A 55-year-old man convicted in connection with a Riley County rape more than 30 years ago has been passed over for parole. Roderick Fields also has been serving time for an aggravated robbery in Sedgwick County that occurred in 1993. Fields had been up for public comment sessions earlier this year, but a status update by the Kansas Department of Corrections indicates his earliest possible release date is now July of 2020. Fields is currently being held at Lansing.
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Riley County’s District Chief Judge addressed two motions Tuesday morning filed by the county attorney for a first degree murder case. Defendant Anthony Nichols appeared before Judge Meryl Wilson alongside his attorney Jeff Wicks. Nichols is charged with first degree murder in the death of John Burroughs, 68, of Manhattan in September of 2013. Nichols is accused of shooting Burroughs in his home. Another Manhattan man was sentenced to life in prison for his role in Burroughs’ death. He was convicted of stabbing and killing Burroughs later that night. Judge Wilson addressed two motions filed by County Attorney Barry Wilkerson in…
Kansas State Rep. Tom Phillips of Manhattan is one of 48 state policymakers from across the country selected as a Council of State Governments’ Henry Toll Fellow for the Class of 2015. The Class of 2015 Toll Fellows represents 33 states and Puerto Rico, with 35 serving in the legislative branch, four serving in the judiciary and nine hailing from the executive. A nine-member committee of state leaders, many who are Toll Fellows themselves, reviewed a record number of applications to select the class. Named for CSG founder Henry Wolcott Toll, the Toll Fellowship program is one of the nation’s premier leadership development…
Within the last month, Jeanney Miles, 37, of Manhattan had items taken from an unsecured garage by unknown suspect(s). The total estimated property loss was $6,460.00 and items included a flat screen television, Xbox One game console, US currency, and miscellaneous clothing. RCPD is investigating this crime. ### Melisha Russell, 24, of Kansas City, Kansas was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear with the original offense listed as conspiracy theft of property or services at approximately 6:30 PM on July 13th, while at the Riley County Police Department. Her bond is set at $7,500 and she remained confined…
A Herington man was flown to a Salina Hospital Monday, after the car he was driving was struck by another vehicle. Geary County officers responded to the intersection of US77 and Old Highway 40 on Monday night, after Philip Major of Manhattan, turned from Old Highway 40 onto US77. Major struck Jeremy Purkepyle of Herington, as he traveled south along the road. Purkepyle was flown to Salina Regional Hospital with leg injuries.
President Obama announced the nuclear deal with Iran at the White House Tuesday morning. He said it will prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker declared his candidacy for president on Monday, casting himself as a “fighter” who muscled through an aggressive conservative agenda in a state that typically supports Democrats.
Wamego’s USD 320 Board of Education welcomed three new board members recently. At Monday’s board meeting, Vice President Rob Adams opened the meeting with a welcome to the new Board members, Ryan Hargitt, Bruce Coleman and Nicolette Zeigler. Then it was down to business, electing the new Board President and Vice President. Rob Adams was elected as the new Board President and Joe Steele (absent at this meeting) was elected to the position of Vice President. ### Wamego’s USD 320 Board of Education is preparing for the 2015-16 school year. At Monday’s board meeting , preparations began by adopting a 1116-hour…
A single vehicle accident left a Texas man injured, on Monday night. Eric Rivera, 36, was transported to Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan, after rolling his 2001 Ford Ranger on westbound I-70, near mile marker 318. The truck left the roadway causing Rivera to overcorrect and the vehicle to roll multiple times through the median and eastbound lanes, before coming to a stop in the south ditch. Rivera was not wearing a seatbelt.
Britain’s Prince William begins work as an air ambulance pilot based at Cambridge Airport.