Friday’s guests were KSU PD Chief Ronnie Grice and Lt. Bradli Millington in the first segment. In the second segment we had Manhattan Regional Airport Director Jesse Romo.
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A new Thursday tradition starts with Matt Hall of KSO joining John and Mason for the first hour of the show. On today’s show, it is the last episode before the Cats kickoff against South Dakota on Saturday, so in honor of the Coyotes, John has 7 facts about the state of South Dakota. In hour two, the Big 12 might have a tough weekend starting things off and an important dress rehearsal game for the Cats. 0:00 – What do you need to see on Sat.? 11:40 – More QB talk 25:17 – K-State Injuries 32:09 – Kickoffs and…
ABILENE — A man arrested in June in Pennsylvania on a Dickinson County warrant involving 150 counts of rape is back in Kansas. The Hays Post reports 44-year-old Eric Millsap, of McKeesport, Pennsylvania, arrived in Abilene on Monday. Dickinson County Attorney Andrea Purvis says he was extradited from the Allegheny County Jail in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A criminal complaint says Millsap faces 178 counts including the alleged rapes, which involved a single victim. The crimes allegedly occurred between 2006 and 2015 when he lived in Abilene and Dickinson counties. Millsap made a first court appearance Monday and remains jailed on a…
WICHITA — Police are investigating the death of a 2-month-old boy at a west Wichita motel. Spokesman Charley Davidson says officers who were called to the Scotsman Inn early Thursday found the child unresponsive. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The boy’s twin brother was at the motel and was unharmed. Davidson says the two children, their 34-year-old father and 39-year-old mother were living at the motel. The father found the boy not breathing and called 911. The cause of death is unknown.
OVERLAND PARK — Sprint’s chief executive says the wireless company is considering selling its 4 million-square-foot suburban Kansas City campus as federal regulators weigh a proposed merger with T-Mobile. The Kansas City Star reports that Sprint CEO Michel Combes said Wednesday in an email to employees that the company is evaluating potential buyers for its Overland Park, Kansas, campus in a deal that would allow the company to lease back the buildings it needs for its employees. Under the proposed merger with T-Mobile, the Sprint campus would become the combined company’s secondary headquarters. Sprint currently has 6,000 full-time employees at…
WICHITA — A man is petitioning the state of Kansas for compensation after serving 17 years for a robbery committed by someone who looks like him. The Wichita Eagle reports that 42-year-old Richard Jones filed the petition Wednesday in Johnson County District Court, where he was exonerated last year. Jones was convicted of robbing a woman outside a Roeland Park Walmart in 1999. Prosecutors based their case on witness identifications of Jones. Jones learned while in prison that he had a doppelganger, which his attorneys eventually identified. The conviction was thrown out when witnesses said they could no longer identify…
K-State’s first home football game is Saturday at 6:10 p.m. and there are some construction projects on access roads that may cause traffic delays, according to the City of Manhattan. US-24 at McCall Road and the east leg of McCall Road are reduced to one lane. K-13 (over Tuttle Creek Dam) is closed at the east end and access to US-24 is not available. Denison Avenue will be closed pre-game from Marlatt Avenue to north of Manhattan Fire Station. After the game, one lane for exiting traffic will be open north on Denison Avenue to Marlatt Avenue. There are also…
(Photos courtesy of MFD) Updated Thursday, 8:50 a.m. Manhattan Fire Department inspectors have ruled the fire was accidental, caused by the self-heating of discarded staining materials. They have estimated the fire caused $10,000 in damage to the contents of the building and $20,000 in smoke damage. The section of the building where Habitat for Humanity ReStore is located did not sustain any damage. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— Wednesday: A fire broke out at the Living Word Church and Habitat for Humanity ReStore building on Amherst Avenue early Wednesday morning, according to the Manhattan Fire Department. MFD sent 20 firefighters and 7 fire apparatus…
Officers filed a report for theft in the 4300 block of Ladasa Cir. in Manhattan on August 29, 2018. Officers listed Mary Ellen Avery, 41, of Manhattan as the victim when she reported an unknown suspect took her purse from her vehicle. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $1,275.00. 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 up to $1,000.00. Anthony Dawdy, 35, of Manhattan was arrested while at the…
Thursday’s guests were Manhattan Fire Department Chief Brad Claussen and Riley County Appraiser Greg McHenry.