PAULINE, Kan. — Authorities say a woman was abducted by her former boyfriend before she was killed earlier this week. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that 61-year-old Jon Ewing, of Scranton, is charged with premeditated first-degree murder, first-degree felony murder, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated burglary, making a criminal threat and interfering with law enforcement. He is jailed on a $1 million bond. The investigation began Tuesday after the body of 58-year-old Deborah Ann Stephens was found by law enforcement officers at a mobile home park in the unincorporated community of Pauline, south of Topeka. Authorities said she had trauma wounds to her…
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — A Kansas City-area high school athletic director is pleading with families to take pandemic safety protocols seriously after instructing about 200 students to quarantine this week. The Kansas City Star reports that Shawnee Mission South High School Athletic Director John Johnson said in a message to parents and athletes that “there are more students with positive tests, and that is causing an extreme domino effect of COVID transmission concerns.” Health officials in Johnson County, which is the state’s largest, have warned that while the number of new coronavirus cases is down, the drop in testing makes…
COFFEYVILLE, Kan. — Police in southeastern Kansas say a request to check on the welfare of a person in Coffeyville led officers to discover the body of a man inside a home. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says in a news release that Coffeyville officers went to the home Wednesday evening and discovered the man’s body. Officials say the victim was not immediately identified because of the advanced state of decomposition of the body. An autopsy is scheduled for Friday to help identify the man and determine his cause of death. The KBI was asked to help following the discovery…
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — A newly released report says an Overland Park police officer fired at a minivan because he thought the teenager driver was going to hit him. Officer Clayton Jennison told investigators that 17-year-old John Albers did not listen to his commands in the moments before Jennison shot and killed him in January 2018 as Albers backed out of his family’s driveway. Overland Park officials released a nearly 500-page report on the shooting Thursday. Jennison was not charged in the shooting and has left the police force. Albers’ mother, who fought for years to get the report released,…
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 in Manhattan on April 29, 2021, at approximately 12:35 p.m. Officers listed a 34-year-old female as the victim when it was reported a 40-year-old male suspect threatened…
On Friday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks & Tourism Game Warden Ben Jedlicka and Henry Otto with Blue Valley Youth Sailing Foundation. Manhattan Regional Airport Director Jesse Romo also joined the program. Anthony Middle School 8th grader Dakotah Garcia and Manhattan High sophomore Maddie Hsu joined us to highlight their involvement with the Flint Hills Volunteer Center’s Connecting Students to Communities program. Volunteer Coordinator Patty Karr also joined us.
Riley County commissioners approved 0.2 cent sales tax question to be added to the November ballot. The sales tax will be used for road and bridge replacement and improvements throughout the county. Public Works Director John Ellerman says without sales tax, they would have to find funding elsewhere and complete these projects at a much slower pace. “The only under funding source available to the best of our knowledge is the property tax. The current sales tax revenues are 1.7 million equals approximately 2.66 mills of property tax,” he said. The countywide only sales tax would be shared with rural…
Rockin K’s hosted the 11th annual Pig Out for Parkinson’s fundraiser Thursday as dozens gathered for the chance to eat Cox Brothers BBQ and meet former K-State football coach Bill Snyder and current K-State football coach Chris Klieman. The goal of the event is to raise awareness and money for the Meadowlark Hill’s Parkinson’s Program, as Rockin K’s will contribute to the program 10 percent of proceeds from the event. “The Meadowlark Parkinson’s Program provides free education, exercise and outreach opportunities for anyone that lives in this area,” Michelle Haub, Meadowlark Hills special programs leader, said. “That extends all the…
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 1500 block of McCain Ln. in Manhattan on April 28, 2021, at approximately 6:40 p.m. Officers listed 19-, 20-, and 21-year-old females as…
PLAINVILLE, Kan. — Authorities say a 16-year-old girl was killed this week when a pickup truck crashed into another vehicle that was broken down on the side of the road in northwestern Kansas. The Kansas Highway Patrol reports that the crash happened just before 10 p.m. Wednesday on state Highway 18 a few miles west of Plainville. The patrol says a westbound truck crashed into the disabled sport utility vehicle, when then hit another truck. Troopers say 16-year-old Carole Adamson, of Plainville, was standing outside the SUV at the time of the crash and was hit. A 21-year-old Iowa woman…