On today’s In Focus, Cathy was joined by Lee Ann Smith Desper with Konza United Way and Judy Davis with the Crisis Center in Manhattan. She also talked to Project Coordinator of the School of Leadership Studies at K-State, Lynda Bachelor; Associate Pastor at First United Methodist Church, Patrick McLaughlin; Rector at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Patrick Funston; and Community Meal Volunteer, Cheryl Lawrence. For the last segment, she spoke with Aggieville Historian, Dan Water.
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Officers in Junction City responded to a call around 2:30 Saturday morning, for shots fired. Junction City Police were called to the area of 52 Riley Manor Circle, in Junction City, in reference to shots fires. While on the way to the scene, officers were advised a subject had been brought to the emergency room at Geary Community Hospital, suffering from gunshot wounds. The victim was identified as Isaac Johnson (25), and he was later transported to Stormont Vail in Topeka, in stable condition. It was discovered that Johnson had been shot by an unknown black male while walking in…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Detroit Tigers manager Brad Ausmus was feeling ill even before Friday night’s game against Kansas City, so he told bench coach Gene Lamont in the second inning that he was heading upstairs. He missed having a front-row seat to watch his pitching staff’s magic act. Just like Houdini making his greatest escapes, Anibal Sanchez and the Tigers bullpen wiggled out of jams in every inning. Ian Kinsler and Miguel Cabrera drove in a run apiece, and that was just enough to give the AL Central-leading Tigers a 2-1 victory over the second-place Royals. “We really had…
The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for help in locating items reported as stolen from Marysville KS. These items are; Grasshopper riding lawn mower Ser# 6416396 Kubota RTV side by side Ser# A5KE1CGMADG018817 These items, reported as stolen from Marysville are valued at over 10,000 dollars. On Tuesday, July 8th, a stolen motorhome was recovered at Linear Park, Manhattan KS. 4 suspects were taken into custody at the time the motorhome was recovered. The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office who is working with the Marysville Police Department consider these 4 suspects as persons of interest in the thefts…
More than a hundred Palestinian protesters clashed with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank town of Bethlehem on Friday night. The protesters, angry at Israel’s military operation in Gaza, threw petrol bombs and stones at the soldiers.
Cheers broke out, car horns tooted and the whoops of joyous fans filled the city’s streets Friday as word spread quickly that Ohio’s prodigal son, LeBron James, is returning to the Cavaliers. (
Today on “The Game”…LeBron James decides where he’s going. KSU and Mississippi State agree on a home and home series. Royals lose 16-4 against Detroit. Andre Coleman and Eric Wolford joins the show. Tweets about Marcus Foster at the LeBron James skills academy. John’s World Cup Minute and “You Can’t Be Serious” wraps up “The Game”
Camp Konza Video, JCLC 2014 Through the last week of June, Kansas Army National Guard soldiers motivated 280 high school Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets through a rigorous training event called the JROTC Cadet Leadership Challenge, also known as Camp Konza. “We started Camp Konza with the help of the Kansas Army National Guard fifteen years ago. We went to Salina (National Guard Regional Training Center) to give these kids a very positive experience in building leadership skills and to make the camp a challenge… so that young men and women, when they completed it, would realize that they…
A Junction City man has entered a plea as charged in a felony animal cruelty case, which involved hanging a German Shepherd puppy until it died. Michael Hall, 47, entered the no contest plea Friday in Geary County Court. A psychological evaluation was ordered and sentencing for Hall is set for August 15th.
A Junction City man was arrested by Riley County Police Thursday night on a substantial Geary County warrant. Joshua Dantzler, 28, was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department shortly before 8:30 p.m. on the Geary County warrant for failure to appear. Dantzler’s bond was set at $50,000. The Geary County Sheriff’s Department report indicates their deputies took Dantzler into custody a couple of hours later for bond violation. While details of the bond violation have not been released, Dantzler was arrested by Junction City Police in late April on aggravated battery charges, with victims reported to have substantial injuries.…