TOPEKA — A man has been sentenced to life in prison plus 50 years for the shooting death of a Kansas woman just hours after her wedding. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports 31-year-old Awnterio Dwan Lowery was sentenced Thursday for the death of 42-year-old Tiffany Davenport-Ray. Prosecutors say in May 2014 Lowery and two other men shot at the Topeka woman and her husband, Melvin Ray, as they were driving to a post-reception gathering. Prosecutors say Melvin Ray, who was driving, returned fire and his wife was hit by in the crossfire. Lowery was convicted in July of premeditated first-degree murder…
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An Ogden man was arrested by the Riley County Police Department Thursday morning at approximately 10:30 a.m. for the offenses of aggravated battery, criminal restraint and criminal damage to property. 24-year-old Taylor Morris was arrested while in the city limits of Ogden after an incident between he and a 21-year-old female who was known to him. Morris was give a bond of $7,000 and at the time of this report he was no longer confined in the Riley County Jail. This incident involved injuries consistent with striking with a closed fist to the face and head. Due to the domestic nature of this…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)– Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos have beaten the Kansas City Chiefs every way imaginable over the years, from playoff shootouts to defensive tug-of-wars. Well, not quite every way. Not until Thursday night. Denver cornerback Bradley Roby returned Jamaal Charles’s second fumble 21 yards for a touchdown with 27 seconds left, completing a stunning comeback in the closing minute for a 31-24 victory — the Broncos’ seventh straight over their AFC West rivals. “I’m not quite sure I’d ever been in one quite like that,” Manning said. “That was a new one.” Manning threw for 256…
CLEVELAND (AP)– Omar Infante drove in a career-high seven runs and the Kansas City Royals overcame some early sloppiness for an 8-4 win over the Cleveland Indians on Thursday night. Infante, a veteran infielder making his first start in 11 days, hit a three-run homer in the second inning off Corey Kluber (8-14), added a two-run double in the fifth after the Indians pulled their ace and a two-run single in the seventh. Infante also had a sacrifice and nearly matched the offensive output of teammate Mike Moustakas, who set a team record with nine RBI on Saturday against Baltimore.…
The three young Americans who thwarted a gunman on a Paris-bound passenger train last month arrived in Washington to receive honors from both the President of the United States, and the Department of Defense.
The Federal Reserve is keeping U.S. interest rates at record lows in the face of threats from a weak global economy, persistently low inflation and unstable financial markets.
The pre-trial for murder suspect Christopher Arand, 36, was held in Pottawatomie County District Court on Thursday afternoon. After sorting out minor details in court, Judge Jeff Elder pushed to proceed with trial October 5th-9th, starting at 8:30 A.M. Arand is accused of murdering his uncle, Larry Arand in November of 2015 in his Belvue home. KMAN will cover the trial, and more details can be heard on 1350 KMAN. ### June 11, 2015: A Belvue man apparently had second thoughts as what was listed as a plea on the Pottawatomie County Court Docket ended up being a request for…
Riley County commissioners opened bids for the University Park sewer rehabilitation project Thursday morning. The project will be a multi-million dollar endeavor, though 45 percent of it will be paid by an USDA Rural Development Grant. The low bid was from Utility Solutions, LLC, of Basehor for $2.56 million, while the high bid was $4.32 million from Tri-Star Utilities of Independence. Commissioner Robert Boyd said the bids do not include the five lift stations that will also be needed for the project, due to the hilly terrain. University Park is a small community west of Riley right by the waters of…
Several adobe houses collapsed in the Chilean inland city of Illapel, about 175 miles north of Santiago following a magnitude-8.3 earthquake that hit off the country’s northern coast on Wednesday.
GOP Presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina steps into prime time, but Donald Trump still dominates the 2nd Republican debate.