Riley County commissioners have decided they won’t move forward with a new Aggieville substation inside the City of Manhattan’s new planned parking garage. Commissioners tabled the decision initially until they could meet with city officials for more information. On Thursday, the commission canceled that meeting. Earlier in the meeting, RCPD Director Dennis Butler tried to clear up some of the issues they had with the project. Commissioner John Ford says he won’t argue that RCPD needs the space, but doesn’t think the garage is the place to be. Butler told the commission that the substation is a benefit to the…
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WICHITA, Kan. — Court documents say a retired firefighter who is charged with threatening to kidnap and kill the mayor of Wichita because he was upset about the city’s mask ordinance had been texting an acquaintance on the city council for more than a month before his arrest. The Wichita Eagle reports that the document were released Tuesday in the case against 59-year-old Meredith Dowty, who was charged last week three counts of criminal threat. They say Wichita City Council member James Clendenin started receiving texts from Dowty on Sept. 9. But he said he didn’t feel the conversation went…
WICHITA, Kan. — Wichita police say officers have shot and wounded a man in an exchange of gunfire while attempting to arrest him because he is suspected of firing at an officer from a nearby town last week. Police said in a tweet that the suspect fled Tuesday night before coming to a stop and firing at officers. The officers returned fire, striking the man. He was taken to a hospital with serious injuries. No one else was in the car with the suspect, and no officers were injured. Police described the man as a “violent felon” and said he…
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — A Kansas mother whose estranged husband is charged with killing the couple’s two sons before fleeing with their two daughters is thanking the people who helped track down the girls nearly 400 miles (643.74 kilometers) away in Oklahoma. Tara Jackson’s attorney, Gary Nelson, also described the deaths of 14-year-old Logan Jackson and 12-year-old Austin Jackson as “traumatic“ in a statement released Wednesday. He asked for privacy “during the next very few hard few weeks and months that Tara and her family have ahead of them.“ The Leavenworth County Sheriff’s Office said she went to the home of…
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 fraud in Manhattan on October 28, 2020, at approximately 2:41 pm. Officers listed a 64-year-old female as the victim when it was reported an unknown suspect cashed fraudulent checks…
A few Riley County school districts could have up to 50 percent capacity for indoor athletic events this winter, per league rules. However, John Cox, Blue Valley/Randolph USD 378 superintendent, says his school district could take safety precautions a step further. “We may go a little bit less than the 50 percent capacity because some of those schools are a little further out and a little more rural than we are,” Cox said. “We’re going to follow our health department guidelines. I’ve been in contact with them. So far, the guidance has been anywhere between 25 to 35 percent for…
Manhattan Regional Airport Director Jesse Romo highlighted the Airport Master Plan and planned parking fees for 2021 on In Focus Thursday. We also heard from the two candidates in the District 22 race for the Kansas State Senate. Democrat Tom Hawk was featured in our third segment. Republican Craig Bowser was featured in the fourth segment.
State Senator Tom Hawk (D-Manhattan) is hoping voters allow him a third term in Topeka. Hawk is running for re-election in District 22 of the Kansas Legislature. The spotlight this election season continues to be on COVID-19 and the economic impact caused as a result. Hawk says while the economy is important, the health and safety of every citizen is equally as important. “I was appointed by the governor to be on her SPARK committee. I think there are just a lot of critical parts to that. One of the key parts is keeping as many of our businesses viable…
A Junction City man will spend the rest of his life in prison for his role in a Christmas Day 2018 murder of a pregnant woman. Dion Jamal Green was sentenced Wednesday in federal court to two life terms in prison without the possibility of parole for 50 years. The sentence was carried out by District Judge Steven L. Hornbaker. Green pleaded guilty to the charges in June in connection with the December 2018 deaths of Jenna Schafer, of Junction City, and her unborn child. The case was investigated by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, Geary County Sheriff’s Office and the Junction…