BELLE PLAINE, Kan. — Prosecutors are seeking a court order blocking the Kansas child welfare agency from releasing more information about a 3-year-old girl whose battered body was found after her father reported her missing. The move comes despite a 2018 law that aimed to make information more transparent when a child dies. The Kansas Department for Children and Families released last month a “Child Fatality Summary” pertaining to Olivia Ann Jansen. Her father and his girlfriend are charged with felony murder and other crimes. The Wyandotte County District Attorney’s Office filed motions Monday seeking an injunction prohibiting further release…
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TOPEKA, Kan. — A spokeswoman says Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly’s administration is reviewing President Donald Trump’s plan to extend supplemental unemployment benefits but is waiting for more details. A program providing an additional $600 a week to workers left unemployed by the coronavirus pandemic expired July 31, and Congress hasn’t agreed on a bill including an extension. Trump announced a plan this weekend to provide an additional $400 a week in benefits but said states would have to cover 25% of the cost. Kelly spokeswoman Lauren Fitzgerald called Trump’s plan only “a broad memo” and questioned whether he can provide…
TOPEKA, Kan. — Police in say two people have been killed and another person injured in a shooting at a Topeka mobile home park. Police say officers were called to the mobile home park around 10:15 p.m. Monday for reports of a shooting and found three people with gunshot wounds. Police say one of the victims was declared dead at the scene. The two others were taken to a local hospital, where one of the later died. Police have not released the victims’ names and have not announced any arrests in the case.
WICHITA, Kan. — A 38-year-old man convicted of a 2018 fatal shooting outside a Wichita night club has been sentenced to life in prison. The Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office said Monday in a news release that Brandon Evans shot and killed 37-year-old Isaac Lewis of Wichita outside Daiquiri’s Club. A 28-year-old woman was shot in the arm. Evans was convicted last year of first-degree murder, aggravated battery and criminal possession of a weapon by a convicted felon. Evans claimed at his sentencing Friday that he suffered from a mental disease. District Judge Eric Williams sentenced him to life with…
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas has filed a lawsuit against top officials at the U.S. Department of Interior seeking to block the Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma from building a casino on land it owns in Park City. It is the latest legal twist in a decades-long dispute over the tribe’s legal authority on the 10-acre parcel. The federal lawsuit filed Monday is an effort to set aside a decision issued in May by the Interior Department that cleared the way for the project. That reversed an earlier decision from 2014 that had the tribe’s request to build the casino on the…
2021 budget The Pottawatomie County Commission approved the budget for fiscal year 2021 during its meeting Monday. The county’s spending authority for for the 2021 general fund will decrease from about $34.4 million to about $34.1 million. Overall county expenses will increase from about $38.7 million in fiscal year 2020 to about $40 million in fiscal year 2021. Despite this increase, Heather Gladbach. Pottawatomie County finance office, says the overall tax levy will decrease from 28.256 mills to 27.664 mills. “Just to put that in terms of dollar figures, on a $200,000 house, that would be a decrease of $13.62…
K-State’s Natatorium will be closed through the fall 2020 semester, citing ventilation issues. The university announced it will also begin plans to close the aging facility permanently within three years. The on-campus indoor swimming facility was closed in March when K-State went into limited operations. A decision on its use during the spring semester will be announced later. Opened in 1975, the Natatorium is operated by K-State Facilities and used by students, faculty, staff as well as the UFM Community Learning Center, USD 383 and the Manhattan Marlins swim club. Refunds will be given to those who purchased recreational services…
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 2100 block of Buckingham in Manhattan on August 10, 2020, at approximately 8:35 AM. Officers listed a 21-year-old female as the victim when…
Riley County Commission Chair Marvin Rodriguez joined us for the hour. We also heard today from Dawn Tripp, Public Relations Manager for Kansas Gas Service on National 811 Day discussing digging safety.
TOPEKA, Kan. — Police in Topeka continue to search for suspects in the death of a woman who was killed by a stray bullet as she stood in her front yard. The shooting happened late Wednesday night as 62-year-old Jerrie Lyn Ross was in her yard. Police say she was innocent bystander caught in the crossfire of two parties shooting at each other. Police have said they are searching for a person of interest based on video images of someone shooting, but have not announced any arrests. Ross’ family says she was a real estate and property manager who owned…