TOPEKA, Kan. — Police in Topeka say a barrage of gunfire in the west end of the city led to the death of one person there. Police say the shooting happened around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, when officers were called to Southwest Gage Boulevard near a shopping district and not far from the Topeka Zoo. Arriving officers found one person suffering gunshot wounds who was pronounced dead at the scene. The person’s name and other details of the shooting have not yet been released. Police said the size of the crime scene led it to issue a plea for residents to…
Author: KMAN Staff
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 aggravated assault, battery and criminal damage to property in the 3300 block of Woods Dr in Manhattan on August 5, 2020, at approximately 3:00 PM. Officers listed a 38-year-old…
Thursday’s guests included Dr. Sarah Ziegler, Dr. Ken Burton and Katie Pawlosky of the National Bio and Agro Defense Facility. The show concluded with a conversation with Governor’s Military Council Executive Director Perry Wiggins.
Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 will start the school year with their hybrid model of learning. The announcement was made during the school board meeting where Final Draft 2 of the plan was presented. Superintendent Dr. Marvin Wade says the plan will allow for students to be spread out and lessen the number of people in each building. The hybrid model will be for those students who chose the on site learning method. Students will be put into two groups and rotate between being on site and using distance learning. Assistant Superintendent Eric Reid says after registration ends on Aug 12, they…
The Riley County Health Department is reporting 13 new positive COVID-19 cases as of Wednesday. This brings the county’s numbers to 116 active cases, 336 recoveries and five deaths. Ascension Via Christi Hospital has one COVID-19 positive patient who is not on a ventilator and one person under investigation. As part of its data analysis, RCHD will begin tracking COVID-19 probable cases. A probable case involves someone who had positive antibody test results and those who came into contact with a COVID-19 positive patient and developed symptoms but did not take a test. Antibody test results, according to the health…
A Manhattan man was arrested Wednesday night after attempting to escape RCPD. 38-year-old James Watkins of Manhattan was taken into custody by Riley County police around 8:15 p.m. in the 1600 block of Fairchild Avenue. Watkins is accused of criminal property damage and fleeing from police. He was issued a $3,000 bond and is no longer held in the Riley County Jail. RCPD Interim Public Information Officer Rachel Pate say officers filed a report stating Watkins struck a 46-year-old man with a wooden board in the 700 block of Kearney Avenue near 8:11 p.m. He is accused of also damaging…
Motorists at Fort Riley will need to adjust their routes. The base plans to close the Trooper gate temporarily as it begins on a construction project at the Trooper Access Control Point. It closes Friday at 7 p.m. and will remain so until the project wraps by the end of September. In its place, Fort Riley will reopen Henry Drive. Additionally, the Grant Access Control Point will be open 24/7 throughout the construction starting Friday. Further, a mill and overlay project on Normandy Drive between 1st Division Road and Trooper Drive on Custer Hill will reduce traffic to one lane…
Manhattan Tuesday unanimously passed a 1st reading of its 2021 budget featuring a flat mill levy. The full budget amounts more than $166 million, up about $3 million due to about half a million dollars in property valuation increases — to be in-part directed to the city’s bond and interest fund and to fully fund the approved RCPD budget — and sales taxes collections earmarked for Manhattan’s new two voter-approved middle school recreation centers. Additionally, all city employee salaries are to be held flat going into the next year. Read more on requested Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce funding here.…
The T. Russell Reitz Animal Shelter will host its third annual Clear the Shelters adoption event this Saturday. A number of animals will be available for adoption during this event for a discounted fee of $25. “We have 66 cats and 19 dogs that need homes,” Deb Watkins, T. Russell Reitz Animal Shelter director, said. “We are their second best home, but their first best home is always with a family. The shelter will also have two rabbits and one rat available for adoption. Last year’s Clear the Shelters event saw 78 animals get adopted. Clear the Shelter adoptions will…