GEARY COUNTY —A small plane was involved in an accident just after 10a.m. Thursday in Geary County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported the landing gear malfunctioned on a 1968 Beach 95-B55 piloted by John E. Burgess, 55, Colorado Springs, CO., at the Freeman Field Airport in Junction City.

Burgess and a passenger Matthew D. Watson, 30, Port Aurthur, Texas, were not injured. The accident remains under investigation.

Koch has previous convictions for theft, criminal damage to property, battery and drugs, according to the Kan. Dept. of Corrections

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.

The Great Halloween Candy Buy-Back sponsored by Konza Prairie Community Health Center began Friday and  will continue through Nov. 7th.

One pound of candy will bring $1 per pound up to $5. There will be prizes for candy that is provided. Candy donated to Operation Gratitude will be for the troops. This is open to the community and you must be under 18 to participate.

Konza offices are located at 361 Grant Avenue in Junction City and 2030 Tecumseh Road in Manhattan.

MANHATAN —Officers filed a report for vehicle theft in the 5500 block of Fort Riley Blvd. in Manhattan on Thursday.

Hertz Car Rental reported a known male suspect did not return a 2019 4Runner after the rental period. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $26,000.00.

Those with information about crimes in our area are encouraged to contact RCPD or the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers.

POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY — One person died in an accident just before 7:30a.m. Friday in Pottawatomie County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2011 GMC Sierra driven by Joseph F. McIntyre, 19, St. Marys, was westbound on U.S. 24 one mile northwest of Darling Road in the eastbound lane. 

The pickup struck a 1996 Ford Explorer driven by K Kathleen Cummings, 54, Belvue, head-on.

Cummings was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to Frontier Forensics. EMS transported McIntyre to a hospital in Topeka. Both drivers were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.

Law enforcement on the scene of the arreFriday photo courtesy WIBW TV

A man and a woman were taken into custody following the alleged kidnapping of a one-year old infant boy in the 1000 block of West 6th Street in Junction City and a pursuit that ended west of Lawrence Friday, according to Junction City Police. The one-year old infant was rescued safely.

The incident began just before 2 p.m. Friday with the Kansas Highway Patrol joining Junction City police in tracking the Chevrolet Silverado pickup as it traveled down Interstate 70. It was located west of Topeka but was eventually stopped farther east.

No injuries were reported. Police did not release names of the suspects.

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.

First responders on the scene late Friday photo courtesy WIBW TV

RILEY COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a shooting in Manhattan and have made an arrest.

Just after 10p.m. Friday, the Riley County Police Department Emergency Dispatch center received multiple 911 calls concerning the sound of a gunshot in the 1400 block of Cambridge Place in Manhattan, according to a media release.

When officers arrived on scene, they found one victim suffering from a potentially life-threatening gunshot wound. A second person was injured, but is not believed to have been shot. Both victims were transported to Via Christi for treatment of their injuries.

Just before 5 a.m., officers took a subject into custody in the 900 block of Moro in connection to the shooting. People in the area may have heard loud noises, as officers gained entry into a home to apprehend the male suspect, according to officer Hali Rowland.

As part of the investigation, officers are attempting to locate pieces of a handgun that may have been disassembled and left in the Westloop area.

If you are in the area and see parts of a gun, please contact RCPD at (785) 537-2112. 

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RILEY COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a shooting in Manhattan.

Just after 10p.m. Friday, the Riley County Police Department Emergency Dispatch center received multiple 911 calls concerning the sound of a gunshot in the 1400 block of Cambridge Place in Manhattan, according to a media release.

When officers arrived on scene, they found one victim suffering from a potentially life-threatening gunshot wound. A second person was injured, but is not believed to have been shot. Both victims were transported to Via Christi for treatment of their injuries.

Police have not reported an arrest.

If you have any information, please contact RCPD 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 up to $1,000.00.

Beach Museum of Art

MANHATTAN — Imagine a hybrid field station — a temporary laboratory in a remote location — that seeks to explore deep time, from the geologic to the archeologic and beyond.

Exploration geologist, author and artist-adventurer Charles Lindsay has done just that in the exhibition “FIELD STATION 4,” which debuts Nov. 5 and runs through Oct. 3, 2020, at the Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art at Kansas State University.

