KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The new police chief in Kansas City, Kansas, wants to solve some old cases. The Kansas City Star reports that newly sworn-in chief Karl Oakman hopes to create a cold case unit sometime in 2022. Oakman said in a statement Tuesday that the new division will be established “once staffing allows.” Oakman served as deputy chief in Kansas City, Missouri, before being sworn in as the new chief across the state line earlier this month. Oakman’s statement came on the same day a social justice group called Justice for Wyandotte urged creation of the unit during…
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BONNER SPRINGS, Kan. — A 14-year-old Kansas boy has died after falling from a moving vehicle driven by another juvenile. The accident happened Monday in Bonner Springs in suburban Kansas City. Police did not identify the victim. A statement from police said officers responded to a report of a medical emergency in a parking lot and determined that two juveniles were riding on a vehicle driven by another juvenile. One of them fell and was critically injured. He died at a hospital. No additional information was immediately released.
GODDARD, Kan. — A woman who says she and her three children became “violently ill” after visiting a splash park at a wildlife attraction in Goddard is suing the business. Public health officials have not determined what caused several people to become ill at the Tanganyika Wildlife Park. The splash park remains closed. Elena Davis alleges in the lawsuit that one of her children went to the hospital after the family became ill after visiting the splash park. Lawyers for the family allege the park didn’t maintain proper sanitary conditions or warn guests about the outbreak in a timely fashion.…
2022 outside agency budgets Seven agencies presented their 2022 budgets to the city commission Tuesday. The Manhattan Public Library budget will be about $3.29 million , about $30,000 more than in 2021. The Social Services Advisory Board and Special Alcohol Fund Advisory Committee will allocate about $450,000 and $466,000, respectively, in contracts. These amounts are down slightly from the previous budget. The remaining agency budgets, which belong to the Flint Hills Area Transportation Agency, Manhattan Arts Center, Aggieville Business Association and Downtown Manhattan Incorporated, amount to about $312,000. The Wolf House Museum, which has a budget of $5,000, was not…
Wednesday’s program featured updates from USD 378 Riley County Superintendent Cliff Williams and USD 384 Blue Valley Superintendent John Cox. We also received a mid-summer update from USD 475 Geary County Schools Superintendent Dr. Reginald Eggleston.
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 attempted first-degree murder in the 400 block of S. Juliette Ave. in Manhattan on June 22, 2021, at approximately 2:58 p.m. Officers listed a 38-year-old female as the victim…
Raising Riley held a pop-up literacy event, Seuss-isms, at City Park on Tuesday. The event, funded through the USD 383 K-LINK grant, is aimed at increasing literacy for children during the summer months. Activities included art, games and Dr. Seuss books. Beth Mills, Raising Riley Family Engagement Specialist, spoke about the importance of summer reading on children’s development. Denae Jones, Early Literacy Facilitator for Raising Riley, explained the positive impact of her job, and how the job changed over the last year. Jones added that the most critical time to be reading to children is when they are very young.…
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 2000 block of Hillview Dr. in Manhattan on June 21, 2021, at approximately 5:43 p.m. Officers listed a 42-year-old male as the victim…
Pottawatomie County officials, including Commission Chair Greg Riat, Assistant County Administrator Heather Gladbach and Assistant Public Works Director Lance Forgy discussed some of the county’s hiring challenges, road and bridge projects, an open house for the Fleet Maintenance Facility in Westmoreland and 2022 budget planning. The Little Apple Pride Picnic is taking place Saturday from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Blue Earth Plaza. Organization Chair Jonathan Mertz joined us to preview the event, which will be the organization’s first pride event since 2019.
Riley County offices closed on Friday in observance for the Juneteenth holiday, causing some confusion with the public. Commission Chair John Ford took time during Monday’s commission meeting to clarify any confusion. He says past commissions have decided it is plausible to observe all federal holidays. President Joe Biden established the 19th as a federal holiday Thursday afternoon, following a bill passed by the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. It caused the county to have to make a quick decision. Since the holiday was on a Saturday this year, the county decided to close offices Friday. County Clerk Rich…