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 theft in the 800 block of Levee Dr. in Manhattan on November 25, 2020, at approximately 11:37 a.m. Officers listed Purple Wave Auction as the victim when it was…
Author: KMAN Staff
On Monday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks & Tourism game warden Ben Jedlicka and Tuttle Creek State Park Manager Todd Lovin. We also spoke with Meadowlark Holiday Classic is previewed with New Boston Creative Group’s Kristin Brighton, Meadowlark’s Sarah Duggan and Mark Knackendoffel from the Trust Company.
LAWRENCE, Kan. — A study that tests for parts of the coronavirus in sewage is giving public health workers advance notice of virus surges. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the City of Lawrence has been taking weekly sewage samples at both of its wastewater treatment plants to test for components of the virus shed in feces as part of a study contracted through the University of Kansas School of Engineering. The city has also been sharing that data with local and state health departments. Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health spokesman George Diepenbrock said that the presence of the virus in wastewater…
Manhattan businesses are encouraging residents to shop locally this weekend, with a focus on Small Business Saturday. Downtown Manhattan Executive Director Gina Scroggs says Small Business Saturday is a reminder to people about the impact small businesses have on a local economy. “In an attempt to educate our community about why it’s so important to support your local and small businesses. Especially in these trying times it’s imperative that you shop intentionally local,” she said. For this year, she says every $100 spent in local business, $68 stays in the community. That impact can be felt across the community. “On…
MISSION, Kan. (AP) – Democratic Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly warned residents Wednesday not to let down their guard during Thanksgiving Day celebrations as coronavirus cases soar and hospitals overflow. The number of confirmed and probable case cases rose by 5,738 from Monday to 147,797, bringing the daily average to 2,743 over the past week. The number of deaths increased by 47 over the past two days to 1,503, according to state health officials. Kansas health chief Dr. Lee Norman warned that hospitals are running out of beds and especially staff. The problem is so severe that doctors and nurses in…
If you’re looking for a new kind of holiday tradition, Kansas state parks may have the answer. On Friday, all 28 state parks are once again waiving entrance fees as part of the nationwide #OptOutside initiative, an effort to get families and friends outdoors and enjoying nature. Tuttle Creek State Park is doing its annual Tuttle Treasure Trail starting Friday. Treasures will be hidden on each of the seven state park trails; Western Heritage, Cottonwood, Canyon, Cedar Ridge, Randolph, Fancy Creek and Eagle Pass. Details can be found on the Tuttle Creek State Park Facebook page. State park visitors will…
WICHITA, Kan. — Police say a missing man who was believed to be in danger has been found fatally shot in his jeep. Authorities are investigating the death of Jeremy Cook as a homicide after finding his body Monday in Wichita. Police had asked the public for help in locating him. A citizen called 911 after seeing his 2006 white Jeep Grand Cherokee. The 29-year-old Wichita man was reported missing by his mother on Wednesday. Police say the shooting is not random. No arrests have been made.
OKLAHOMA CITY — The United Church of Christ Kansas-Oklahoma Conference has paid off medical debts totaling more than $5.2 million for more than 3,200 families in the two states. Conference President Bobbie Henderson said Tuesday that the conference’s 7,000 members in 53 churches in Kansas and Oklahoma raised about $40,000 that was given to a non-profit debt company, which purchased the debts at a discount from the debt holders, then forgave them. A UCC spokesperson said the project began in 2019 and has now eliminated about $57 million in medical debt nationwide. The UCC said it does not know who…
GREAT BEND, Kan. — Resistance to masks appears to be weakening in Kansas as the coronavirus surges, straining the capacity of the state’s hospitals. Gov. Laura Kelly’s latest effort to require face coverings takes effect Wednesday, although state law still allows the state’s 105 counties to opt out. Most counties did so the first time Kelly tried to require masks in July. But with the average new case numbers more than nine times higher now than they were then, there appears to be less pushback. Barton County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to immediately adopt a county-wide mask mandate. The commission…
WICHITA, Kan. — Election officials in Sedgwick County say those drop-off ballot boxes used in the Nov. 3 election were “wildly popular” and are here to stay. Election Commissioner Tabitha Lehman told the Wichita Eagle that the secured boxes where voters could turn in their mail ballots at their convenience were a big success. She’s looking forward to using them for years to come. The drop-off boxes were part of the effort to help voters social distance during the coronavirus pandemic. Voters who dropped off their ballots there didn’t have to interact with anyone in person, negating the COVID-19 threat.