LEAWOOD, Kan. — Police in northeastern Kansas are investigating a shooting that left one person dead and another injured. Leawood police say officers were called around 8 p.m. Friday to an apartment complex parking lot for reports of shots fired. The Kansas City Star reports that short time later, two people showed up at a local hospital with gunshot wounds. Police say one of the victims, a man, died of his wounds. The other victim was taken to an area trauma center. Their names had not been released by midday Saturday, and no arrests had been reported. It was the…
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TOPEKA, Kan. — Broadcaster Bill Kurtis is getting an honorary degree from the University of Kansas. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the Kansas Board Board of Regents voted this week to give degrees to Kurtis and longtime KU faculty member Roger Shimomura. The university says Kurtis will receive a Doctor of Humane Letters degree and Shimomura will receive a Doctor of Arts degree. Kurtis anchored the CBS Morning News and has hosted various A&E crime and news documentary shows. Shimomura taught art from 1969 to 2004 at KU and creates art addressing the sociopolitical issues of Asian America.
LAWRENCE, Kan. — The Lawrence library is joining a growing number that are dropping fines for overdue books. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the library’s board voted unanimously Tuesday to make the change. Library patrons would still be charged for lost or damaged items. Patrons also would be blocked from checking out additional books and materials once an item became two weeks overdue, but return of the overdue item would immediately restore access. Earlier this year, the American Library Association officially came out against charging fines, citing concerns that fines create barriers to library materials and services.
On Monday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Dr. Tim Shaffer.
As people finish their holiday shopping before Christmas, the Riley County Police Department has some ways to help protect them. Riley County Police Department Director Dennis Butler explains that it’s as simple as locking your doors. He says half of the cases they see of cars getting broken into, the doors were unlocked. The other important item is to hide your valuables from sight. “Even if you car is locked and they can see, it creates more temptation for them to want to get in there and take it,” says Butler. Butler says the same goes for homes; lock the…
The City of Riley is working to establish its own municipal court based on the model of Ogden’s court. The Riley Countian Newspaper reports that the city council unanimously approved a proposal to set up a court at its November 26 meeting. Mayor Tim Sharp says the idea has been brought up multiple times in the past years from within the council and the community. “We’re in the midst of getting all the things necessary to get it going,” Sharp told KMAN. “It’s going to happen, I just don’t know how soon.” Sharp says the intent is not to start…
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 vehicle theft in the 3100 block of Willowood Cir. in Manhattan on December 19, 2019, at approximately 7:00 AM. Officers listed a 45-year-old male as the victim when he…
Friday’s program featured holiday eating tips from K-State Riley County Extension Health, Nutrition Agent Megan Dougherty. Riley County Seniors’ Service Center Program Coordinator Liz Nelson spoke about upcoming activities in January at the center. Pawnee Mental Health Executive Director Robbin Cole joined us to recap 2019 and discuss the FCC’s new 988 phone number under consideration to add to the suicide prevention hotline.
WICHITA, Kan. — A retired city clerk has been ordered to pay more than $150,000 in restitution for embezzling from the Kansas town where she worked for nearly 40 years. The U.S. attorney’s office says 70-year-old Carole Sue Coker also was sentenced Thursday to three years of federal probation for mail fraud. Coker, who now lives in Oronogo, Missouri, allegedly kept some money paid to the Kansas town of Caney. She then made it appear as if the books balanced. Caney is about 120 miles southeast of Wichita.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — A Kansas man has been sentenced to life in prison for severely beating a woman in 2016 after she refused to have sex with him and then leaving her to die in a wooded area. The Kansas City Star reports that 26-year-old Korrey Raine White Rinke won’t be eligible for parole for 25 years under the sentence ordered Thursday for first-degree murder and aggravated kidnapping in the death of 46-year-old Julianna Pappas of Overland Park. He also was ordered to register as a sex offender and pay more than $15,000 in restitution. Prosecutors initially planned to…