POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities continue to investigate the death of 19-year-old Jacob Bouck.

Bouck- photo courtesy Pottawatomie Co. Sheriff

The Wamego resident and 2017 graduate of Wamego High School was last seen in the Wamego area on December 21st, 2018, according to Sheriff Greg Riat. He was missing until his body was located on December 24, approximately mile west of Wamego on the Kansas River.

Bouck was reported to be wearing a dark colored jacket, black shirt, gray thermal longjohns, (long underwear) and black shoes.

A forensic autopsy was conducted on Bouck and the medical examiner has determined that the death of Jacob Bouck is believed to be a homicide.

Authorities are urging anyone with information on the case to contact the Pottawatomie County Sheriff at 785-457-3353, www.ptsheriff.com, or 1-800-KS-CRIME. Tips can be anonymous. An unspecified cash reward is being offered at this time for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for this crime.

The following is a summary of arrests, citations by the Riley County Police Department. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Timothy Morelock-photo Shawnee Co.

DEJANIQUA BRYANTE BUSH, 20, Topeka,AGGRAVATED ASSAULT;USE DEADLY WEAPON THEFT OF PROP/SERVICES; $1500K-$25K CRIMINAL THREAT; CAUSE TERROR; Bond $8000

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DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling more than 953,000 vehicles worldwide to replace Takata passenger air bag inflators that can explode and hurl shrapnel.

The move includes over 782,000 vehicles in the U.S. and is part of the largest series of recalls in U.S. history.

Included are the 2010 Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX, the 2010 and 2011 Ford Ranger, the 2010 to 2012 Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ, the 2010 and 2011 Mercury Milan, and the 2010 to 2014 Ford Mustang.

Some of the recalls may be limited to specific geographic areas of the U.S.

Takata used the chemical ammonium nitrate to create an explosion to inflate air bags. But it can deteriorate over time due to heat and humidity and explode with too much force, blowing apart a metal canister designed to contain the explosion. At least 23 people have been killed worldwide and hundreds injured by the inflators.

Ford says it doesn’t know of any injuries in vehicles included in this recall. Dealers will replace the inflators.

Ford will notify owners about the recall starting on Feb. 18, and the company has replacement parts available for dealers to order, said spokeswoman Monique Brentley. In previous Takata recalls, parts availability had been an issue.

Owners can go to https://owner.ford.com/service/frequently-asked-questions-regarding-takata-airbag-inflator-recalls.htmland key in their vehicle identification number to see if their cars and SUVs are being recalled. The same information will be available soon at https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls .

More than three years after the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration took over management of recalls involving Takata inflators, one third of the recalled inflators still have not been replaced, according to an annual report from the government and a court-appointed monitor.

The report says 16.7 million faulty inflators out of 50 million under recall have yet to be replaced. And 10 million more inflators are scheduled to be recalled this month, including the Ford vehicles. Also, Honda recalled 1.4 million vehicles in September, months ahead of schedule.

Safety advocates said the completion rate should be far higher given the danger associated with the inflators.

The recalls forced Takata of Japan to seek bankruptcy protection and sell most of its assets to pay for the fixes.

The inflators grow more dangerous as they get older because ammonium nitrate deteriorates due to high humidity and cycles from hot temperatures to cold. The most dangerous inflators are in areas of the South along the Gulf of Mexico that have high humidity.

The following is a summary of arrests, citations by the Riley County Police Department. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) are issuing fish consumption advisories for 2019. The advisories identify types of fish or other aquatic animals that should be eaten in limited quantities or, in some cases, avoided altogether because of contamination.  General advice and Internet resources are also provided to aid the public in making informed decisions regarding the benefits as well as the risks associated with eating locally caught fish from Kansas waters.

Definitions:

Bottom-feeding fish:  buffalos, carp, carpsuckers, catfishes (except blue and flathead catfish), sturgeons, and suckers.

Predatory fish: black basses, blue catfish, crappies, drum, flathead catfish, perches, sunfish, white bass, wiper, striper, walleye, saugeye, and sauger.

Shellfish: mussels, clams, and crayfish.

General Population: Men and women 18 years of age or older.

Sensitive Populations:  Women who are pregnant, may become pregnant, or are nursing and children age 17 or younger.

