Officers filed a report for rape in Manhattan on August 6, 2020, at approximately 7:12 PM. Officers listed a 21-year-old female as the victim and a 25-year-old male known to her as the suspect. Due to the nature of the crime reported, no additional information will be released.
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TOPEKA, Kan. — The University of Kansas will require students, staff and faculty who are returning to campus in Lawrence and Overland Park to take a free COVID-19 test. Chancellor Douglas Girod said the drive-up tests will be administered at various locations before the fall semester begins Aug. 24, with results available within 24 to 48 hours. The tests will begin later this week when students begin moving in on a staggered schedule to campus housing. Meanwhile, Wabaunsee County health officials are encouraging anyone who attended the county fair in Alma on July 24-27 to monitor themselves for COVID-19 symptoms…
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Police say a 6-year-old boy was seriously injured when he was shot at a Lawrence home. Police found the boy suffering from a gunshot wound Wednesday night. The boy was in critical but stable condition at a Lawrence-area hospital Thursday. Police spokesman Patrick Compton said the shooting remains under investigation but police do not currently believe foul play was involved.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — An Overland Park City Council member who is charged with misdemeanor domestic battery has been removed from the city’s public safety committee, which oversees police procedures. Scott Hamblin was charged after police were called to his home on July 21. No one was injured. Six fellow council members on Monday called for Hamblin to resign but he says he will not do so. Mayor Carl Gerlach said Thursday he removed Hamblin from the committee because it would be a conflict of interest to serve while being investigated by police. Hamblin’s wife, Curstin, issued a statement defending…
TOPEKA, Kan. — A top Republican legislator in Kansas was hospitalized last month after testing positive for the novel coronavirus and didn’t disclose it to colleagues until this week. The state’s Democratic governor declared Thursday that she’ll get tested because the two of them attended a meeting together after he was hospitalized. Kansas House Speaker Ron Ryckman Jr. is the highest-ranking official in Kansas known to have been infected. Ryckman notified fellow Republicans in the Kansas House in an email after Tuesday’s primary election. He said he had a doctor’s clearance to attend a Statehouse meeting July 29 with Kelly…
BRI visit and overview of its COVID-19 research Gov. Laura Kelly toured the Biosecurity Research Institute at Kansas State University Thursday to see research the facility is conducting on COVID-19 and COVID-19 treatments. While press members were unable to take part in the tour, they were able to speak with Kelly and BRI researchers afterward, including Stephen Higgs, BRI director, and Juergen Richt, Regents Distinguished Professor in the K-State College of Veterinary Medicine. The last time Kelly visited the BRI was about 12 years ago when the facility was still be constructed. “It’s really exciting to come back here 12…
OSBORNE, Kan. — The Kansas Bureau of Investigation and local law enforcement are investigating the fatal shooting of a man in north-central Kansas. Television station KAKE reports that the shooting happened late Friday night in Osborne. Investigators say Osborne police were called to a home and found 58-year-old Patrick Johnson, of Salina, in a basement with a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators say a family member at the home told police he had been in a fight with Johnson that led to the shooting. No arrests had been reported by Wednesday.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Kansas health officials say nearly a quarter of the state’s almost 29,000 coronavirus cases have been linked to cluster sites. That news comes as nearly a dozen school officials in one small southeast Kansas community find themselves infected or in quarantine after a recent leadership retreat in Branson. The Kansas City Star reports that the state Department of Health and Environment identified 360 outbreaks which have infected 7,710 people and led to 243 of the state’s 365 COVID-19 deaths. The state’s clusters include 132 at private businesses, 95 at long-term care facilities and 54 from gatherings.…
GODDARD, Kan. — A central Kansas man and his wife are charged with counterfeiting two days after he abruptly resigned as mayor of Goddard. Jamey Blubaugh and his wife, Elizabeth, were charged Wednesday with one count of counterfeiting, which is a misdemeanor. The Sedgwick County District Attorney’s office said the couple is accused of using counterfeit tickets to attend last year’s Zoobilee at the Sedgwick County Zoo. The tickets were $165 each. Blubaugh resigned as mayor on Monday, citing conflicts with the city administrator. The city of Goddard said in a statement that the charges have no connection to any…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — State and local officials have announced that the parent company of clothing and home products retailer Urban Outfitters plans to build a new, 880,000-square-foot distribution center in Kansas City, Kansas. Officials said Wednesday that the new URBN center will be near the Legends entertainment and shopping district and NASCAR’s Kansas Speedway and close to the junction of Interstates 70 and 435. The center is expected to create nearly 2,000 new jobs and represents a $350 million investment. URBN Chief Development Officer Dave Ziel said the new center will allow the company to reach digital customers faster…