Updated 1:45 p.m. Friday: A woman found dead in a Wamego apartment Thursday afterrnoon has been identified. Traci Lawrence, 38, was found at about 12:30 p.m. Thursday in the 1000 block of 14th Street. A news release Friday afternoon says the preliminary results of the autopsy examination of Lawrence’s body indicates there was no foul play associated with her death. Toxicology results will not be available for several weeks. Officers from the Wamego Police Department and Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office first responded to the report of a deceased person at the apartment complext. Upon arrival the adult female, now identified…
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With measured remarks and a conciliatory tone, police, political leaders and civil-rights activists on Thursday sought to tamp down tensions after two police officers were shot in front of the Ferguson Police Department.
Senator John McCain said on Thursday that he stands by signing the letter sent to Iran’s leadership concerning ongoing negotiations over its nuclear program.
The Manhattan High girls basketball team saw their great season come to a close at 18-5 after a 39-26 loss to Shawnee Mission NW in the quarterfinals of the 6A State Tournament in Wichita. Manhattan held an early 3-2 lead, the Cougars went on a 15-0 run which helped SM NW take a 17-5 lead after the first quarter. The Tribe trailed 20-11 at the half. They would get within five points at 20-15 midway through the third quarter but Manhattan was unable to get any closer. The Indians shot 22.7% from the field in the game, including 0-14 from…
Several presentations shared during Thursday’s Riley County Commission meeting were in reference to budget funds. Budget and Finance Officer, Johnette Shepek provided some preliminary end-of-year figures for last year. Shepek began by mentioning where the 2014 general fund cash balance started: a little over 5.1 million dollars. After adding all the revenues in and subtracting expenditures, the final un-audited ending cash balance was $5,321,344. County Treasurer, Shilo Heger also had a few numbers to share with the commissioners, many of which she called “good news”. Sales tax collections for February are up 9.66% from last month’s figures and are ahead of what…
The suspect in an early Tuesday morning fatal shooting in Ogden has been apprehended. Riley County Police announced Thursday afternoon Tierre Wall, 26, of Fort Riley turned himself in to the McDonough, Georgia Law Enforcement Center. The Tuesday morning shooting ended up taking the life of Casey Lindley, 27, of Ogden. Detectives named a suspect in the death investigation and on Wednesday announced to the public that assistance was needed in locating Tierre Wall. The Riley County Police Department obtained an arrest warrant for Wall earlier that day listing the offense of voluntary manslaughter with a bond of $150,000.00. The…
The Kansas Board of Regents met Wednesday to discuss several items related to K-State. According to a press release from K-State Communications and Marketing, President Kirk Shulz gave an update on the U.S. News and World Report Best Graduate Schools ranking, which listed the university as improved in three colleges, two of which received an increase in financial support by the Kansas Legislature last year. Student Body President Reagan Kays discussed the proposed non-academic misconduct notation policy during the Students’ Advisory Committee report. Kays requested that the Governance Committee review the policy, which if adopted, would place a notation on the academic…
On today’s In Focus, Cathy spoke with Employment Readiness Program Manager Army Community Service, Kristina Springer and intern Elizabeth Hover; Executive Director Aggieville Business Association, Rod Harms; and Director of Wonder Workshop, Children’s Museum, Richard Pitts and intern Sarah Burns. Fort Riley-segment 1 Rod Harms-segment 1 Wonder Workshop-segment 1 Wonder Workshop-segment 2
A stakeholder meeting to discuss development of the North Campus Corridor Master Plan will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 25 in the Commission Room at City Hall, 1101 Poyntz Ave. A task force comprised of Kansas State University and community representatives have met to discuss the future of the North Campus Corridor, which has boundaries of North Manhattan Avenue on the east, Claflin Road on the south, College Avenue on the west, and north of Kimball Avenue to include the Kansas State University Foundation property. “The City of Manhattan is pleased to join Kansas…