PITTSBURG, Kan. — The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is helping to investigate the death of a 23-year-old woman whose body was found inside her Pittsburg home. The agency said in a news release that Pittsburg police received a 911 call Tuesday morning about an unresponsive person. Responding officers then found Tylei Messer dead inside the home. The KBI says special agents and a crime scene team were sent to the home. No other details were immediately released, including her cause of death.
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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 responded to a report of a theft in the 500 block of Augusta Way in Manhattan on September 15, 2020, at approximately 8:18 am. Officers listed a 23-year-old male as the victim when…
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 and theft in the 600 block of Pecan Cir in Manhattan on September 14, 2020, at approximately 6:09 am. Officers listed a 43-year-old male, a…
Riley County residents who are not yet registered to vote have until Oct. 13 to do so for the general election. Speaking to the Riley County commission Monday, County Clerk Rich Vargo gave an update on his office’s election efforts. Vargo urged those who have not yet registered, especially college students, to do so before the deadline. He also encouraged college professors to make sure their students are registered. Advanced voting begins on Oct. 14. The clerk’s office will also be sending out the mail ballots for those who applied for advanced voting by mail. By state law, those ballots…
WICHITA, Kan. — Authorities in south-central Kansas say a 12-year-old child has died after an all-terrain vehicle and dirt bike collided on private property west of Wichita. Television station KSN reports that the accident happened Sunday afternoon in Reno County. Investigators say the 12-year-old and another juvenile were riding the ATV and dirt bike on the property when the two collided around 5 p.m. Sunday. Reno County Sheriff’s deputies and medics responded to the crash, and the child was rushed to a hospital and later died. Officials have not released the name or gender of the child. Investigators say the…
WICHITA, Kan. — Wichita area health officials are cracking down on face masks and bar curfews to stem the spread of the coronavirus. Sedgwick County health officer Dr. Garold Minns made compliance mandatory in a new emergency public health order that took effect Tuesday morning. The Wichita Eagle reports that the order runs through Oct. 21. The health order has required face masks, an 11 p.m. curfew on bars and a 15-person limit on mass gatherings. But previous versions of the order said that while it was lawful, compliance was voluntary. The update removed wording that the order “cannot be…
WICHITA, Kan. — A civil rights group says a Wichita teacher who posted on Facebook about her concern over school reopening procedures was wrongly disciplined by the district. The Wichita Eagle reports the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas has asked the Wichita school district in a letter to rescind the reprimand. The ACLU says it is defending the teacher’s First Amendment rights. A school district spokesperson says it respects the teacher’s right to publicize views on their own time in a manner consistent with the district’s policies. The teacher had posted the video showing that the thermometer at a…
TOPEKA, Kan. — A trial has been delayed for the second time for the suspect in the shooting death of a former Washburn University football player and the wounding of another player who went on to play for the New York Giants. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that 19-year-old Francisco A. “Franky” Mendez was scheduled to be tried Oct. 26 in the April 2019 death of Dwane Simmons and the wounding of Corey Ballentine. Shawnee County District Judge Cheryl Rios granted Mendez a continuance in the case while scheduling a status conference to take place Nov. 12. Mendez was charged with…
On Tuesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr and Mayor Usha Reddi.
Julie Gibbs joined KMAN in the 7am hour to provide our COVID-19 update.