In an effort to further strengthen interagency cohesiveness and expand resources for residents of Junction City and Geary County, Geary County Sheriff Nate Boeckman swore in members of the Junction City Police Department Investigations Division as Special Deputies today (Tuesday) at 1:00 p.m.

This collaboration enhances cooperative law enforcement efforts and reinforces our shared commitment to public safety across the community.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Geary County Sheriff Nate Boeckman swears in members of JCPD as Special Deputies

Sunny skies and highs in the 50's will wrap up the year 2025. On Wednesday for New Year's Eve, the high is 57 with sunny skies.

2026 will begin with a high of 46 with some sun and clouds before highs in the upper 40's and low 50's return for this weekend.&nbsp;

We hope everyone has a safe and Happy New Year while celebrating the Holiday season!

Sunny and Warmer weather will close out 2025

Recent Booking Activity for the Geary County Detention Center. All persons included in this post are innocent of crimes until proven guilty in a court of law.

Bonds have been posted. Photos are unavailable.

Gina Alvarez, Failure to appear, arrested 12/23

Cecca Britt, DUI-Liquor or Drugs; Transporting of open beverage, arrested 12/24

Phillip Borunda, Failure to appear, arrested 12/24

Matthew May, Use/possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body; Possession of marijuana; Possession of controlled substance; Driving while license cancelled/suspended/revoked, arrested 12/24

Lisa Jimenez,&nbsp;Use/possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body; Possession of marijuana (2 or more prior convictions); Possession of controlled substance, arrested 12/24

Lauritz Corsey, Reckless driving; Interference with LEO; Conceal/alter/destroy evidence in felony case; Flee or attempt to elude (Five or more moving violations), arrested 12/25

Fallon Luthi, Domestic battery, Knowing or reckless bodily harm to family/person in dating relationship, arrested 12/26

Kevin Pults,&nbsp;Use/possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body; Possession of marijuana, arrested 12/26

Austyn Gallagher, Distribute marijuana, 25 - &lt; 450 grams;&nbsp;Use/possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body, arrested 12/27

Ravon Herbert,&nbsp;Distribute marijuana, 25 - &lt; 450 grams; Use/possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body, arrested 12/27

Camarion Baker,&nbsp;Distribute marijuana, 25 - &lt; 450 grams; Use/possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body, arrested 12/27

Jayla Harris,&nbsp;Distribute marijuana, 25 - &lt; 450 grams; Use/possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body, arrested 12/27

Lamya Mebane,&nbsp;Distribute marijuana, 25 - &lt; 450 grams; Use/possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body; Interference with LEO, Conceal/alter/destroy evidence in felony case, arrested 12/27

Jamarie Peterson, Domestic battery, arrested 12/27

Erik Reyes, Domestic battery, arrested 12/27

Camron Dixon, Possession of stolen property, firearm with value less than $25,000; Criminal possession of a weapon by a felon, firearm not used in the commission of the crime, arrested 12/27

Clay Back, DUI-Liquor/Drugs, arrested 12/28

Tristen Jepsen, Failure to stop at accident, injury or accident damage over $1,000, arrested 12/28

Anthony Jones, Outside warrant, arrested 12/29

Geary County Booking Photos Dec. 24-30

Beginning this week, traffic will be reduced to one lane controlled by traffic signals on a K-15 bridge over Chapman Creek in Dickinson County.

The bridge on K-15 is located about 4.5 miles north of the east K-15/K-18 junction.

With the traffic signals, motorists can anticipate delays of up to five minutes at the bridge with a 14-foot width restriction.

Traffic is being restricted to one lane due to recent findings from bridge rail inspections. The lane restriction will remain in place until bridge replacement has been completed.

Currently, letting for the bridge replacement has been accelerated and is scheduled to occur in Jan. 2026. We anticipate construction for the K-15 bridge to begin in the Spring/Summer 2026.

KDOT urges all motorists to stay alert and follow all posted signs when approaching and driving through a work zone. To stay aware of all highway construction projects across Kansas, visit&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.kandrive.gov%3Futm_medium=email%26utm_source=govdelivery/1/0101019b7043c548-11d4ec21-7755-4b40-b4e6-7c4b63ec1aeb-000000/EP3JrcvQwNs--BSW1RbWYz8ydguVeC2Tw0RlFTLQNWc=437">kandrive.gov</a>&nbsp;or call 511.

