QUAPAW, Oklahoma — The Quapaw Tribe has acquired additional property in southeastern Kansas along the Oklahoma border after gaining approval from the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs. The Joplin Globe reports that the tribe has obtained 211 acres of Cherokee County grassland stretching north of its Downstream Casino Resort in Quapaw, Oklahoma. The land is now part of the federal Quapaw Tribal Trust, giving the tribe governing authority over the land. The tribe faced opposition from Kansas officials over concerns the land would be used for gambling. John Berrey is chairman of the Quapaw Tribal Business Committee. Berrey says the…
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Officers filed a report for theft in the 1000 block of Bluemont Ave. in Manhattan on November 29, 2018, at approximately 12:40 PM. Officers listed Debra Myer, 62, of Manhattan as the victim when she reported an unknown suspect took her Ford Focus. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $800.00. Police ask that anyone with information contact RCPD or the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers. Using the Crime Stoppers service can allow you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000.00. Officers filed a report for aggravated assault in the 4100…
This weekend in the Manhattan area features a multitude of events in addition to the Festival of Lights Christmas Carnival, Fill the Ambulance and the 35th annual Fort Riley Tour of Homes. Other festivities include the Holiday Luminary Walk at Sunset Zoo. The event will be both Saturday, December 1, and Sunday, December 2, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Admission is $8 for adults, $6 for children and kids 2 and under get in free — but tickets are limited to just 250 people per day. Residents will also be having breakfast with Santa at the Flint Hills Discovery Center…
MANHATTAN — The agreement would include an effort for the district to save on energy costs by joining a future wind farm built by Westar at Soldier Creek and tapping into their electricity grid. Board Member Katrina Lewison initially was hesitant, stating she wanted the school board to come back to this agreement since it would lock in the district for 20 years. Westar Energy Business Manager of Manhattan Mike Solida told Lewison they would not be able to change the contract since there are other entities already signed on with the current rates. Director of Business Services Director Lew…
The festivities at Blue Earth Plaza continue this weekend after the holiday season in Manhattan was kicked off with the lighting of the Festival of Lights tree. Saturday, December 1, the Festival of Lights 6th Christmas Carnival officially opens. Organized by Whoville, Inc., the festivities include train as well as horse-drawn carriage rides, a virtual reality sleigh ride, in addition to cookie decorating and other crafts in heated tents. Manhattan Fire will also be at the event with an engine on-site. Santa Claus will be available for free photo opportunities with kids and there will also be a judged ice-sculpting…
Autumn Gaul, 25, of Manhattan was arrested while in the 300 block of N 11th St. in Manhattan on November 28, 2018 at approximately 5:00 PM. Gaul was arrested on offenses of domestic battery, possession of opiate, opium, narcotic or certain stimulant and use/possess with the intent to use drug paraphernalia. Gaul was issued a total bond of $5,000.00 causing her to remain confined at the time of this report. Officers filed a report for rape in Manhattan on November 28, 2018. Officers listed a 48-year-old female as the victim and a 45-year-old male known to her as the suspect. Due to the…
LAWRENCE — An attorney for a man accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl tried arguing that the charge should be dismissed because Kansas law says life begins at fertilization. Defense attorney Cooper Overstreet wrote that the state’s definition of life would make the girl 16, not 15, when the assault occurred. He said that meant his client, 21-year-old Jordan Ross, of Topeka, couldn’t be guilty of aggravated indecent liberties with a child, because the age of consent in Kansas is 16. The Lawrence Journal-World reports Douglas County District Court Judge James McCabria rejected Overstreet’s motion. In their argument against…
TOPEKA — Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay says five Topeka police officers who exchanged gunfire with a man on two separate occasions last month will not face charges. Kagay also said Wednesday that the man, 23-year-old Trevon Lorenzo Brown, has been charged with 12 crimes. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that on Oct. 11, members of the department’s burglary task force encountered Brown, who fired several shots before fleeing. Later that day, Brown again encountered officers, who exchanged gunfire with him. Kagay says Brown was arrested after being hit twice. No officers were injured in either incident. Kagay says the…
TOPEKA — Authorities are looking for a deer poacher who illegally hunted a deer, taking the head and leaving the meat to waste on Thanksgiving morning. The Wichita Eagle reports that the deer was poached in Washington County, between the towns of Hanover and Hollenberg. Game wardens say the poacher likely showed the antlers to others and might take the taxidermist for a European mount. Game wardens previously said two other deer were illegally killed by poachers on Thanksgiving morning.
WICHITA — An ambulance crew is praising a Kansas snowplow driver who came to the rescue during the weekend blizzard. The Kansas Department of Transportation said in a blog post that Concordia Hospital called Sunday because the crew was struggling to transport an emergency patient to the larger Salina Regional Health Center about 50 miles (about 80 kilometers) away. They requested a snow plow to lead the way down U.S. 81. Brandon Bennett, of the Concordia Fire Department, said in a thank you note that the highway was a “sheet of ice.” Highway maintenance supervisor Clyde Thrush was nearby and…