Vaccine Shipments Kansas hospitals are beginning to receive COVID-19 vaccine shipments this week. Leslie Campbell, Pottawatomie County health director, says hospital staff will have up to five days to receive the vaccination. “Once they get their 24,000 doses, they’ll be able to give it to all the hospital personnel,” Campbell said. “Any hospital personnel; it doesn’t have to be nurses.” The first dose of the vaccine will be followed by a second dose about three to four weeks later. Campbell says certain county employees will begin receiving vaccines during the last week of December. “That will be for health department personnel, EMS…
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A trial for a Manhattan man accused of multiple sex crimes against three minors won’t happen until at least the summer. Riley County District Judge Kendra Lewison said Monday she’ll aim for a June trial in the case of Robert Iacobellis, who faces 26 counts including allegations of rape and aggravated indecent liberties. No specific date was set was because the calendar has not been set out that far and there are still uncertainties about how juror selection will be conducted, under COVID-19 restrictions. Defense Attorney Brenda Jordan stated the defense is also awaiting a redacted report from the Kansas…
Riley County saw two more COVID-19 related deaths over the weekend. One of the deaths was a 76 year old male who tested positive on Nov. 28. He had been in the hospital when he passed away on Saturday. The other patient was a 102 year old woman from Meadowlark who tested positive on Dec. 1 and passed away Sunday. There have been 18 COVID related deaths in Riley County since March. The county also confirmed 71 new positive cases over the weekend, with 341 active cases. That brings the county’s total of positive cases since March to 4,341. The…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Authorities are investigating a deadly shooting in Kansas City, Kansas. Police said officers responded around 5:30 a.m. Saturday and found a man in his late 20s dead inside a vehicle with apparent gunshot wounds. The name of the man wasn’t immediately released. The killing is Kansas City, Kansas’, 53rd homicide of the year, according to data tracked by The Kansas City Star, which includes fatal law enforcement shootings.
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas residents who need a place to isolate themselves after being exposed to or testing positive for COVID-19 may be able to stay for free in a hotel rented out by the state of Kansas with help from the federal government. The goal of the program is to provide people who have no other place to stay with an option, so they don’t spread the virus. Devan Tucking-Strickler of the Kansas Division of Emergency Management in Topeka said she didn’t know how much the state has spent so far on the rooms but renting out an entire…
LAWRENCE, Kan. — A Native American tribe is seeking the return of a prayer rock that was transformed into a monument honoring Kansas settlers. Before the Kaw people were forcibly moved from Kansas to what is now Oklahoma in 1873, they held ceremonies and gathering before the 23-ton boulder known as the “Big Red Rock.” As Lawrence prepared for its 75th anniversary in 1929, the rock was moved to a park in town. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that a letter from the Kaw Nation says the intent is to bring the rock to Allegawaho Memorial Heritage Park in Council Grove.…
TOPEKA, Kan. — Police have arrested a woman in connection with the death of a man whose body was found south of downtown Topeka on Sunday. Topeka Police said the man’s death was suspicious but they didn’t release details about how he died. The man police identified as 73-year-old Charles Jackson was found dead around 5 a.m. Sunday. Police Lt. Shane Hilton said 50-year-old Jennifer Jackson was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder, and she was being held in the Shawnee County jail on Sunday.
WICHITA, Kan. — Another low-intensity earthquake has rattled Wichita the ninth, geologists say, since Thanksgiving. The Wichita Eagle reports that the U.S. Geological Survey and the Kansas Geological Survey say the earthquake hit minutes before 11:30 a.m. Sunday. The USGS recorded it as a 2.8 magnitude. The KGS recorded it as a 2.3 magnitude. Officials say the epicenter of the weak quake was along East Killarney about a block east of Greenwich. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage from the quake.
SALINA, Kan. — A Salina police officer is recovering after being stabbed this weekend as he tried to make an arrest. Television station KAKE reports that the incident happened early Sunday morning, just after midnight, as the officer was making an arrest. Police say a fight ensued with the suspect, later identified as Miguel Alberto Tostado. Police say Tostado stabbed the officer in the torso with a knife and tried to flee, but was quickly captured. Police say Tostado was arrested on suspicion of aggravated battery of a law enforcement officer and other counts. He’s being held in the Salina…
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 in the 900 block of Leavenworth St. in Manhattan on December 11, 2020, at approximately 11:32 a.m. Officers listed a 22-year-old male as the victim when it was…