MCPHERSON, Kan. (AP) One of three suspects in the fatal stabbing of a former Oregon resident has been sentenced to nearly 27 years in prison. The Salina Journal reports that 27-year-old Kamra Kay Farrell, of McPherson, was been sentenced last week in McPherson County District Court. Farrell pleaded guilty in February to voluntary manslaughter, kidnapping and aggravated robbery in the 2014 death of 39-year-old James Croft. Additional unrelated charges against Farrell contributed to the sentence. Authorities say Croft’s body was found in a car in a ditch near Galva, 10 miles east of McPherson. Croft lived in Portland, Oregon, before…
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On April 17, 2016 at approximately 5:30PM Alice N. Lam (19) of 1500 N. Manhattan Avenue Manhattan, KS reported to police that her 2013 Honda Civic had been stolen sometime in the past two days while it was parked in the 1400 block of McCain Lane. At the time of this report the vehicle has yet to be located. Truth H. Wilson (23) of 605 SW Arbuckle Lawton, OK was arrested on a probation violation warrant on April 17, 2016 at approximately 9:15AM at the Riley County Police Department. The probation violation warrant was issued by the Riley County District…
Riley County Police engaged in a nearly 12 hour standoff Sunday. Officers received the first of several 911 calls from 4400 River Road, an isolated, rural farmhouse in Riley County just before 7:30 a.m. The sole occupant of the home, a 64-year-old man notified police that he was armed and dangerous. As officers attempted to conduct a welfare check, a shot was fired from inside the house. Follow-up investigation revealed that the man had previously threatened relatives and intended to harm himself. A stand-off ensued during which more shots were fired from inside of the house. Officers used tear gas…
(*Courtesy of K-State sports information*) MORGANTOWN, W. Va. – K-State surrendered four runs in the eighth to cap a West Virginia four-run comeback as the Wildcats could not close out the sweep on Sunday at Monongalia County Ballpark and lost to the Mountaineers, 5-4. Leading 4-0 entering the bottom of the sixth, K-State (16-20, 3-9 Big 12) yielded a run in the sixth before a four-spot in the eighth, off relievers Jordan Floyd and Lucas Benenati, allowed the Mountaineers (18-16, 5-6 Big 12) to stave off the Wildcats’ first sweep in a Big 12 series since 2013. West Virginia had…
OAKLAND, Calif. — Billy Burns’ speed, along with a little luck, helped Oakland win its first home series. Josh Reddick’s sacrifice fly off Joakim Soria broke an eighth-inning tie and lifted the Oakland Athletics over the Kansas City Royals 3-2 Sunday. Soria (1-1) relieved to start the eighth, Burns tripled into the right-field corner and Reddick flied to center with one out. Burns came across the plate standing up, easily beating Lorenzo Cain’s throw. “He’s got some speed. That kid’s a nice player. He runs hard,” Royals manager Ned Yost said. “We normally play him straight up. We were shading…
Today’s guests on In Focus were: Dr. Travis O’Quinn, Assistant Professor and Meat Extension Specialist at Kansas State University–bbq workshops hosted by K-State Extension Military and Veterans’ Affairs at Kansas State University with Art DeGroat and Major Larry Leopold, President of the National Guard Association of Kansas. Manhattan Area Habitat for Humanity with Ex. Dir. Roxann Janes and Office Administrator Melody Sexton
TOPEKA — Attorney General Derek Schmidt says a law signed by Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback last week satisfies the state’s constitutional duty to provide equitable funding to public schools. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports Schmidt filed a brief with the state Supreme Court on Friday urging it to withdraw its threat to close the state’s schools. The court ruled in February that the state wasn’t giving its poorest districts their fair share of funding, and the justices threatened to shut down schools statewide if the problem wasn’t fixed by June 30. The new law makes technical changes in how state dollars are distributed.…
A Junction City man and woman connected to Topeka and Riley County burglaries were arrested Sunday. The Junction City Police Department received information Sunday that two subjects wanted in reference to an aggravated assault that had taken place in Topeka on Friday may be located in an apartment on Dreiling Road in Junction City. It was also learned that one of the subjects was wanted for questioning in reference to several burglaries that had taken place in Riley County. On Sunday at approximately 10 a.m., members of the Junction City Police Department began to conduct surveillance on the location and…
The campus of K-State was buzzing Saturday afternoon. The university held its annual Open House day where over 475-plus student organizations and 250-plus majors made themselves available to the public and presumptive students. Click any photo to open gallery There was a bouncy house, a purple-clad cow, entertainment, lots of popcorn, technology displays, more popcorn and all the information one could want about KSU. Bailey Brown, a freshman at K-State, remembered being on campus as a prospective student and being led on tours of the university’s various halls and key places. Saturday, she was the tour guide. “Yes, yes I…
An Ogden man was arrested early Friday morning for an outstanding warrant and drug charges. Dereck J. Williams, 22, of Ogden, was arrested in the 1000 block of Meadowbrook Lane in Manhattan on Friday morning at approximately 1:31 a.m. during a traffic stop. Williams was taken into custody on an outstanding arrest warrant issued by the Geary County District Court for the offense of criminal threat. The incident of criminal threat reportedly occurred on Feb. 10 in Geary County. Williams’ bond for the warrant was set at $5,000. In addition to the warrant, Williams was also placed under arrest for possession…