K-15 bridge in Dickinson County reduced to one lane, controlled by signals

In celebration of 2026 being America's 250th anniversary the Geary County Conventon and Visitor's Bureau has created a Special Edition visitors guide that highlights notable people, places and stories of Geary County's history.

Geary was founded in 1855 as Davis County but was renamed in 1889 after John W. Geary, Kansas's 3rd Territorial Governor. The cover is dedicated to a collection of people and stories from Geary County.

Ten thousand copies have been produced. Get them free at the CVB, call 785-238-2885 or go to the CVB web site.

2026 Geary County Visitor's Guide is available

RILEY COUNTY —Law enforcement are investigating a suspect on child sex crime allegations.

Just before 10:30p.m. Monday, police arrested 31-year-old Manfred Elocka Ngom of Manhattan on a Riley County District Court warrant for 10 counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child, one count of contributing to child misconduct and one count of furnishing alcohol or cereal malt beverage to a minor in Manhattan, according to the Riley County Police Department activity report.

This arrest stems from a report filed Oct. 4, Ngom is being held on a $50,000 bond.

Manhattan man jailed for alleged child sex crimes

There have been changes in recent months for three Geary County lodging facilities.&nbsp;

Convention &amp; Visitor's Bureau Director Raquel Cinco said that the Great Western Inn in Grandview Plaza has been converted into apartments. The Homestead Motel at 1736 North Washington was demolished to make room for a new Casey's. Motel 6 at 1731 Lacy Drive has been closed since July.

Those changes leave Geary County with 14 hotels / motels.

Also, the Hampton Inn at 1039 South Washington, recently underwent a renovation. Sonesta Essential at 310 Hammons Drive has completed one year of operation for that facility. The building has been there approximately 22 years.

Three local lodging facilities are no longer operating in that capacity in Geary County

The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) urges sober driving this holiday season, one of the deadliest times on Kansas roads.  

As part of the national safety campaign “Taking Down DUI,” which runs&nbsp; through Jan 2, drivers can expect increased law enforcement presence. Seventeen people died in traffic crashes between Dec. 18, 2024, and Jan. 1, 2025, with drugs or alcohol involved in 32 crashes that resulted in 26 injuries.  

“Driving impaired is illegal and deadly,” said KDOT Behavioral Safety Manager Gary Herman. “Don’t risk hurting yourself or others. Drive Sober.”  

If your celebration involves alcohol, planning ahead saves lives.

KDOT reminds motorists to drive sober

The Geary Sheriff's department said that Deputies responded to I-70 eastbound at mile marker 300 just after 2 p.m. Sunday in reference to a single vehicle non-injury accident. 

Alli L. Hamm of Ogden was traveling eastbound in her white in color 2019 Chevrolet Suburban when her vehicle lost control due to icy roads and struck the inside guardrail. No injuries were reported and the vehicle was removed from the scene by Gross Wrecker Service.

Icy roads lead to a noninjury accident 

The Annual Dinner Awards for the Junction City Area Chamber of Commerce&nbsp; recognize outstanding businesses, organizations, and individuals who make a meaningful impact in Junction City and Geary County — from business excellence and economic development to military-community support, tourism advocacy, and outstanding citizenship.

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&nbsp; Drop off nominations to the Chamber office (222 W. 6th) or email to&nbsp;<a href="mailto:info@jcacc.org">info@jcacc.org</a>

Chamber of Commerce accepts annual awards nominations

RILEY COUNTY—Riley County first responders worked three injury accidents over the Christmas holiday weekend.

Just after 2p.m. Wednesday, officers found a 2018 Chevy Equinox driven by Kenneth Martin, 74, of Milford, had run off the road and hit the guardrail for the overpass in the northbound lane of Seth Child Road at Anderson Avenue, according to the Riley County Police Department activity report. Martin was transported to Via Christi for treatment of minor injuries.

Just before 3p.m. Sunday, officers found a 2009 Nissan Frontier driven by Heather Cunningham, 44, of Manhattan, and a 2014 Toyota Tundra, driven by Stephen Gerard, 62, of Manhattan, crashed into each other&nbsp; at mile marker 185 on Fort Riley Blvd. 

