Prosecutors say an Iraq war veteran suspected of killing his ex-wife and five of her relatives has committed suicide in the woods near his suburban Philadelphia home.
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Pakistani parents escort their children outside a school attacked by the Taliban in Peshawar, Pakistan, Tuesday, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014. Taliban gunmen stormed a military-run school in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Tuesday, killing and wounding scores, officials said, in the highest-profile militant attack to hit the troubled region in months.
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A preliminary hearing was set for the Fort Riley soldier who was charged with murder in the first degree and abuse of a child, after a five week old suffered several injuries back in February. The affidavit released additional details about this case, and indicated emergency assistance was called for when the child was left alone with McConnell for just a few minutes. The child was not breathing and was taken to Mercy Regional Health Center, where the child was then transferred to Children’s Mercy in Kansas City. Alexander McConnell appeared in Riley County District Court Tuesday afternoon via web cam. His…
It’s been found! The G. Thomas Jewelers/Manhattan Running Company Jingle Bell Rock that is! Allison Teeter of Wamego and her brother Levi Teeter of Manhattan have been looking for the rock since they were children in Manhattan several years ago–and Allison finally found it early Tuesday afternoon. She found it on a new paved running path near Rocky Ford underneath a Christmas tree. Levi actually put it together–suggesting the new running trail off Barnes Road with lots of benches. He just noticed the running trail this past Friday. Allison says she spends 30-45 minutes a day working on finding the rock.…
Wamego’s USD 320 Board of Education received revised projected enrollment numbers at Monday’s meeting. Kansas Association of School Boards Research Specialist, Ted Carter reported errors in the information he presented at the November 10th board meeting. He said there was one number that skewed the results. His earlier projection was based on the anticipated addition of 300 new housing units within the district by 2020, which increased the enrollment from 1600 in 2014-15 to 1825 students by 2019-20. The Board questioned the 300 new housing units at the meeting. After verification, Carter’s new projections are based on 60 new housing…
On today’s In Focus, Cathy spoke with Manhattan Mayor, Wynn Butler and City Manager, Ron Fehr.
Tuttle Creek Dam has been credited with preventing $6,556,494,400 in flood damages since it was placed into operation back in 1962. This number only reflects prevention up to September 30th, 2013. One of the lake’s functions is flood control. This involves reducing flood damage from the more frequent lower level floods. Large, infrequent flooding events are far more difficult to control. Theories involving the 1951 and 1993 floods in the Manhattan area have caused some local residents to believe that the flooding issues were “man-made disasters”, made possible by the Tuttle Creek Dam. Despite previously circulated opinions, Operations Project Manager…
The Leonardville man charged in connection with an accident back in October of last year where a teenager died, appeared in Riley County District Court for sentencing Monday afternoon. Garrett Olson faces charges involving the rollover accident, which resulted in the death of Trevor Redding (17). Olson previously entered a plea for one charge of involuntary manslaughter. The plea agreement allowed Olson to drop his other two charges: DUI and failure to remain at the scene of an accident. Chief Judge Meryl Wilson sentenced Olson to 30 months, or two and a half years, with the Kansas Department of Corrections, and 36 months…
The Taliban in Pakistan claimed responsibility for attacking a military-run school. Dozens were killed and dozens more injured.