Library Development and Public Relations Coordinator Madison Ogle joined KMAN’s In Focus Monday, saying the circulation desk has moved amid the planned 10-week project. “It is a pre-sorting machine that, when items get returned, will help reduce staff time when they’re having to sort the items,” Ogle says. “So it will actually speed up the process of returning items to the actual shelves so that patrons can find them easier and hopefully sooner.” Ogle says with the decision was…
With other viral diseases present in the community, one local hospital official says you shouldn’t assume symptoms are not COVID related. Ascension Via Christi President and CEO Bob Copple tells KMAN the difficulty is the symptoms are all very similar between the illnesses circulating right now. Copple says if you are feeling symptomatic, isolate immediately until you can talk to a physician or get tested. While he cautioned against N95 masks since they need to be fitted to be effective, he still urges people to have good hand hygiene and to continue to wear a mask when in a gathering. As testing is…
TOPEKA, Kan. — Police say they are investigating as a homicide the death of a Topeka man. The Topeka Police Department said Saturday in a news release that officers found the body Friday while responding to a call regarding “a past assault with medical response.“ The man was identified as 39-year-old Mack Lee. The department’s homicide unit is now reviewing investigative leads and evidence.
OLATHE, Kan. — Fire officials say four people were hospitalized after their house caught fire in Olathe, Kansas. The Kansas City Star reports firefighters responding to a call at about 8:15 a.m. found “significant fire conditions. Capt. Mike Hall of the Olathe Fire Department says three adults and one teenager who were inside the home were hospitalized in stable condition. The cause of the fire is under investigation. A damage estimate was not immediately available, although Hall says the home has “significant damage.”
LAWRENCE, Kan. — The University of Kansas suspended two fraternities for hazing earlier this month, but officials don’t plan to share their investigation with police. Phi Gamma Delta and Phi Delta Theta were both suspended from campus for five years because of the incidents university officials found, which included assaults, sleep deprivation, forced workouts, destruction of pledges’ property and retaliation for reporting the behavior to university officials. KU spokeswoman Erinn Barcomb-Peterson said the students who were hazing victims are free to pursue criminal charges, but university officials don’t want to trigger a criminal investigation that victims don’t want.
OLATHE, Kan. — Schools in Olathe and Kansas City, Kansas, have canceled classes this week as COVID-19 cases surge among staff and students in the districts. The Kansas City Star reports that Olathe Public Schools and Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools canceled classes for Tuesday and Wednesday. Olathe Superintendent Brent Yeager said the cancellations were unavoidable as more than 800 school employees about 20% of all Olathe schools’ staff were out sick heading into this week. Yeager said more than 1,500 students had the virus last week. Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools reported it had 200 teaching positions unfilled Friday.…
On Monday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Kristi Ingalls with Red Cross. Sunset Zoo Marketing and Development Officer Melissa Kirkwood also joined the program. We spoke with Manhattan Regional Airport Director Brandon Keazer. In our final segment we spoke with Manhattan Public Library’s Maddy Ogle.