The Junction City Police Department issued a press release on Thursday involving damaged property by spray paint and BB guns. Officers say most of the cases have been in the Westwood and Patriot Point area. Police ask anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers at 762-8477 or text 27463.
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As body-worn cameras continue to be implemented by Riley County Police, more cameras are necessary for officers who are on duty. A public hearing was held during Thursday’s county commission meeting to discuss the Edward Bryne Memorial Justice Assistant Grant, which would provide funding for additional cameras. According to RCPD Director, Brad Schoen, the amount of funding would be around $17,000. After closing the public hearing, the commission unanimously chose to approve to move forward with the grant. Following their regularly scheduled meeting, the commission also attended a joint city/county meeting with Pottawatomie County Commissioners and Manhattan City Commissioners. Later…
A Wichita man, convicted of methamphetamine charges, appeared in Pottawatomie County Court Thursday morning. Joseph Swarts was arrested back in July at the Quality Inn, along with other individuals, for possession of meth and drug paraphernalia. Swarts received an underlying sentence of 30 months, or two and a half years, with the Department of Corrections, but was granted probation. The court also imposed costs and ordered him to complete a drug treatment program.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)– Jeremy Guthrie pitched six shutout innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-1 on Wednesday night. The Royals tied a club record with 24 consecutive scoreless innings, which was set June 9-12, 1976. That streak ended in the seventh when Brandon Phillips’ two-out double off reliever Ryan Madson scored Zack Cozart. The Royals, who won for the fifth time in six games, improved to 26-14, the franchise’s best record after 40 games. The Reds lost their fifth straight, a season high. Guthrie (4-2) pitched out of a bases-loaded, one-out predicament in the first…
By Chris Kutz, K-State Athletics Communications TULSA, Okla. – Colton Kalmus matched his career-high in strikeouts with six while Max Brown went 4-for-4 with a pair of two-out RBIs as six-seed K-State opened its trip to the 2015 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship with a 7-3 win over third-seeded Oklahoma on Wednesday at ONEOK Field. The Wildcats (27-28) notched their third win in the opening game of the postseason tournament in their last four trips with the help of a five-run lead through the third inning. K-State scored a run in the first, two in the second and another…
During their meeting Wednesday evening, Manhattan/Ogden USD 383 School Board members went into their regular business meeting following retiree recognition. The board covered old business over budget planning for the 2015 and 2016 school year, discussing budget steering committee recommendations presented by Lew Faust, Larry Doll and Robert Seymour. Following a presentation containing information over hypothetical interest rate savings for potential refunding analysis presented by Lew Faust and Greg Vahrenberg, the board moved to discuss more new business as well. New business during this meeting included the movement by the board to keep school meal prices the same after numbers…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The House has advanced a bill that would give Kansas’ secretary of state the power to prosecute election fraud. The chamber gave the measure first-round approval Wednesday. Several lawmakers questioned the necessity of the bill, given the relatively few recorded instances of election fraud. Others expressed concern that the Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach might bring charges when prosecutors believed people did not intentionally break the law. The measure gained 63 votes Wednesday, which is the minimum needed for it to pass during the final vote expected Thursday. Democratic Rep. John Carmichael from Wichita said he…
A view through the Sky Portal shows a live video view of the streets below from One World Observatory, Wednesday, May 20, 2015, in New York. Visitors can stand on a round video platform that shows an actual livestream of the view straight down. The observatory atop the 104-story One World Trade Center opens to the public on May 29.