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Kansas Man Charged 7 Years After Fatally Shooting Teen Refugee: Key Breakthroughs and Family’s Response
Kansas Man Charged with Murder in 7-Year-Old Cold Case of Teen Refugee. Breakthrough in Kansas: Man Charged for 2017 Fatal Shooting of Teen Refugee. Seven years after the tragic killing of 15-year-old December Htoo a Kansas man has been charged with murder bringing a significant breakthrough in a cold case that had long troubled the community, according to the published article of TRUE CRIME NEWS. Luis Samano now 24 faces charges of felony murder and attempted aggravated robbery for the fatal shooting that occurred at the Maple Hill Laundromat in Kansas City. At the time of the incident on November 18, 2017 Htoo a sophomore at JC Harmon High School and a refugee from Myanmar was closing up the laundromat where he worked. Despite the absence of witnesses and surveillance footage the Kansas City Police Department announced the pivotal development on July 18 crediting persistent investigative efforts for the progress. The case took a turn in 2021 when officers from the Lenexa Police Department recovered a firearm that matched the shell casings found at the crime scene. Investigators traced the gun back to its owner who implicated Samano in the shooting.
Researchers and leaders in agriculture participate in precision agriculture demonstration
CLAY CENTER, Kan. (WIBW) - Researchers and leaders in agriculture from more than 40 nations visited Manhattan this week to learn the latest significant research and information on precision agriculture at the International Conference on Precision Agriculture (ICPA). The conference is in partnership with the International Society of Precision Agriculture...
Woman, 18, arrested in connection with attempted robbery in Manhattan
MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) - A woman was arrested this week in connection with an incident in which a female was shot earlier this year in Manhattan, authorities said. The arrested woman was identified as Laynie Perez, 18, of Manhattan. According to Riley County Police officials, Perez was arrested around 9...
Rainbow awarded $653,256 from the State of Kansas for BAG 4 Grant to Connect 99 Homes in Rural Troy and Wathena
Everest, Kansas, July 19, 2024 -- Rainbow is proud to announce they have been awarded $653,526 from the State of Kansas as part of their Broadband Acceleration Grant (BAG) fund. Rainbow was one of the 12 Internet service providers to be awarded funds from this $10 million round of BAG grants.
At least eight large Oklahoma school districts rebuke Ryan Walters' order to teach Bible
Less than a month before Oklahoma school districts begin classes, state schools Superintendent Ryan Walters on Wednesday issued guidance for how they might incorporate his directive, issued in late June, that the Bible be taught in every classroom. “Immediate and complete implementation of these guidelines for the 2024-2025 school year is required,” Walters...
Topeka man arrested in connection to starting central Topeka house fire
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A Topeka man was arrested in connection to starting central Topeka house fire. According to Topeka Fire Department, an Investigation Unit responded to a fire at 1305 SW Western Ave. and later determined it was an incendiary fire. On Thursday, July 25, as a result of...
Two injured in police chase Wednesday afternoon in Kansas City, Kan.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (WIBW) - Two people were taken to an area hospital after they were injured during a police chase that occurred Wednesday afternoon in Kansas City, Kan., authorities said. The crash was reported at 12;41 p.m. Wednesday at the intersection of the ramp leading from eastbound Interstate 70...
Rogersville mother behind viral 'Ramen noodle' post killed in Wednesday crash
A woman from Rogersville who spent her life helping children − and garnered national attention for a touching post about her son − was killed in a Wednesday afternoon crash. Aubren Dudley, 30, was on Missouri 126 at Route T, six miles west of Golden City in Barton County, when the Chevrolet...
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