TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Supreme Court says an individual’s conduct can be relevant in determining whether a person has expressed valid consent to search. The ruling Friday came in the case of Gianni Massimo Daino. He allowed police to enter his apartment when he opened the door and stood aside for them to come in. The appeals court reversed a Johnson County District Court ruling that suppressed evidence after the warrantless search led to the discovery of marijuana and other incriminating evidence. It ruled that an individual’s nonverbal conduct can be relevant because a person may express valid consent…
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CLOUD COUNTY, Kan. — A Kansas man died after the pickup truck he was riding in rolled over in a roadside ditch. The Kansas Highway Patrol said the wreck happened around 11:15 p.m. Saturday in Cloud County about three miles north of Aurora. Investigators determined that a southbound GMC pickup left the road and rolled over after it entered a ditch on the east side of the road. Authorities said 38-year-old Ryan Peltier of Concordia died at the scene of the crash. The truck’s driver, 40-year-old Amanda Applebee of Aurora was taken to Cloud County Hospital with serious injuries.
DODGE CITY, Kan. — A 28-year-old Kansas man has died after a semitrailer truck smashed into his car. The Kansas Highway Patrol said the crash happened around 10:15 p.m. Friday southwest of Dodge City in Ford County. Investigators determined that a westbound 2013 Chevrolet Camaro pulled out into the path of a southbound semi after stopping at a stop sign along U.S. Highway 56. The Camaro’s driver, Marcos Solis, was taken to Western Plains Regional Hospital where he died. The 27-year-old Iowa man driving the semi was not injured.
WICHITA, Kan. — Police in Wichita are investigating the stabbing death of a man there. Police say the incident happened around 1:20 a.m. Sunday inside a home along South Washington. Officers called to the scene found a 59-year-old man with multiple stab wounds. Police say he died at the scene. The victim’s name has not yet been released. Police say an investigation showed the victim was visiting the home when he and a 34-year-old suspect fought. Police say that during the disturbance, the suspect pulled a knife and stabbed and slashed the victim before fleeing the scene. Police say they’re…
BELLE PLAINE, Kan. — A small community college in northeast Kansas has settled a lawsuit accusing it of directing coaches to recruit more white athletes and targeting Black prospective students with excessive scrutiny such background checks before offering scholarships. A brief stipulation of dismissal was filed Monday by the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas. The ACLU had alleged in the lawsuit that Highland Community College instituted a plan to reduce the number of black students. The college has said its recruiting is not determined by students’ race or ethnicity and denied it ever instructed coaches to exclude out-of-state athletes…
The fourth annual StartUp MHK business-pitch competition will conclude this weekend. Eight local entrepreneurs will present their business ideas to a panel of judges Saturday for the chance to win part of the $20,000 that is up for grabs. $8,000 will go to the winner of the Technical category, $8,000 will go to the winner of the Non-Technical category and $4,000 will go to the winner of the People’s Choice award. This year’s judges include Mary Vanier, president of Grande Mere Development and Spark MHK board member, Dawn Deeter, K-State professor and director of the KSU Strategic Selling Center, Enrique…
Riley County has reported its 14th COVID-19 related death. The victim was an 81-year-old male who died at the Wamego Health Center after testing positive on Nov. 1. Riley County is also reporting 170 new positive cases and 96 recoveries. This brings the county’s total number of active cases to 425 and recoveries to 2,368. Ascension Via Christi Hospital is currently caring for 11 positive patients and three persons under investigation. Riley County has identified one new outbreak at the Alpha Chi Omega sorority, bringing its number of active outbreaks to nine. 630 people were tested Thursday at the free-testing…
The Riley County Police Department wants the public to know about one program they have been using called Project Guardians. RCPD Director, Dennis Butler, tells KMAN they have been using the program for a while, but not many people know about it. He says the program is a way for families with members that are at risk to be alone outside to register information with RCPD to help in future emergencies. “If one of their loved ones who has a cognitive condition goes missing, they can call us immediately and we can pull up that information, all of that identifying…
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 an injury crash near mile marker 318 on Interstate 70 on November 12, 2020, at approximately 5:58 p.m. When officers arrived they found a 2001 Dodge Ram driven…
On Friday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with RCPD Director Dennis Butler.