The Leonardville man facing child exploitation charges had a status hearing on Tuesday at 1:00 in the afternoon. John Thomas, who reportedly has about 100 sexual exploitation of a child counts against him, was arrested in Arizona. A 2-hour preliminary hearing is set for Thomas on July 10th at 9:00 AM. Judge William Malcolm with the Riley County District Court oversaw this scheduling. Judge Malcolm also set the 3-hour preliminary hearing for Mark Self Jr., the Manhattan man charged with the shooting incident in Aggieville earlier this month will appear in court at 1:00 PM on July 31st. Self was arrested…
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– Wamego girls track and field state qualifiers from Regionals (Regional place in parentheses): Allison Seufert in the 800 meters (2nd) and 1600 meters (3rd), Brooke Woodward in the javelin (2nd), Maddie Vontz in the triple jump (4th) and the 4×400 meter (2nd) and 4×800 (3rd) meter relay teams. The girls came in fourth at Regionals as a team. – Wamego boys track and field state qualifiers from Regionals: Chris Willette in the 110 meter high hurdles (3rd) and 300 meter intermediate hurdles (1st), Joey Holley in the 300 meter intermediate hurdles (3rd), Michael Bryan in the shot put (1st)…
On today’s In Focus, Erik talked to Pottawatomie County Commission Chair, Pat Weixelman and Pottawatomie County Sheriff, Greg Riat. He also spoke with Dick Wertzberger with the Guardian Angels and Manhattan Parks and Recreation Community Relations director Angie Sutton. Pottawatomie County-segment 1 Pottawatomie County-segment 2 Dick Wertzberger-segment 1 Angie Sutton-segment 1
Motions were filed and denied, tearful statements were given, and ultimately a man found guilty of aggravated robbery was sentenced to prison time. This all took place during Trey Campbell’s sentencing in Riley County District Court Tuesday morning. Campbell’s Attorney, Jillian Waesche filed motions for acquittal , a new trial, and departure, stating the evidence presented was just testimony and there was no hard evidence. Judge David Stutzman chose to deny these motions. Waesche then shared facts about Campbell’s past that she believes proved his good character. She said he did well in high school sports and had a difficult…
Another status hearing was held in the case of Derik Kesler, who faces a vehicular homicide charge involving the death of a bicyclist from Manhattan. Kesler appeared in Riley County District Court alongside his attorney, who requested a three day jury trial. The trial was set for September 22nd-24th. Judge David Stutzman asked that pre-trial motions be filed by attorneys by June 26th. A two hour preliminary hearing and pre-trial hearing were also set for August 4th at 1:30 p.m.
An ambitious study is testing if an experimental drug might help healthy but at-risk people stave off Alzheimer’s. In addition to brain scans checking for amyloid build up, researchers are looking for tangles of a protein named tau.
NEW YORK (AP)– Brett Gardner got a little silly after hitting the Yankees’ third homer of the first inning, enthusiastically high-fiving his teammates as if he were trying to slap away the memory of a lost weekend of baseball. A few big hits did the job just fine. Gardner and Brian McCann each hit a three-run homer and Chase Headley also connected during an eight-run first, and New York romped past the AL Central-leading Kansas City Royals 14-1 Monday to end a six-game skid. Stephen Drew added another three-run shot off Jeremy Guthrie (4-3) before New York made an out…
A tornado raged through the northern Mexico border city of Ciudad Acuna early Monday, killing at least 10 people, destroying homes and upending cars and other vehicles.
Authorities say U.S. military jets escorted an Air France airliner to New York’s Kennedy Airport after a threat was made against the flight. A search turned up no weapons.
As a part of their 50th anniversary events in rememberance of the Vietnam War, Kansas State held a Memorial Day ceremony on campus honoring the 42 soldiers, airmen and marines who died in Vietnam after attending the university. A crowd much larger than anticipated by organizers arrived Monday to honor those who lost their lives in the war. Among attendees were dozens of motorcycle riders escorted to the Vietnam War Memorial on campus by police where the ceremony was held. One rider came from as far up as Oregon to attend the ceremony, and many…