Meal size (skinless fish fillets before cooking):

Adults and Children age 13 and older = 8 ounces

Children age 6 to 12 = 4 ounces

Children younger than 6 = 2 ounces

Statewide Advisories 

Kansas recommends the following consumption restrictions because of mercury in fish:

1. Sensitive Populations should restrict consumption of all types of locally caught fish, from waters or species of fish not specifically covered by an advisory to one meal per week because of mercury.

2. Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass (black basses):

• Sensitive Populations should restrict consumption of these species to one meal per month because of mercury.
• General Public should restrict consumption of these species to one meal per weekbecause of mercury.

Waterbody specific advisories for all consumers 

Kansas recommends restricting consumption of bottom-feeding fish to one meal per weekfrom the following location because of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs):

1. Cow Creek in Hutchinson and downstream to the confluence with the Arkansas River (Reno County);
2. The Kansas River from Lawrence (below Bowersock Dam) downstream to Eudora at the confluence of the Wakarusa River (Douglas and Leavenworth counties);
3. The Little Arkansas River from the Main Street Bridge immediately west of Valley Center to the confluence with the Arkansas River in Wichita (Sedgwick County).

Kansas recommends restricting consumption of bottom-feeding fish to one meal per month from the following location because of PCBs:

1. K-96 Lake in Wichita (Sedgwick County).

Kansas recommends not eating specified fish or aquatic life from the following locations:

1. The Arkansas River from the Lincoln Street dam in Wichita downstream to the confluence with Cowskin Creek near Belle Plaine (Sedgwick and Sumner counties); bottom-feeding fish because of PCBs.
2. Shoal Creek from the Missouri/Kansas border to Empire Lake (Cherokee County); shellfish because of lead and cadmium.
3. The Spring River from the confluence of Center Creek to the Kansas/Oklahoma border (Cherokee County); shellfish because of lead and cadmium.
4. Antioch Park Lake South in Antioch Park, Overland Park (Johnson County); all fish because of the pesticides dieldrin, heptachlor epoxide, chlordane, and dichlorophenyltrichloroethanes (DDTs).
5. Arkalon Park Lakes in Liberal (Seward County) – Kansas recommends not eating fish or other aquatic life because the lakes are sustained solely by treated municipal wastewater.

General advice for eating locally caught fish in Kansas

1. Sensitive populations should consider restricting their total mercury intake for both supermarket fish and locally caught species.  Concerned parents and other persons may wish to consult with a physician about eating fish and mercury exposure.
2. Mercury exposure can be reduced by limiting the consumption of large predatory fish.  Larger/older fish of all types are more likely to have higher concentrations of mercury.
3. Avoid the consumption of fish parts other than fillets, especially when eating bottom-feeding fish.  Fatty internal organs tend to accumulate higher levels of fat-soluble contaminants such as chlordane and PCBs than fillets.
4. Consumers can reduce their ingestion of fat-soluble contaminants such as chlordane and PCBs by trimming fat from fillets, and cooking in a manner in which fat drips away from the fillet.
5. Avoid subsistence level (relying on wild-caught fish for daily nutritional needs) fishing activities in large rivers within or immediately downstream of large urban/industrial areas and wastewater outfalls.  Fish in these areas are more likely to contain traces of chemical contaminants.
6. Kansas recommends not eating fish or aquatic life from surface waters sustained solely by municipal or industrial wastewater because of unknown, yet potentially present pathogens, metals, organic chemicals or other emerging contaminants.  This advisory includes consumption of any aquatic life present in wastewater outfalls, waste treatment lagoons or stormwater detention ponds.
7. In waterbodies where watches or warnings related to harmful algae blooms have been applied, fish should be consumed in moderation and care taken to only consume skinless fillets.  Avoid cutting into internal organs and rinse fillets with clean water prior to cooking or freezing.

Internet resources from KDHE, KDWPT, EPA, FDA, and the American Heart Association

To view the advisories online and for information about KDHE’s Fish Tissue Contaminant Monitoring Program please visit our website at: http://www.kdheks.gov/befs/fish_tissue_monitoring.htm

For information about harmful algal blooms, including current watches and warnings, visit this KDHE website: http://www.kdheks.gov/algae-illness/index.htm

For information about fishing in Kansas including licensing, regulations, fishing reports and fishing forecasts please visit the KDWPT fishing website:   http://ksoutdoors.com/Fishing

For general information about mercury in fish, national advisories, and advisories in other states please visit this EPA website: http://www2.epa.gov/choose-fish-and-shellfish-wisely

For information regarding personal care products and pharmaceuticals in fish please visit this EPA website:  https://www.epa.gov/fish-tech/pilot-study-pharmaceuticals-and-personal-care-products-fish-tissue

For information about the health benefits vs. the risks of including fish in your diet please visit this American Heart Association website: http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/NutritionCenter/Fish-101_UCM_305986_Article.jsp

For technical information regarding the EPA risk assessment methods used to determine advisory consumption limits please visit: http://www2.epa.gov/fish-tech

The following is a summary of arrests, citations by the Riley County Police Department. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State has dismissed sophomore center Maary Lakes from its women’s basketball program for a violation of team rules and conduct detrimental to the team.

