RILEY COUNTY – A Kansas man is free on bond and facing charges of aggravated battery; reckless great bodily harm in connection with a hit and run accident woman, according to the Riley County Police Department Arrest report.

Just before 2a.m. April 13, police responded to a report of a hit and run injury accident at the intersection of 12^th Street and Bluemont Avenue in Manhattan, according to a media release.

First responders found a pedestrian identified as Amber Wilhelm, 21, Manhattan, suffering from severe injuries after being struck by a pickup driven by 21-year-old Nicholas Blaha of Manhattan. He left the scene of the accident.

Wilhelm was transported to Via Christi and then flown to Stormont Vail in critical condition.

Blaha came forward following the release of a video of the truck involved in the accident.  Police booked him Monday on charges as a result of the crash.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is investigating the shooting death of a man by a Wichita police officer.

Wichita police chief Gordon Ramsay says the 29-year-old man was shot Monday after officers responded to a domestic violence call.

Ramsay says the suspect had a knife and was holding his 42-year-old girlfriend against her will when officers arrived at the home.

The chief says four officers entered the home after hearing the woman scream. One officer believed the woman was being stabbed and fired one round.

The woman was treated at the scene. Two women and four children inside the home were not injured.

The officer who fired the shot is an 18-year veteran of the force.

SYDNEY (AP) — The Latest on the crash of a U.S. Marine Osprey aircraft off Australia’s coast (all times local):

U.S. military officials have identified the three Marines who were killed after their aircraft crashed into the sea off the east coast of Australia.

The three men remain missing and were declared dead by the military on Tuesday. They were among 26 people on board an MV-22 Osprey that crashed off the coast of Queensland state on Saturday.

The U.S. Marine base Camp Butler in Japan said the victims were 21-year-old Cpl. Nathaniel Ordway of Sedgwick, Kansas; 26-year-old 1st Lt. Benjamin Cross of Oxford, Maine and 19-year-old Pfc. Ruben Velasco of Los Angeles.

The Australian navy found the wreckage of the aircraft on Monday.

SALINE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on alleged felony charges.

On Saturday, police say Gary Ingram Jr., 34, Salina, forged his father’s information on a loan application at a car dealership.

While Ingram took a 2015 Toyota Tundra on a test drive, staff at Conklin Cars, 2700 South 9^th in Salina reviewed the loan application.

Ingram’s father also called the dealership after he received a call from his bank about the loan, according to Police Sgt. James Feldman.

The dealership called police. They found the pickup valued at almost $32,000 in the 100 block of South Ninth Street and arrested Ingram.

He is being held on requested charges of attempted felony theft, forgery, identity theft, possession of an opiate and driving while suspended.

He has previous convictions for theft by deception, making false writing and forgery in Sedgwick County, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.

WICHITA— A Kansas man pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to drug trafficking and agreed to forfeit the building where his restaurant is located as well as other assets, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said. Two co-defendants also entered guilty pleas.

Gerald Beasley, 62, Wichita, Kan., owner of Tiara’s Place, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.

Also on Monday, co-defendant Terry Beasley, 63, Wichita, Kan., pleaded guilty to one count of money laundering. Co-defendant Brandon Smith, 46, Wichita, Kan., pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute marijuana.

In his plea, Gerald Beasley admitted he stored cocaine and other narcotics in a residence in the 2400 block of North Piatt Street in Wichita, meeting with buyers both at the residence and the restaurant at 1339 N. Hillside. He carried a High Standard derringer handgun to protect himself during drug transactions.

In his plea agreement, Gerald Beasley agreed to forfeit his home in Andover, his restaurant, a number of real estate properties, more than $75,000 in cash and bank accounts with a value of more than $75,000, as well as other assets.

In his plea, Terry Beasley admitted he made money through the trafficking of controlled substances, illegal gambling and the illegal production and sale of false documents. He kept the proceeds hidden in a safe in a storage facility. The plea agreement calls for him to forfeit more than $67,000 in cash that was seized from him.

In Smith’s plea, he admitted he conspired to distribute marijuana. Investigators recorded calls in which he ordered drugs from Gerald Beasley.

Sentencing is set for Gerald Beasley on Oct. 30, for Terry Beasley on Nov. 6 and for Smith on Nov. 13. Both parties have agreed to recommend Gerald Beasley be sentenced to 108 months in federal prison and Terry Beasley be sentenced to a year and a day. Smith faces a sentence of up to 10 years and a fine up to $250,000.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Two teenagers are dead after a shooting in Kansas City, Kansas.

Three teens inside a vehicle were shot just after 9 p.m. Sunday. Police say 17-year-old Le’Andrew M. Vaughn was pronounced dead at the scene. Sixteen-year-old Adarius Barber was taken to a hospital, where he died. Both were from Kansas City, Kansas.

The third victim is hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries.

A house near the vehicle was also struck by several bullets.

No arrests have been made.

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KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Two teenagers are dead after a shooting in Kansas City, Kansas.

Three teens inside a vehicle were shot just after 9 p.m. Sunday. One died at the scene, and the second died later at a hospital. The third victim is hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries.

A house near the vehicle was also struck by several bullets.

No arrests have been made. Names of the victims have not been released.