Motions were filed and denied, tearful statements were given, and ultimately a man found guilty of aggravated robbery was sentenced to prison time. This all took place during Trey Campbell’s sentencing in Riley County District Court Tuesday morning. Campbell’s Attorney, Jillian Waesche filed motions for acquittal , a new trial, and departure, stating the evidence presented was just testimony and there was no hard evidence. Judge David Stutzman chose to deny these motions. Waesche then shared facts about Campbell’s past that she believes proved his good character. She said he did well in high school sports and had a difficult…
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Another status hearing was held in the case of Derik Kesler, who faces a vehicular homicide charge involving the death of a bicyclist from Manhattan. Kesler appeared in Riley County District Court alongside his attorney, who requested a three day jury trial. The trial was set for September 22nd-24th. Judge David Stutzman asked that pre-trial motions be filed by attorneys by June 26th. A two hour preliminary hearing and pre-trial hearing were also set for August 4th at 1:30 p.m.
An ambitious study is testing if an experimental drug might help healthy but at-risk people stave off Alzheimer’s. In addition to brain scans checking for amyloid build up, researchers are looking for tangles of a protein named tau.
NEW YORK (AP)– Brett Gardner got a little silly after hitting the Yankees’ third homer of the first inning, enthusiastically high-fiving his teammates as if he were trying to slap away the memory of a lost weekend of baseball. A few big hits did the job just fine. Gardner and Brian McCann each hit a three-run homer and Chase Headley also connected during an eight-run first, and New York romped past the AL Central-leading Kansas City Royals 14-1 Monday to end a six-game skid. Stephen Drew added another three-run shot off Jeremy Guthrie (4-3) before New York made an out…
A tornado raged through the northern Mexico border city of Ciudad Acuna early Monday, killing at least 10 people, destroying homes and upending cars and other vehicles.
Authorities say U.S. military jets escorted an Air France airliner to New York’s Kennedy Airport after a threat was made against the flight. A search turned up no weapons.
As a part of their 50th anniversary events in rememberance of the Vietnam War, Kansas State held a Memorial Day ceremony on campus honoring the 42 soldiers, airmen and marines who died in Vietnam after attending the university. A crowd much larger than anticipated by organizers arrived Monday to honor those who lost their lives in the war. Among attendees were dozens of motorcycle riders escorted to the Vietnam War Memorial on campus by police where the ceremony was held. One rider came from as far up as Oregon to attend the ceremony, and many…
On May 23 at approximately 5:23 pm, the 9-1-1 Center received several calls concerning lightning striking an apartment complex in Grandview Plaza. The complex is located at 1103-1111 Cannon View. There is a total of 36 apartments in this complex. Grandview Plaza Fire responded and along with law enforcement evacuated all the apartments. They also requested Mutual Aid of ladder/aerial trucks from both Junction City Fire and Ft. Riley Fire Departments. Once Junction City Fire ladder truck arrived on scene, the ladder was raised and firefighters checked the roof area for damages. They were able to locate several spots where…
A line of storms caused major flooding and dangerous tornado winds for Corpus Christi where a preschool center was badly damaged.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)– When Michael Wacha is on the mound, Matt Carpenter and the St. Louis Cardinals like their chances. For good reason, too. Wacha pitched seven sparkling innings for his seventh straight win, and the Cardinals stopped a three-game losing streak with a 6-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. Carpenter, who hit a two-run homer off Yordano Ventura (3-4) in the sixth, said the NL Central leaders believe they are going to win when Wacha (7-0) takes the mound. Wacha appreciated the vote of confidence from the All-Star infielder. “That’s nice for him to say,”…