In “FIELD STATION 4,” Lindsay delves into earth’s geologic and cultural pasts by repurposing scientific equipment salvaged from the aerospace, biotech and military sectors to probe biologic specimens and ancient artifacts, creating immersive environments, sound installations and sculptures.

Lindsay’s art springs from his long and varied career.

Before becoming an artist, Lindsay was an exploration geologist in the Canadian arctic, which morphed into a career as a photojournalist. He spent time in ancient cultures, living with a shaman in Tibet and exploring remote places in the Himalayas. He conducted artistic research at the NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California, and eventually landed at the nearby Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute, known as SETI, where he directs SETI AIR, an artist-in-residence program. The author of eight books of photographs, Lindsay’s latest is “Recipes for the Mind,” published by Terra Nova/MIT Press.

Lindsay’s work at SETI inspired him to create artworks probing the concept of collapsing time, making possible simultaneous encounters with the deep past and acute present. This coalesced in his “FIELD STATIONS” project, an evolving architectural form based on the mineral exploration camps where he worked and in the laboratories at NASA Ames where he made art.

“‘FIELD STATION 4’ is designed as a place to detach from the outer world, to tune out, or in, to contemplate the nature of information, reality, the other, the future,” Lindsay said.

Related to the exhibition will be the event Art and Science in the Anthropocene Age: Public Conversation With Charles Lindsay at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, at the Beach Museum of Art. The event is free and the public is welcome.

The Beach Museum of Art, at 14th Street and Anderson Avenue, is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free and free parking is available adjacent to the museum.

RILEY COUNTY —The Riley County Police Department needs help finding 33-year-old Cory Calkins, who escaped from custody Saturday morning.

Calkins photo KDOC

Police arrested him on probable cause offenses of aggravated burglary, possession of meth, possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, according to a media release.

Calkins has previous convictions for theft, burglary, “unlawful vol sex relations intercourse,” obstruction and for drugs, according to the Kansas Department of corrections

Police reminded “If you see Calkins do not approach him and call 911.

LAWRENCE, Kan. – No. 22/25 K-State ran over rival Kansas on both sides of the ball in a 38-10 win on Saturday afternoon.

Of K-State’s 471 yards of total offense, the Wildcats (6-2, 3-2) amassed 342 of them on the ground in their third straight win. K-State’s sweltering defense also limited Kansas, coming off consecutive 500-plus yard games, to a mere 241 in the 117th version of Sunflower Showdown. More than 100 of those yards came after K-State went up 38-3 early in the fourth quarter, too.

“Really pleased with the entire football team,” K-State head coach Chris Klieman said. “It was our best football game of the year, all sides.”

Skylar Thompson led the way with a career-high 127 rushing yards, as K-State cruised to its 11th-straighth win against the Jayhawks and became bowl eligible the earliest in a season since 2014. Thompson found the end zone three times on the ground, giving him seven rushing touchdowns between his last two games — the most since by a Wildcat since his position coach, Collin Klein, did so as a player in 2012.

“I go into every week just trying to execute my role, whatever that may be, whatever that may look like,” Thompson, who completed 9-of-16 through the air for 129 yards, said. “Whatever the coaches call, whatever they want me to do, I’m going to do it to the best of my ability. I just want to do whatever it takes to win.”

With James Gilbert out with an injury and Jordon Brown (2 carries for 8 yards) limited, junior running back Harry Trotter stepped into a bigger role and added in a career-high 92 yards on 20 carries and a touchdown, while freshman Joe Ervin tacked on 46 yards on 10 carries. Tyler Burns contributed 58 rushing yards late in the game, highlighted by a 14-yard touchdown.

“I thought we played good football, for the most part, today,” Thompson said. “We ran the ball well. Our o-line played great. We dominated in the trenches.”

K-State’s run success led to an 11-of-17 third down success rate, a season high third down total, which helped the Wildcats churn out consecutive 10-play touchdown drives to start the game. The Wildcats added a nine-play, 75-yard touchdown drive early in the third quarter to go up 24-3.

K-State’s ground game also kept the clock going and Kansas’ offense off the field, as the Wildcats won the time of possession by more than 16 minutes (38:03 to 21:57). It marked the biggest time-of-possession margin in K-State’s favor in a Big 12 game since a 2016 win against Texas — next Saturday’s opponent in Austin, Texas.

