The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s office has responded to two reports of theft over the past two weeks. On June 22, a reported theft took place in the 3500 block of Dempsey Road in rural Manhattan. Sometime between 5pm the 22nd and early morning hours of June 23rd, a Honda generator was removed from a pickup truck. Total loss was in excess of two thousand dollars. Then on June 28, the Sheriff’s Office responded to the 4000 block of Jackies Way for a burglary and theft report, where an unknown person or persons entered into an enclosed trailer at a construction…
Author: KMAN Staff
A number of Riley County asphalt overlay projects are beginning this week and will cause some traffic delays. The projects are impacting four primary locations, including Barnes Road from the Pottawatomie County line west to Tuttle Creek Blvd, Casement Road from Marlatt Avenue north to Barnes, Deep Creek Road from US 177 east to Pillsbury Crossing Road and Tuttle Cove Road from K-13 north to Tuttle Cove Park. Traffic will be reduced to one lane and delays of up to 15 minutes are expected. Chip sealing will begin next week on College Ave., Marlatt Ave., W. 59th Ave., Mill Cove…
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas political icons Bob Dole and Pat Roberts have endorsed Attorney General Derek Schmidt for governor in 2022. The announcement Tuesday came as Schmidt worked to solidify support among fellow Republicans early enough to blunt a serious primary challenge from former Gov. Jeff Colyer. The 97-year-old Dole is a former U.S. Senate majority leader and the 1996 GOP presidential nominee. The 85-year-old Roberts served four terms in the U.S. Senate before retiring this year. Both Dole and Roberts said Schmidt can defeat Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly in the November election. Colyer’s campaign manager responded to the endorsements…
LENEXA, Kan. — Police in Lenexa say a 20-year-old man is dead following a shooting at a local apartment complex. Police say the shooting happened around 1 p.m. Monday at the Lenexa Crossing Apartments. Investigators say the suspected shooter called 911 to report it and stayed on the scene until police arrived. Police said the shooter and victim knew each other and that the shooter reported he accidentally fired the weapon, hitting the other man in the back. Neither the victim’s name nor the name of the suspected shooter had been released by early Tuesday morning.
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — Leavenworth officials say a 25-year-old man is in custody after his young brother was shot to death over the weekend. Leavenworth County Undersheriff Jim Sherley said officers went to a home just outside Leavenworth city limits Saturday night. They found a 17-year-old dead from a gunshot wound. The victim’s brother was arrested. He is being held in the Leavenworth County Jail. County Attorney Todd Thompson said Tuesday he is waiting for investigators’ reports before determining charges. The names of the victim and the suspect have not been released.
TOPEKA, Kan. — Topeka police say a 17-year-old girl who was shot over the holiday weekend has died from her injuries. Police announced Tuesday that Navaeh Martinez, who was shot late Saturday, had died. A 21-year-old suspect, Daisha Butler, was arrested Sunday. She is being held in the Shawnee County jail on updated potential charges of first-degree murder and aggravated battery. Police have not released any other information about the shooting.
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 by deception in the 1200 block of W. Park Grove Dr. in Manhattan on July 2, 2021, around 2:24 p.m. Officers listed a 37-year-old male as the victim…
On Tuesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr and Mayor Wynn Butler.
FRONTENAC, Kan. — A 73-year-old Kansas man was killed after a crash in southeast Kansas. The Kansas Highway Patrol said Virgil McCulloch was driving Saturday night in Frontenac, Kansas, when his SUV went off the road. The vehicle hit a set of mailboxes and a driveway, then sped up rapidly and hit a concrete storm ditch culvert. He was taken to a hospital in Pittsburg where he died.
WICHITA, Kan. — Police have identified a man who was killed in a Wichita shooting over the weekend that also injured two other people. Police say in a news release that 49-year-old Shay Prewitt, of Wichita, was found dead by officers called out around 1:30 a.m. Sunday for reports of shooting in southeast Wichita. Officers also found a 14-year-old boy and a 36-year-old man who had gunshot wounds. The boy and injured man were taken to the hospital, where they were treated and released. Police say the incident began when Prewitt and the 36-year-old man confronted another man at the…