DOUGLAS COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities in Douglas County are investigating a suspect in connection with an armed robbery.

Police arrested the suspect in a robbery that occurred Monday night near the area of West 6th Street and Florida Street in Lawrence.

According to police, Core stole cash from a 44-year-old man who was injured and had to be hospitalized.

The suspect, 25 year old Curtis J. Core was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon without incident. Core was booked into the Douglas County Jail on suspicion of Aggravated Robbery and Aggravated Battery.

Core has previous aggravated burglary and theft conviction in Sedgwick County.

Things that are smarter than armed robbery:
1. almost everything

— Lawrence Police (@LawrenceKS_PD) April 5, 2017

Police are investigating three additional armed robberies in Lawrence this week.

MANHATTAN — Officials are investigating an accident at a construction site at Kansas State University.

Just after 4 p.m. Wednesday, Kansas State University Police, K-State Environmental Health and Safety, and emergency personnel from the Manhattan Fire Department and Riley County EMS responded to a construction site at the Pittman Building on the Manhattan campus for a workplace accident.

A worker was injured after a fall at the construction site. He was taken to Manhattan’s Via Christi Hospital. No additional details were released.

SEDGWICK COUNTY -Fire crews battled a house fire on North Delrose Street in Wichita Wednesday.

The residents escaped. A small pet was rescued and returned to the owner.

Dog resuscitated and reunited with owners friend.
Credit. Marc Haneberg. pic.twitter.com/pY3ta3z8vh

— WichitaFireDept (@WichitaFireDept) April 5, 2017

Cause of the fire remains under investigation.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A federal judge says he is reluctantly granting the request from defense attorneys to withdraw from the case of a Kansas man accused of plotting to bomb an apartment complex filled with Somali immigrants.

U.S. District Judge Eric Melgren said Wednesday new court-appointed counsel would be selected for Patrick Stein while he continues efforts to hire his own private attorney.

Stein and co-defendants Gavin Wright and Curtis Allen are accused of conspiring to detonate truck bombs at an apartment complex where Somali immigrants live in Garden City.

Stein told the judge his court-appointed attorneys have limited criminal experience to handle a case of this magnitude when the rest of his life is on the line. He says lawyers quoted him prices of between $100,000 and $1 million to represent him.

SEDGWICK COUNTY –Law enforcement authorities in Sedgwick County recognized a man for his bravery on Wednesday.

Just after 10:30 a.m. on January 19, 2015, Austin Schierkolk heard a commotion upstairs at his Wichita home. A suspect was demanding money from his younger brother.

Schierkolk confronted the 45-year-old suspect, who was holding a pry bar. He charged the suspect, held him against a wall, cut him with a pocket knife and tried to hold him until police arrived. Schierkolk’s mother was also in t

Police gave Schierkolk a plaque during Wednesday’s online media briefing.

MITCHELL- A Kansas man died in an accident just after 9a.m. on Wednesday in Mitchell County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1990 Ford F150 driven by Sean R. Cooper, 39, Beloit was west bound on U.S. 24 five miles east of Beloit. The pickup crossed the center line and hit a semi head-on.
Cooper was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to McDonald Funeral Home. The semi driver from Nebraska was not injured.

Cooper was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.

DOUGLAS COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities in Douglas County are investigating a pair of Tuesday night armed robberies and searching for suspects.

Just before 10p.m. Officers responded to the intersection of West 6th Street and Florida Street in Lawrence.  A 44-year-old male victim reported an undisclosed amount of cash was taken from him during an armed robbery. The victim was treated and released from an area hospital.

Just after 11p.m. police responded to Wingstop, 2233 Louisiana Street in Lawrence after a black male wearing a grey colored hoodie and dark pants entered the business, displayed a handgun, and demanded money. The suspect left with an undisclosed amount of cash. No injuries were reported during the incident.

Police don’t know if either of the two robberies are related to the robbery reported another armed robbery at a business on Iowa Street Monday evening.

Anyone who may have information related to either of these incidents is encouraged to contact the Lawrence Police Department at 785-832-7509 or the Douglas County Crime Stoppers Tips Hotline 785-843-TIPS (8477).

RILEY COUNTY  – Law enforcement authorities in Riley County continue to investigate the alleged social media threat at Manhattan High School.

Just after 11 a.m. Wednesday, Riley County Police received a social media message directed at their accounts that included a picture of someone pulling a gun from a backpack and a second picture with the caption “Don’t come to school tomorrow”. As the pictures were tweeted specifically to our accounts and contained the same wording as the original threat, it was determined this was an intentional threat intended to scare students and faculty at Manhattan High West campus, according to a  media release.

According to officials, a follow-up investigation was able to quickly determine that the message was sent from a 17-year-old girl who used to be a student at Manhattan High, but currently lives out of state.

As such, police do not believe this to be a valid threat. However, RCPD made Manhattan High West campus aware of the situation. It was mutually determined that no additional response was needed.

A criminal threat case has been filed through the Riley County Police Department.

Copycat activities are often seen in these types of events, according to police.

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RILEY COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities in Riley County are investigating a social media threat against a school
Just before 8 p.m. Tuesday police learned of a threat posted to social media site Snapchat, according to a media release.

A 17-year-old male student at Manhattan High School saw a story posted to a 15-year-old boy’s Snapchat account that caused him alarm.

The picture in question had what appeared to be two hand
guns with a caption of “wild” with 3 skull emojis, and additional text stating “Don’t go to school tomorrow”.

A Follow-up investigation by Riley County Police Department’s located 2 realistic looking BB guns at the residence of the 15-year-old suspect.

Police took those BB guns into evidence and police filed a report for aggravated criminal threat.
Manhattan High West Campus gave students the option to stay home from school Wednesday.

Riley County Police Department is also maintaining a heightened presence at the school for the day.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered Kansas’ top elections official to produce a plan on homeland security issues that he took to a meeting with President Donald Trump.

U.S. Magistrate James O’Hara ruled Wednesday that the document from Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach could be relevant to a federal lawsuit challenging a state law requiring new voters to provide proof of their U.S. citizenship when registering.

O’Hara also ordered Kobach to produce a second, related document.

The magistrate plans to review both privately. Kobach must produce them Thursday.

Kobach met with Trump in November. An Associated Press photo showed Kobach holding a paper outlining a plan that could include changes in federal voting laws.

The second document Kobach must produce is an internal proposal for changes in federal voting laws.

NOBLE COUNTY – Two Kansas women died in an accident just before 2a.m. Wednesday in Noble County, Oklahoma.

A 2014 Dodge Caravan driven by Ryan James Fulcher, 22, South Hutchinson, was westbound on U.S. 412 Cimarron Turnpike one mile west of Red Rock, according to Deputy Dwight Durant with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

The van left the road and hit the trailer of a Volvo semi that was parked on the westbound shoulder four feet from the lane of traffic.

A passenger Rebecca Nicole Fulcher, 21, McPherson, was pronounced dead at the scene from a head injury.

Another passenger Beth Ratley, 20, South Hutchinson also died at the scene from internal injuries

They women were transported to the Medical Examiner’s Office in Oklahoma City.

A third passenger Leah Marie Ratley, 24, South Hutchinson, was transported to Stillwater Medical Center in serious condition with head, leg and external injuries.

Ryan Fulcher was also transported to Stillwater Medical Center in serious condition with external and leg injuries.

The driver of the semi Dhafer M. Awad, 26, Scottsdale, AZ., was not injured.