WICHITA, Kan. — Authorities say a man and a woman were found dead after a shooting was reported at a mobile home park in southeast Wichita. The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Department said deputies found the two bodies with gunshot wounds early Saturday after forcing their way into a home in the Englewood mobile home park. A 42-year-old man and 41-year-old woman were found dead, but authorities did not immediately release their names. The sheriff’s office said deputies are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the fatal shooting.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two Kansas women arrested in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol told the FBI they expected to participate in a peaceful protest supporting former President Donald Trump that day. Court records show that Jennifer Ruth Parks and Esther Schwemmer were both arrested Friday. An affidavit filed in Parks’ case describes how the two women entered the U.S. Capitol after protesters broke into the building and remained inside for 30 minutes to an hour. Parks is charged with knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building without lawful authority, but the charges against Schwemmer had…
WICHITA, Kan. — Police say one person has died and another has been injured in a shooting at a Wichita apartment complex. Authorities say the shooting happened just before 7 p.m. Sunday at Morgan’s Landing Apartments along West 13th Street. Arriving officers found two men with gunshot wounds, and one died from his injuries at the scene. The other victim was taken to an area hospital. Police have not released the victims’ names. No arrests had been reported by Monday morning, but police say they’re seeking two people who fled the apartment following the shooting.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Police in separate cities in Kansas say two pedestrians died after being hit by vehicles late last week. Investigators say the incidents happened at nearly the same time Friday night in Kansas City, Kansas, and about 40 miles away in Lawrence. The first happened in Lawrence around 8:40 p.m., when police say a 60-year-old Lawrence woman was hit by a vehicle on West 19th Street and pronounced deceased at the scene. The second fatality occurred around 8:50 p.m. in Kansas City, when police were called to 10th Street and Central Avenue and found a person who…
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 fraud in the 300 block of Highland Pointe Dr. in Manhattan on April 24, 2021, at approximately 11:52 a.m. Officers listed a 77-year-old female as the victim when it…
On Monday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Sunset Zoo Marketing and Development Officer Melissa Kirkwood. Michelle Haub with Meadowlark previews Thursday’s Pig Out for Parkinson’. And in our final segment Nick Higgs, Community Service Officer for Wildcat Warriors, previews their May 8 5K event.
An Ogden family has a new home thanks to Manhattan Area Habitat for Humanity. Herschel and Shantel Harrison along with their three children cut the ribbon on their new home dedication Saturday morning. Executive Director of the Manhattan Habitat chapter Josh Brewer welcomed the Harrisons into their new home during the ceremony. “We welcome them to a wonderful, loving community here in Ogden. This is a home that the Harrisons have contributed to building as part of their sweat equity requirement and this is a home that they’ve purchased. Like so many hard working families, when they reach out to…
Dozens of people gathered in downtown Manhattan early Saturday morning for the fourth annual Pink Pink Up the Pace 5K and Honor Walk. The event, which is put on by Downtown Manhattan Inc., aims to raise money for breast-cancer research. Many of the people who participated in the race are those who have been directly impacted by breast cancer, such as Brenda Schaffer. “It’s very important to me because I also had breast cancer about six years ago,” Brenda Schaffer said. “I’m hoping help raise money to support the research to help others.” Fellow breast-cancer survivor Tanna Thompson says the…
Judy Davis, who led The Crisis Center Inc. for nearly the better part of 35 years, passed away Friday at her home surrounded by family, following a battle with metastatic lung cancer. She was 74. Advocating for vulnerable women and their children was always a lifelong passion for Davis, who started what eventually became The Crisis Center in 1979, serving as its executive director from 1981 to 1992, and again from 1997 until her death. Friends and family admired her devotion to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. During her tenure, she not only gave voice to those women…
A quick stroll down Poyntz and you may witness works of art put on by Incite MHK, the passion project of six community members with pride for bringing Manhattan together through the arts. The funding for Kitty Castle and the latest mural came from Ward and Brenda Morgan’s fund at the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation. Incite MHK originally reached out to Chicago-based artist Nick “Sick” Fisher to commission a mural in the alleyway on the corner of 4th Street between Houston and Poyntz. Going back and forth as to what would fit, the final design would be a giant “Kitty…