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 theft in the 3100 block of Anderson Ave in Manhattan on August 31, 2020, at approximately 7:44 am. Officers listed Mark Robbins Dodge as the victim when it was…
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TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas Supreme Court has reversed a Topeka real estate developer’s conviction for threatening another man, saying a law used to convict him criminalizes free speech. The court based its decision on its October ruling that struck down a law that made it a crime to speak with reckless disregard for whether one’s comments would cause fear. The court at the time found that the law could make some protesters’ comments illegal, violating the free speech protections. The Shawnee County district attorney’s office will have the option to try developer Kent Lindemuth again or dismiss charges.
MOUNT HOPE, Kan. — The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office says two people where killed in a fiery traffic crash after one of the drivers apparently drove the wrong way on a highway. Deputy Lt. Tim Myers said the collision happened late Friday on Kansas 96 just east of Mount Hope. He says the two cars burst into flames after the crash. Law officers who arrived on the scene tried to rescue the drivers but both people died in the wreck. Myers says investigators believe one vehicle was driving west in the eastbound lanes of Kansas 96. The accident is still…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Two former soccer club executives are hoping to help fund a planned $330 million redevelopment of the shuttered Schlitterbahn water park in Kansas City, Kansas, with sales tax funds. Robb Heineman, Sporting KC’s former CEO, and Greg Cotton, its former chief operating officer and chief counsel, have proposed building a multisport complex on the site, which was sold in June last year. Unified Government of Wyandotte County-Kansas City officials say the redevelopment would “remove (the) blight and political stigma” that has tainted the park since 2016 when a 10-year-old boy was decapitated while on a ride…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A woman who owned three massage parlors in the Kansas City suburbs pleaded guilty to a federal prostitution charge. The U.S. Attorney’s office said Monday employees at massage parlors owned by 62-year-old Chunqui Wu, of Overland Park, performed sexual services for tips. Wu was arrested after confidential informants confirmed sex acts were being performed at the massage parlors. Wu ran the Alpha Massage and A Plus Massage in Olathe and the King Spa in Leawood. She faces 10 years in federal prison when she is sentenced Nov. 16.
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly is urging local officials to consider using part of their federal coronavirus assistance to pay for more drop-off boxes for mail-in ballots. Kelly said during a Monday press conference that adding drop-off boxes would help keep Kansans safe from COVID-19 and relieve pressure on the postal service. The Kansas secretary of state’s office has offered each county up to two drop-off boxes where people can deposit their absentee ballots. Kelly said she instructed her staff last week to send a letter to local government officials telling them that they can use part of…
EUREKA, Kan. — The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says a 15-year-old boy is the fifth suspect to be arrested in the killing of a 78-year-old man at his home in the southeast Kansas town of Eureka. Officials say the teen was arrested Monday afternoon on suspicion of felony murder, aggravated burglary, felony theft and conspiracy to commit felony theft. Four others were earlier charged with the same counts in the killing of Danny Shue. Those charged are 34-year-old Leon Lindsay and 25-year-old Joseph Warden, both of El Dorado; 30-year-old Noah Farr, of Dighton; and a 17-year-old. Greenwood County deputies found…
One Manhattan doctor has recently founded Kansas Aviation Medicine. Dr. Bradley Harrison of Manhattan Primary Care is a certified Senior Aviation Medical Examiner through the Federal Aviation Administration. Dr. Harrison tells KMAN he has been certified since 2012 to give flight physicals to pilots. He can give examinations to all classes of pilots, including air transport pilots. He also tells KMAN about his recent HIMS (Human Intervention Motivation Study) certification. “I take care of class one, two, and three pilots with history of DUI’s or alcohol or drug addiction, which has expanded into cases with depression, PTSD, anxiety, and pilots…
Kansas State University will not cancel classes on October 13 for 2020 the KSUnite Conference. In the past, K-State has canceled classes to accommodate students, staff and faculty who might otherwise not be to attend the conference. However, due to the condensed fall semester and the event being held in a virtual format this year, classes will go on as scheduled. Many of the speakers will have prerecorded lectures, so viewers will be able to access these at any time. While the breakout sessions and some of the lectures will be live, they will still be recorded for those who…