WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the death of a man who was found under a car on a Wichita lawn after an acquaintance called to report a carjacking. The Wichita Eagle reports that the acquaintance has been arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder. The man who died wasn’t immediately identified. He lived at the east Wichita home where he was found under the car. Wichita police officer Charley Davidson says investigators are working to talk to the suspect.
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Monday’s program centered around trains and the history of transportation in Manhattan and Riley County. Riley County Historical Museum Executive Director Cheryl Collins joined us for the discussion.
With the Eastside and Westside Markets closing on Nov. 23rd, owner Terry Olson appeared on Friday’s episode of In Focus to discuss her experience running the locally-sourced plant and produce stores over the past 43 years. While Olson first started working at Eastside Market in 1974, her story can be traced back even further to her time helping family members run the Kaw Valley Greenhouses, which opened in 1967, and selling tomatoes off the back of a cart pulled by her pet St. Bernard. It was in settings like this that Olson began to learn about plants and selling fruit…
Friday’s first guest was K-State Riley County Extension Horticulture Agent Gregg Eyestone, discussing current yard chores for local gardeners. Segment two featured Riley County Seniors’ Service Center Program Coordinator Liz Nelson highlighting December events coming up including a craft fair Dec. 2 and their Christmas meal Dec. 13. Segment three featured T. Russell Reitz Animal Shelter Director Deb Watkins and Volunteer Coordinator Hanna Shoemaker, along with special guest Molly. Highlights included Adopt a Senior Pet Month and the shelter’s upcoming Black Furday adoption special on Nov. 30. Segment four featured retiring Eastside and Westside Market owner Terry Olson reflecting on…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Police say the deaths of two people in a southeast Topeka apartment were a murder-suicide. Police spokeswoman Gretchen Koenen said Thursday that 32-year-old Valerie Taylor was found dead Tuesday afternoon by officers responding to a medical call. Taylor died from a single gunshot wound. Koenen said in a news release that police believe Taylor was killed by her boyfriend, 37-year-old James Allen Jr., who was later found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police are not searching for anyone else in the case.
One person is dead following a fatal structure fire that occurred Sunday night in Pottawatomie County. The victim was found as firefighters worked to put out the fire at 13910 Antelope Run Road near Westmoreland. The Kansas Office of the State Fire Marshal’s Investigation Division has not determined the cause of the fire. Monetary losses are estimated at $200,000. The total collapse of the structure prevented fire crews from being able to figure out if the structure had any smoke detectors. The identity of the victim has not yet been determined, pending an autopsy.
A wreath-laying ceremony will be held at Fort Riley Post Cemetery on Dec.14th at 11 a.m. as part of a national effort from the Wreaths Across America organization to remember fallen soldiers, honor soldiers currently serving and to educate children about freedom. “We will place ceremonial wreaths for all of the military services in our country: Army, Navy, Merchant Marines, Coast Guard, Air Force and also we do the POW/MIA and the Gold Star Mothers,” Jerri McBride of VFW Post 1281 said. This ceremony will mark the 13th year that it has taken place at Fort Riley. The program’s origins…
A long time member of the Kansas State University community said goodbye this week, after more than 40 years of service. Former Director of Admissions and Director of Student Financial Assistance Larry Moeder has retired after a long journey, where he went from student to longtime K-State employee. He was honored during a ceremony Wednesday at the Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art. Moeder says he loved to help students. “I’ve been so blessed to be able to be here at K-State, attending K-State, graduating and then starting work at K-State. It’s been amazing to be able to help students,…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A 30-year-old man who was a suspect in a shooting outside at Lawrence bar has died. Lawrence police say Wednesday that Terry Dean Scearce III, of Lawrence, died from a gunshot wound after a shooting early Sunday in the parking lot of Playerz Sports Bar. The Lawrence Journal-World reported investigators believed Scearce shot a man and a woman at the bar before he was found in a car suffering from a gunshot wound. Police spokesman Patrick Compton said the man and woman have been released from the hospital. He said the case remains under investigation and…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Prosecutors have announced plans to retry a Kansas priest who was suspended from the ministry after he was accused of inappropriately touching a young girl on two occasions. Wyandotte County District Attorney’s Office spokesman Jonathan Carter told The Kansas City Star on Wednesday that the Rev. Scott Kallal’s new trial will likely be held in May. The 37-year-old faces two felony counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child. He was accused of inappropriately touching a 10-year-old girl in 2015 at a Kansas City, Kansas, church gymnasium and again at a graduation party in Bonner…