On Tuesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Riley County Commissioner Kathryn Focke.
Author: KMAN Staff
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 900 block of Leavenworth St. in Manhattan on June 7, 2021, at approximately 7:42 a.m. Officers listed a 23-year-old female as the victim…
Riley County commissioners approved the hiring of a temporary election worker for the upcoming primary election. The primary election is being held for the Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 race due to the number of candidates. County Clerk Rich Vargo says his office was not prepared for a primary election, as one is not typically held for this race. State law says a primary election is to be held if the number of candidates exceeds three times the number of open positions plus one. The school board currently has three open seats and 10 candidates, thus meeting the state requirements for a…
An assistant vice president of student life for diversity and multicultural student affairs at Kansas State University has been hired as the new V-P for student engagement and success at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Adrian Rodriguez served as the lead for the Morris Family Multicultural Center project as well as the K-State DreamZone for DACA program students as well as students from families with mixed immigration status. “Adrian’s positive impact on K-State and our students has been substantial and will be long-lasting,” said Thomas Lane, Kansas State University vice president for student life and dean of students. “He served in partnership…
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 aggravated indecent liberties with a child in Manhattan on June 5, 2021, at approximately 1:01 p.m. Officers listed a 31-year-old male as the suspect. This report is part of…
WICHITA, Kan. — A third Kansan has been arrested in connection to a shooting that killed a teenager. The Wichita Eagle on Saturday reported police arrested 19-year-old Jakob Oniel Cuble for first-degree murder and aggravated robbery. Court records didn’t list an attorney for Cuble Saturday. He’s the third person arrested in connection to the death of 17-year-old Marcus Sain last year in a Wichita apartment complex shooting, which police say occurred during a drug deal. Nathaniel Saunders and Malcolm Ganther have also been charged with first-degree murder and aggravated battery for Sain’s death.
TOPEKA, Kan. — A state board has unanimously recommended that the Kansas Supreme Court disbar a prosecutor who’s accused of misleading juries in two separate cases, actions that caused them to be overturned by higher courts. The Kansas Board for Discipline of Attorneys argued that Jacqie Spradling embraced a “win at all costs” attitude in two cases: the 2012 double homicide case and a 2016 rape and sodomy case. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that in both cases, appeals courts tossed out the convictions.
TOPEKA, Kan. — Some wildlife species that were previously absent or rare in Kansas are appearing more often now, including a mountain lion that was caught on video last month roaming through an alley in Wichita. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that mountain lion sighting continues a trend in recent decades that has brought an increased presence of wildlife, including elk, black bears, river otters and armadillos. Matt Peek of the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism says some animal populations that been reduced significantly by hunting have also gone from very rare to very abundant in Kansas. Those animals…
BURLINGTON, Kan. — A mother and two young children have died in a boating accident that also hospitalized the father. The Kansas City Star says the accident happened on the Neosho River in the area of the Burlington City Dam around 6:30 p.m. Saturday. The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism says the family of two adults and two children were boating on the river when their vessel stalled in rapid, aerated water. The operator lost control and everyone was thrown out of the boat. Rescue crews saved a man from Shawnee and took him to Burlington Hospital. One…
WICHITA, Kan. — Police say a teenager has drowned in a lake on a Wichita apartment complex grounds. Authorities say the drowning happened around 2 p.m. Sunday when emergency crews were called to the Kingston Cove apartments in south-central Wichita. Officials say the teen was with a group of friends swimming in the lake when he went under the water and did not resurface. The teen’s friends tried to rescue him, and several onlookers jumped in the water to try to help, but could not find him. First responders called to the scene found the teen within 30 minutes and…