Riley County commissioners approved a bid recommendation for standby power equipment for the Public Works department Monday morning. Commissioners awarded the contract for the project to Economy Electric, Inc., of Manhattan in the amount of $59,160. “We felt very good about that because it’s a local firm, also,” commission chairman Ron Wells said. The contractor has indicated he will begin construction early in January with a completion date estimated for March. In other items, commissioners had suggestions for a video production company the county has contracted to market the region. Commissioners went through a draft script for CGI Communications, Inc., which…
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The G. Thomas Jewelers, Manhattan Running Company Jingle Bell Rock has been found. A team of Manhattan geocachers found the Jingle Bell Rock in Fairmount Park, which is located just across the Kansas River and north of the southeast entrance into the Little Apple. “With Friday’s clues we were pretty sure it was over there,” said Ryan Semmel, who arrived at Manhattan Broadcasting Company after 1:30 p.m. Monday with fellow geocachers Kristina Schmidt, Elizabeth Stone and Amber Dembkowski. “We’re all geocachers, and of course, when something is hidden out in the wild we had to go find it.” Daun Lesperance,…
A Fort Riley man facing 2nd-degree murder charges will be seeking new counsel. Tierre Wall, 26, was in the Riley County District Courthouse Monday morning for what was originally a motions hearing, but he and his attorney, Brenda Jordan, met in Judge David Stutzman’s chambers before proceedings. After nearly a half hour, all parties returned to the court room and Stutzman granted Jordan’s request to withdraw from the case. Jordan was Wall’s second attorney so far during this trial and Stutzman ordered Wall to appear again on Jan. 4 to determine if a new attorney has been found or if…
Today’s guests on In Focus were: Dr. Raelene Wouda, Asst. Professor of Veterinary Oncology with College of Veterinary Medicine and Veterinary Health Center at Kansas State University Angie Sutton, Community Relations Director, Manhattan Parks and Recreation Greg Lohrentz with Kansas State University Foundation
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A person has been found dead in a car in east Topeka after a woman reported finding a bloody phone near her back door. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the body of a white male was found around 4:25 a.m. Sunday. The body was inside a vehicle that was stopped in the middle of the street. Officers responded to the scene following a report of “unknown trouble.” Police say the incident is being investigated as a homicide. No arrests have been made in the incident.
(Photo by Erik Stone) Kindred Wesemann scored 19 points to lead four players in double figures as Kansas State reeled off 54 first half points in a 102-53 rout of Florida Atlantic on Sunday afternoon at Bramlage Coliseum. K-State jumped out to a 28-11 lead in the first quarter and never looked back as the Owls who came into the game with a 5-1 record never really threatened. Wesemann was joined in the double figures category by Breanna Lewis and Antoinette Taylor who each tallied 14 points and by Megan Deines who had 11. For the game the Wildcats shot…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)– The Kansas City Chiefs had relied heavily on their stingy, opportunistic defense during a six-game winning streak that vaulted them right back into playoff contention. After shutting down San Diego most of the game, the Chiefs forced Philip Rivers into a pair of incomplete passes near the goal line in the final seconds to preserve a 10-3 victory over the Chargers at soggy Arrowhead Stadium that could prove to be critical in the race for an AFC wild card. “If you’re going to be a good football team, you have to win games like this,” Chiefs…
The NE Kansas Regional Notification System has released a flood warning along Wildcat Creek: Currently there is no flooding on Wildcat Creek in Riley County. Conditions are such that any hard rain could cause flash flooding. If you live along Wildcat Creek be vigilant and be prepared to take precautionary actions. In the event of flooding move vehicles and household items to higher elevations outside the flood prone areas.
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) A Kansas prosecutor says a handgun that killed the 3-year-old son of a sheriff’s deputy did not belong to the child’s father. Reno County District Attorney Keith Schroeder says the gun that killed Kaden Nagel on Friday belonged to “a friend” of someone at the apartment where deputy Andrew Nagel was living temporarily. The Wichita Eagle reports Kaden died early Friday morning after finding a loaded .40-caliber Glock in a South Hutchinson apartment and accidentally shooting himself with it. Schroeder says it was the first time the child had visited the apartment, and the gun’s owner believed…
By Ryan Lackey, K-State Athletics Communications Kansas State senior kick returner Morgan Burns picked up his fourth All-America designation of the postseason as he was named a Second Team All-American as an all-purpose player by the Associated Press, the organization announced Sunday. It marks the fifth-straight season a Wildcat has been named an All-American by the AP. Burns has also been named a First Team All-American by USA TODAY Sports and CBSSports.com in the past week, while he was an honorable mention pick by Sports Illustrated. Burns is the national leader in kickoff-return touchdowns with four – including three in…