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 1700 block of N Manhattan Ave in Manhattan on September 1, 2020, at approximately 3:36 pm. Officers listed a 20-year-old female as the victim when it…
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On Wednesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with USD 383 Superintendent Marvin Wade and board member Karla Hagemeister joined by three USD 383 teachers. We also spoke with Manhattan Fire Department Fire Marshal Jake Powell.
Face coverings will be required in Manhattan public spaces through the end of the year. The Manhattan City Commission approved on second reading an extension of the citywide mask ordinance Tuesday 3-2, as part of the consent agenda. Commissioners made no comment. Commissioners Mark Hatesohl and Wynn Butler both voted no. The passage means the mask ordinance will be in place until Dec. 31. This date is in cooperation with K-State and USD 383’s face covering requirements and considers potential reimbursements for local businesses. The ordinance can be repealed early or extended depending on the will of the commission. The…
The Manhattan City Commission Tuesday unanimously approved about $4.3 million in funding for the construction of the Sunset Zoo’s Expedition Asia exhibit. Donations will account for about $2.2 million in funding while the remainder will come from excess quality-of-life sales-tax funds that were established in 2006. While funding for Expedition Asia began in 2015 with a $500,000 donation, fundraising efforts really picked up in 2017 when the city approved the use of the quality-of-life sales-tax funds for the project. Even with the two funding sources, Sunset Zoo staff still had to find ways to cut project costs, such as altering…
Manhattan Mayor Usha Reddi and City Manager Ron Fehr discussed the ongoing coronavirus concerns locally and previewed the Tuesday city commission meeting agenda items including a potential extension of the city face mask ordinance.
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 Anderson Ave in Manhattan on August 31, 2020, at approximately 7:44 am. Officers listed Mark Robbins Dodge as the victim when it was…
TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas Supreme Court has reversed a Topeka real estate developer’s conviction for threatening another man, saying a law used to convict him criminalizes free speech. The court based its decision on its October ruling that struck down a law that made it a crime to speak with reckless disregard for whether one’s comments would cause fear. The court at the time found that the law could make some protesters’ comments illegal, violating the free speech protections. The Shawnee County district attorney’s office will have the option to try developer Kent Lindemuth again or dismiss charges.
MOUNT HOPE, Kan. — The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office says two people where killed in a fiery traffic crash after one of the drivers apparently drove the wrong way on a highway. Deputy Lt. Tim Myers said the collision happened late Friday on Kansas 96 just east of Mount Hope. He says the two cars burst into flames after the crash. Law officers who arrived on the scene tried to rescue the drivers but both people died in the wreck. Myers says investigators believe one vehicle was driving west in the eastbound lanes of Kansas 96. The accident is still…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Two former soccer club executives are hoping to help fund a planned $330 million redevelopment of the shuttered Schlitterbahn water park in Kansas City, Kansas, with sales tax funds. Robb Heineman, Sporting KC’s former CEO, and Greg Cotton, its former chief operating officer and chief counsel, have proposed building a multisport complex on the site, which was sold in June last year. Unified Government of Wyandotte County-Kansas City officials say the redevelopment would “remove (the) blight and political stigma” that has tainted the park since 2016 when a 10-year-old boy was decapitated while on a ride…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A woman who owned three massage parlors in the Kansas City suburbs pleaded guilty to a federal prostitution charge. The U.S. Attorney’s office said Monday employees at massage parlors owned by 62-year-old Chunqui Wu, of Overland Park, performed sexual services for tips. Wu was arrested after confidential informants confirmed sex acts were being performed at the massage parlors. Wu ran the Alpha Massage and A Plus Massage in Olathe and the King Spa in Leawood. She faces 10 years in federal prison when she is sentenced Nov. 16.