A soldier at Ft. Riley was sentenced Wednesday for making false material statements to the Social Security Administration, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said. James Scott Nickerson, 38, Ft. Riley, Kan., was sentenced to six months in prison followed by six months home confinement and three years of supervised release. He also was ordered to pay $71,734 in restitution to the SSA and an additional $250 to the United States Treasury for a stimulus payment he was not entitled to receive. Nickerson pleaded guilty to one count of making a false official statement to a federal agency. In his plea, he admitted…
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An October sixth sentencing date is set for a Junction City man who entered a no contest plea earlier this summer in a felony animal cruelty case. Michael Hall, 47, is involved in a Geary County case of hanging a German Shepherd puppy until it died. Halls’s last sentencing date was September fifth, but it had to be continued as the defense did not arrange for a required psychological evaluation for the defendant. In another Geary County case, Kevin Guiler, 27, of Fort Riley recently entered a plea to two counts of assault on a law enforcement officer. Guiler originally faced…
KDOT issued this press release regarding Thursday’s K-State football game vs. Auburn: K-State Home Game Day Travel Update: Thursday, September 18, 2014 For K-State fans heading to Manhattan for Thursday’s Home Football Game, please take note of the following construction projects and traffic impacts that may impact your game day commute.Drivers should expect some delays through the active project work zones and should allow plenty of extra time for their game day commutes. ———————– I-70 > > > From Topeka West to Manhattan I-70 from 1st Street to 4th Street Bridge Repair Project Overall project work is scheduled to be completed in late December 2014 24/7 LANE CLOSURES: Eastbound…
On today’s In Focus, Cathy spoke with Manhattan Ogden USD 383 School Board Member, Aaron Estabrook and Associate Superintendent, Robert Seymour; as well as Manhattan Christian College President, Kevin Ingram, and Student, Ethan Pope.
The Wamego City Commission took care of business Tuesday evening. City Manager Merl Page introduced an ordinance to issue temporary notes in the amount of $690,000 for the West Highway 24, Unit 3 project. He said because this is a Benefit District, the temporary notes allow them to pay bills as the project proceeds. Because of a provision, approval of this ordinance allows the City of Wamego to move forward because the issuance requires approval by the State Attorney General. The ordinance was approved by a vote of 5 to 0. The Governing Body approved the ordinance for the annual…
One Manhattan City Commissioner came to the United States in the 70’s when she was a young girl. KMAN’s Cathy Dawes spoke to Usha Reddi about her experiences. Usha Reddi
Ariz. residents prepare for another round of storms and the potential for heavy flooding brought on by the remnants of a powerful Pacific storm. It’s the second time in two weeks that the desert is getting hit with the aftermath of a hurricane.
Senator Lamar Alexander called the Ebola threat as serious as the threat from Islamic State militants during a hearing in which Senators heard from an Ebola survivor, Dr. Kent Brantly, and others working to stem the deadly outbreak.
The Minnesota Vikings have back tracked what they addressed about running back Adrian Peterson earlier in the week and now take a stance by barring the former Oklahoma Sooner from team activities as they let the justice system play out in Peterson’s felony child abuse charge. Peterson was indicted last week in Texas, on a felony count of reckless or negligent injury to a child. The charge stems from an incident that reportedly left bruises and wounds on much of his 4-year-old son. The Vikings then reinstated Peterson on Monday, citing concern for due process and the legal proceedings. The Vikings…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One swing by Conor Gillaspie ended long shutout streaks for Kelvin Herrera and Wade Davis. Both relievers gave up runs for the first time in nearly three months as the Kansas City Royals’ dominant bullpen was touched up Tuesday night in a 7-5 loss to the Chicago White Sox. Davis replaced Herrera with two on in the seventh inning and walked Jose Abreu to load the bases for Gillaspie, who cleared them with a triple to right-center on a 2-2 pitch to give Chicago a 7-5 lead. That ended Herrera’s scoreless streak at 30 2/3 innings,…