“The thing that probably doesn’t get mentioned is we didn’t turn the football over (for the third straight week),” Klieman said. “When you don’t turn the football over and you hold it for 38 minutes and you rush for (more than) 300 yards, typically good things are going to happen.”

K-State’s defense did its part as well.

On top of stifling a dangerous Kansas offense, the Wildcats forced a pair of turnovers, recorded a season-high four sacks and stopped the Jayhawks twice on fourth down in the fourth quarter. K-State turned both fourth down stops into touchdowns.

“It was our best performance,” Klieman said of the defense. “We tackled really well. We didn’t give (Pooka Williams) a whole lot of daylight and lanes. We disguised a lot of coverages that I thought were confusing to their offense. Then, our d-line got after the quarterback. That’s all three phases playing really well.”

K-State set the defensive tone early, too.

The Wildcats held Kansas to 74 yards of total offense, including 27 rushing yards, in the first half — the least yards allowed by a Wildcat defense in a Big 12 game since 2012 against West Virginia.

When K-State hit an early offensive wall, its defense stepped up time after time. Jahron McPherson snagged an interception on Kansas’ third drive. Senior Trey Dishon picked up sacks on consecutive drives after that, both on second down to help halt the Jayhawk offense.

Near the end of the first half, K-State linebacker Da’Quan Patton picked off Carter Stanley to help set up a 39-yard field goal from Blake Lynch to end the half up 17-3.

“I can’t believe we played that well,” Dishon, with four of his eight career sacks coming against Kansas, said. “After seeing the numbers, I’m very proud of the defense.”

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RYAN LACKEY

Director of Football Communications

K-State Athletics

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.

MANHATTAN — The Manhattan City Commission will consider an amendment to Manhattan’s public nudity ordinance at Tuesday’s legislative meeting, according to a media release from the city.

City Commission at work in Manhattan

First adopted in 2003, the existing ordinance makes it unlawful to publicly display female breasts or male or female buttocks or genitals.  The ordinance contains exceptions from prosecution, including for breastfeeding mothers.

The proposed amendment removes the female breast from the definition of public nudity, in reaction to a court case that applies in Kansas.  If the amendment is adopted, Manhattan’s public nudity ordinance will continue to prohibit the display of male or female buttocks or genitals in public. Even as amended, Manhattan’s public nudity ordinance will still be stricter than many areas of Kansas.

“The State of Kansas does not have a state law that prohibits general public nudity,” said City Attorney Katie Jackson.  “To prohibit general public nudity within a city’s limits, the city must adopt an ordinance similar to Manhattan’s.”

Even with the amended ordinance, the City of Manhattan’s public nudity law will still be stricter than many smaller cities and unincorporated areas of Kansas, because Manhattan would still prohibit public display of female or male genitals or buttocks.  However, it is still critical to understand that these communities are also subject to the same state and federal laws as Manhattan, and public nudity in these communities could be prosecuted if the facts violate state or federal law.

“Federal and state criminal laws apply throughout Kansas,” said Jackson.  The facts may violate the “lewd and lascivious” state law, or if a minor is involved, child pornography or other sex offense laws.  “If the facts surrounding a display of female toplessness violate a federal or state law, the offender can be prosecuted in federal or state court regardless of what a city ordinance says.”

Riley County Attorney Barry Wilkerson agreed.  “Manhattan’s proposed change to its public nudity ordinance will not impair our ability to prosecute displays of public nudity or female toplessness that result in violations of state law.”  The County Attorney’s Office also prosecutes offenses related to public nudity that occur in the unincorporated areas of Riley County.  Unlike Manhattan, these areas have no local regulations prohibiting general public nudity.

The ordinance “decriminalizes” female toplessness, but only from the City’s ordinance.  If the definition is changed, the City will not be able to prosecute a public display of female toplessness in the Manhattan Municipal Court.  But this is not the same as “legalizing” female toplessness, which implies that a public display of female toplessness does not violate any law.  Depending upon the facts, state or federal laws may be violated.

“A city ordinance amendment does not change state or federal law.  Manhattan cannot legalize conduct that the federal or state laws make illegal,” said Jackson.

If the City Commission amends the ordinance on November 5, it retains the ability to amend it again in the future if the law changes or as issues arise.  At first reading of the ordinance, the Commission noted that the ordinance can be revisited before the City’s swimming pools open.  “This is an evolving area of the law, and we may have more guidance from federal or state courts in the next several months,” said Jackson.

