TOPEKA, Kan. — Authorities have identified a man whose body was pulled late last week from a creek just outside Topeka. The Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office reported Sunday that the body of 25-year-old Lashawn Mady, of Topeka, was recovered Friday afternoon from Shunganunga Creek just east of Topeka. Investigators say no foul play is suspected in Mady’s death, but an investigation into how he died is continuing. Sheriff’s officials say authorities were notified of Mady’s death around 3:15 p.m. Friday. No other details have been released.
Author: KMAN Staff
June sales tax numbers are in for the City of Manhattan. The city’s one-percent sales tax brought in around $1.04 million in revenue for June 2021. This is up nearly $272,000 from June 2020, when the city brought in about $767,000. The jump comes out to an approximately 35.5 percent increase from one year ago. The two categories that drove the increase were Retail Trade and Accommodation and Food Services, which rose from about $508,000 to $690,000 and from $91,000 to $146,000, respectively. One category, described as Construction in the tax report, fell from about $16,700 to $15,900. The city’s…
National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility officials have continued hiring efforts despite the presence of a pandemic over the past year or so. NBAF deputy director Sarah Ziegler spoke to KMAN Friday about some of their more recent employment numbers. NBAF communications director Katie Pawlosky says the staff is a good mix of federal-government veterans and people who come from the private industry. She also says just under 50 percent of team members could potentially serve over 20 years at the facility.
BEL AIRE, Kan. — Authorities say a pilot suffered only minor injuries when he was forced to make a crash landing near the Wichita suburb of Bel Aire. The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office says the single-engine plane was flying from Nebraska to Kansas when it suffered a mechanical failure. Officials say the pilot described as a Wichita man in his 30s was trying to reach Jabara Airport in Wichita, but was forced to put the plane down in a field just northeast of the city. Officials say the rough landing destroyed the plane, but left the pilot with only minor…
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 500 block of McCall Rd. in Manhattan on July 1, 2021, at approximately 11:40 a.m. Officers listed Menards as the victim when it was reported an…
On Friday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Manhattan CVB Director Karen Hibbard. We also spoke with KSRE Director Gary Fike. Mitch Innes with Randolph PRIDE also joined the program. In our final segment we spoke with Beach Museum curator Liz Seaton.
Pottawatomie County currently has 13 active COVID-19 cases, which is down from June 23 when there were 24. 11 positive cases connected to COVID-19 variants of concern have also been confirmed since the tracking of variants began earlier this year. This includes five cases of the B.1.1.7 Alpha variant and six cases of the B.1.617.2 Delta variant. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers a variant of concern to be relatively more transmissible, harmful or resistant to vaccines or treatment. Those with questions about vaccines and testing can call the Pottawatomie County Health Department at 785-457-3719 or email Leslie…
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 900 block of Moro St. in Manhattan on June 30, 2021, at approximately 10:47 a.m. Officers listed a 21-year-old female as the victim…
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has launched public-service announcements about COVID-19. The 30-second television spots that started Wednesday reflect officials’ fears that people who travel over the Fourth of July holiday will return with the fast-spreading delta variant. One 30-second television spot features Kelly and another features her and U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, a fellow Democrat who represents the state’s portion of the Kansas City area in Congress. Both tell viewers that the coronavirus pandemic is not over; the best protection is to get vaccinated, and people should wear masks and social distance if they aren’t inoculated. Kansas…
TOPEKA, Kan. — A voting rights group plans to pause its voter registration and education activities for fear of criminal prosecution under a new election law passed this year by the Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature. The state voting rights organization Loud Light said in a news release that it will suspend on Thursday its voter its voter outreach efforts until a Shawnee District Court rules on its motion to block the law that makes it a felony to cause someone to believe another person is an election official.