A Manhattan man has been sentenced to more than seven years with the Kansas Department of Corrections on drug-related charges. Matthew Sundgren was sentenced Thursday morning in Pottawatomie County to 87 months. Sundgren had entered a no contest plea last month to manufacturing methamphetamine. He was arrested in September of last year in the 7600 block of Cedar Creek Road in Manhattan, which is located in Pottawatomie county. Other original charges included possession of drug paraphernalia and unlawful use of a telecommunications device. The arrest was a result of a joint investigation conducted by the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s office and…
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On today’s In Focus, Cathy spoke with officials from Fort Riley’s Public Affairs Eric Zenk and Bob Everdeen: Flint Hills Christian School Administrator Tim McDonald and Manhattan Catholic Schools Principal Scott Hulshoff:
The Junction City Police Department is attempting to locate three juveniles, who may be involved with vehicle burglaries reported since Wednesday night. JCPD received a report the three juveniles had fled placement at New Directions on West 14th St at approximately 7:46 p.m. Wednesday. They are identified as Caleb Bingham, 17,described as a white male 5’9″ tall, weighing 168 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes; Aaron Cellers, 16, a white male, 6’2″ tall, weighing 140 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes; and Gage Trager , 15, who is 5’11” , weighing 150 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. Over the night…
Riley County Police officers arrested Ross Meuli, 27, of Ogden for the offense of criminal threat on Wednesday. Meuli was arrested in the 300 block of Walnut Street in Ogden, after he made comments threatening harm to city employees. Meuli was given a bond of $7,000.00 and is no longer confined.
Recent rainfall has Tuttle Creek Lake rising. The normal lake level is 1075.00 according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. As of Thursday morning the lake was at a level of 1105.18, a rise of 30.18 feet. Brian McNulty, Operation Project Manager with the USACE, spoke with KMAN on Wednesday, where he shared that one of the lakes purposes is to control flooding. McNulty said that as of Wednesday boat ramps were underwater, and indicated that this may be best due to their being a build-up of debris in the lake. With storms in the forecast for much of…
The search for two convicted murderers who escaped from a prison in New York State has moved into Vermont. David Sweat and Richard Matt escaped over the weekend.
California residents have begun ‘drought shaming’ strangers, posting videos and pictures of water waste on social media with an address. The trend accelerated after Gov. Jerry Brown mandated an overall 25 percent reduction in water consumption.
By Chris Kutz, K-State Athletics Communications (Photos courtesy Kansas State Athletics) Two-time All-Big 12 First Team honoree Shane Conlon, selected in the 34th round by the Oakland Athletics, and All-Big 12 Honorable Mention Max Brown, drafted in the 37th round by the Arizona Diamondbacks, were joined by five K-State signees taken on the final day of the 2015 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. A total of three current Wildcats and six signees were selected over the three-day draft, with Conlon and Brown being joined by Nate Griep to form the trio of ‘Cats. K-State has now had at least…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP)– The Kansas City Royals reclaimed first place with a resounding three-game sweep on the road of division rival Minnesota. The Twins were beaten so soundly, well, they lost their shirt. One of them, at least. Alex Gordon hit a three-run homer, Edinson Volquez struck out six batters over seven innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the Twins 7-2 on Wednesday, a night spiced up in the eighth inning by an ejection of Torii Hunter that prompted an equipment-throwing tantrum by the Minnesota star. “You know what he’s trying to do. He’s trying to fire everybody up and…
Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin, left, and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo listen during a news conference in front of the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, N.Y., Wednesday, June 10, 2015. Police were resuming house-to-house searches near the maximum-security prison in northern New York where David Sweat and Richard Matt, two killers escaped using power tools, authorities said Wednesday as they renewed their plea for help from the public.