Lakes -photo courtesy KSU Athletics

Wildcats coach Jeff Mittie announced the decision in a statement Monday.

According to the Riley County Police Department, the 6-foot-4 Lakes was arrested early Monday on suspicion of domestic battery and criminal damage to property. She was released on a $750 bond.

Lakes was arrested on suspicion of domestic battery last summer, though charges against her were eventually dropped. Mittie said Lakes was “someone we thought deserved a second chance, but unfortunately, it is time for both of us to move on.”

The native of Peoria, Illinois, had played in all 13 games this season, averaging 1.6 points and 1.2 rebounds.

GEARY COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities continue their investigation of a Christmas murder of a Kansas woman and have charges.

Baker -photo Geary County

Green -photo Geary Co.

According to a media release from Geary County Attorney Krista Blaisdell, formal charges have been filed in Geary County District Court against Dion Jamel Green, 33, and Mashaun Jay Baker, 33, both of Junction City in connection with the death of 31-year old Jenna Schafer of Junction City.

Green faces two counts of Capital Murder and Baker one count of Capital Murder in the case.

According to court complaint, on or between December 24th and 25th, Green killed Schafer with premeditation by a gunshot wound. The killing was done pursuant to a contract or agreement to kill Schafer, and Green was a party to that contract or agreement.

Green also is accused of killing the unborn child of Schafer intentionally by premeditation by a gunshot wound from which both Schafer and the unborn child died.

Mashaun Jay Baker was allegedly a party to the contract or agreement, and hired Dion Jamel Green to kill Jenna Schafer.

Both Green and Baker are scheduled to appear in Geary County District Court at 9 a.m. Tuesday.

The following is a summary of arrests, citations by the Riley County Police Department. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Tim Clark -photo Clay County Sheriff

CAYCE LYNN RYAN, 33, DOMESTIC BATTERY;KNOWING/RECKLESS BODILY; Bond $1000

HEIDI NICHOLE CORZINE, 47, DOMESTIC BATTERY;KNOWING/RECKLESS BODILY; Bond $1000

MYISHAY MARY LAKES, 19, Manhattan, VIO PROTECTION ORDER; PRETRIAL ORDER; Bond $1000

JIMMIE DALE DODSON III, 17, Manhattan, Probation Violation; Juvenile

TIMOTHY RAY CLARK, 64, Clay Center, Failure to Appear; Clay County Sheriff

TEVIN CHRISTOPHERKYLE ANDREWS, 27, Probation Violation; Other jurisdiction

LONDON LEE LEWIS, 25, Longmont, CO., Failure to Appear; Topeka Police

By ANDREA TUDHOPE

On what threatens to become the longest government shutdown in history, Kansas Republican representatives tend to agree — Democrats are to blame. 

During the now three-week stretch of the partial government shutdown, federal courts such as the U.S. Courthouse in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, have remained open with funding from fees, but that money runs out this Friday —CHRIS MURPHY / FLICKR-CC

It’s the third week of the shutdown, which came after Democrats and Republicans in the Senate failed to reach an agreement on a spending bill that would allocate $5 billion for a border wall. That means it’s the third consecutive week thousands of federal workers across the country have gone without pay.

Kansas Republican, U.S. Rep. Ron Estes said he thinks Democrats need to come to the negotiating table. In a statement, he said the shutdown continues because Democrats “refuse” to help secure the border, which he calls a crisis. 

With more emphasis on the importance of Congress and the Trump Administration coming together to resolve the shutdown, U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., called for a “sense of urgency.”

Moran also acknowledged the negative impacts of the shutdown on federal employees and subcontractors in his state and throughout the country, who have now gone three weeks without pay. In a statement, he placed particular emphasis on farmers in Kansas who “wait in uncertainty as crucial federal aid sits on the desks of furloughed employees.”