EMS transported Cunningham, Gerard and his two passengers, Cheryl Gerard, 63, of Manhattan, and Dean Gerard, 6, of Manhattan to Via Christi for treatment of their injuries. Stephen Gerard was issued a citation for having no child safety restraints. Cunningham was issued a citation for unsafe speed for prevailing conditions.

Just before 3:15p.m. Sunday, officers responded to a report on an injury accident at S. Seth Child Road and Fort Riley, according to the RCPD activity report. A Dodge Ram 2500 driven by Jesus Porras-Sandoval, 27, of Manhattan, struck a Chevrolet Silverado 2500 driven by Anthony Capobianco, 27, of Ogden.&nbsp; Porras-Sandoval was transported to Via Christi for treatment and issued a citation for unsafe speed for prevailing conditions and for having no driver’s license.

RCPD: 5 adults, 6-year-old injured in 3 weekend accidents

KANSAS CITY —Police in Kansas City investigating Christmas weekend homicide have identified the victim as 54-year-old Luis Cruz

Just before 2a.m Saturday, officers were dispatched to a shooting in the 3900 block of St. John Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri, according to KCPD Sergeant Phil DiMartino.

As officers arrived they located Cruz on the sidewalk, suffering from a gunshot wound. Officers began performing life saving measures as KCFD EMS arrived on scene. Medics transported Cruz to a local hospital with life threatening injuries.&nbsp;

Just before 3a.m., Cruz was pronounced deceased at the hospital.&nbsp;

Police ID Christmas weekend homicide victim in Kansas City

MONTGOMERY COUNTY—A Kansas man died in an accident just before 3p.m. Tuesday in Montgomery County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2019 GMC Terrain driven by Robert S&nbsp;Deatherage, 70, Coffeyville, was eastbound on U.S. 160 at County Road 4500. The SUV traveled off the roadway to the right, struck a culvert, continued eastbound across County Road 4500, struck another embankment and rolled into the east ditch.

EMS transported Deatherage to Freeman Hospital in Joplin where he was pronounced deceased. He was properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.

Kansas man dies in SUV rollover accident

SEDGWICK COUNTY —A Kansas teen accused in a fatal shooting&nbsp; that occurred last week in the basement of a home in Wichita faced a judge on Monday.

&nbsp;Elijah Cynova, 18, was charged with&nbsp;unintentional but reckless second-degree murder in the death of 18-year-old Blaze Arrington, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.

Just after 10p.m. December 23, police responded to a report of a shooting in the 3600 block of South Eisenhower Court in Wichita and found&nbsp; Arrington suffering from a gunshot wound to the upper body.&nbsp;

Investigators determined Arrington was in the basement with a friend, later identified as Cynova, showing him two firearms. During the interaction, Cynova reportedly pointed one of the firearms at Arrington and fired, striking him.&nbsp;

Arrington was transported to a local hospital in critical condition.&nbsp; He died four days later.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-nicole-kenny-after-losing-blaze">Click here to view the</a> online fundraiser to assist Arrington's family.

Police arrested Cynova and booked him into the Sedgwick County Jail originally on a requested charge of aggravated battery.&nbsp; &nbsp;He remains jailed on a $100,000 bond, according to online jail records.

There is a<b>&nbsp;</b><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-nicole-kenny-after-losing-blaze"><b>GoFundMe</b></a>&nbsp;established to help Arrington’s family with funeral expenses.

Unintentional but reckless murder of Kansas teen

RICE COUNTY — A new video on social media underscores just how close the community came to a serious tragedy after a Rice County sheriff’s deputy narrowly avoided a head-on collision with an impaired driver traveling the wrong way on a roadway earlier this week.

According to the Sheriff's Office, the incident occurred several days ago, though the timestamp visible on the video does not reflect the actual date. In the footage, a vehicle can be seen driving against traffic, coming within moments of striking a deputy’s patrol unit head-on.

<a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1ARPRSnVz9/">LINK: Rice County deputy avoids head-on collision.&nbsp;</a>

Thankfully, no one was injured. Authorities say the margin for error was extremely small, and the outcome could have been far worse for both the deputy and other motorists on the road.

