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Police: 2 airlifted to Topeka hospital after shooting in Manhattan

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RILEY COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a shooting that sent two people to the hospital.

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Just before 2:20 a.m. Saturday, the Riley County Police Department Dispatch Center received a report of shots fired in the 2300 block of Tuttle Creek Blvd in Manhattan.

Two individuals were life-flighted to Stormont-Vail Topeka Hospital for injuries. Investigators were still on the scene and authorities asked the public to avoid the area.

Anyone with information on this crime, is encouraged to contact the Riley County Police Department at (785) 537-2112 or Crime Stoppers at www.p3tips/353 or (785) 539-7777. Using the Crime Stoppers service allows you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000.00.

Missouri ‘on track’ to offer REAL ID licenses this month

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri officials say the state is “on track” to soon begin offering licenses and identifications that comply with stricter federal identification requirements under the Real ID Act.

But the Missouri Department of Revenue says in a news release that there’s no immediate need to rush to apply when they become available starting March 25. The current state-issued license and ID card can be used to board domestic flights until October 2020. That’s when licenses that comply with tougher proof-of-identity requirements will be needed at airports. They’re also needed to get into federal facilities and military bases.

Man shot, wounded outside suburban Kansas City school

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FAIRWAY, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a man has been shot and wounded after exchanging gunfire with police across the street from an elementary school in suburban Kansas City.

Law enforcement on the scene across from Highlands Elementary School image courtesy KCTV

The shooting happened around 3:10 p.m. Friday at a Fairway, Kansas, house that is located directly across the street from Highlands Elementary School in the Shawnee Mission School District. Video shows a man exiting the home and firing shots before officers shot him.

The school was on lockdown for what the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office described as a “firearms complaint” when gunfire erupted. Police weren’t returning phone messages about the man’s condition.

Lions Clubs’ Pancake Days kick off Friday

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The 66th annual Lions Clubs’ Pancake Days kicked off Friday morning.

Tickets are $7 at the door. Jacob Dillon with the Host Lions Club said the proceeds go toward the Lion’s main mission.

Pancake Days run until 7 p.m. Friday, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and from 7 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Sunday at the Knights of Columbus at 1205 North 49th Terrace.

No charges filed in officer-involved shooting in January

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Buchanan County Prosecuting Attorney Ronald R. Holliday announced Friday that no criminal charges will be filed in the officer-involved shooting of 42-year-old Phillip T.J. Hoyt.

According to a press release from the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, the shooting occurred January 10, 2019, in an alley in the 1300 block of Garfield in St. Joseph. The St. Joseph Police Department officer involved in the shooting was Officer Branton G. Hutchison, who has been a police officer for over four years for the City of St. Joseph. The Missouri State Highway Patrol, Special Division of Drug and Crime Control conducted the investigation at the request of the SJPD.

The investigation disclosed that police officers were dispatched at 3:40 p.m. that day to a disturbance between neighbors in the 1300 block of Garfield. Officer Hutchison engaged two individuals, a male and a female, in an alleyway behind a house. The individuals were walking away from the officer and he instructed both of them to stop. Both initially stopped, but the male subject, Hoyt, then proceeded to walk away at a rapid pace. The officer followed Hoyt to the location of 13th and Atchison and again instructed him to stop. Hoyt turned to face the officer and drew a firearm from his waistband and lifted the gun in the direction of the officer. The officer then fired his service weapon in the direction of Hoyt, striking him in the upper right arm and left hip. Hoyt then fled with the weapon still in hand. He was arrested a short distance away.

Hoyt, a convicted felon who was prohibited by law from owning or possessing a weapon, had in his possession a loaded Hi-Point 9mm pistol. The weapon was recovered nearby. He had a misdemeanor warrant for his arrest and told officers he ran because he knew he was not supposed to be in possession of any weapon. He also admitted he had used methamphetamine, a controlled substance, earlier in the day. Hoyt was treated at Mosaic Life Care and the University of Kansas Medical Center for his injuries.

The press release from the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office states, “A law enforcement officer is allowed to use lethal force if that officer has a reasonable belief that the use of such force is necessary to protect himself or another from serious physical injury or death. It is my opinion that the use of force by the officer in this case was permissible and not unreasonable and as a result, will not be the basis for any criminal charge allegations.”

Sprawling Sprint campus in Overland Park sold

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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Sprint officials say they have a deal to sell the company’s sprawling campus in Overland Park, Kansas.

CEO Michel Combes said in a note to employees on Friday that the deal with Occidental Management is expected to close in the coming months.