U.S. Rep. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., told KCUR border security is just that important.

“Certainly they have my heartfelt sympathy and concern,” Marshall said. “This is a hill we have to take, and I’m sorry, but I feel like the Democrats are using them as pawns in this.”

Meanwhile, in an interview with NPR, Rep. Sharice Davids, a Kansas Democrat, voiced concerns about Native American communities that rely heavily on government payouts. 

In a statement, Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II of Missouri called the continuation of the shutdown “incomprehensible,” and pointedly called attention President Trump’s comment in December that he would be “proud” to shut down the government if he didn’t get the funding he wanted for a border wall.

“It is troubling and incomprehensible that at this point, the President has dragged the nation into the second week of an unnecessary and damaging shutdown,” Cleaver said.

Last week, the House of Representatives, now controlled by Democrats, passed legislation to reopen the government without the $5 billion Trump demands, but with the promise of a month for Congress and the President to negotiate on border security with an operating government. 

Cleaver said he was hopeful Senate would support the legislation.

But, to date, little progress has been made to end the shutdown, as Trump has refused to sign any legislation that does not include funding for the border wall, and speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, has said the president would not get a wall.

Trump announced Monday he would address the nation from the Oval Office Tuesday night, to discuss the shutdown and “Humanitarian and National Security crisis on our Southern Border.”

Andrea Tudhope is a reporter in conjunction with the Kansas News Service.  Follow her on Twitter @andreatudhope.

RILEY COUNTY— Law enforcement authorities are investigating an alleged sexual assault and asking the public to help identify a suspect. On Tuesday evening the Riley County Police Department released a video of the male suspect.

Law enforcement authorities would like to speak to him after a rape occurred in Aggieville in Manhattan just after midnight on New Years Eve.

If you have any information on the identity of the male in the video, please contact the Riley County Police Department at (785) 537-2112 or Crime Stoppers at (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.

RILEY COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating an armed robbery in Manhattan.

At 8:45 p.m. Tuesday, the Riley County Police Department Dispatch Center received a 911 call reporting an armed robbery at Fifths Liquor in the 500 block of Leavenworth street.

The suspect left the area on foot. There were no injuries.

If you have any information on this crime, please contact the Riley County Police Department at (785) 537-2112 or Crime Stoppers at (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.

The following is a summary of arrests, citations by the Riley County Police Department. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

NARIANNA DACHELLE WILLIAMS, 21, Manhattan, Probation Violation, Failure to Appear (2X), Bond $9500

Erin Boykin -photo Geary Co.

ERIN TRENT BOYKIN, 22, Junction City, DUI; 1ST CONVICTION; BLOOD/BREATH .08 OR> DUTY TO REPORT ACC W/ UNATTENDED VEH;1ST POSS FIREARM WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE DIST OPIATE, OPIUM, NARCOTIC; 3.5-<100GM DIST MARIJUANA; 25-<450GM, POSS OF PARA INTENT TO MANF C/SINTERFERE LEO;OBSTR/RESIST/OPPOSE FEL WAR; Bond $15,000

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — A Maryland-based solar contractor is facing nearly $40,000 in fines after an employee died from electrocution at Fort Riley.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Wednesday it cited Power Factor LLC for four serious violations after the employee died in July while installing solar panels at the fort.

The agency says the employee was hoisting a metal rail that came into contact with overhead power lines.

OSHA cited the company for exposing workers to electrical hazards, including live and uninsulated power circuits. The agency says the company also didn’t regularly inspect the job site or train workers to avoid hazards.

The employee’s name hasn’t been released.

Power Factor, LLC. has 15 days to pay the fine or contest the findings.

An official with Power Factor was not immediately available to comment.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Farmers already reeling from low prices and uncertainty amid the nation’s trade dispute with China are welcoming a decision to extend a deadline for federal aid because of the partial government shutdown.

Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue on Tuesday announced the Agriculture Department would extend a Jan. 15 deadline for farmers to apply for payments to offset losses they had incurred due to the trade dispute, which led to new tariffs that lessened demand and lowered crop prices. About $9.5 billion in direct payments have been set aside for growers of soybeans, corn, wheat and other commodities.

Many farmers already have received the first of two payments to offset some of their losses, but others haven’t been able to apply for aid because snow and rain delayed their harvest. Farmers can’t apply for federal payments until they can specify the size of their crop. It’s unclear how much of the federal money has been spent.

