EASTON, Kan. — Authorities in northeastern Kansas say a volunteer firefighter died in a crash while on his way to a fire over the weekend. The Leavenworth Times reports the crash happened Sunday in Leavenworth County near Easton. The Easton Township Fire Department announced on its Facebook page that one of its volunteers “was killed in the line of duty in a traffic accident while responding to the fire.” The sheriff’s office says 23-year-old Johnny Ivison Jr. died in the crash after his pickup truck went off the road and rolled several times. His family says Ivison was the father…
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Even among the pandemic, the Flint Hills Veterans Coalition has worked hard to ensure Veteran’s Day events still happen. The Flint Hills Coalition will still hold the Veteran’s Day Parade and indoor ceremony this year, with minor adjustments. One major change is the streaming availability of the events due to the virus. Both the parade and indoor ceremony will be streamed online. President of the FHVC, Chuck Sexton, talks about the importance of being able to stream the events. “People stay safe as they possibly can and are healthy as they possibly can,” Sexton says. “Which is why the streaming…
Riley County is reporting 126 new COVID-19 cases and 60 recoveries. This brings the number of active cases in the county to 258 and recoveries to 2,253. Ascension Via Christi Hospital is currently caring for six COVID-19 positive patients and one person under investigation. Four of the patients under the hospital’s care are in the Intensive Care Unit. The Alpha of Clovia Scholarship House has been identified as the most recent outbreak location, bringing the number of outbreaks in Riley County to seven. The other outbreak locations in Riley County include a fraternity, two K-State athletics teams, a nursing home,…
On Monday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Brad Crauer with KSU Vet Med. We also had Chuck Sexton, Melody Sexton, and Janet Nichols from the Flint Hills Veteran’s Collation on the program.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Police said a teenage driver was fatally shot Sunday morning in Kansas City, Kansas. The shooting was discovered after the victim’s vehicle crashed into a parked vehicle around 6 a.m. Sunday. The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department said the driver, who was in his late teens, was shot while he was driving in eastern Kansas City, Kansas. The victim wasn’t immediately identified and no arrests were reported Sunday morning. The Kansas City Star reports that this shooting was the 47th homicide of the year in Kansas City, Kansas. At the same time last year, 28 homicides…
MISSION, Kan. — In ordinary times, the airy convention center on a 61-acre site in Hesston, Kansas, hosts weddings, corporate retreats and church events. During the pandemic, it has become a schoolhouse for the district’s seventh- and eighth-graders. Megan Kohlman teaches literature and writing inside one of the rooms, separated from a math teacher’s space by only a plastic sheet. It’s hardly ideal, but for her it’s an upgrade from distance learning in the spring, when she juggled instruction with care of her own young children. “Everyone just really believes in the power of having kids with us as much…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas man has been charged with shooting three teenagers he believed stole Donald Trump campaign signs. Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay said Robert Sinner, 39, turned himself into police Saturday. Sinner is charged with criminal discharge of a firearm and two counts of aggravated battery in connection with the Oct. 31 incident in Topeka. One of the teenagers has been charged with aggravated assault because prosecutors say Jose Garcia tried to hit Sinner with the car he was driving. Police have said the shooting happened after Sinner confronted the teens because he believed they had…
TOPEKA, Kan. — Officials have shut down a bridge that spans the Kansas River in Topeka after a fire erupted underneath it early Monday. Televisions station KSNT reports that the Sardou Bridge that connects north Topeka to the Oakland neighborhood is closed until further notice. Police say firefighters were called to the bridge just before 2 a.m. Monday for a blaze under the east end of the bridge. Firefighters extinguished the fire, but the bridge will remain closed until officials can determine it is safe to use.
WICHITA, Kan. — The Wichita mayor, City Council and several city staff members are in quarantine after a council member was recently diagnosed with the coronavirus. Wichita Mayor Brandon Whipple and City Manager Robert Layton are among those in isolation for 14 days after Council Member Brandon Johnson tested positive for COVID-19 last week. Johnson told the Wichita Eagle that he had a cough Thursday that worsened Friday, so he went to be tested. He received the results Saturday morning. Television station KAKE reports that City Council meetings will be held online until the council can meet in person, and…
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 1400 block of Beechwood Ter. in Manhattan on November 6, 2020, at approximately 7:18 a.m. Officers listed a 34-year-old male as the victim when it was…