The Anthony Nichols Trial wrapped up Friday afternoon with a verdict. Riley County jurors found Nichols guilty of attempted murder. For closing arguments, the state listed the evidence pointing Nichols to the scene of the crime, although the defense claimed it still wasn’t enough to pinpoint Nichols to the trailer in which John Burroughs was killed between the 6th and 7th of September in 2013. One possiblity being considered was Nichols’ oath of silence for his gang, preventing law enforcement from learning about the true extent to which Burroughs’ convicted killer, James McKenith had gone. Evidence strongly suggesting Nichols had…
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There’s a lot of dirt being moved at the NBAF site these days. Kansas State University’s NBAF Liaison Ron Trewyn tells KMAN the 1.25 billion dollar facility will be 580,000 square feet, which means a lot of dirt and rock removal. By fall it’s estimated trucks will be hauling dirt and rock off the site every six minutes. Trewyn says in the fall there will be even more activity, which will have a crescendo effect and continue to grow and grow. By 2018 and ’19 the average number of workers on site is projected to be 900. While it’s a five year…
The 1st Infantry Division bid farewell to four outgoing generals and one colonel during Thursday’s Victory Honors Ceremony held on the post’s Cavalry Parade Field. At the same time, the Big Red One welcomed one incoming general to compliment what was described by the Divison’s commander as a “period of great transition and turbulence”. The first to make remarks during the ceremony was Maj. Gen. Paul Funk II, outgoing 1st Inf. Div. commander to be replaced by Maj. Gen. Wayne Grigsby Jr. on August 6th. Gen. Funk spoke of his observations and pride in the Big Red One to a crowd of…
The only witness connecting Anthony Nichol’s to the murder of John Burroughs, took the stand in Riley County Court Thursday morning. 51-year-old Christina Love testified that Nichols showed up to her Manhattan home on the day of the murder, asking her to ride with him to Burrough’s house. Love believed the two were going to sell crack cocaine. Upon arriving at the residence in the Red Bud estates, Love noted that Nichols parked his car around the corner and the pair walked between trailers to Burrough’s residence where Nichols had Love announce that she was at the door, before having…
Cathy Dawes talks with Dr. Ron Trewyn, Kansas State University’s National Bio and Agro-defense Facility Liaison: On the second half of “In Focus,” Cathy visits with Danielle and David Tegtmeier with Liquid Art Winery and Estate:
Riley County commissioners approved a resolution for the 2016 budget year Thursday morning. The resolution announced an increase in the county’s budget from a year ago and it cited that the “2015 Kansas State Legislature failed to fulfill its obligations in regard to the statutory funding of demand transfers and, by significantly limiting state revenue sharing payments to counties, has contributed to higher county property tax levies to finance the 2016 Riley County Budget, the Riley County Rural Fire District, University Park Water & Sewer District, Terra Heights Sewer District, Carson Sewer District, Valleywood Stormwater District and the Cemetery Budgets included in the 2016…
The annual Flush Picnic drew more than a thousand people to the small Pottawatomie County town for its 80th year of the popular event. Musical entertainment was just part of the festivities at Wednesday’s night’s annual Flush Picnic. Fried chicken, a variety of pies, and all the fixings –and games and activities for the whole family made for a fun evening. Father Mike Peterson is the Pastor at St. Bernard’s and St. Joseph of Flush has only been here for a few years, but is thankful for the money the fun event brings in. All the labor is donated, with…
A small, single-engine passenger plane crashed and caught fire at Milwaukee’s Timmerman Airport, killing both people onboard. Nobody on the ground was hurt.
A University of Cincinnati police officer who shot a motorist during a traffic stop over a missing front license plate has been indicted on murder charges and a prosecutor said Wednesday that the officer “purposely killed him.”
The Anthony Nichols trial continued Wednesday afternoon in Riley County District Court with several more testimonies from law enforcement connected with the 2013 murder case. Among testimonies given was Alan Alan Riniker , a crime scene investigator at the time of the incident with Riley County Police. Riniker, who said he’s investigated over 100 homicides throughout his career, told the jury his observations of the scene where John Burroughs was killed. Among observed scene evidence by Riniker was a barely-smoked cigarette with blood on it found in the bedroom where Burroughs may have been shot. Later questioned was detective William…