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WICHITA, Kan. — A Kansas man has been charged with threatening on social media to kill President Donald Trump. The Wichita Eagle reports that Aaron McDowell, of Salina, was charged Thursday in federal court with one count of threatening the President of the United States. Federal prosecutors said he wrote Tuesday on Facebook that he was going to kill the president at 7 p.m. that day. Another person commented on McDowell’s post, stating “Yo prove it.” A Secret Service agent wrote in the affidavit that McDowell responded with “You’ll see it on the news.”
WICHITA, Kan. — Police in Wichita are looking into using genetic genealogy databases to help solve cold murder and rape cases. Capt. Jeff Weible said the department isn’t ready to decide whether it will use the technique to solve any local crimes. But to help find out how the technique could be used, the department co-hosted a two-day training conference on it this week. The Wichita Eagle reported that it drew more than 60 people from law enforcement agencies and other organizations in Kansas, Wyoming and California to downtown Wichita.
OPOLIS, Kan. — Authorities say a woman found dead in southeast Kansas might have been hit by a vehicle. The Crawford County Sheriff’s office on Friday identified the woman as 35-year-old Brandi Moore, of Pittsburg. Her body was found Wednesday in Opolis, an unincorporated town in Crawford County. Sheriff Danny Smith said in a news release a pathologist indicated her injuries were consistent with being hit by a vehicle. An autopsy and official cause of death are pending. Smith says the driver of the vehicle has not been determined. It appears Moore was struck between 8 p.m. Tuesday to 6…
MATFIELD GREEN, Mo. — Authorities say a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper has shot and critically wounded an armed man amid a confrontation after his vehicle became disabled during a pursuit. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says in a news release that the chase started Thursday afternoon after troopers encountered the wanted man at the Matfield Green Service Area, a toll road rest stop along Interstate 35 in Chase County. The KBI says the pursuit ended when tire-puncturing stop sticks were placed in the fleeing driver’s path. Preliminary information indicates that after the suspect exited his disabled vehicle, there was a…
Riley County Police Department Director Dennis Butler joined In Focus for his monthly visit to News Radio KMAN.
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Agricultural chemical and seed company Corteva Agriscience officially announced the location of its new facility to the public at the Columbian Theater in Wamego this morning. Among those in attendance were various local government officials, Greater Manhattan Economic Partnership members, Corteva Agriscience employees and property developers. The installation will occupy a 22,000 square foot building in the Wamego Industrial Park on the east side of of the city and will employ 15 to 20 permanent employees as well as a number of seasonal workers. In addition, Corteva Agriscience Senior Research Scientist Les Kuhlman says there will be internship and part-time…
The Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 school board has approved a roughly $74,000 contract for redistricting consulting services. Assistant Superintendent Eric Reid says RSP and Associates will collect data from all areas of the district including Pottawatomie County. The district has worked with RSP in the past and determined that area was where the district was growing the most. For the current proposal, the data collection will be taken over the past five years. “This allows them to more accurately predict down the line, year after year data helps them. This is what they recommend to see it on a more consistent…
A utility connection fee waiver for a new Pottawatomie County emergency services building was narrowly approved at Tuesday’s Manhattan City Commission meeting. Pottawatomie County constructed a new EMS and Sheriff Office substation on Green Valley Road to serve the Blue Township area and the east side of Manhattan located in Pottawatomie County. The waiver — amounting to more than $11,000 — was requested by Pott. County Public Works Director, Peter Clark. The City of Manhattan has a history of approving waivers for area governments and community organizations. In December, the commission waived more than $90,000 in fees for a Manhattan…