Officials say the incident serves as a stark reminder of the dangers impaired driving poses—not only to drivers and families traveling during the holidays, but also to first responders who put themselves in harm’s way to keep roads safe.

As New Year’s celebrations approach, law enforcement is urging the public to plan ahead if alcohol or other impairing substances are involved.

“If you plan to celebrate, please plan a sober ride,” officials said. “One decision can make all the difference.”

Law enforcement agencies across the region continue to emphasize designated drivers, ride-sharing services, and other safe transportation options as critical tools in preventing impaired-driving crashes during the holiday season.

Kansas deputy avoids head-on crash with alleged drunk driver

DOUGLAS COUNTY&nbsp; – The Lawrence Kansas Police Department in collaboration with the Douglas County District Attorney’s Office announce the arrest of an alleged child sex offender whose crimes date back to 2000-2003. The announcement came during a press conference Tuesday in Lawrence.

 The identification and ultimate arrest are the result of meticulous investigative work and the same science that brought in California’s “Golden State Killer” in 2018.

Monday, December 29, 2025, at the request of the Lawrence Kansas Police Department, U.S. Marshals arrested 58-year-old David James Zimbrick of Raytown, Missouri. Zimbrick is being held in Jackson County Missouri as he awaits extradition to Douglas County.

Between 2000 and 2003, a series of sex crimes occurred in the Naismith Valley Park area, 1400 W. 27th Street. Reports indicate the suspect would lure children into the bushes to perform sexual assaults. The children involved were between 7 and 10 years old.

Despite unknown future technology, detectives thoroughly inspected the scene collecting any potential clues. While a distinct DNA profile was recovered, it yielded no match in the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS), the national database of known offenders. With no further leads, the case eventually sat dormant.

In 2018, when California’s “Golden State Killer” was arrested, Detective Amy Price, who was involved in the original investigations, took note of their use of genetic genealogy. Detective Price submitted a request for funding and ultimately sent the evidence to Parbon Nanolabs. Parabon specializes in forensic genetic genealogy to solve cases where there is DNA evidence, but the offender’s identity remains unknown.

In March of 2020, Parabon notified Price that they had successfully genotyped the newly submitted DNA from one of the cases. The lengthy investigation that followed led to clues throughout the United States until the suspect was ultimately identified then located in Raytown, MO.

U.S. Marshals made the arrest without incident. David James Zimbrick is charged with one count of Aggravated Criminal Sodomy and one count of Rape in two cases. He’s being held in Jackson County Missouri Correctional Facility awaiting extradition back to Douglas County, Kansas.

“This arrest is a testament to the fact that time does not diminish our commitment to victims and their families,” says Chief Rich Lockhart. “I am continually impressed with the dedicated professionals who work in this department and am specifically proud of Detective Amy Price, who was assigned to this case and never let time nor dead ends deter her from continuing the search. Crimes against children last a lifetime. It is my hope that this arrest provides some comfort.”

🎥 Arrest made in decades-old Kan. cold case involving child sex assault

The Lawrence Kansas Police Department has cancelled the Silver Alert for Mr. Roger Bean.&nbsp; Information led us to the Kansas City metro area where an officer traveled to confirm his identity.&nbsp;

DOUGLAS COUNTY —The Lawrence Kansas Police Department is issuing a Silver Alert and asking for help in finding 77-year-old Roger Harry Bean.  He has not been seen since December 23.

Mr Bean has cognitive issues, and is known to wander and hitchhike. He is described 6-feet-2&nbsp; and weighs 195 pounds.&nbsp;If you see Mr. Bean, please call dispatch at 785.843.0250 or 911 immediately.

Silver Alert canceled, Kan. man missing for a week found safe

On Monday at the Statehouse, Governor Kelly celebrated Kwanzaa—a time to reflect on our shared values of unity, purpose, and community. 

On social media the governor wrote, "lighting the kinara today served as a powerful reminder of Kansas' commitment to the guiding principles and rich history of Kwanzaa."

The weeklong Kwanzaa holiday from Dec. 26 through Jan 1. celebrates African-American family, community and culture. Its origins are in the first harvest celebrations of Africa.

