WAMEGO — Citing a love for local government and a passion for her community, Pottawatomie County Clerk and Election Official Nancy McCarter has filed for reelection. McCarter, who has lived in the county for 42 years, has worked in the clerk’s office for 18 years and is currently in her second term as county clerk. McCarter ran unopposed in the last election and as of now, nobody has filed to run against her. “I just encourage everyone to get out there and vote,” McCarter said. “The primary is on August 2nd, and the general election will be held on November 8th.” McCarter…
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Updated 6 a.m. Tuesday: While more information is expected later Tuesday, Tuesday morning’s Riley County Police arrest report indicates Shawn Muller, 28, of Shady Valley Drive was taken into custody at 6:37 p.m. on a charge of aggravated assault and use of a deadly weapon. Her bond has been set at $20,000. ### (earlier reports) An armed Manhattan woman who barricaded herself into her house and caused a nearly 8-hour standoff with police has been taken into custody Monday night. The woman came out of the home unarmed and was cooperative after several tense attempts. As KMAN first reported Monday morning,…
A fatal crash has been reported in Geary County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reports Edward Ablang, 29, of Fort Riley died in a motorcycle accident on Highway 77, northbound, two miles south of Junction City. Ablang was driving a 2014 Suzuki motorcycle when he failed to maintain the lane of traffic, going off the roadway into the east ditch and overturning several times, ejecting the driver. The accident was reported at 10:35 Sunday night. Ablang was wearing a helmet.
BALTIMORE (AP)– During their eight-game winning streak, the Kansas City Chiefs have made this abundantly clear: The opposition will pay for its mistakes. That is precisely what happened Sunday, when the Chiefs capitalized on an abundance of miscues by the Baltimore Ravens in a 34-14 victory that earned Kansas City a place in the NFL record book. Tyvon Branch returned a fumble 73 yards for a touchdown and Marcus Peters scored on a 90-yard interception return for the Chiefs, who also scored touchdowns following a drive-extending penalty by Baltimore and a failed fake punt. With the victory, the Chiefs (9-5)…
It’s not clear who left a suspicious device in one of the bathrooms aboard an Air France jet flying from Mauritius to Paris. The airline’s CEO says the device was not a bomb and it was made of cardboard, paper and a household timer.
Beijing continued to be enveloped in eye-watering smog on Sunday, a day after the second red alert of the month was issued in the Chinese capital. A wave of smog settled over the notoriously polluted city of 22.5 million overnight and is forecast to last into Tuesday because of a lack of strong winds.
By Randy Paterson, K-State Athletics Communications With a 32-point fourth quarter, Kansas State turned a nine-point lead into a 28-point win on Saturday night at Bramlage Coliseum with a 78-50 decision over Sam Houston State. K-State has now won six straight games, matching the longest win streak in the Jeff Mittie era. The teams were tied at eight midway through the first quarter, as Wesemann drained a pair of 3-pointers. The Wildcats used an 8-2 run to end the quarter with a 16-10 lead. Erica Young tallied three points during the run, all from the foul line. K-State opened up…
(Photo Courtesy of Kansas State Athletics) WICHITA, Kan. (AP)– Justin Edwards and Wesley Iwundu combined to score 19 second-half points, leading Kansas State over Colorado State 61-56 on Saturday. Dean Wade scored all of his 13 points in the first half for Kansas State (8-2). Edwards finished with 12 points while Iwundu added 11. Emmanuel Omogbo had 13 points and 14 rebounds for Colorado State (6-5). Prentiss Nixon scored 11 for the Rams, and Tiel Daniels had 10. Colorado State played without senior guard, Gian Clavell, who averages 20.8 points. Clavell has an injured left hand. Clavell’s absence was most…
An American airstrike that may have killed a number of Iraqi soldiers on Friday seems to be “a mistake that involved both sides,” U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Saturday. He called Iraq’s prime minister to express condolences.
An attorney for a Chicago Cop charged with murder in the shooting death of a black teenager says he will seek a change of venue for the trial because of comments by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel.