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 100 block of Bluemont Ave. in Manhattan on June 9, 2021, at approximately 12:14 p.m. Officers listed Walmart as the victim when it was reported an…
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The Junction City man arrested late last week on a sexual exploitation of a child charge faces additional charges. Aaron Zachry remains jailed on a bond of 360-thousand dollars after three additional counts of sexual exploitation of a child were put in place against him Wednesday. Riley County Police say the charges were added after further information was collected in their investigation that began when Zachry was accused of suspicious activity at Northview Pool. He was found to have sexual pictures of children on his cell phone. He worked as a special education paraprofessional at Northview Elementary, according to USD…
Geary County USD 475 plans to replace two of its elementary school playgrounds. Both Sheridan and Eisenhower Elementary School’s playgrounds have been selected for replacement based on the ages of the playgrounds. The project, performed by Noah’s Park and Playground, is planned to begin in late October to early November. The current playgrounds will be entirely replaced with new, American with Disabilities Act-supportive equipment. The total cost of both replacements is around 321 thousand dollars.
The Riley County Health Department is currently tracking multiple local COVID-19 outbreaks, including some among USD 383 sports teams. “These recent outbreaks illustrate the importance of getting vaccinated,” Riley County health officer Julie Gibbs said. “We are encouraging parents to not only get themselves vaccinated but remind them that children 12 and older are also eligible.” Gibbs is asking parents of those involved in the outbreaks to “be open and honest with health department contact tracers.” Riley County has identified 20 new positive COVID-19 cases and 62 recoveries since June 2. This brings the total number of active cases in…
Public Works Fleet Maintenance Facility open house Pottawatomie County is preparing for the upcoming Public Works Fleet Maintenance Facility open house. Public Works engineering aide Janell Ralph says crews are still moving into the building. The open house will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Pottawatomie County entered into an agreement with Schultz Construction of Manhattan in February 2020 for the construction of the facility To see pictures of both the interior and exterior of the building, visit schultzconst.com. Community Corrections Pottawatomie County may soon see the amount it owes in Community Corrections fees increase by about $152,000. Community corrections is a…
Former and current commanders of Fort Riley joined a virtual panel to discuss leadership both in and out of the military. The event was hosted by the First Division Museum in Cantigny Park in Illinois. Current Commanding General D.A. Sims was asked what advice he would give to the future leaders. Sims says those three phrases made him think about all of the things in his life that had gone well. While thinking on those events, he realized he could bring those back to any of those three key phrases. Sims was also joined by Executive Director of the Governor’s…
On Wednesday’s Edition, we talked with USD Wamego Superintendent Tim Winter and USD 323 Rock Creek Superintendent Kevin Logan in the first half hour. Manhattan Area Technical College President Ken Genandt was our guest in the second half hour.
WICHITA, Kan. — A man is hospitalized in critical condition after a burglary led to a fire that also caused minor injuries to four Wichita police officers. Police say the officers responded Sunday night to a 911 call about a burglary in progress inside a home’s detached garage. A news release from police says arriving officers found that the garage entry was barricaded from the inside. Officers eventually got inside and discovered a man had locked himself into a smaller room, where a fire had been set. Officers used fire extinguishers to put out the blaze and rescue the man.…
WICHITA, Kan. — A Wichita woman is accused of trying to run over her husband, and running into a business in the process. Formal charges have not been filed against the 42-year-old suspect. Wichita Officer Charley Davidson said police were called Saturday night to a report of a vehicle striking a building on East Second Street. Officers discovered that a 2014 Dodge Challenger had struck a building, and found the suspect and her 45-year-old husband at the scene. No one was hurt. Davidson said the investigation determined that the woman tried “multiple times” to run over her husband before striking…
WICHITA, Kan. — Police say a 12-year-old is hospitalized after being accidentally shot in a Wichita apartment by an adult carelessly handling a gun. Wichita police say in a news release that the shooting happened around 8 p.m. Monday, when officers responded to reports of a shooting at the Magnolia Woods Apartments. Arriving officers found a 12-year-old girl with a gunshot wound to her arm and shoulder. The girl was taken to a Wichita hospital and is expected to recover. Police arrested 23-year-old Christian Lehl, whom investigators say was caring for the girl, his niece, along with another niece and…