Gov. attends Kwanzaa celebration at the Kansas Statehouse

BOSTON (AP) —Environmental journalist Tatiana Schlossberg, one of three grandchildren of the late President John F. Kennedy, has died. She was 35.

Schlossberg, daughter of Kennedy’s daughter, Caroline Kennedy, and Edwin Schlossberg, revealed&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/kennedy-granddaughter-tatiana-schlossberg-cancer-cb813c7ef36faca26041c11de78adf2e">she had terminal cancer</a>&nbsp;in a November 2025 essay in The New Yorker. A family statement disclosing her death was posted on social media Tuesday by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation.

“Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts,” the statement said. It did not disclose a cause of death or say where she had died.

Schlossberg was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in May 2024 at 34. After the birth of her second child, her doctor noticed her white blood cell count was high. It turned out to be acute myeloid leukemia with a rare mutation, mostly seen in older people.

In the essay,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/a-battle-with-my-blood?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=dhtwitter&amp;utm_content=null">“A Battle With My Blood,”</a>&nbsp;Schlossberg recounted going through rounds of chemotherapy and two stem cell transplants and participating in clinical trials. During the most recent trial, she wrote, her doctor told her “he could keep me alive for a year, maybe.”

Schlossberg also criticized policies pushed by her mother's cousin, Health and Human Services Secretary&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/vance-rfk-jr-maha-summit-199786933b09fc610feb9c08695cbfc8">Robert F. Kennedy Jr.</a>, in the essay, saying policies he backed could hurt cancer patients like her. Her mother had urged senators to reject his confirmation.

“As I spent more and more of my life under the care of doctors, nurses, and researchers striving to improve the lives of others, I watched as Bobby cut nearly a half billion dollars for research into mRNA vaccines, technology that could be used against certain cancers,” the essay reads.

Schlossberg had worked as a reporter covering climate change and the environment for The New York Times’ Science section. Her 2019 book “Inconspicuous Consumption: The Environmental Impact You Don’t Know You Have” won the Society of Environmental Journalists’ Rachel Carson Environment Book Award in 2020.

Schlossberg wrote in The New Yorker essay that she feared her daughter and son wouldn’t remember her. She felt cheated and sad that she wouldn’t get to keep living “the wonderful life” she had with her husband, George Moran.

While her parents and two siblings tried to hide their pain from her, she said she felt it every day. Her siblings, Rose and Jack Schlossberg, are JFK's other grandchildren.

“For my whole life, I have tried to be good, to be a good student and a good sister and a good daughter, and to protect my mother and never make her upset or angry,” she said. “Now I have added a new tragedy to her life, to our family’s life, and there’s nothing I can do to stop it.”

Schlossberg's mother Caroline was 5 years old when her father, President Kennedy, was assassinated in Dallas in 1963. She was 10 when her uncle, Robert F. Kennedy, was assassinated in Los Angeles in 1968 while he was running for president.

Caroline's brother, John F. Kennedy Jr., died in 1999 when the single-engine plane he was piloting plunged into the Atlantic Ocean, near Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. His wife, Carolyn, and her sister, Lauren Bessette, also died in the crash.

Levy reported from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Brumfield from Cockeysville, Maryland.

Granddaughter of the late President John F. Kennedy has died at 35

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal Homeland Security officials were conducting a fraud investigation on Monday in Minneapolis, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said.

The action comes after years of investigation that began with the $300 million scheme at the nonprofit&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/feeding-our-future-pandemic-fraud-trial-847f42be252ecd373c60125fd4fae6e9">Feeding Our Future,</a>&nbsp;for which 57 defendants in Minnesota have been convicted. Prosecutors said the organization was at the center of the country’s largest&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-food-fraud-bag-of-cash-7106883911765bb0c3794fe6196fcf9d">COVID-19-related fraud</a>&nbsp;scam, when defendants exploited a state-run, federally funded program intended to provide food for children.

A&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-fraud-charges-fbad68312012dc02a4060852474f72ee">federal prosecutor alleged</a>&nbsp;earlier in December that half or more of the roughly $18 billion in federal funds that supported 14 programs in Minnesota since 2018&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-immigration-fraud-somalis-minnesota-walz-omar-64bfe699cc409f3f1ff6aa49b9210996">may have been stolen</a>. Most of the defendants are Somali Americans, they said.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said then that fraud will not be tolerated and that his administration “will continue to work with federal partners to ensure fraud is stopped and fraudsters are caught.”

