Matt Hall stops by for his weekly appearance on The Game as the West Virginia matchup in Morgantown approaches for the Wildcats. Voice of the Chiefs Mitch Holthus joins in hour number one to keep the Patrick Mahomes hype train moving steadily. 0:00 – Mahomes and Kurtz vs the World 12:28 – Snyder QB Comments 26:48 – Mitch Holthus 35:50 – Matt Hall’s nickname 38:52 – Snyder’s preference 51:29 – Family Over Everything?
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WELLINGTON — A 29-year-old Kansas woman who was arrested after her boyfriend was stabbed to death has been released from jail after she claimed the killing was self-defense. Sumner County Kerwin Spencer says Ashley Pearson was arrested on suspicion of murder after her boyfriend, 25-year-old Kyle Hill, died Saturday morning at a home the two shared. Spencer says Pearson gave a statement two days later saying she acted in self-defense. He said Wednesday the investigation is continuing but her story fits the definition of self-defense under Kansas law. No further information was released. Kansas corrections records show Hill had convictions…
A committee has been founded in Manhattan to help provide financial assistance to those impacted by the Labor Day Wildcat Creek flooding. The Manhattan Flood Recovery Committee is made up of representatives from Catholic Charities, United Way, the Salvation Army and Shepherd’s Crossing. The local charities will be collaborating to distribute funds that were collected by the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation. As funds are limited, they will be distributed according to the applicants’ need. Flood victims can apply for assistance online. The forms can be found on the city of Manhattan website at CityofMHK.com/Flood. Applications are also available at City Hall…
COLUMBUS — A 28-year-old Kansas man has been sentenced to life in prison for sex crimes involving a child. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt say Timothy Russell Frobish, of Galena, was sentenced Tuesday to life without the possibility for parole for 25 years. Frobish was found guilty by a Cherokee County jury in January 2015 of several sex and drug-related crimes, with three of the counts subject to Jessica’s Law, which allows the sentence Frobish received. Frobish also will be subject to lifetime post-release supervision and electronic monitoring. Prosecutors say the crimes occurred in February 2013.
HOLTON — A man is in jail after a fatal shooting and standoff in northeast Kansas. The Jackson County, Kansas, sheriff’s office says deputies went to a home in Holton about 3 a.m. Tuesday after a woman reported her son had shot her husband and she was barricaded in a bedroom. Deputies were able to help the woman escape the home. Sheriff Tim Morse said he spoke with the suspect for several hours but the man refused to leave the home. Morse said the suspect fired toward deputies before coming out of the home 8:30 a.m. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports…
Monday’s guest was Riley County Historical Museum Director Cheryl Collins who discussed iconic Manhattan sights and scenes.
Wednesday’s guests were USD 383 Assistant Superintendent Eric Reid and school board member Darrell Edie as well as Manhattan Christian College President Kevin Ingram.
WICHITA — A Kansas sheriff says a wounded deputy managed to kill his attacker and save two witnesses before collapsing and dying. The Wichita Eagle reports that Sedgwick County Sheriff Jeff Easter said Tuesday that he has no doubt that Deputy Robert Kunze “prevented loss of other life” when he shot 29-year-old Robert Greeson. Easter said Kunze was responding to a report about a man in a stolen black truck who was lurking around two all-terrain vehicles and another pickup about 20 miles (32 kilometers) west of downtown Wichita. Two witnesses, an adult and teen, had followed Greeson and were…
Officers filed a report for motor vehicle theft and burglary in the 1400 block of Fort Riley Blvd. in Manhattan on September 18, 2018 at approximately 11:30 AM. Officers listed Taxi-4-Less as the victim when it was reported an unknown suspect took a 2006 Chevrolet Uplander and miscellaneous items from the victim. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $1,945.00. The Uplander was later recovered. Police ask that anyone with information contact RCPD or the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers. Using the Crime Stoppers service can allow you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of…
The US Small Business Administration will offer low-interest federal disaster loans to businesses and residents affected by the Labor Day flooding after declaring a disaster in the state. The S.B.A. made the declaration in response to a request they received from Governor Jeff Colyer. Their loans are available to businesses as well as homeowners and renters whose property was damaged in the flooding. The loans are available in Riley, Pottawatomie, Clay, Geary, Wabaunsee, Washington and Marshall Counties. Businesses are eligible to borrow up to $2 million to replace damaged or destroyed real estate or capital, homeowners can borrow up to $200,000 to replaced damaged…