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 burglary and criminal damage to property in the 400 block of S. Clay St. in Riley on December 30, 2020, at approximately 6:39 a.m. Officers listed the City of…
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Tuttle Creek State Park Manager Todd Lovin and Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks & Tourism game warden Ben Jedlicka joined us for some outdoor news at Tuttle Creek. Former Manhattan resident Fred Nelson joined In Focus with Dave Lewis to discuss his recent appearance on Jeopardy where he discussed his winning performance. Dave Lewis and Brandon Peoples spent the final segment of In Focus recapping some of the top news stories and events that took place in 2020.
A winter weather advisory goes into effect at midnight Friday we ring in the new year. It remains in effect until 6 p.m. New Year’s Day. The National Weather Service says a wintry mix will move into southeast and east-central Kansas tonight and precipitation including ice and snow accumulation will spread northward early Friday. For our area, it will be primarily a snow event with 2 to 4 inches possible. Ice accumulations are expected south of I-35. Travel is likely to be impacted throughout the day. The advisory impacts Riley, Pottawatomie, Geary and Wabaunsee counties.
With President Donald Trump’s approval of the latest COVID-19 relief bill, one bank official says stimulus checks should soon be available in customer bank accounts. “The ACH (Automated Clearing House), or the electronic checks, have shown up in the ACH warehouses and should be available to the customers after New Years Day,” Joe Fanning, Bank of the Flint Hills senior vice president, said. “We look forward to when the physical checks are distributed, we just don’t have that date set yet.” Larie Schoap, ESB Financial vice president, says that while some people may have access to stimulus money within the…
The Riley County Health Department confirmed close to 200 new COVID positive cases in its Wednesday report. Health officials say 199 new positive cases have been reported since Monday, bringing the county total to 4,917 cases, 353 of which are active. The county also saw 87 additional recoveries, totaling 4,544. Ascension Via Christi Hospital is caring for 16 positive patients, it’s highest number of hospitalizations for COVID patients since the pandemic began. Four are being treated in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). A second round of vaccinations were being administered Wednesday, with roughly 500 vaccinations expected by the end of…
TOPEKA, Kan. — Two northeastern Kansas counties are backing off mask mandates they imposed last month as coronavirus cases surged, and officials set up a clinic in an arena in the state’s largest city to vaccine thousands of health care workers. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that county commissioners in Brown and Jackson counties argued that they had weathered a wave of infections and dropped mandates requiring people to wear masks. The Wichita Eagle reports that Sedgwick County set up a clinic in downtown Wichita’s Intrust Bank Arena to vaccinate 10,000 health care workers, including dentists, chiropractors, optometrists, and home-health and…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Police in Kansas City, Kansas, are seeking the public’s help in identifying a person of interest in a murder investigation. WDAF-TV reports that Gregory Stallings was found dead on Dec. 21. Police believe he had been shot a day earlier in the 2500 block of North 18th Street. Police are looking for a man who was driving a silver Dodge Caravan that may be connected to the killing, and released photos of the man being sought for questioning.
WICHITA, Kan. — One person is dead and another is critically injured after a shooting near Wichita. KSNW-TV reports that the shooting happened after 8 p.m. Tuesday at a home in Sedgwick County, just south of Wichita. Names of the victims and further details about the shooting have not been released.
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 attempted burglary and criminal damage to property in the 100 block of S. Erpelding Ave. in Leonardville on December 29, 2020, at approximately 10:50 a.m. Officers listed a 74-year-old…
Wednesday’s program featured a conversation with Associate Communications Professor Dr. Timothy Shaffer, Director of the Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy at Kansas State University. He reflected on 2020 and looked ahead to what the institute is planning in 2021. 51st District House Rep. Ron Highland, of Wamego, joined us in our continuing series of legislative preview interviews to discuss the upcoming legislative session, which begins on Jan. 11.