Noem on Monday posted a video on the social platform X showing DHS officers going into an unidentified business and questioning the person working behind the counter. Noem said that officers were “conducting a massive investigation on childcare and other rampant fraud.”

“The American people deserve answers on how their taxpayer money is being used and ARRESTS when abuse is found,” U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement posted.

The action comes a day after FBI Director Kash Patel said on X that the agency had “surged personnel and investigative resources to Minnesota to dismantle large-scale fraud schemes exploiting federal programs.”

Patel said that previous fraud arrests in Minnesota were “just the tip of a very large iceberg.”

President Donald Trump has criticized Walz’s administration over the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-fraud-charges-fbad68312012dc02a4060852474f72ee">fraud cases</a>&nbsp;to date.

In recent weeks,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-immigration-minneapolis-somalia-de1187fd703abbc9dc4dc1c5c6a243c5">tensions have been high</a>&nbsp;between state and federal enforcement in the area as the Trump administration’s immigration&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/somalis-minnesota-trump-immigration-5b772dfcf1b342693f12083779247359">crackdown</a>&nbsp;focused on the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/somalis-immigration-crackdown-minneapolis-minnesota-trump-54d7f381845dc747cd1c7e366663f0b0">Somali community</a>&nbsp;in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, which is the largest in the country.

Among those running schemes to get funds for child nutrition, housing services and autism programs, 82 of the 92 defendants are Somali Americans, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Minnesota.

Walz spokesperson Claire Lancaster said that the governor has worked for years to “crack down on fraud” and was seeking more authority from the Legislature to take aggressive action. Walz has supported criminal prosecutions and taken a number of other steps, including strengthening oversight and hiring an outside firm to audit payments to high-risk programs, Lancaster said.

Homeland Security: Massive fraud investigation underway in Minneapolis

SHERMAN COUNTY—Law enforcement released additional details on activity that prompted a shelter in place in Goodland early Monday.

Just before 10p.m. Sunday, police responded to a reported domestic incident at a home in the 400 Block of East a4th Street in Goodland, according to a media release. Officers determined the suspect used a knife in an attempt to stab a female victim, resulting in cuts to the victim's hand.

The victim left the home and went to the local hospital where she was treated for her injuries and released.

Police along with Sherman County Deputies and Kansas Highway Patrol Troopers attempted to make contact with the suspect at the residence. The suspect failed to respond and barricaded himself inside the home.

Due to the violent nature of the situation, the KHP Special Response Team responded. This team made multiple attempts through the night to establish contact with the suspect. He refused to respond or comply.&nbsp;

At 7 a.m., Monday, the KHP team located the suspect in the attic of the residence and took him into custody without further incident. There were no further injuries reported. The suspect faces multiple felony charges.

Police detail arrest that led to shelter in place in NW Kansas

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Monday that he plans to return next season, batting away any thought of an impending retirement by making a tongue-in-cheek joke about his status with a franchise he has led to three Super Bowl titles.

“I mean, I think I’m coming back, right?” Reid told local Kansas City reporters on a Zoom call. “If they’ll have me back, I’ll come back. You never know in this business. That’s a tough one. But I plan on it, yeah.”

The 67-year-old Reid is accustomed to answering questions about his future in February, after the Chiefs have played in the Super Bowl, which they had done each of the past three years. But he’s less familiar with facing those questions in the final days of December, when the Chiefs have long since been eliminated from postseason contention.

Kansas City is 6-10 as it prepares for its season finale this weekend in Las Vegas.

Reid, who signed a five-year, $100 million extension with the Chiefs in April 2024, spent his first 14 seasons as an NFL head coach in Philadelphia, where he led the Eagles to 130 regular-season wins and 10 more in the playoffs. That included four seasons that ended in the NFC title game and another that ended with a loss in the Super Bowl.

Reid’s past 13 years have come in Kansas City, where he has won at an even greater clip.

