Officers filed a report for theft in the 800 block of Brierwood Dr. in Manhattan. Officers listed a 40-year-old female as the victim when she reported an unknown suspect took her diamond ring. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $1,200.00. Police ask that anyone with information please 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 theft from a motor vehicle in the 700 block of Commons Pl. in…
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An opportunity for military retirees from all branches and their spouses to listen to speakers and learn about topics relevant to them is coming up soon. Fort Riley’s annual Retiree Appreciation Day will be at Riley’s Community Center this Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.. Doors will open at 7:30 a.m.. “Elements of the 1st Division Infantry Division band will be there to play at the early hour and will be available,” Retiree Appreciation Day Chairman retired Col. C. Kay Hutchinson said. “We’ll do the National Anthem, the Pledge of Allegiance and the invocation at 8:30 a.m. so get…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A suspect in a Kansas bar shooting that left four dead and five wounded remains on the lam and stymied authorities behind an ongoing manhunt are urging witnesses to come forward. Police continued searching Thursday for 29-year-old Hugo Villanueva-Morales, more than four days after gunfire erupted early Sunday at the Tequila KC bar in Kansas City, Kansas. Villanueva-Morales and 23-year-old Javier Alatorre are charged with four counts of first-degree murder. Alatorre was arrested hours after the shooting at a home in Kansas City, Missouri. Officer Thomas Tomasic says officers don’t know whether Villanueva-Morales has left…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A former Kansas Democratic congresswoman has dropped out of the race for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Republican Pat Roberts. Former U.S. Rep. Nancy Boyda formed a campaign committee in June to run for the Democratic nomination next year. Former federal prosecutor and Kansas City area attorney Barry Grissom is also seeking the nomination, along with Manhattan Mayor Pro Tempore Usha Reddi. Boyda represented a northeast Kansas district in the U.S. House in 2007 and 2008, ousting a Republican incumbent in 2006, only to narrowly lose the seat two years later. She said Thursday…
Thursday’s program included a preview of Retiree Appreciation Day at Fort Riley with retired Colonel C. Kay Hutchinson and Jerri McBride, Public Health Department, Irwin Army Community Hospital. The event is scheduled Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Riley’s Conference Center. Ghostess Tricia Verschage with the Historical and Archaeological Society of Fort Riley previewed the 23rd annual ghost tours coming up Oct. 26. Manhattan Catholic Schools Principal Scott Hulshoff and Flint Hills Christian Schools Principal Josh Snyder joined us for an update on activities going on at their respective schools also.
WICHITA — A federal jury has sided with the operator of a Wichita abortion facility who contended she had reasonable grounds to seek a protection-from-stalking order against an abortion protester. The verdict returned Tuesday follows a seven-day trial in the lawsuit filed by anti-abortion activist Mark Holick against clinic operator Julie Burkhart. The lawsuit stems from anti-abortion protests in 2012 and 2013 in front of Burkhart’s home and neighborhood. She got a temporary protection-from-stalking order against Holick that was dismissed two years later. He then sued her. Jurors found Holick failed to prove his claim for malicious prosecution. Burkhart says…
HILLSBORO — A Kansas City, Missouri, company that specializes in turning around financially distressed hospitals is seeking to buy a rural central Kansas hospital that is in bankruptcy. KCUR-FM reports that Rural Hospital Group is proposing to buy Hillsboro Community Hospital for $6.9 million. It appears to be the only bidder so far. The 15-bed hospital about 50 miles north of Wichita was placed in receivership in January and then in bankruptcy in March after its previous owner defaulted on its bills and other financial obligations. A member of a group that took over the hospital in 2017 has been…
Manhattan is considering amending laws on smoking and vaping in public areas as well as in stores that market the wares. The Manhattan City Commission Tuesday discussed combining regulations on the use of e-cigarettes and ordinary cigarettes under the same ordinance, requested by the Flint Hills Wellness Coalition in January. As it was a work session, they held no official vote. Riley County Health Department Director Jennifer Green says vaping has doubled among high school students in Riley County in the past year. She says smoking rates decreased 10 percent since the smoking was banned in public 10 years ago,…
Thursday’s program featured a discussion of ongoing events at USD 320 Wamego Public Schools with Superintendent Tim Winter and St. George Elementary Principal Dan Ackland filled in with the update from USD 323 Rock Creek Schools. We also spoke with Phil Anderson and Rod Harms about a potential riverfront project along the Kansas River they are working to raise funds for. More information is available at riverfrontmhk.com.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas has seen a big jump in syphilis cases over the past five years and a spike in the number of infants born with the sexually transmitted disease. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday that Kansas reported 152 cases of primary and secondary stage syphilis in 2018, compared with 60 in 2013. The increase was 153%. The rate of cases per 100,000 residents grew to 5.2 in 2018 from 2.1 in 2013. Kansas had eight cases of newborns being born with syphilis in 2018. The state had only a single reported case…