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Kan. inmate serving time for aggravated assault found dead in his cell
EL DORADO, KAN. – El Dorado Correctional Facility (EDCF) resident Brooks Vonthaer, 40, died Tuesday. Vonthaer was found unresponsive in his cell Tuesday afternoon, according to a media release from the Kansas Department of Corrections. The cause of death is pending the results of an independent autopsy. Vonthaer was...
Konza Prairie Community Health Center expands in Manhattan
Konza Prairie Community Health Center’s recent move and expansion in Manhattan was celebrated with a ribbon cutting on Tuesday. Konza is a locally owned not-for-profit clinic serving the Flint Hills region for 30 years. As a community health center, Konza provides access to affordable, quality, comprehensive medical, dental, behavioral...
Police catch Kansas felon who fled arrest with teen in August
ATCHISON COUNTY—Law enforcement are investigating a Kansas felon on new allegations following an investigation. Shortly before 5:00AM on August 24, police officers responded to the area of the 1300 Block North 7th Street in Atchison to investigate a prowler call, according to Police Chief Mike Wilson. When they arrived...
Kansas home a total loss after fire
MCPHERSON —Authorities are working to determine the cause of a house fire in McPherson. Just after 11:30a.m. Tuesday, crews responded to a house fire in the 1400 block of Briarwood Lane, according to a media release. Fire crews encountered heavy fire involvement from a two-car garage attached to the...
Wanted Kansas suspect caught transporting illegal drugs
SHAWNEE COUNTY —A Kansas man wanted on a warrant is now also facing drug charges. Just after 9:30a.m. October 20, a sheriff's deputy observed a traffic violation by the driver of a 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe near NW 35th Street and NWRochester Road, according to Shawnee County Deputy Abigail Christian.
Sheriff: Driver dies after train strikes semi at Kan. refinery
BUTLER COUNTY —One person died in an accident just before 10a.m. Tuesday in Butler County. According to Butler County Undersheriff Daimon Cundiff, a semi pulling an empty flatbed trailer, had pulled up to the railroad crossing at S. Douglas Road and S. Sunset Road, inside HF Sinclair Refinery, in El Dorado and began to cross.
E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders in Kansas
EDITOR'S NOTE: Updates with CDC saying there are 26 cases in Colorado, not 27, as the agency had said previously. E. coli food poisoning linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers has sickened at least 49 people in 10 states, including one person who died and 10 who were hospitalized, federal health officials said Tuesday.
Suspect fled Kansas City bank robbery on a blue sports bike
KANSAS CITY — Law enforcement are working to identify a suspect in a bank robbery that occurred Monday at the Hawthorn Bank, 17430 E. 39th Street in Independence, Missouri, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The suspect entered the bank, approached the teller, made a verbal demand for...
Air personality Rick Thomas receives KAB honor
KJCK FM ( Power Hits 97.5 ) morning host Rick Thomas was honored this week by the Kansas Association of Broadcasters as the 2024 Medium Market air personality of the year. Power Hits can be heard throughout east central Kansas including the Manhattan - Junction City area.
Installation of permanent Vietnam memorial underway in Great Bend
The Wall That Heals provided a temporary memorial to Vietnam veterans as it made its way through Barton County and Great Bend last May. In December 2023, a small committee of Vietnam veterans approached the Great Bend City Council about installing a permanent memorial at Veterans Memorial Park. Over the weekend, the first pieces of the 50-foot memorial were installed on the north side of the lake. Larry Parsons, a Vietnam veteran and member of the committee, has been pleased with the progress.
Evergy plans to build two new natural gas plants in Kansas
The largest electric utility in Kansas and western Missouri will add two natural gas plants by the end of 2030, the company announced Monday. Evergy, which serves 1.6 million customers in the two states, plans to build combined-cycle natural gas plants — each with a 705-megawatt capacity — in two Kansas counties in 2029 and 2030, respectively.
Ahead of election, White House proposes free over-the-counter birth control
WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of people with private health insurance would be able to pick up over-the-counter methods like condoms, the “morning after” pill and birth control pills for free under a new rule the White House proposed on Monday. Right now, health insurers must cover the...
Crews rescue dog from fire in rural southwest Kansas
FINNEY COUNTY—Fire crews saved a dog during a fire at building in rural southwest Kansas. On Monday, the Garden City Fire Department reported crews were dispatched just after 8:30 a.m. October 17, to the report of a building fire at 4552 E. Highway 50 in Garden City, according to a media release.
Riley County Adds Second Saturday to Advance Voting Schedule
The Riley County Elections Division has announced the addition of Saturday, October 26, to the advance voting schedule at the Riley County Office Building. The additional day will make it easier for residents to cast their ballots in the 2024 General Election. Advance voting for the 2024 General Election began...
Oklahoma man accused of child sex crimes in Kansas
DICKINSON COUNTY —Law enforcement are investigating an Oklahoma man for alleged child sex crimes in Kansas. On March 29, the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation after a tip was received regarding sexual exploitation of a child, according to a media release from the sheriff's office. Investigators...
Deputies found runaway teens, fentanyl pills at Kansas motel
SHAWNEE COUNTY —Law enforcement are investigating three teens on drug allegations. On October 18, 2024 the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit and Detectives Unit followed up on a tip involving runaway juvenile girls, suspected of using fentanyl and running with adults involved with the distribution and usage of fentanyl, according to a social media report from the sheriff's office.
RCPD: Man lost $6,600 in case of alleged fraud
RILEY COUNTY—Law enforcement are investigating alleged fraud in Manhattan. Just before 3p.m. Monday, officers filed a report of fraud in the 1000 block of S. Seth Child Road in Manhattan, according to the Riley County Police Department activity report. A 76-year-old man reported an unknown subject obtained his personal...
Judge dismisses case against Mo. senators over Chiefs parade shooting posts
A Kansas federal judge decided his court did not have jurisdiction in the case brought by Denton Loudermill of Olathe against state Sens. Rick Brattin, Denny Hoskins and Nick Schroer over social media messages accusing him of being a shooter and an ‘illegal alien’. A federal judge on Monday...
South-central Kansas fire crews battled back to back fires
SEDGWICK COUNTY —Crews battled back to back fires Monday near Mulvane. Construction workers were cutting rebar and started grass on fire near the Kansas Turnpike at exit 33, according to a social media report from Mulvane Fire and Rescue. While that grass fire was going on, a local farmer...
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