With Alex Smith at quarterback the first five years and Patrick Mahomes under center since, the Chiefs have piled up 149 regular-season wins and gone 18-8 in the playoffs. This season will end streaks of 10 consecutive playoff trips, nine straight AFC West titles, seven consecutive AFC title game appearances and the past three years in the Super Bowl.

In five trips to the big game, Reid and Co. have brought three Lombardi Trophies back to Kansas City. Bill Belichick is the only coach with more Super Bowl rings, capturing six of them with Tom Brady and the Patriots.

Reid has 307 wins overall. He needs 18 to pass George Halas for third on the NFL’s career list behind Belichick and Don Shula.&nbsp;&nbsp;

🏈 Andy Reid plans to return as Chiefs coach next season

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — PJ Haggerty scored 23 of his 24 points in the second half as Kansas State held on to defeat Louisiana-Monroe, 94-85 on Sunday.

Haggerty, who was third in the nation in scoring (22.8 points per game) entering the game, was 0-for-6 from the field in the first half. He went 7-for-10 (9-for-9 on free throws) the rest of the way to earn his ninth 20-point game of the year. He also grabbed eight rebounds to pace K-State.

Nate Johnson added 14 points and Abdi Bashir Jr. scored 11 for the Wildcats (9-4) as they finished their non-conference slate on a four-game winning streak.

ULM led for much of the first half until the Wildcats took the lead for good on David Castillo's three-pointer that started an 8-0 run. K-State led 46-36 at the half, and stretched their lead to as many as 20 points in the second frame.

The Warhawks (3-11) were led by Krystian Lewis (25 points) and Lavell Brodnex (21 points, eight rebounds), and MJ Russell chipped in with 17 points.

K-State shot 47% from the field and 29% from deep, out-rebounded ULM 43-30, and got 28 bench points to ULM's 8.

Kansas State begins their Big 12 schedule on Saturday when they host BYU.

Louisiana-Monroe hosts Southern Miss on Thursday.

🏀 Haggerty's big second-half leads K-State past Louisiana-Monroe

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Broncos coach Sean Payton sent his offense back onto the field on fourth down Thursday night, the ball inside the Kansas City Chiefs' 10-yard line and less than 2 minutes left on the clock — and no intention of ever snapping it.

Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones didn't know that. And when he jumped, and the offsides penalty gave Denver a fresh set of down, Bo Nix needed a mere three more plays to hit R.J. Harvey with the go-ahead touchdown pass in a 20-13 victory Thursday night.

One secured when the Broncos made one last stop in the closing second at their end of the field.

“We were going to take the delay-of-game,” Payton said afterward. “Obviously that changed the complexion of the clock, and that was a big play. We were going to take the penalty and kick the field goal. That was the plan.”

Now, the Broncos (13-3) are one step closer to locking up the AFC West, which they can do while watching at home if Houston beats the Chargers on Saturday. They also have a chance to still land the No. 1 seed and first-round playoff bye.

“It would be relaxing,” Payton said of clinching this weekend. “It would be nice.”

Nix also ran for a touchdown while throwing for 182 yards as the Broncos beat the Chiefs in Arrowhead Stadium for the first time since September 17, 2015. They also have won four of the last five in the series following a string of 16 consecutive losses.

“It's great to get that win," Payton said. “You always have to remember this: You're playing the heart of a champion, Andy Reid and this team. I don't care who comes out of that locker room. This is a team that basically has been at the top of our league for the better part of this century, and there's a ton of respect we have for what they've been able to accomplish.”

Third-string quarterback Chris Oladokun and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/kansas-city-chiefs-travis-kelce-fc73aef71f5c8d0a026cdf486d885cf8">tight end Travis Kelce</a>&nbsp;tried to give Kansas City a chance in the final seconds, driving quickly down field after the Broncos had taken the lead. But a third-down pass at the Denver 26 was just out of Kelce's reach, and Oladokun overthrew Marquise Brown in the end zone on fourth down to seal the outcome.

The Chiefs (6-10) were missing Patrick Mahomes and backup quarterback Gardner Minshew, both of whom tore ligaments in their knees in back-to-back weeks, and were left to watch the game together from a suite. They also were missing Rashee Rice and several players on both sides of the ball that had been so crucial to their three straight Super Bowl trips.