A private business owner or organization may require a patron to wear a shirt or other clothing upon their private property.  If a topless male or female enters the location, they can be asked to adhere to the dress code or leave, and be cited for criminal trespass if they refuse.

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.

Jarrett William Smith courtesy Facebook

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A federal judge in Kansas has delayed the trial of an Army infantry soldier who prosecutors say is a Satanist hoping to overthrow the U.S. government and distributed information about building bombs.

U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree in Topeka on Monday granted a request from attorneys for Jarrett William Smith to postpone a trial from early December until at least mid-January. Smith pleaded not guilty in September to charges of distributing explosives information and making a threatening interstate communication.

His attorneys said they needed more time to review evidence.

Smith was a private stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas. He’s accused of providing information about explosives to an FBI undercover agent and threatening to burn down the house of a far-left-leaning “antifa” member.

Authorities say he also wanted to car bomb a major news organization.

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SALINE COUNTY —A construction worker from Manhattan who was in Salina for a job is out approximately $1,000 after cash, jewelry, and clothing were taken from his motel room in north Salina.

Domonic Oden, 27, of Manhattan, was renting a room at Motel 6, 635 West Diamond Drive. When Oden returned to his room at approximately 8 a.m. on Friday, he discovered the door open and most of his belongings gone, according to Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester.

The motel had accidentally double-booked the room and given a key to the room to another customer.  It is believed that the other customer, who may be from Colorado, took the items and then left without actually staying at the motel, according to Forrester.

Missing items include clothing, a Star of David necklace, a Jesus Christ necklace, and $250 in cash.

Colin Wood photo RCPD

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.

JC Post

JUNCTION CITY—One member of the public spoke to the Geary USD 475 Board of Education Monday evening concerning recent alleged racial comments endured by some JCHS students at the Junction City – Manhattan football game on Oct. 11.

Mari Edwards addressed the USD 475 board Monday night-image courtesy USD 475

Mari Edwards noted that she was a concerned parent of a youth attending Junction City High School. ” I would like to know what the status is of the racial harassment incident that occurred Oct. 11, 2019 at the football game in Manhattan. ” Edwards added she would like to know why the JCHS administration has not kept the parents informed or even informed the parents of the incident.

Edwards stated the Board is in charge of the policies and creating the curriculum for the district. “So I first ask that you either create or update a policy that provides instruction for the high school administration and school staff to follow if and when another incident occurs.” Edwards wants to see the schools required to provide diversity and inclusion training for school administration, staff and students. “Also require training for staff administrators on best practices, on how to respond to racial harassment as well as training for the students on what they need to do when they encounter these situations.”

Both the Geary County and Manhattan – Ogden school districts have previously issued statements indicating that they are working together to investigate the events and deal with the racial behavior as they move forward.

There was no response from the Board to Edwards Monday evening, but that is normal practice during the public comment period. Those sessions are intended to allow members of the public to give input to the school board and administration.

Unofficial election results pending audit and final canvass of the votes

Manhattan City Commission ( 3 seats up for election )

Aaron Estabrook   2,906

Mark Hatesohl      3,606

Kaleb James          1,899

Linda Morse          3,649

Sarah Siders           2,776

Mary Renee Shirk   1,614

Vincent Tracey         1,059

Maureen Sheahan   1,895

Riley City Council

Samantha Brown  215

William Isom         198

Ogden City Council

Mayor

Robert Pence     92

Eladio Reid Jr.    76

Ogden City Council ( Five are elected )

Ed Burch                   135

Kenneth Carroll          97

Rosio Duarte             112

Paul Foltz                    40

Roger Graham            72

Charles Heath            103

Quinn Jacobs              91

Eladio D. Reid             84

City of Manhattan sales tax

Three-tenths of one percent general retailers sales tax for reduction of the impact of the property tax burden on taxpayers. Collection of the sales tax would begin April 1, 2020.

Yes   3,359

No   4,187

USD 378 General Obligation Bond issue

The bond issue would not exceed $15,000,000 to construct, furnish and equipment improvements, repairs and addition to the existing Riley County Grade School and Riley County High School.

Yes  810

No   505

Constitutional amendment

Census Adjustment that includes a proposal to end the state’s practice of adjusting the U.S. Census population regarding military personnel and students when redistricting the Kansas State Legislature

Yes   3,131

No   1,393