As Kansas State University students return to campus and area K-12 districts prepare for the start of their Fall semester, Riley County health officials ask residents to do their part in stopping the spread of COVID-19. Riley County Wednesday reported 32 new positive tests and 4 recoveries since Monday’s report. That makes 153 active cases, 374 reported recoveries and 5 deaths of 532 confirmed cases dating back to March. Two outbreaks in Riley County were reported Tuesday. The Phi Delta Theta fraternity in Manhattan now has 1 additional positive, for a total of 14. The Blue Valley USD 384 School…
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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 filed a report for theft in the 500 block of Richards Dr in Manhattan on August 18, 2020, at approximately 6:31 AM. Officers listed a 20-year-old male and Trinium Construction as the victims…
Wednesday’s program featured a preview of the USD 383 Manhattan/Ogden School Board meeting and district reopening plan with Assistant Superintendent Eric Reid and board member Curt Herrman. We also spoke with LINK E-Scooters officials update us on first week stats with the new mobility devices. Guests included Paul Steely White, LINK’s Director of Development and Public Affairs, Evan Lochmiller, LINK’s Manhattan Operations Manager.
WICHITA, Kan. — Police have announced an arrest in the death of a man investigators say was shot to death in southeast Wichita during an argument. Police say 25-year-old Donovan Harrington, of Wichita, was arrested Tuesday in the Monday morning shooting death of 27-year-old Miguel Tapia. Police found Tapia found lying outside a vehicle with gunshot wounds. He later died at a hospital. Investigators believe Harrington, Tapia and two women were inside the vehicle when Tapia and Harrington began arguing. Police say Harrington pulled a gun and shot Tapia, then he and the women fled on foot and flagged down…
The Pottawatomie County Commission will meet Wednesday to discuss whether to opt out of Gov. Laura Kelly’s executive order, known as Executive Order No. 20-59, requiring schools to implement face masks and other health measures. Kelly originally stated that the order, which was announced in July, is not optional, but according to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, public-school districts have the authority to opt out of the order without consent from the county government. Therefore, the decision will mostly determine whether private schools are allowed to implement their own coronavirus-mitigation plans. Matthew Childs, an official at St. Mary’s Academy, says…
WICHITA, Kan. — Police say a man who was shot in southeast Wichita during a fight has died from his injuries. Police say 27-year-old Miguel Tapia was found lying outside a vehicle around 7:30 a.m. Monday. Investigators believe Tapia was inside the vehicle when a fight broke out and he was shot. He was rushed to a Wichita hospital, but later died. Police have said they believe Tapia was targeted in the shooting, but have not released any information on a suspect or whether any arrests in the shooting have been made.
TOPEKA, KAN. — A Topeka man has been sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison for stealing more than $47,000 in an identity theft scheme. Federal prosecutors for Kansas say 42-year-old Joseph Adams was sentenced Monday to 46 months in federal prison after pleading guilty earlier to one count of aggravated identity theft and one count of conspiring to commit bank and wire fraud. In his plea, Adams admitted that he and another person obtained stolen mail containing checks and information on victims’ identities, then used a software program to make counterfeit checks and identification cards.
TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas Highway Patrol says a man is facing several charges after a car chase ended when a patrol trooper’s car was hit twice by the fleeing driver. The trooper was treated at a hospital for minor injuries after the crash Monday west of Topeka. The driver, 35-year-old Deandre Martin, of Kansas City, Kansas, was also treated at a hospital for minor injuries. The patrol says the chase began when authorities received a report of a person driving recklessly on Interstate 70 between Topeka and Lawrence. The chase reached speeds up to 100 mph before the driver…
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas has reported its biggest seven-day increase in novel coronavirus cases since the pandemic began and the total number exceeds 35,000. The state Department of Health and Environment said Monday that Kansas had another 1,282 confirmed and probable cases since Friday, an increase of 3.8%, for a total of 35,167. The state reported 3,437 new cases since Aug. 10 for a seven-day average of 491 new cases a day. The previous high for the pandemic was 479 cases a day for the seven days ending July 17. The state health department reported an additional three deaths Monday…
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 100 block of Town Center Plaza in Manhattan on August 17, 2020, at approximately 6:42 PM. Officers listed Dillards as the victim when it was reported…