A preliminary hearing was held on Friday, Jan. 30 in Riley County District Court for a first-degree attempted murder case. Samuel Dartez, 30, of Manhattan appeared in front of Judge William Malcolm in connection with a November incident in which he allegedly stabbed a woman about the face and neck. Several witnesses took the stand during the hearing, including the woman who contacted emergency personnel and the RCPD dispatcher who took the call. Riley County Attorney Barry Wilkerson and Assistant County Attorney Jeremy Crist presented several pieces of evidence to the court, including photos of the crime scene and the victim’s wounds. The attorneys also played a recording of the 911 call placed…
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U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) gained a seat as a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee for Defense (SACD) for 114th Congress on Thursday, Jan. 29. The SACD is in charge of appropriating funds for the Department of Defense, including the Air Force, Army and Navy. “Oversight of the appropriations process for the Department of Defense will provide soldiers of Fort Riley and Fort Leavenworth, airmen of McConnell Air Force Base and Forbes Field, and Kansans in the National Guard and Reserve, as well as the Kansas communities who support them, a strong voice in Washington,” Sen. Moran said in…
A lawyer for Marion “Suge” Knight says the Death Row Records founder was driving a car that struck two men, killing one, in Compton, California on Thursday night. Police are investigating.
Super Bowl tickets are now going for between 10 and 35-thousand dollars per person. Hotels and other businesses are also scoring tourist dollars.
The Manhattan High girls basketball team took care of business on Thursday night in the first round of the Mid America Classic against Valley Center, beating the Hornets 57-37. Manhattan had 11 players score in the ball game with no Indian scoring in double figures. Amara Ehie led the way for MHS with nine points. Gigi McAtee and Madison Mittie each pitched in with eight apiece. Manhattan shot 46% from the field and hit 12 of 18 from the free throw line. The win over the Hornets gave head coach Scott Mall win number 299 in his career with the…
Senator Jerry Moran apparently had a busy Thursday after seeing the passage of the Keystone XL Pipeline in the senate, and introducing a new bill lifting the United States travel ban with Cuba. On Thursday Senator Moran said, “The new Senate Majority has shown in just a few short weeks what can be accomplished when the United States Senate returns to its roots of regular order, allows open debate on good ideas, and allows for a fair amendment process. While this vote to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline should have happened years ago, I am very pleased the Senate has…
By Rob Corolla, Big 12 Conference Irving, Texas – The Big 12 and Southeastern Conferences have announced that their top non-conference challenge series will be moving to January, beginning with the 2015-16 season. All contests in next season’s Big 12/SEC Challenge will move from December to January 30, 2016. “We are excited to move this event to January to provide the Big 12 a unique showcase and help ESPN give the Big 12/SEC Challenge the attention it deserves,” said Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby. “Our teams have shown a commitment to scheduling tough non-conference opponents and should be commended for…
Former New England Patriots football player Aaron Hernandez, center, listens during his murder trial, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, in Fall River, Mass., as defense attorney Charles Rankin, left, looks on while an image of Odin Lloyd is displayed on a monitor, right. Hernandez is charged with killing Lloyd, 27, a semiprofessional football player, in June 2013.
Rescue workers comb through the rubble of a children’s hospital after a gas truck exploded, in Cuajimalpa on the outskirts of Mexico City, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015. The powerful explosion shattered the hospital on the western edge of Mexico’s capital, killing at least three adults and one baby and injuring dozens.
Six bids were opened for the Tuttle Creek Fire Station project during Thursday’s Riley County Commission meeting. Each bid contained three options. The first for a whole new fire station, an alternate for an interior build-out, and a second alternate for two trench drains as well as a storage room. The bids were as follows: Construction Services Bryant, Inc. of Wichita: base bid-$729,000, alternate #1-$87,000, alternate #2-$7,800 Cheney Construction, Inc. of Manhattan: base bid-$574,964, alternate #1-$76,163, alternate #2-$7,400 Schultz Construction of Manhattan: base bid-$595,000, alternate #1-$73,000, alternate #2-$7,500 Ron Fowles Construction of Manhattan: base bid-$631,300, alternate #1-$95,000, alternate #2-$6,700 Kelley Construction of Topeka-base bid-#638,500,…