Riley County commissioners have settled on Leonardville as the future location for a new ambulance station. EMS Director David Adams presented options to the commission Thursday, for both Leonardville and Randolph. He says the first option, in Randolph would’ve covered the city, Leonardville, and University Park. Both options would keep the county shop’s station open, which would have Sherman Road as its most northern border. Option two in Leonardville would cover the city, Randolph and Riley. With this option, the county shop station boundary would reach Sunset Lane. Commission Chair Greg McKinley says this location does the most good for…
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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 theft and criminal damage to property in the 300 block of Johnson Rd. in Manhattan on March 3, 2022, around 3:25 p.m. Officers listed a 49-year-old male as the…
On Friday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Manhattan CVB Director Karen Hibbard. Riley County Extension Director Gary Fike also joined the program. We also spoke with AAUW International Women’s Day previewed – Mary Stamey and Program Coordinator Dede Brokesh. In our final segment Meadowlark Special Programs Leader Michelle Haub spoke about the organization’s Parkinson’s and Memory programs.
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A man convicted for a 2019 shooting in Manhattan will spend at least 36 years in prison, following emotional testimony Thursday by the victim’s family. Richard Goens was convicted of first degree murder among other charges in January for the killing of Tanner Zamecnik in what was described by prosecutors as a robbery plot gone wrong. Goens was also convicted on five other charges stemming from the evening of Nov. 1, 2019, including attempted aggravated robbery, aggravated battery, aggravated assault, criminal discharge of a firearm and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. Read more on the trial here. Goens…
GREELEY, Kan. — Fire officials are investigating after two adults and a child were found dead in house fire in eastern Kansas. Anderson County Sheriff Veron Valentine said the fire was reported early Wednesday in Greeley. Valentine said the home was engulfed in flames when volunteer firefighters arrived. When firefighters were able to enter the home, they found the bodies of two adults and a child. Greeley is a town of about 300 people about 60 miles south of Kansas City.
LENEXA, Kan. — Investigators found pipe bombs and a GPS tracking device in a car outside a Lenexa home where police say a gunman killed his ex-girlfriend and a man she was dating, then himself. Television station WDAF reports that investigators also found a so-called ghost gun and other weapons inside the home where 22-year-old Sara Beck and 20-year-old John Williamson were killed Sunday. Police say the gunman was 37-year-old Dustin Johnson, of Belton, Missouri, who also killed himself. Court documents say Johnson was wearing a tactical vest when his body was found and that police found an assault rifle…
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 theft in the 1300 block of Marlatt Ave. in Manhattan on March 2, 2022, around 8:25 a.m. Officers listed a 50-year-old male as the victim when it was reported…
On Thursday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with NBAF Deputy Director Dr. Ken Burton, Communications Director Katie Pawlosky and featured guest Dr. Jeff Silverstein, Deputy Administrator for USDA’s Office of National Programs Animal Production and Protection. Executive Director of Gov. Kelly’s Military Council Lt. Gen. (retired) Perry Wiggins also joined the program.
LIBERAL, Kan. — A Kansas woman won a narrow victory over her counterpart in England in the traditional Pancake Day race. Whitney Hay of Liberal, Kansas, ran the 415-yard course in 1 minute, 7 seconds on Tuesday. That beat Katie Godof of Olney, England, who ran her race in 1 minute, 10 seconds. The annual trans-Atlantic pancake-flipping race between Olney and Liberal began in 1950. It wasn’t held last year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Hay, a 21-year-old student at Southwestern College in Winfield, also won the Liberal segment of the race in 2020 but Olney won that year’s race.…