TOPEKA, Kan. — A 19-year-old Topeka man is now in custody and facing charges for a killing that happened more than three years ago. Authorities on Thursday announced that Javon A. Smith has been charged with first-degree murder and aggravated battery. Police say Smith was arrested Thursday. It wasn’t immediately clear if he had an attorney. On March 4, 2017, Topeka police found five people injured in a shooting. One of them, 18-year-old Kianna C. Hodge, was found in a vehicle. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The other four victims survived.
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TOPEKA, Kan. — An Ohio man has pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking charges after more than $1 million in plastic-wrapped bundles were found in his pickup truck during a traffic stop in Kansas. The U.S. Attorney’s office in Topeka on Thursday announced the guilty plea by 41-year-old Joseph Michael Martin of Euclid, Ohio. He faces sentencing in January. A Kansas Highway Patrol trooper stopped Martin for speeding on Interstate 70 in Ellsworth County on Sept. 20, 2018. A search of Martin’s 2016 GM pickup found $1.1 million in bundles hidden in metal pipes with welded caps that were in…
One person was sent to the hospital with serious injuries following a single-vehicle rollover accident near St. George Wednesday evening. The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office says a driver was headed westbound in a maroon Nissan Xterra on Elm Slough Rd. east of Vineyard Rd. when the accident occurred. Officers arrived on seen after receiving a 911 call about the incident to discover the driver had already been removed from the vehicle. The driver, who was the only person involved in the accident, was then sent Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan. Officials are still investigating the accident and are not…
TOPEKA, Kan. — The top public health official in Kansas says the state has yet to see its biggest wave of coronavirus cases, suggesting the pandemic could spawn an average of 800 or even 900 new cases a day in coming months. State health department head and Dr. Lee Norman said Wednesday that Kansas is likely to surpass the record numbers of new cases it has seen recently. The state had an average of 646 new cases a day for the seven days ending Wednesday, second only to the 667 cases per day for the seven days ending Monday. Kansas…
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 3100 block of Heritage Ct. in Manhattan on September 30, 2020, at approximately 11:22 a.m. Officers listed Heritage Ridge Apartments as the victim when it was…
Thursday’s program featured the National Bio and Agro Defense Facility’s monthly appearance. Guests included NBAF Coordinator Dr. Ken Burton, Communications Director Katie Pawlosky and special guest Dr. Bill Wilson, NBAF Senior Science Advisor. We also spoke with Gen. Perry Wiggins, executive director of the Governor’s Military Council.
As the seasons change, Tuttle Creek State Park has plenty to offer patrons for the month of October. Park Manager Todd Lovin, told KMAN there are several events coming up. He said that one event that he is excited for is the Fall Foliage Wilderness Walk. “I’ll be guiding this and there really isn’t a trail that we’re following. There’ll be some great vistas of the surrounding area and we should see some good foliage fully changing,” said Lovin. “Then we’re just going to hike through some stuff. That’s native Prairie, some hilly, some steep, some Rocky stuff. We’re going…
Kansas State University will begin offering all enrolled students free asymptomatic testing for COVID-19 on a voluntary basis at on Oct. 5. Testing will be offered by appointment only Monday through Friday from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Lafene Health Center. Participants will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win either a $500 scholarship, 30-minute massage at Lafene Health Center, or other prizes. Each test will consist of a 10-second nasal swab that students must perform on themselves. Results will be delivered through the myLafene+ patient portal or via a phone call for a positive test…
On Wednesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Ben Jedlicka with Kansas Department of Wildlife and Tourism. We also spoke with Todd Lovin with Tuttle Creek State Park.