Officers and employees of the Riley County Police Department will be on the run Thursday. The police department will join over 950 other participants from across the State of Kansas in the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run, benefiting the Special Olympics of Kansas. At 10:00 a.m. runners from the RCPD will begin a run of almost 11 miles across the Manhattan and Riley County area. The local leg of the run will begin at the Pottawatomie County/Riley County line and end at the Ogden Gates of Fort Riley. The 97th Military Police Battalion and Directorate of Emergency Services, will then…
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A cruise ship capsized and sank on China’s Yangtze River late on Monday with 458 people on board. Rescue crews are desparately trying to reach the survivors.
An AP analysis has revealed the FBI is operating a fleet of small planes, all hidden by fictitious companies, that carry video and, at times, cell phone surveillance technology.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Cities and counties in Kansas couldn’t use zoning ordinances to limit gun sales or impose special taxes on firearms under a bill state legislators have approved. The Senate passed the measure on a 35-3 vote Monday. The House approved the bill on an 81-27 vote Saturday, and it goes next to Gov. Sam Brownback for his potential signature. The measure follows up on a law enacted last year meant to nullify all city and county restrictions on the sale, possession and transportation of firearms. Gun rights supporters said the law was designed to prevent a confusing jumble…
The Rock Creek Mustangs won their first-ever state baseball championship with a 2-0 win over Concordia to take the 4A-Division II title Monday in Topeka. Justin Reiss threw six shutout innings and also drove in one of the Mustangs two runs in the win. Shilo Schaake also had an RBI single and picked up the save by throwing the seventh inning. Earlier in the day, Rock Creek beat Baxter Springs 1-0 in the state semifinal. Shilo Schaake threw a complete game, two-hit shutout to lead the Mustangs into the title game. Rock Creek didn’t allow an opposing base-runner to get past…
For the first time since Sept. 11, 2001, Congress curtailed the National Security Agency’s authority to track suspected terrorists as lawmakers struggled to restore approval for mass collection of phone records and other surveillance methods.
Former US House Speaker Dennis Hastert is scheduled to make his first court appearance Thursday on charges linked to allegations he agreed to pay $3.5 million in hush money to someone from the Illinois town where he was once a teacher and coach.
On today’s In Focus, Cathy was joined by Retired Lt. Colonel Art DeGroat,Executive Director of Military & Veterans Affairs at Kansas State University; and Sunset Zoo Marketing and Development Officer Ella Casey. Art Degroat-segment 1 Art Degroat-segment 2 Ella Casey-segment 1 Ella Casey-segment 2
A Manhattan man facing several charges for theft and drugs appeared in Riley County District Court for arraignment on Monday afternoon and pled not guilty. Jeremy Spaur’s attorney, Larry McRell stated Spaur wanted to waive reading the charges and requested a jury trial be set. Chief Judge, Meryl Wilson went through each of the charges, which include burglary of a motor vehicle and possession of drug paraphernalia, as Spaur pled “not guilty” to each of them. McRell recommended the trial last two days. It was set for August 27th and 28th.
After several previous arraignment dates were moved, a plea agreement was finally reached in the case of Christopher Hudgins Monday afternoon. Defense Attorney, Tom Addair presented the two page plea agreement and stated the third count against Hudgins would be dismissed by the state. Hudgins pled no contest to the attempted robbery charge and the residential burglary charge. Chief Judge, Meryl Wilson accepted the plea and found Hudgins guilty. Pre-sentencing is set to take place on July 6th at 2:30 p.m. These crimes are connected to a home invasion case where Hudgins reportedly suffered a gunshot wound to the face.