“People didn’t have time to get all this done, and then the government shutdown happened,” said John Newton, chief economist with the American Farm Bureau. “This is very, very welcome.”

Farmers can apply online for the aid, but Perdue noted they couldn’t complete the application because the USDA’s Farm Service Agency has been closed since Dec. 28. Under Perdue’s new order, the application deadline will be extended by an equal number of days to the business days the government was partially closed.

Newton said the shutdown also meant growers who had questions about the process couldn’t reach out to USDA employees.

“I’ve been waiting 19 days to get a call returned from the USDA,” Newton said.

Perdue’s announcement was welcomed by Iowa U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, a farmer who earlier had said he’d seek the federal aid.

“Farmers who haven’t been able to apply for trade assistance would’ve missed the deadline through no fault of their own,” Grassley said in a statement. “It’s worth recognizing that farmers applying for assistance in the first place are hurting because of a trade war they didn’t start.”

The government shutdown comes as farmers were already enduring a fifth year of low prices even as the cost of land, fertilizer, chemicals and seed have remained high, leading to a drop in net income. As they make plans for this year’s crop, farmers have been left guessing about the market and other issues because the shutdown has forced the USDA to delay the release of crop reports providing key information about global demand.

Brian Duncan, a farmer and vice president of the Illinois Farm Bureau, said the trade dispute and shutdown are difficult for growers, but most are taking it in stride.

“Farmers generally are pretty level-headed and used to being thrown some curve balls,” Duncan said. “As we get closer to planting season, their patience will ebb.”

The following is a summary of arrests, citations by the Riley County Police Department. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Michelle Merkle has previous convictions for robbery and drugs, according to the Kansas Dept. of Corrections.

JASON MATTHEW SIMONDS, 45, Manhattan, Bond $10,000

JOHN DOUGLAS THOMPSON, 58, Manhattan, Probation Violation (2x) and POSS OPIATES,OPIUM,NARCOTIC OR CERTAIN STIMUL1AN2T1-5706ac1 1820, POSS OF PARA INTENT TO MANF C/S 1 USE/POSS PARA;INTO HUMAN BODY Bond $6000

JONATHAN THOMAS COLE, 33, Manhattan, Failure to Appear; Bond $1176

DENITRA TACHEZ MILLER, 27, Ogden, POSSESSION MARIJUANA, DRIVING WHILE SUSPENDED; 2ND OR +USE/POSS PARA;INTO HUMAN BODY VEHICLES;FAIL TO PAY ANNUAL LICENSE FEES; Exceptionally Cleared

SHANDA MARIE BRITTON, 29, Manhattan,USE/POSS PARA;INTO HUMAN BODY; Bond $500

ABDULLAH HAMAD MOHAMMAD ALSAIKHAN, 36, Manhattan, DUI; 1ST CONV; COMPETENT EVIDENCE OF BLOOD; Bond $750

MIKAYLA MARIE ELIZABETH LANDRY, 22, Topeka, MAKING FALSE WRITING, THEFT BY DECEPTION; <$1,500; Pottawatomie County Sheriff

Landry -photo Shawnee Co

JAMAHL LEE THOMAS, 41, Baton Rouge, LA., DOMESTIC BATTERY;KNOWING/RECKLESS BODILY H; Bond $1000

NATHAN SCOTT NELLIS, 27, Manhattan, Failure to Appear; Bond $458

JOSHUA ARON SODEN, 31, Marysville, Failure to Appear; Bond $500

 

Officials at Manhattan Regional Airport have tallied the numbers for flights from MHK. They said there were a record number of emplanements, the number of people getting on board an aircraft, in 2018 with a final count of 70,705.

American Eagle’s decision to increase seat capacity in 2018 by using larger aircraft for the Dallas route and by adding a third daily flight to Chicago, helped make the success possible.

“The previous year we set a new record with over 66,000 emplanements,” said Jesse R. Romo, MHK Airport Director. “Increasing that number by seven percent and crossing the 70,000 emplanement threshold is a huge accomplishment and we can’t thank everyone enough for choosing to fly local.

Another measure of air service success is load factor, which indicates the percentage of seats filled on each plane. The load factors for MHK increased from 71 o 74 percent in 2018.

“if we can continue this trend then our story only gets stronger as we try to attract additional air service,” Romo stated.

American Airlines will continue to make seasonal adjustments to the air service for MHK, both during peak and non-peak periods. Travelers should continue to check with the airline for schedule changes and availability.