A 58-year-old man convicted of aggravated indecent liberties and solicitation of a child in Pottawatomie County 20 years ago has been discharged from the Kansas Department of Corrections. Chester Sexton was discharged September 24th with the expiration of his sentence. Sexton was convicted of the two indecent liberties charges in connection with cases that occurred in 1992 and 1993. He was sentenced in 1996. He was held in El Dorado since July of 2013. ### A Kansas Department of Corrections inmate serving time for first degree murder and rape convictions in Geary County has apparently been passed over for parole.…
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The Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) Tuesday announced that the Sunset Zoo in Manhattan, KS was granted accreditation by AZA’s independent Accreditation Commission. “When visitors come to Sunset Zoo, they can be assured that they are supporting a facility that is dedicated to the care and conservation of wildlife, deepening families’ connection to nature and building the next generation of conservationists,” said AZA President and CEO Jim Maddy. “By achieving AZA accreditation, Sunset Zoo meets the highest standards in animal care and ranks among the world’s best zoos and aquariums.” To be accredited, the Sunset Zoo underwent…
Todays’ guests on In Focus were… Kelly King and Miles Hackney from the K-State Roteract Club Aggieville events with Leah Hyman and Diane Meredith Riley County Emergency Management Coordinator Laurie Harrison Art Barnaby, Extension Specialist in Risk Management at K-State
WICHITA — A newspaper report says young and politically unaffiliated Kansas residents are most likely to be affected by the state’s plans to purge the names of people with incomplete registrations from its voter lists. More than half of the prospective voters with incomplete registrations list no party affiliation. The Eagle also said more than 40 percent are under 30. The newspaper analyzed a list of nearly 36,700 suspended registrations obtained from Secretary of State Kris Kobach’s office. The Republican secretary of state has enacted a new administrative rule removing the names of any prospective voters whose registrations have been…
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP)– Packers coach Mike McCarthy is running out of superlatives to describe Aaron Rodgers. Every week, his MVP quarterback dissects defenses in painstakingly methodical fashion. Rodgers threw for 333 yards and five touchdowns, including three to Randall Cobb, and Green Bay beat the Kansas City Chiefs 38-28 on Monday night. Rodgers led the Packers (3-0) on two successful first-quarter drives that ended with scoring passes to Cobb and rookie Ty Montgomery. He found James Jones for a 27-yard touchdown reception late in the second quarter for a 24-7 lead at the break. Green Bay built a 38-14…
Updated: 11:15 a.m. Tuesday: The three persons of interest in the graffiti cases turned themselves in to the Kansas State University Police Department at approximately 8 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 28. Kansas State Police made that announcement Tuesday morning. The following people were issued notices to appear in Manhattan City Court for criminal damage to property: Cassie Enright, 20, Joanna Pineda, 20, and Jon D. Groskurth, 20. All three are Kansas State University students and were cooperative in the investigation. The case involved graffiti reported in Seaton Hall and in the Quad areas of the university’s Manhattan campus. The…
CHICAGO (AP)– Chris Denorfia hit a pinch-hit home run leading off the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Chicago Cubs a 1-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Monday night. Denorfia hit the first pitch from reliever Miguel Almonte (0-2) into the left-field bleacher for the Cubs’ major league-leading 13th walk-off victory of the season. It was Denorfia’s third homer of the season. Fernando Rodney (2-0) pitched a scoreless top of the 11th to get the win. The homer ended a pitcher’s duel that was a makeup of a May 30 rainout. Both teams combined for eight…
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is calling for an overhaul of the US tax code that would eliminate income taxes for millions of Americans, and lower them for the rich.
President Barack Obama addressed the United Nations General Assembly Monday, speaking of the international conflicts that are plaguing nations across the globe and creating a mass refugee crisis.
KMAN Sports Director John Kurtz and the “Voice of the Wildcats” Wyatt Thompson bring you another edition of “Wildcat Insider”. They break down the Big 12 football weekend and get you set for what lies ahead for K-State and the conference. They’ll preview the match-up this weekend in Stillwater between K-State and #20 Oklahoma State, plus get you set for the Big 12 slate on Saturday. They’ll recap K-State volleyball as the Cats were able to end a four match losing streak with a straight sets victory over Baylor at Ahearn on Saturday night. K-State baseball begins fall practice plus…