Matt Hall is in for today’s show after missing yesterday for Big 12 Media Day. Basketball still dominates the news cycle, including the ‘Cats getting the 11 spot in the preseason coaches poll. The show does start off with two stolen Ron Prince era sweatshirts. And who knows what else will turnip in today’s show. 0:00 – K-State has high potential 16:12 – Nick Leckey 28:27 – If you’re the best, you get the best 34:04 – Turnip vs Rutabaga 38:00 – Hotter seat: turnips or Bill Snyder? 58:45 – KSU has more depth issues 1:09:56 – Root root root…
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KANSAS CITY — A 20-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, man was sentenced to just over four years in federal prison for stealing 14 guns from a pawn shop. U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said in a news release that Angel Mora was sentenced Wednesday after pleading guilty to stealing guns from a licensed firearms dealer. Authorities said Mora and accomplices broke into Joe’s Pawn and Gun in Kansas City, Kansas, and stole seven rifles, five shotguns and two handguns. Mora fled when officers arrived during the burglary. Investigators found him hiding along a creek bed and arrested him.
KANSAS CITY — A 22-year-old man has pleaded guilty to killing a Kansas City, Kansas, police captain in 2016. Jamaal Lewis was scheduled to go to trial on Nov. 5 but pleaded guilty Thursday to first-degree felony murder in the shooting death of 46-year-old Capt. Robert Melton. The Kansas City Star reports Lewis was originally charged with capital murder after Melton was shot in July 2016. Melton was searching for suspects in a drive-by shooting when he saw Lewis walking and tried to block him with his patrol car. Prosecutors say Lewis pulled a handgun and fired several shots through…
TOPEKA — An 82-year-old woman whose car accidentally crashed into a Topeka cafe, causing the death of a customer, will not face charges. Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay said Thursday charges won’t be filed against Peggy Turner, of Topeka. He said an investigation into the July 26 crash at Banjo’s Cafe found no evidence of criminal conduct. Shawnee County Sheriff’s officials said Turner was parking at the cafe when she unintentionally pressed the accelerator instead of the brake. Her SUV went into the restaurant and struck several tables. A customer, 80-year-old Joyce Kasson, was hospitalized. Her injuries were originally…
KANSAS CITY — A federal judge says a videotaped deposition of Secretary of State Kris Kobach won’t be released to the public. The Kansas City Star reports Judge Julie Robinson’s ruling on Thursday prevents the American Civil Liberties Union from releasing the tape. The deposition includes details about Kobach’s private talks with President Donald Trump and members of Congress. A transcript of the video is public. Robinson said the public’s interest was served when the deposition was viewed at a federal trial earlier this year and when the transcript was unsealed. An attorney in Kobach’s office argued the videotape could…
The Kansas Attorney General announced $77,000 in state grants for a couple Manhattan organizations Wednesday. Sunflower CASA will receive nearly $30,000. $20,000 of that is to help them provide supervised visitation to children who have been removed from their parents’ homes. $9,250 will help fund advocates for children going through the court system. Additionally, the Crisis Center, Inc will receive $48,250 to provide crisis intervention services around the clock as well as safe shelter for victims of sexual and domestic violence. “Organizations across Kansas do great work every day to support victims of crime,” Schmidt said. “We are proud to…
The Riley County Police Department said in a release that a traffic collision in Northern Riley County Thursday morning involved a Fort Riley military vehicle. The military vehicle and a civilian pick-up truck collided head on at approximately 6:40 a.m. east of Riley on the 9500 block of Madison Road. Highway 24 just west of Highway 77 junction shut down for an hour as a result. The driver of the pick-up was transported by Riley County EMS to Via Christi Hospital. His injuries were reported to be non-life threatening. No one in the military vehicle sustained any injuries. More information…
Mold was discovered in more than a dozen dorm rooms in Ford Hall at Kansas State University Wednesday. Maintenance crews will be going room-to-room inspecting every dorm room for the presence of mold. The mold that was found was reportedly inactive and not growing. The inspections will start on the top floor and work down to the bottom. Maintenance workers will also be examining dorm air conditioning units and pipes. If more mold is found, treatment will be dependent on whether the mold is active or not. They may need to repair pipe insulation or paint areas with mold resistant…
Big 12 Media Day took place in Kansas City earlier in the day, so Bruce Weber shared his thoughts on the FBI investigations and why his team is still not getting the respect they deserve. Also, the Adidas employees received a guilty verdict in their trials today, so what does that mean for the Jayhawks? 0:00 – Bruce wants respect 15:08 – Chiefs Broncos will not have Swag Kelly 23:16 – High Praise from coaches 26:33 – Big 12 Love 39:34 – Huggs has no love for KU 48:07 – Bill Self’s big day 1:01:15 – YCBS
PRAIRIE VILLAGE — Parole has been denied for a school janitor who subdued a 13-year-old girl with chloroform more than 40 years ago as she walked home from a suburban Kansas City pool and then killed her. The Kansas City Star reports that the Kansas Prisoner Review Board has ruled that 71-year-old John Henry Horton will have to wait until 2023 for his next chance to be released from prison. He wasn’t arrested until 2003 for the 1974 death of Liz Wilson. She vanished while cutting through the parking lot of Shawnee Mission East High School. Her remains were found…