TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas health officials say they are investigating an outbreak of COVID-19 cases at a church camp in Butler County. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said 13 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the last two weeks at an AGK Ministries camp held from June 21 to June 25 at the Wheat State Retreat Center near Maize. The health department says 23 cases from the camp have been reported this summer. State and Butler County health employees are investigating, and anyone who attended the camp is being urged to get tested for the virus.
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HAYS, Kan. — A former daycare provider in Hays is charged in the death of an infant. Ellis County Attorney Robert Anderson Jr. said the 8-week-old baby died in August 2013 at the Michelle Sarver Day Care Home. Sarver is charged with involuntary manslaughter. A summons has been issued and she is not in custody. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment issued an emergency order of suspension of the daycare when the infant died. The agency said the child was left unattended for about 30 minutes while taking a nap. Sarver began CPR after the infant was found unresponsive…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A federal judge issued an arrest warrant for a Kansas man involved in a phony debt selling scam involving millions of dollars. Joel Tucker, of Prairie Village, was to be sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty last year to transporting stolen money, bankruptcy fraud and tax evasion. His lawyers said Tucker was in Colorado dealing with a family matter. Most of Joel Tucker’s charges stem from selling phony consumer information to debt collectors, who then tried to get consumers to pay debts they didn’t owe. In 2017, the Federal Trade Commission obtained a $4 million judgment against…
USD 383 Manhattan-Ogden Schools are planning to start the new school year on site and with no mask requirements. Superintendent Dr. Marvin Wade discussed the district’s draft plan with the school board Wednesday night. He says the response plan could also be used for any potential pandemics in the future. Students and staff who are fully vaccinated would not be required to wear a mask in the buildings. However, those who are not vaccinated would be strongly encouraged to do so, under the draft plan, but not required. Currently, those under the age of 12 are not able to get…
On Thursday’s edition of In Focus Fort Riley’s 36th annual 10-5-2 Prairie Run (July 17) was previewed with Reed Scoot, Directorate of Family, Morale, Welfare and Recreation. Fort Riley’s third annual Bow slinger 3-D archerty tournament (Aug. 21-22) was previewed with Todd Lovin, Recreation Specialist with Family, Morale, Welfare and Recreation. Manhattan Housing Authority Executive Director and Manhattan City Commissioner Aaron Estabrook joined us along with MHA Commissioner Kennedy Clark and Housing Choice Voucher Program Director Katherine Linde.
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 battery near the intersection of N. 5th St. and Leavenworth St. in Manhattan on July 7, 2021, around 6:24 p.m. Officers listed a 53-year-old male as the victim…
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — The federal government will pay $7 million to settle eight cases filed by veterans who said they were sexually abused by a former physician assistant at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Leavenworth. The veterans alleged that Mark Wisner subjected them to unnecessary genital exams and other physical abuse at the Dwight D. Eisenhower VA Medical Center. Wisner was a physician assistant at the hospital from 2008 to 2014. More than 80 veterans represented by other lawyers settled their lawsuits over abuse from Wisner for $6.7 million in 2019. Wisner was convicted of aggravated sexual battery and related…
WICHITA, Kan. — Police in Wichita say a man fleeing officers caused a crash that killed a pregnant 22-year-old woman. The incident happened Tuesday, as police were investigating two robberies involving the same suspects. Police say one suspect was arrested, but the other fled in a pickup truck. A brief chase ensued, and a short time later, police say the truck sped through a red light and hit several vehicles. Among them was a car driven by 22-year-old Samantha Russell, who was 33 weeks pregnant. Police say Russell was rushed to a hospital, where she died. Doctors delivered the baby…
AMERICUS, Kan. — A civil rights group is threatening to sue a Kansas school district if it doesn’t train employees about LGBTQ rights in response to an eighth-grade student being suspended from riding a school bus after saying, “I’m a lesbian.” The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas sent a letter Tuesday to the 350-student North Lyon County school district about 60 miles southwest of Topeka. The ACLU is representing student Izzy Dieker. She was suspended from her bus for two days in January but the ACLU’s legal director says the girl didn’t ride again for two weeks because she…
The Department of the Army has announced the First Armored Brigade Combat Team, First Infantry Division from Fort Riley will be deployed to Europe this year. The 1st ABCT is headed to Europe to participate in Atlantic Resolve exercises tied to the United States’ commitment to NATO. The “Devil Brigade” will replace the First Armored Brigade Combat Team from the First Cavalry Division as part of the Army’s 2021 rotation.