In the last 24 hours, the Junction City Police Department has received information that two local businesses have been contacted by unknown persons, who advised they represented the City of Junction City and that the business had an outstanding balance on their water account. The unknown caller then attempted to get the victim businesses to pay those outstanding balances by wiring money to satisfy the unpaid amount. These calls are a scam and no representative from the City of Junction City would attempt to have a customer submit payment by wire for an outstanding water bill. Anyone getting one of…
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Entering the season, Kansas State wasn’t sure who it would be able to turn to when the Wildcats really needed a basket. The season is very young, but that issue may have found some clarity in K-State’s 81-71 victory over Columbia on Monday night. True freshman Dean Wade and veterans Wesley Iwundu and Justin Edwards all came up big for the Wildcats at various points as the Wildcats moved to 2-0 on the season. “This was a good win,” K-State coach Bruce Weber said. “If you know anything about basketball, you know Columbia is a good team. I thought we…
A Wamego optometrist has died in a one vehicle roll-over crash in Cayman Brac. Dr. Mark Bettencourt, 54, had been visiting since Friday but was not found at the accident scene Sunday right away. His body was later found underneath the vehicle. The crash also killed Topeka construction company owner Douglas Carney, 50 and critically injured longtime Cayman Brac resident Robert “Bob” Barbera, 48. Authorities indicate the Honda Odyssey van ran off the road at about 5:15 p.m. Sunday although Bettencourt’s body wasn’t found until 8:45. It wasn’t known until later that Bettencourt had been with the other two.…
The Kansas State women’s basketball team is off to a 2-0 start after defeating Abilene Christian, 76-45, Monday night in the team’s home opener at Bramlage Coliseum. K-State opened the season at Tulsa last Friday, rallying from an eight-point deficit in the fourth quarter to win 75-67. The Wildcats used a series of late runs to top the Golden Hurricane, and did the same to put away ACU. Led by Megan Deinas’ ten straight points in the second quarter, K-State built a 12-point halftime lead and never looked back. “Megan had a real good feel in the middle,” K-State coach…
A shortened version of “Wildcat Insider” on KMAN breaks down K-State’s loss at Texas Tech on Saturday afternoon in Lubbock. The Wildcats have run their losing streak to six games and have Iowa State next up on the schedule. How will the Wildcats respond? The K-State men’s and women’s basketball teams prep for a doubleheader on Monday night at Bramlage with the women facing Abilene Christian and the men taking on Columbia. All that and much more on a shortened version of “Wildcat Insider” on KMAN. https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1-Cats-lose-at-Texas-Tech.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/2-MBB-off-to-1-0-start.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/3-FB-hosts-Iowa-State-on-SAT.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/4-Columbia-tough-test-for-MBB.mp3
Several U.S. governors are threatening to not allow Syrian refugees to be settled in their states following the terror attacks in Paris. Experts say, however, the governors may lack the legal authority to do so.
Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Paris Monday to show American solidarity with France after Friday’s attacks. Speaking outside the U.S. Embassy there, Kerry said the world will “never be intimidated by terrorists.”
Topeka – Governor Sam Brownback today signed Executive Order No. 15-07, directing that no state agency, or organization receiving grant money from the state, will participate in or assist in any way in the relocation of Syrian refugees in Kansas. The Governor and Lt. Governor issued the following statements: Statement from Governor Sam Brownback “My first priority as Governor is the safety of all Kansans. We must take immediate action to ensure terrorists do not enter the nation or our state under the guise of refugee resettlement. The recent attacks in Paris coupled with terrorist organizations indicating a desire…
When Riley County commissioners approved the budget in August, they knew it would leave plenty of people frustrated. One of the more frustrated voices came from the Riley County Council on Aging. Mary Jo Harbour, chairwoman for the council, told commissioners the Council’s funding is $5,000 less than what it was in 2011 and that it’s been a struggle this year. “Please, give serious consideration to restoring funds that you took from us,” she pleaded Monday morning in the Commission Chambers. This summer, the county reduced its appropriation to the council to its lowest amount since 2011 and other programs…
Terrorism fears are heightened around the world–and now Riley County Police apparently will have a voice on an FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force out of Kansas City, with the five members of the County’s Law Enforcement Agency Law Board giving their consensus to proceeding with adding a member to the group. The position is actually a full time one and would be selected from the RCPD ranks, to report back periodically to higher-ups at RCPD. Riley County Police Director Brad Schoen briefed Board members about adding a person to the group. While RCPD was approached some time ago, now seems…