A former private in the U.S. Army stationed at Fort Riley has been indicted on charges of stealing his fellow soldiers’ identities, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom reported yesterday (Thursday). Todd M. Newbrough was charged on Wednesday with four counts of wire fraud, four counts of bank fraud, four counts of aggravated identity theft and one count of computer fraud. The crimes are alleged to have occurred at various times from 2011 to 2015 at Fort Riley. The indictment alleges Newbrough used personal identifying information of fellow soldiers to obtain lines of credit and credit cards in their names. He got…
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A demolition permit application has been received at Manhattan’s Code Services Office for the old Sears wing at the Manhattan Town Center. Still no official word on what will be located there, but Town Center General Manager Allen Raynor tells KMAN negotiations are pending and near completion. KMAN has been working on this story since early in the year, but negotiations have apparently been taking some time. The Sears at the Town Center has been closed since last fall.
The verdict of not guilty came in just before noon Thursday–earlier report follows: After closing arguments in the rape trial involving an August of 2014 incident, jury deliberation began. “This was a date rape”. That was a statement given by Prosecuting State Attorney, Wes Garrison during the final day of the jury trial for Fort Riley soldier, Sean Wedgwood, who is charged in an alleged rape crime that is said to have taken place at the Carmike Seth Child Cinema movie theater parking lot. This case has been held the past couple days in Riley County District Court Judge, David…
Little Apple Toyota, Manhattan, honored more than 300 teachers in their trade area Tuesday, with a reception, door prizes and the official drawing to determine the winner of a brand new Toyota Yaris. The grand prize winner of a 2015 Toyota Yaris was Shannon Echevarria a teacher at Lincoln Elementary School in Junction City. This is the tenth year the dealership has given away a new car to an area teacher and the 11th year their sister business Capital City Nissan has given away a vehicle.
A Manhattan woman facing several charges in Dickinson County was arrested by Riley County Police Wednesday afternoon, with a bond of $125,000. Thursday’s Riley County Police report indicates that at approximately 4:45 PM Wednesday RCPD arrested Rachelle Gloth, 24, while in the 2100 block of Fort Riley Boulevard. Gloth was arrested on four warrants originating out of Dickinson County, for failure to report to court services, two counts of failure to appear, and violation of a protective order. Details about the original charges were not available. ### The Riley County Police Department made two arrests early Thursday morning involving marijuana…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A federal magistrate has entered a not guilty plea on behalf of a Topeka man charged with conspiracy in a plot to bomb the Fort Riley military base. Alexander E. Blair stood silent at his arraignment Wednesday on a criminal information accusing him of conspiring with John T. Booker, Jr., in the planned attack. The court then entered the plea for him. Previously Blair had initially been charged with failing to report the plot to authorities, but the conspiracy charge unsealed Tuesday is more serious. A status conference was set for June 8th. U.S. Magistrate Judge…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)– The Indians had won just twice in their first 11 games against left-handed starters this season, and were forced to face Royals lefty Danny Duffy on the mound Wednesday night. They didn’t have to look at him for long. Just about everyone in the Cleveland lineup drove in a run as the Indians knocked Duffy from the game in the second inning, eventually cruising to a 10-3 victory over Kansas City. “You’re not going to score five or six runs every night,” said Brandon Moss, who homered and added a two-run double to lead the charge.…
An NFL investigation released Wednesday said that New England Patriots employees likely deflated footballs used in the AFC Championship and that quarterback Tom Brady was probably “at least generally aware” of the rules violations.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A line of severe storms rumbled through Kansas late Wednesday afternoon, producing at least nine confirmed tornadoes but no reported injuries as of 7 p.m. The National Weather Service said the strongest tornadoes were in the sparsely populated north-central part of the state. That includes a large and extremely dangerous tornado that was spotted near the tiny town of Republic just south of the Nebraska state line, moving northeast at 35 mph. A dispatcher with the Republic County Sheriff’s Office said reports of damage to some rural homes were starting to come in Wednesday evening, but…
Budget deficits and potential cuts continue to highlight Manhattan Ogden USD 383 agendas. During Wednesday night’s meeting, a budget steering committee work session was held before the school board meeting, with additional discussion featured during the actual meeting as well. Questions were raised regarding the future of the funding in reference to the block grant. “We will know something within 2-4 weeks”, stated Superintendent, Bob Shannon. Shannon went on to say, another discussion that still needs to take place involves how to maximize the replacement of the $600,000 shortfall for the current school year. In connection with the budget cuts…