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 3100 block of Ella Ln. in Manhattan on December 2, 2021, around 1:51 p.m. Officers listed a 25-year-old female as the victim when it was reported…
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On Friday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Kansas State Research & Extension Riley County Director Gary Fike. Manhattan Convention & Visitors Bureau Executive Director Karen Hibbard also joined the program. In our final segments we spoke with USD 475 Geary County Schools Superintendent Dr. Reginald Eggleston.
Annual reports were heard Wednesday during the USD 383 Manhattan-Ogden School Board meeting from the English Speakers of Other Languages program and Manhattan Virtual Academy. District ESOL Coordinator Emily Cherms says something they have been working on is a program called bilingual book bags. She says the bags include native language books and bilingual dictionaries. The purpose is to help incorporate dual language support for students and explain why it is important to maintain native language. These bags are given to new families in the district who speak another language in their home. Staff even help parents access and use…
Kansas State Dance is teaming up with The Bang Group to spread holiday cheer in the form of dancing. Kate Digby, associate director for dance at Kansas State, says this year’s concert will have something for everyone. “This year we’ve titled it ‘Nutcracked and Other Delights’ because we have this fabulous company from New York City, The Bang Group, who are presenting ‘Nutcracked’, choreographed by David Parker,” Digby says. We also are featuring four works by K-State dance faculty- three by Julie Pentz and one by Stephen Loch.” Choreographer, David Parker, whom is also the director of The Bang Group,…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Wyandotte County officials say a man who barricaded himself inside an apartment shot two children and his girlfriend before shooting himself. The Wyandotte County Sheriff’s office says the suspect and a 7-year-old girl died after the shooting at a Kansas City, Kansas apartment Wednesday morning. Officers responding to a shooting at Wellborn Park found a woman in her 20s suffering from gunshot wounds. The suspect fled the scene and barricaded himself inside the house. When officers entered the apartment, they found the suspect dead and the girl dead. A 3-year-old boy was injured. The woman and…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A 32-year-old northeast Kansas man has pleaded guilty to participating in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Mark Roger Rebegila, of St. Marys, pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to a misdemeanor charge of parading, demonstrating or picketing in the Capitol building. Several other charges were dropped. He is scheduled to be sentenced March 10. He is the third of eight Kansas residents charged in the Capitol riot to plead guilty. A federal affidavit says Rebegila told the FBI that he entered the Capitol after others had crashed the barriers. Prosecutors say he also…
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — A 37-year-old Kansas man has been convicted of raping a patient at a hospital in Missouri. Chukwuemeka Emmanuel, of Overland Park, was found guilty Wednesday of first-degree rape after a bench trial. He was charged in 2019 after a patient at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence reported she was raped in her hospital bed after she asked Emmanuel for help. Emmanuel worked at the hospital as a “float nurse” hired through an outside agency. He was fired after the accusations were made. His sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 27.
WICHITA, Kan. — Police say a woman in a motorized wheelchair was hit and killed by a vehicle as she crossed a Wichita road, marking the city’s second crash death of a pedestrian in a wheelchair since mid-November. Police say the crash happened Wednesday afternoon at an intersection in east Wichita, just north of McConnell Air Force Base. Police say the 55-year-old woman was crossing Rock Road when she was hit by a sport utility vehicle. There is no crosswalk at the intersection. The woman, whose name has not been released, died at the scene. Police say the SUV driver…
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 burglary in the 3900 block of Rocky Ford Ave. in Manhattan on December 1, 2021, around 10:35 a.m. Officers listed a 72-year-old female as the victim when it was…
On Thursday’s edition of In Focus, we spoke with NBAF Director Dr. Alfonso Calvijo, Coordinator Dr. Ken Burton, and Communications Director Katie Pawlosky. We also spoke with with Retired Lt. General Perry Wiggins, executive director of the Governor’s Military Council.