Pottawatomie County Commission Chair Dee McKee joined us for a conversation on county government happenings. We also spoke with USD 383 Transportation Director Andrea Adams about how the bus barn is preparing for the new school year, which starts Wednesday.
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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 responded to a report of an injury crash in the 1800 block of Anderson Ave in Manhattan on August 21, 2020, at approximately 5:05 PM. When officers arrived on scene, they found a…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Authorities say an 18-year-old was shot and killed in Kansas City, Kansas. Police said in a news release that officers responded around 1:40 a.m. Saturday. The victim had sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. Police haven’t released his name or any details about what led up to the shooting. No suspect was immediately taken into custody.
MISSION, Kan. — The commission that enforces Kansas’ nondiscrimination laws will begin hearing claims from people who allege they are being mistreated because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. The Kansas Human Rights Commission said Friday that the decision is in response to a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that a landmark civil rights law protects gay, lesbian and transgender people from discrimination in employment. But the commission expanded the ruling beyond employment cases, offering protections for people alleging discrimination in housing and public accommodations, such as retail stores and educational institutions.
WICHITA, Kan. — The Wichita school district has only received two-thirds of the computers and tablets it has ordered to equip students for distance learning because of worldwide supply chain problems caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Until the supply and demand problem clears up, the district is prioritizing its distribution of the 8,000 devices it has received out of an order of 24,000. Children learning at home who don’t have computers or internet access are getting first call on the machines that are in hand, said Superintendent Alicia Thompson. She said there will be enough equipment on hand for all…
WICHITA, Kan. — The number of inmates who have tested positive for COVID-19 at a jail in Wichita has grown to more than 500. The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office has conducted mass testing its inmates at the urging of state health officials. KAKE-TV reports that as of Friday, 523 inmates have tested positive and 747 negative. None have required hospitalization. Inmates with no symptoms are considered recovered 10 days post-test. Myers estimated that around 400 inmates will be considered recovered by the end of the weekend.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Emergency crews from Kansas City, Kansas, continue to search the Kansas River for an 11-year-old girl who went missing in the river this weekend and is presumed to have drowned. The Kansas City Star reports that several boats and at least 10 firefighters searched the river Sunday, a day after witnesses say the girl was pulled under the water while trying to retrieve a beach ball. Officials say a family had been playing with the ball near a sand bar when the incident happened. Officials say an adult and two other minors tried to save the…
On Monday’s edition of In Focus, Flint Hills Veterans Coalition President Chuck Sexton and wife Melody Sexton, Military Relations Coordinator for the Manhattan Chamber Janet Nichols previewed Veterans Day activities happening Nov. 11. We also spoke with Sunset Zoo Marketing and Development Officer Melissa Kirkwood.
KVC Kansas and Remnant Church partnered up to put on a food drive in City Park Friday. A line of cars stretched from the middle of City Park, where volunteers were loading boxes of produce and dairy products into car trunks, out to 14th St. and around to Poyntz Ave. from about 9 a.m. til just passed noon as local residents waited their turn. The event was part of the Farms to Families program, which is a multibillion-dollar effort announced by the the United States Department of Agriculture in April. “The Farms to Families program provides grants through the USDA…