Updated Monday morning: The suspect in the firearm discharge in Aggieville has been identified and located. The investigation into possible charges continues. (earlier report) Gun shots were fired in Aggieville Saturday night and the Riley County Police Department is asking the public for assistance. Officers filed a report for criminal discharge of a firearm and disorderly conduct in the 1100 block of Moro Street in Manhattan at 1:15 a.m. Sunday morning. The RCPD posted a video of an altercation it believes is connected to the incident. “We would like to speak to the male highlighted in the video below seen…
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MANHATTAN, Kan. — Xavier Sneed scored 23 points to lead Kansas State over Southeast Missouri 89-71 on Saturday night. A week after Kansas State (9-2) had a cold-shooting night in its 61-54 loss against Tulsa, the Wildcats found comfort with the baskets at home shooting 63 percent (35 of 56) from the field and made 11 of 23 from long range. Sneed shot 9 of 10 from the field and made four 3-pointers. Dean Wade added 19 points on 7-of-8 shooting for the Wildcats. Denzel Mahoney led Southeast Missouri (6-5) with 23 points and made five 3s. Daniel Simmons chipped…
TOPEKA — The first woman to enter the 2018 governor’s race in Kansas joins a crowded field of men seeking to replace term-limited Republican Gov. Sam Brownback. Democratic State Sen. Laura Kelly becomes the 22nd candidate to launch a campaign or appoint a treasurer. Twelve Republicans, seven Democrats and three independents are in the race. The 67-year-old has served in the Senate since 2005. Kelly is the top Democrat on the Senate Ways and Means Committee and is highly visible in budget and tax debates. She is a leading critic of the Brownback administration, including its oversight of the state’s…
Guests on today’s edition of In Focus included US Senator Jerry Moran of Manhattan, Riley County Senior Center Director Jami Ramsey, as well as KSU’s Associate Professor of Cultural Geography Dr. Jeffrey Smith. Moran: Ramsey: Smith:
https://youtu.be/ZvILj8yqLQk The president of Kansas State University told Congress that the country is unprepared to deal with its food supply that he says is threatened by both terrorism and natural plant and animal diseases, according to the Associated Press. Myers spoke to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. The committee held an agriculture security hearing titled, “Safeguarding American Agriculture in a Globalized World.” Myers was invited to testify Wednesday by Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas. He says there’s an urgent need to protect the country’s food supply from “naturally occurring and intentionally developed and delivered biological…
A Clay Center man was sentenced Thursday to two years on supervised release for selling assets he had pledged as collateral on a federal loan. U.S. Attorney Tom Beall for the state of Kansas in Wichita adds Harold Mugler, 64, was ordered to pay $84,594 in restitution. Mugler pleaded guilty to one count of criminal conversion. In his plea, he admitted that in 2009 in received a $100,000 loan through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency. Over the following years, he sold off various pieces of farm machinery that he had pledged as collateral on the loan. He…
A Wamego man will serve nearly five years in prison in connection with a Wamego kidnapping this past May. David Rojas was sentenced Thursday in Pottawatomie County District Court to 59 months for kidnapping, and 12 months for criminal discharge of a firearm. The sentences will be served concurrently and Rojas was remanded to serve his time. Rojas was arrested in Wamego after police received reports of gun fire. No one was injured. Also Thursday in Pottawatomie County Court, David Zarger was given a 12 month sentence to be served in the Pottawatomie County Detention facility. Zarger was arrested for…
Today’s guests on In Focus were Fort Riley’s 1st Infantry Division Band, Specialist Andrew Turner, Fort Riley Combined Federal Campaign Coordinator Clint Strutt, Flint HIlls Christian School Administrator Tim McDonald and Manhattan Catholic schools Principal Scott Hulshoff.
Riley County USD 378 school board members said goodbye to two of their own, with a Farewell reception for Kerry Thurlow and Ross Wahl, who have each been board members for four years. The board Monday night also accepted Erik Willimon’s resignation as the grades 7-12 athletic director at the end of the 2017-18 school year, hired Zach Stout as the middle school boys assistant basketball coach and directed Superintendent Cliff Williams to advertise for grades 7-8 and 9-12 athletic directors. Principal contracts for 2018-19 & 19-20 were approved for Teresa Grant and Harold Oliver. USD 378 board members approved…
Wednesday’s guests were Wamego Superintendent Tim Winter, Rock Creek Superintendent Kevin Logan and State Rep. Tom Phillips of Manhattan.