At the age of 22, Fort Riley soldier Eddie Lowery was taken into custody–and eventually wrongfully convicted of a rape and burglary he did not commit. That happened in 1981 and today Lowery, who spent 10 years in prison and 11 years after that proving his innocence, now makes presentations for The Innocence Project. Lowery was in Manhattan Wednesday evening at the invitation of the Manhattan Alliance for Peace and Justice, and shared some startling statistics. 318 men have been exonerated through the project. 18 of those men have been exonerated off of death row. Lowery stresses a few key things,…
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The K-State Police Department has issued a news release, regarding recent robbery crimes near the K-State Manhattan campus, referring to the Riley County Police Department’s investigation of two robberies in two days in the 1200 block of Kearney Street and one in the 700 block of Bertrand Street. The K-State Police Department also has received calls a 48 hour time period for suspicious activity that may or may not be related to these robberies. In those instances, students reported subjects made contact or attempted to make contact while the students were walking. In all incidents, the students were by themselves. The comments and demeanor of…
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(Photo Courtesy Kansas State Athletics) By Chris Kutz, K-State Athletics Communications Behind double-digit kills by four Wildcats, the K-State volleyball team earned its third straight Big 12 win with a four-set victory against Iowa State (25-23, 25-12, 23-25, 25-14) on Wednesday in Ahearn Field House. Katie Reininger’s 14 kills led the quartet of Wildcats (16-2, 3-1 Big 12) that included Brooke Sassin (13 kills), Chelsea Keating (10) and Kylee Zumach (10). Overall, K-State out-killed the Cyclones (8-6, 1-3 Big 12), 57-45. “It was just a great game,” said Reininger. “Our team was in rhythm. I think we were working together…
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Story Provided by Beth Howell Day, The Smoke Signal (KMAN’s partner) Sports participation at Rock Creek is up. Way up, especially in volleyball, boys basketball and baseball. Generally, this is a good problem to have, but for the Mustangs it has led to difficulties such as limited practice time, limited playing time and limited coaching time – all which hinder performance. The issue was first brought to the USD 323, Rock Creek, Board of Education at its September meeting. Scott Harshbarger, athletic director, was directed to contact other schools about their cut policies and meet with the coaches for their…
The Riley County Police Department was notified of a strong arm robbery at approximately 7:50 PM on October 8, 2014. This robbery, which did not include any weapons, occurred sometime after 7:00 PM in the 700 block of Bertrand (South Alley) in Manhattan. The victim, a 21-year-old female, was approached by 3 unidentified males who demanded that she give them US currency. She was battered during this incident and received minor injuries. Her information has been withheld due to the nature of this crime and the current status of the suspects involved. Currently RCPD is seeking information on the…
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) Two women who are seeking the first same-sex marriage license in the most populous county in Kansas say they already feel married because they’ve been together nine years. Angela and Jennifer Schaefer, of Gardner, went to the Johnson County Courthouse in Olathe on Wednesday to sign up for a marriage license. They did so shortly after Johnson County Chief District Judge Kevin Moriarty ordered court clerks to issue licenses to same-sex couples. They were the only couple to do so. The couple has a 9-month-old son. Angela Schaefer is 31 and Jennifer Schaefer is 28 and took…
Liberian immigrant Alfred Komala watches a CNN report on U.S. Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014, in Philadelphia. Duncan, the first person diagnosed in the U.S. with Ebola, died Wednesday.