KANORADO, Kan. — Kansas officials and a granddaughter of President Dwight Eisenhower are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the completion of Interstate 70 across the state. Mary Eisenhower joined state Transportation Secretary Julie Lorenz and other dignitaries Thursday in unveiling a new highway sign for east-bound I-70 as it leaves Colorado during an event near the border. The sign welcomes motorists to Kansas, notes that it was President Eisenhower’s home and commemorates the June 17, 1970 completion of I-70. President Eisenhower pushed for construction of the interstate highway system in the 1950s. The first stretch of I-70 just west of…
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LAWRENCE, Kan. — The University of Kansas says early testing as students and staff return to the campus has turned up 89 coronavirus cases, with a large majority involving fraternities and sororities. KMBC-TV reports that 87 students and two faculty or staff members tested positive. Entry testing upon return to campus before the beginning of activities and classes showed a positivity rate of 1.25% for the 7,088 tests conducted so far. Testing is mandatory for students, faculty, and staff who plan to be on the university’s campuses in Lawrence or Overland Park before Sept. 7. The university plans to do…
MAYETTA, Kan. — The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says it’s investigating an officer-involved shooting of a man accused of wielding a knife in a confrontation with officers in northeastern Kansas. A KBI news release says the shooting happened Wednesday evening near Mayetta, after a Jackson County Sheriff’s deputy tried to stop a car and a chase ensued. The car crashed a short time later, and officials say the driver, 41-year-old Shanon Wren of Topeka, and a woman fled on foot. The Kansas Highway Patrol and deputies later found the pair after a search, and officials say a trooper shot Wren…
MEDICINE LODGE, Kan. — A man jailed in a theft case has been served with a warrant in the killing of a woman in south-central Kansas. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation said agents served 34-year-old Clinton Rogers with the first-degree murder warrant Thursday in the Kingman County Jail. The charge stems from the death last month of 61-year-old Joyce Foulkrod in the small Barber County town of Medicine Lodge. Authorities have not given details on how Foulkrod may have died. A family member found her body. The KBI believes Rogers stole a car in Kingman County on August 2 on…
On Friday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with KSRE – Horticulture Agent Gregg Eyestone. We also spoke with Riley County Seniors Services Center Director Jami Ramsey. T. Russell Reitz Animal Shelter Director Deb Watkins also joined the program. In our final segment we spoke with Tara Claussen with Konza United Way.
A California man arrested for smuggling drugs into Kansas has been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison. U.S. District Attorney Stephen McAllister said Thursday that 45-year-old Eduardo Garcia-Patino was sentenced to 164 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy and one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Garcia-Patino was stopped for a traffic violation in the eastbound lanes of I-70 in Geary County in 2017. Investigators found a red duffel bag in his truck containing 23 pounds of methamphetamine. McAllister commended the Geary County Sheriff’s Office, the Drug Enforcement Administration, Jackson…
A 24-year-old former Fort Riley soldier described as a Satanist by prosecutors has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison. Jarrett William Smith was sentenced Wednesday for distributing information through social media about building a bomb and making napalm. Smith also has been linked to a neo-Nazi group by the Anti-Defamation League. A federal judge denied a request by Smith’s attorney for a more lenient sentence of 15 months. Smith pleaded guilty in February to two felony charges of distributing information about explosives to an undercover FBI agent. Prosecutors have said Smith did so “for the glory of his…
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 attempted aggravated domestic battery and duty of driver to report accident in Manhattan on August 19, 2020, at approximately 10:28 AM. Officers listed a 32-year-old male as the victim…
WICHITA, Kan. — Authorities are investigating a deadly shooting in Wichita. KWCH-TV reports that police said the shooting happened around 9:20 p.m. Wednesday. Police Lt. Scott Moon said witnesses have been cooperative. Police are collecting surveillance footage from nearby businesses. No other details were immediately released, including the name of the slain woman.
TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas death toll from the coronavirus pandemic rose to 411 as public health officials reported six more deaths. The state Department of Health and Environment also reported Wednesday on its website that Kansas had another 723 confirmed and probable cases since Monday, an increase of 2%, for a total of 35,890. The actual number of cases is thought to be far higher because people can be infected without feeling ill and because of a lack of testing, particularly early in the pandemic. Kansas has had 441 coronavirus clusters since the pandemic began, with 209 deaths at…