A former Manhattan City Attorney was granted a motion to continue in a case involving charges of distributing child pornography. Bill Raymond had been set for a status conference Wednesday in U-S District Court in Wichita, with a jury trial December 15th. But that was continued Wednesday, with the jury trial now set for January 26th and status conference for January 13th. Raymond, who is from Andover, was indicted by a federal grand jury September 30th for three counts of distributing child pornography and one count of possession. The crimes allegedly occurred in November of 2014, February 2015 and May…
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Forty distinguished professors from Kansas State University have came together to send a message to Topeka that they have serious concerns about a 2012 state law that removed Kansas colleges’ exemption from law that permits the carrying of firearms in all public places. Professors contend that the law, which was scheduled to affect universities on July, 1, 2017, brings more harm than good. This is the letter from K-State’s announcement: To the Kansas Legislature: In July 2017, Kansas Regents Institutions will lose their exemption from Kansas legislation that permits the carrying of firearms in all public places. Until that time, colleges…
Frustration and agreement were only a few of Wednesday evening’s vibes at a meeting before the Manahttan/Ogden school district’s usual business discussions. Before their regular business meeting, USD 383 school board members sat down with a panel of area legislators to discuss education issues. These legislators included 66th District Representative Sydney Carlin, 64th District Representative Susie Swanson, state Senator Tom Hawk, 67th District Representative Tom Phillips, and 51st District Representative Ron Highland. Several discussions between this panel and the school board ranged from common frustration over Governor Sam Brownback’s funding formulas for public schools to how lobbyists address school funding proposals. During one point in…
FORT RILEY, Kan. – A 1st Infantry Division Soldier was found dead in his Junction City residence Nov. 30. First Sgt. Patrick E. Centamore, 46, was assigned as the senior noncommissioned officer of Company G, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Inf. Div. His military occupational specialty was 91Z, a senior maintenance supervisor. He deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. He arrived at Fort Riley in August 2010. “While a new arrival to the battalion, 1st Sgt. Centamore had already rapidly established himself as a professional senior noncommissioned officer who was well liked and respected…
Aerial video shows massive police activity in San Bernardino, California. Police say one suspect is down. It was not immediately clear whether the incident is related to a mass shooting that killed at least 14 earlier Wednesday.
The San Bernardino, California chief of police says at least 14 people were killed and at least 14 more were injured in a mass shooting at a social services center. Police were still searching for as many as three gunman.
TOPEKA KAN. – A Junction City man was sentenced Wednesday to life in federal prison for murdering a woman to keep her from giving information to federal law enforcement officers about his involvement in drug trafficking, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom. Marcus D. Roberson, 33, Junction City, Kan., was convicted in a jury trial in March 2014 on; one count of murder in the March 3, 2010, shooting of Crystal K. Fisher, one count of conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine and one count of conspiracy to distribute powder cocaine. During the trial, prosecutors presented evidence that Roberson lured Fisher to a…
Throw your caps in the air! Commencement exercises will soon take place at K-State. A total of seven ceremonies will be held in Bramlage Coliseum between Friday December 11th and Saturday December 12th, with an 8th taking place at the colleges newly named Polytechnic campus – honoring technology and aviation graduates. Graduates will add to the highest percentage of first time, full-time undergraduate students who have left K-State with a degree in 2015 than in any other time in the university’s modern history. Fall 2015 Commencement Ceremony Schedule Friday, December 11, 2015 Graduate School 1 p.m. Bramlage Coliseum Technology and Aviation 7 p.m., Student…
The Riley County Police Department is scheduled for its on-site assessment beginning Monday, December 14th, 2015 through Thursday, December 17th, 2015, to examine all aspects of our department’s policies and procedures, management, operations, and support services. Verification by the team that the Riley County Police Department meets the Commission’s required state-of-the-art standards is part of a voluntary process to maintain accreditation – a highly prized recognition of law enforcement professional excellence. The Riley County Police Department received its initial accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) in 1991, and was re-accredited in 1996, 2001, 2004,…