KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A 33-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the shooting and wounding of a police officer earlier this month in Kansas City, Kansas. The Olathe Police Department said in a news release that the Kansas City, Kansas man was taken into custody Sunday in rural Miami County with the assistance of the Miami County Sheriff’s Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The suspect’s identity was not immediately released. The arrest stems from an exchange of gunfire that occurred Dec. 15 between the suspect and the Kansas City, Kansas police officer in Overland Park, Kansas.…
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WICHITA, Kan. — A lawsuit filed by Wichita’s mayor against three GOP officials who were behind a smear campaign against the mayor will be allowed to move forward after a judge rejected a motion to dismiss it. The lawsuit is related to an ad published on YouTube during the mayoral election last year that falsely suggested that Wichita Mayor Brandon Whipple was accused of sexual harassment when he served in the Kansas Legislature. In a recording from last year that was released this fall, Sedgwick County Commissioner Michael O’Donnell, Wichita City Council member James Clendenin and state Rep. Michael Capp…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Star’s top editor has apologized for past decades of racially biased coverage. The newspaper also has posted a series of stories examining how it ignored the concerns and achievements of Black residents and helped keep Kansas City segregated. The newspaper said a detailed examination of its past coverage and that of its longtime sister newspaper, the Kansas City Times, documented how they often wrote about Black residents only either as criminals or people living in crime-plagued neighborhoods and ignored segregation in Kansas City, Missouri, and its public schools. The Star posted its apology…
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 criminal damage to property and theft in the 150 block of E. Poyntz Ave. in Manhattan on December 18, 2020, at approximately 10:07 a.m. Officers listed Quality Inn as…
Manhattan’s Customer Service Department is closed the rest of this week due to staffing shortages resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The City says in a release that services are still available by phone and online. Utility payments can be made using the drop box in the southeast parking lot at City Hall or via cityofmhk.com. To request utility connection or disconnection, please call 785-587-2480. City Hall is open through Wednesday and closed Thursday and Friday for Christmas. “We continue to do everything we can to minimize the spread of the disease, protect our employees and customers, and provide services for…
The Greater Manhattan Community Foundation Hour featured a discussion with Meadowlark in segment one and the rest of the hour was dedicated to Manhattan philanthropist and former K-State Dean of the College of Business C. Clyde Jones, celebrating his 98th birthday Monday. Friends and community members called in to wish him well.
Outgoing Riley County Emergency Management Director and Fire Chief Pat Collins joined us for the hour reflecting on his 43 year career with the county. Collins is retiring from public at the end of the year.
A $3 million grant has been awarded to a Kansas State University researcher to improve the resilience of smallholder livelihoods through the application of digital and geospatial decision support tools under diverse farming systems. Associate Agronomy professor Ignacio Ciampitti received the grant from the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Sustainable Intensification. He’ll lead the three-year project which involves farming systems experts in the area of crop-livestock integration, modeling, mobile technologies and remote sensing for crop mapping, production and human nutrition. Ciampitti will lead a consortium of researchers from five U.S. universities, establishing a strong collaboration with…
Riley County Police Department officers will not face criminal charges for their involvement in the fatal shooting of a Manhattan man. The announcement was made Friday by Barry Wilkerson, Riley County attorney, who says he believes the officers were justified in their actions. Jarred Kemp, 41, was shot on Oct. 2 by an officer after reportedly pointing a gun at his father’s head. Kemp’s father had put himself between Kemp and the officers and attempted to get Kemp to give up the gun. Instead of giving up the firearm, Kemp proceeded to beat his father and hit him with the…
This annual adoption event, offered now through December 23rd, attempts to house animals before the holiday stress of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. T. Russell Reitz Animal Shelter Director Deb Watkins realizes Christmas is probably going to look different this year for a lot of people, but the prevailing trend is, “People are adopting”. “Right now we have about 13 dogs and cats available. So, let’s get them all in homes for the holidays so that they’re in their homes for Christmas,” Watkins said. “So far our numbers this year, you know, we’ve done 972 adoptions… It is a bit…