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According to local health officials, COVID-19 variants are becoming more prevalent in Riley County. There has so far been 14 total cases from variants of concern, eight of which are the B.1.6.17.2 variant, also known as the Delta variant. Riley County has confirmed 32 new positive COVID-19 cases and 14 recoveries since June 9, bringing its total number of active cases to 40. Ascension Via Christi is caring for three COVID-19 positive patients, one of whom is in the Intensive Care Unit. The Riley County Health Department will be offering vaccines and testing at the Juneteenth celebration at the Douglass…
On Wednesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Hilary Wahlen, Betti O, Debbie Nuss, Jurdene Coleman, Sonya and Dave Baker on Juneteenth.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Police in Kansas City, Kansas, are investigating after finding the body of a man who had been shot inside a car. Police say officers were called just after 7 a.m. Monday to a residential area a few blocks northwest of Klamm Park. Arriving officers found the body of a man, later identified as 45-year-old Kyle Slater, of Kansas City, Missouri. inside a vehicle. Police had not announced any arrests or suspects in the case by early Wednesday morning.
TOPEKA, Kan. — A top aide to Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly says Kansas will struggle to vaccinate residents and thousands of families will lose extra food aid. Kelly chief of staff Will Lawrence said Tuesday that those problems will increase because top Republican legislators ended a state of emergency for the coronavirus pandemic. Senate President Ty Masterson announced the cancellation of a Tuesday afternoon meeting of eight legislative leaders. A law enacted in March required top lawmakers to sign off on an extension, and the state of emergency expired at the end of the day Tuesday after being in place…
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 assault and criminal damage to property in Manhattan on June 15, 2021, at approximately 11:27 p.m. Officers listed a 22-year-old male and a 22-year-old female as the victims…
The Manhattan City Commission has an item related to the proposed Museum of Art and Light, and Mayor Wynn Butler tells KMAN that the state’s Secretary of Commerce has signed off on the sales tax revenue bonds necessary for the project. Robert and Tracey DeBruyn have put together the plans for the museum which would be built next to the Flint Hills Discovery Center. The funding is estimated as 23-million dollars through the STAR bonds and 21-million through private donations. The city is required to amend it’s planning documents to adjust for the STAR usage.
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas’ largest electric company expects to make its first big investments in solar energy over the next three years and is looking to produce no net carbon emissions as of 2045. Both goals are set by a long-term plan outlined by Evergy for regulators in Kansas and Missouri. Environmentalist don’t think Evergy is moving quickly enough on clean energy initiatives. Conversely, other critics worry that the plan could make electricity more expensive and less reliable. Utilities across the U.S. and investors increasingly see green initiatives as good for companies’ bottom lines. Evergy has about 1 million customers…
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — A 39-year-old Leavenworth woman is charged with stabbing her fiancé to death. Eva Banks is charged with second-degree murder in the death of 44-year-old Jerrold Rhodes. Police say Rhodes was stabbed to death Saturday at a home the couple shared in Leavenworth. Police Chief Pat Kitchens says investigators believe Rhodes’ death was the result of domestic violence. Banks made her first appearance via video in court on Monday. She said she planned to hire an attorney.
WICHITA, Kan. — Authorities say two people have been critically injured in an apartment fire. Television station KAKE reports that firefighters were called around 3 a.m. Tuesday to the complex near the Kellogg and Interstate 135 interchange. Arriving firefighters discovered a person trapped in the apartment, and another person had jumped out the building to escape the flames. Both people were taken to a hospital with critical injuries. Firefighters say a pet cat also died in the fire, but crews were able to rescue another cat and resuscitate a dog found not breathing. Two apartment units were damaged in the…