LAWRENCE, Kan. — A man who was shot and killed by Kansas law enforcement was wanted in a Nebraska killing. Omaha, Nebraska, police said the man who was killed Monday is 31-year-old Nicholas Hirsh, a white man who faced a first-degree murder arrest warrant for the shooting death Thursday of 41-year-old John Miles, of Council Bluffs, Iowa. The U.S. Marshals Service said it appeared that the suspect had been in Kansas since Friday, when a car was stolen from Clay Center. The Kansas Highway Patrol spotted the car near Perry Lake in northeast Kansas and pursued it to Lawrence. The…
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Riley County commissioners chose not to put a continuing county half cent sales tax on this year’s general election ballot. Commission Chairman Marvin Rodriguez was the lone commissioner to vote for the measure, saying it may not pass by future commissions, especially if there is turn over this year. He is worried if the City of Manhattan’s sales tax question passes, then the smaller cities in the county will be affected. “This has already been approved by the attorney general. Let the people vote; if they vote yes, then that’s their decision. If they vote no, then that is also…
Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr and Mayor Usha Reddi previewed Tuesday’s city commission meeting.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas law enforcement authorities on Monday shot and killed a man wanted by the U.S. Marshals Service who led them on a car chase then pointed a gun at them, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol. The patrol didn’t identify the suspect, a white man who died at the scene. The chase started Monday afternoon when Highway Patrol troopers located a man wanted by the marshals near Perry Lake in northeast Kansas, the KHP said in a news release. Troopers pursued the vehicle into Lawrence, where they eventually were able to stop it using tactical maneuvers…
A preliminary hearing is scheduled to begin Tuesday morning and end Wednesday in the case of Robert Iacobellis, who stands accused of more than 100 counts of child sexual abuse. The Bob’s Diner owner was arrested last August on 130 total counts of sex-related crimes involving three alleged victims, all under the age of 18, taking place over a six-year period. The charges include 125 counts of aggravated indecent liberties, one count of aggravated indecent solicitation, three counts of criminal sodomy and one count of rape. An all-day setting is scheduled beginning at 9 a.m. with Riley County Judge William…
TOPEKA, Kan. — Topeka police are investigating a fatal shooting after a wounded man was found at the scene of a traffic accident. Police say the car’s other occupant was arrested on several charges after the Saturday evening crash, but the woman wasn’t immediately charged with the man’s death. Authorities say the man and woman were found after a crash around 8 p.m. Saturday. The wounded man, 31-year-old Anterio Deshazer of Topeka, died. Police spokeswoman Gretchen Koenen said the car’s driver, 31-year-old Neyl Beier of Topeka, is facing several charges including possession of a stolen firearm, driving on a suspended…
WICHITA, Kan. — Senate candidate and former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach has reported that he had four guns stolen from his pickup truck parked at a Wichita hotel over the weekend. Wichita police say officers responded to a call from Kobach around 11:30 a.m. Saturday at a hotel parking garage. Police say someone broke into the pickup overnight and stole a rifle, two shotguns and a handgun. A spokeswoman for Kobach’s campaign says he was in Wichita for a campaign event and had the long guns with him for a scheduled shooting event. Campaign spokeswoman Danedri Herbert said…
COFFEYVILLE, Kan. — Police in southeastern Kansas are investing the shooting death of a man in Coffeyville. Wichita television station KAKE reports that the shooting happened early Sunday morning, when police were called for a report of shots fired in the city of more than 10,000. Arriving officers found 38-year-old Otis Horner, who had been shot. Horner was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police are searching for two local people wanted for questioning in the shooting.
WAKEENEY, Kan. — Authorities say a teen has died in a rollover crash in northwestern Kansas. Television station KAKE reports the crash happened Saturday near WaKeeney in Trego County. Authorities say 19-year-old Courtney Windholz, of Bucklin, was driving a sport utility vehicle southbound when she lost control and hit a dirt embankment, causing the SUV to roll. Officials say Windholz died when she was thrown from the vehicle. She was the only person in the vehicle.
On Monday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Cheryl Collins with the Riley County Historical Museum.