Oladokun wound up with 66 yards passing. Kelce had five catches for 36 of those yards in what might have been the last game played by the Pro Bowl tight end at Arrowhead Stadium — he plans to announce soon after the season whether he is retiring.

“I’ll let that be a decision I’ll make with my family, friends, the Chiefs organization when the time comes," Kelce said.

The Broncos were nearly two-touchdown favorites, according to BetMGM, yet the Chiefs may have been inspired by hearing about the Vikings, who earlier in the day&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/lions-vikings-score-3d9f572ff2afb9031d1a1b5b63140887">knocked off the favored Lions</a>&nbsp;behind their defense and their own third-string quarterback.

After giving up a grinding, 14-play drive that soaked up more than half the first quarter and net the Broncos a field goal, Kansas City allowed little else through the first 30 minutes. And along the way, a defense put its top two cornerbacks on injured reserve this week managed to pick off Nix, setting up a short field that Oladokun converted into his first career touchdown throw.

It also happened to be Brashard Smith's first career touchdown catch.

The Broncos tried to answer with another 8-plus minute drive late in the half, but Courtland Sutton dropped a would-be touchdown toss in the closing seconds, and Wil Lutz had to kick his second chip-shot field goal to make it 7-6 at the break.

Denver finally got one of its long, time-consuming drives into the end zone in the third quarter, though. The Chiefs had pushed the lead to 10-6 when the Broncos churned through 72 yards in nearly 10 minutes, and Nix finished by scrambling nine yards for the score.

And the inability of the Kansas City offense to do much of anything was its undoing.

The Chiefs managed just 16 yards on their first three possessions of the second half, and that gave the Broncos a chance. They drove 65 yards late in the fourth quarter, twice converting on third down and then getting a fourth-down gift when Jones went early inside the 10-yard line, allowing Nix to find Harvey in the back of the end zone for the eventual winning score.

“We just did what we had to do,” Nix said.

Broncos: C Luke Wattenberg (shoulder) was placed on injured reserve earlier in the day.

Chiefs: WR Nikko Remigio (knee) was placed on IR. OL Jaylon Moore (knee) and DT Derrick Nnadi (illness) were inactive.

Denver wraps up the regular season next week against the Chargers.

Kansas City finishes its season next week in Las Vegas.

🏈 Defense lifts Broncos to win over the Chiefs on Christmas

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Tre White and Flory Bidunga each had 18 points and eight rebounds as No. 17 Kansas used balanced scoring to beat Davidson 90-61 on Monday night.

Six players finished in double figures for the Jayhawks (10-3), including all five starters. Bryson Tiller added 11 points and Jamari McDowell scored 10. Melvin Council Jr. had 10 points, nine assists and seven rebounds.

Kohl Rosario provided 13 points off the bench as Kansas shot 58% from the field, including 11 for 21 (52%) on 3-pointers. The Jayhawks had 27 assists on 37 baskets and outrebounded Davidson 42-31. White nabbed four of the team's 13 steals.

Roberts Blums was the only player in double figures for the Wildcats (8-4) with 13 points off the bench. Davidson was limited to 36% shooting from the floor and went 2 for 6 at the free-throw line.

Kansas played its second consecutive game without Darryn Peterson. The freshman star, who missed seven straight games earlier this season due to injury, is averaging 25 points in four games.

Kansas led by 19 before Davidson went on a 10-2 run to trim it to 36-25. The Wildcats hit six straight shots during one stretch, though they never cut the deficit to single digits. When White hit his fourth 3 of the first half, the lead was back up to 46-26.

Kansas went to the locker room with a 51-30 cushion. The Jayhawks were led by White’s 16 points. Bidunga and Council each had 10.

The second half didn't start much better for Davidson, as the Wildcats were outscored 7-2 in the first 2:51, leading coach Matt McKillup to exhaust his timeouts with 17:09 left.

Kansas wasted no time distancing itself from the overmatched Wildcats. When Bidunga threw down an alley-oop dunk with 13:03 left in the opening half, the Jayhawks already had stretched the lead to 17-6. Davidson didn't reach double figures until 10:36 remained in the first half.

Kansas is off until starting Big 12 play Jan. 3 at UCF.

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