TOPEKA, Kan., — Two men are charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of a Topeka high school senior earlier this month. Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay said Tuesday that Tyron Michael and Daravian Ryce are charged in the May 12 death of 18-year-old Jo’Heem Meredith. Police say Meredith was shot at a Topeka apartment complex. He went to a hospital but died from his injuries. Besides the murder charge, the suspects each face four other charges. The suspects also face several other charges, including aggravated robbery and assault. Michael was charged with gun and drug counts related…
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TOPEKA, Kan. — Emails and text messages show Kansas softened its quarantine guidelines for meatpacking plants after industry executives repeatedly pushed state officials so employees who were potentially exposed to the coronavirus could continue working. The Kansas City Star and The Wichita Eagle reports that they obtained messages through an open-records request. The newspapers report the documents show that executives at Tyson and National Beef pushed Kansas Secretary of Agriculture Mike Beam to adopt more lenient guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention allowing meatpacking employees who have come into close contact with positive cases to stay on…
USD 383 Manhattan/Ogden Schools Assistant Superintendent Eric Reid and Board President Karla Hagemeister joined the program to preview the Wednesday school board meeting and discuss ongoing construction and educational matters. Manhattan Christian College President Kevin Ingram updated us on enrollment, plans for the fall semester and current programming.
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 vehicle burglary in the 3600 block of Everett Pl. in Manhattan on May 19, 2020, at approximately 7:10 AM. Officers listed a 32-year-old female and a 36-year-old male as…
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 animal cruelty in the 12000 block of Parallel Road in Randolph on May 18, 2020, at approximately 9:30 AM. Officers listed about 30 terrier mix dogs as the victims…
Manhattan will not require face masks in public spaces in an effort to further prevent the spread of COVID-19, instead opting to look at other ways to encourage residents to abide by health and safety guidelines. City commissioners Tuesday via Zoom discussed a potential ordinance or resolution, first proposed for discussion out of health concerns by Mayor Usha Reddi as Kansas prepared to begin its process to re-open businesses and public spaces shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. No vote was held as the item was to generate discussion and feedback, but no commissioner expressed support for an ordinance…
The Pottawatomie County Commission authorized officials to move forward in the application process for newly-available COVID-19 relief funds through the Kansas Department of Commerce’s Community Development Block Grant program, also known as CDBG-CV, during a meeting Monday. The decision came after Jack Allston, the executive director of the Pottawatomie County Economic Development Corporation, provided information on the program to the commission during their weekly meeting. This program, which makes $9,029,815 from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act available to eligible cities and counties in Kansas, is meant to provide support for food programs and help eligible businesses.…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Republican congressman from Kansas who is also a doctor says he has been taking a malaria drug being touted by President Donald Trump as a way to protect against the coronavirus, despite warnings that it could have potentially fatal side effects. U.S. Rep. Roger Marshall, who is running for the U.S. Senate, said he doesn’t have COVID-19 but is taking hydroxychloroquine as a preventative drug. His parents, siblings and wife also are taking the drug, a spokesman for Marshall told The Kansas City Star on Tuesday. “I would encourage any person over the age…
BURRTON, Kan. — A member of the city council in a central Kansas town is facing charges involving child sex crimes. The Harvey County Sheriff’s Office says 39-year-old Justin Freeman was arrested Monday. He is in his first year on the Burrton City Council. The county attorney charged Freeman with six counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child. He is being held in the Harvey County jail on $750,000 bond. Burrton Mayor Rodney Redinger said the city is aware of the allegations and is cooperating in any way it can with investigators.
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Embattled Lawrence Police Chief Gregory Burns Jr. is resigning, just months after most members of the police union approved a no confidence vote against him. Burns’ tenure with the department will officially end June 12. A separation agreement says Burns and the city reached a mutual decision that he would step down. He will receive a lump sum payment equal to nine months of pay. Capt. Anthony Brixius, a nearly 17-year veteran of the department, will begin serving as interim chief immediately. The Lawrence Police Officers Association approved a vote of no confidence in Burns in January…