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 the report of an injury crash near the 5000 block of Anderson Avenue in Manhattan on May 31, 2021, at approximately 2:40 PM. When officers arrived on scene they found a…
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On Tuesday’s edition of In Focus Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr and Mayor Wynn Butler joined us.
The Pearce Keller American Legion Post 17 paid their respects to fallen soldiers on Memorial Day. The post’s ceremony began with a prayer by Post Chaplain Bob Willette. Willette then read a short poem called Mere Boys. The poem referred to those going into war as “mere boys,” and the sacrifices they made for peace. Post Commander Kirk Meyer spoke about those who had fallen and the wars they fought in. He says for 100 years, the preamble of the legion’s constitution has stated they were to preserve the memories of those in the Great Wars. The ceremony, which was…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — An outside agency will review cases handled by two people who were fired from the Wyandotte County District Attorney’s office earlier this month. The county prosecutors office said the review is designed to “ensure transparency and trust” in the unit that investigates accusations of excessive police force or misconduct. The former employees were fired because of inappropriate comments they made on an audio recording, but officials didn’t describe what they said. The prosecutor’s office already said when the firings were announced last week that officials had reviewed cases and determined that the former employees didn’t handle…
LYONS, Kan. — The mother of the man who killed his father and shot two Rice County law officers in 2019 will go to jail for providing a gun to her son. Shirley Loder, who was 67 when she was charged in January, was ordered Friday to serve 60 days in jail before serving probation for the rest of a year after she pleaded no contest. Prosecutors allege Loder gave her son, David Madden, a weapon he used in April 2019. He shot and killed his father and also shot two Rice County Sheriff’s Department officers before killing himself. Madden…
TOPEKA, Kan. — Topeka police are investigating a fatal weekend shooting at a mobile home park. Police said the shooting was reported around 5 a.m. Saturday in north Topeka. Officers who responded to the area found a victim with a gunshot wound who died at the scene. On Sunday, police identified the victim as 32-year-old Shakeita Young of Topeka. No arrests were reported immediately.
WICHITA, Kan. — Police say a Wichita man has been arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and causing a crash that killed a woman and seriously injured others. The Wichita Eagle reports that the crash happened around 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Wichita. Police say a vehicle driven by 32-year-old Michael Wayne Walker was on the wrong side of the road when the crash occurred, killing 74-year-old Rita Hawkins, of Wichita. Police say Hawkins was among three people injured in the wreck who were taken to hospitals. She later died of her injuries. Police say Walker was later booked into…
On Monday’s edition of In Focus Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks game warden Ben Jedlica and Tuttle Creek State Park acting manager Levi Gantenbein joined us. We also spoke with US Army Corps of Engineers Operations Project Manager Brian McNulty about dam safety awareness.
Recent thunderstorm activity has seen flash flooding concerns take center stage, but the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are recognizing Memorial Day as National Dam Safety Awareness Day. The operations project manager at Tuttle Creek, Brian McNulty, tells Newsradio KMAN the Corps wants to remind people to be prepared, even though the larger floods are a rarity. McNulty adds that local emergency management agencies are working to be better prepared for large flooding events, as well. In 2019, the flood pool at Tuttle Creek reached 99-ponit-six percent, heightening concerns about the potential release of water from the lake. McNulty, tells…
Memorial Day is not only the official kick off of the summer travel season, but is also one of the busiest travel days of the year, according to a USA Today article from 2017. Dennis Butler, director of the Riley County Police Department, says the occasion is a good opportunity to brush up on travel safety. “It’s just a good time to remind them to wear their seat belt, don’t drink and drive and just be safe and have fun,” Butler said. Butler says the weekend also marks the end of the annual Click It or Ticket safety campaign, which…