The terms of the deal were not released.

Occidental will lease part of the campus that Sprint still uses back to the company.

Combes told employees campus operations will continue as they currently are after the sell is complete.

Occidental Management is a Wichita-based company with property holdings in the Kansas City area.

As of late last year, 6,000 Sprint employees and contractors worked at the Overland Park campus. Sprint occupies 11 of the 20 campus buildings.

Jury: Missouri man guilty in shooting death of roommate

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LEBANON, Mo. (AP) — A central Missouri man has been found guilty in the shooting death of his roommate.

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A Laclede County jury on Thursday found Travis Clark guilty of first-degree involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action in the June 2016 death of 18-year-old Robert Ashbaugh, of Tipton.

According to the probable cause statement, police found Ashbaugh suffering from a single gunshot wound to the chest at home he shared with Clark. Witnesses at the home said Clark fatally shot Ashbaugh with a rifle.

Clark told police he was trying to scare Ashbaugh by pointing the rifle at him and the weapon went off, killing him.

Sentencing is scheduled for next Month.

Hung jury: Former KSU research associate accused of shooting at police

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MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — State prosecutors are seeking a retrial after a jury could not reach a verdict on one charge against a 38-year-old Manhattan man charged with trying to kill three law enforcement officers.

Authorities on the scene of shooting and barricade situation photo courtesy WIBW TV

Prosecutors say Mark Harrison fired 33 shots during a standoff with police in January 2018.

A Riley County jury could not reach a unanimous decision Thursday on an attempted capital murder charge involving the shooting of Riley County police Sgt. Pat Tiede, who was hit in the leg.

The jury found Harrison not guilty of two attempted murder charges stemming from Harrison shooting at a SWAT vehicle with two officers inside. He was found guilty of criminal damage to property.

Prosecutors say Harrison, who was working as a research associate at K-State’s mechanical and nuclear engineering department at the time, fired at Tiede, then barricaded himself inside his home and surrendered after a three-hour standoff.

 

Eagle Communications Promotes Trotman To Vice President of Radio

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Mark Trotman

Eagle Communications announced today the promotion of Mark Trotman to Vice President of Radio, effective immediately.

Trotman has served as Eagle’s market manager in Hutchinson since 2010. He will now focus on coordinating the company’s revenue development, sales training and additional processes for Eagle’s 28 radio stations.

“Mark’s experience and success in Hutchinson is valuable in each of our markets and we look forward to his leadership in these important areas.” said Eagle Communications Chairman and CEO Gary Shorman Eagle

With Trotman’s promotion, sales manager Terry Drouhard will now serve as market manager in Hutchinson. Drouhard was appointed to operations manager in Hutchinson in 1989 and promoted to Sales Manager in 1996.

Terry Drouhard

“Terry has outstanding teambuilding skills and a commitment to growing each of our customers,” said Shorman. “As an employee owned company, we build for the long term. Terry’s strong leadership and knowledge of the market make him the right choice for this new role.”

Rescued dog in Missouri tests positive for rabies

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TOPEKA – On Monday, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) was notified of a dog in Missouri that tested positive for rabies.

This dog was part of a group of 26 dogs that were imported from Egypt at the end of January 2019 by Unleashed Pet Rescue located at 5918 Broadmoor, Mission, Kansas. All the remaining 25 dogs had been placed into foster care or had been adopted in the Kansas City metro area. KDHE is working closely with the Johnson County Department of Health and Environment, Kansas State University Rabies Laboratory, Kansas Department of Agriculture, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (MDHSS), Missouri Department of Agriculture, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on this investigation.

Rabies is a fatal viral disease in people and animals. People or animals can become infected with the rabies virus from a bite by a rabid animal or when saliva from the rabid animal comes into contact with the eyes, inside the mouth or an open wound. Vaccination of animals against rabies is highly effective at preventing this deadly disease. Although all the dogs in this group had health certificates and documentation of receiving rabies vaccine in Egypt, the rabies infection in one of the dogs raises the uncertainty about the validity of the rabies vaccination and how these dogs were quarantined prior to arrival into the United States.

KDHE and MDHSS are requiring that all these dogs be brought back to the shelter for evaluation and quarantine for the safety of the families, people and animals in the community, and the remaining dogs. To our knowledge at this time, none of the other 25 dogs have developed signs of rabies. All persons that have been in contact with the rabid dog have been notified, assessed for rabies exposure and, if determined to be necessary, are receiving rabies post-exposure prophylaxis. Persons that have had contact with other dogs from Unleashed Pet Rescue were not exposed to rabies.

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