Last week’s Amber Alert involving a Springfield, Missouri girl reminded many of us that such a national emergency notification system exists. Riley County Police Director Brad Schoen and Lt. Josh Kyle updated intergovernmental leaders about how Amber Alert works, with a long list of procedures involved. Kyle adds it isn’t that suprising that it takes a few hours to get such an alert sent out, with having to find out what’s going on and get accurate descriptions, and then notify all the proper authorities, in order to send out the alert. The two RCPD officials also explained why…
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The theft of a horse led to a variety of charges against a Hope, Kansas man Saturday afternoon. Kansas State University Police indicate Monte Johnson, 50, apparently tried to steal a horse during the K-State rodeo this past weekend, but the horse was recovered and Johnson now faces several charges. As previously reported Johnson was taken into custody in the 1400 block of North Manhattan and charged with felony theft, battery, battery against a law enforcement officer, and obstructing legal process. HIs bond was set at six-thousand dollars.
The cleaning and videoing of the University Park sewer lines has been completed, and BG consultants have reviewed the results. Project Manager at BG Consultants, Sam Johnson presented an overview of what they found, during Monday’s Riley County Commission meeting. Johnson said they found 298 broken pipe conditions and 19 holes, among other problems. He estimates 172 feet of sewer main point repairs will need to take place, as well as an additional 2,000 feet of open trench sewer main replacements. He also recommended replacing sewer main sections, rehabilitation of sewer main sections, new connections to defective residential service taps…
Flushed with pride after a spectacular showing at the costliest Olympics ever, Russia celebrated the Sochi Olympics on Sunday night with a farewell show that hands off the Winter Games to their next host, Pyeongchang in South Korea.
Despite stories of poor accommodations and ongoing security concerns, organizers call the Sochi Winter Olympics a success. The Olympics concluded with the closing ceremony that hands off the Games to their next host, Pyeongchang in South Korea.
Maria von Trapp, the last surviving member and second-eldest daughter of the musical family whose escape from Nazi-occupied Austria was the basis for “The Sound of Music,” has died. She was 99.
A five-run sixth inning gave UC Davis the lead for good after trailing K-State by as many as three runs, and the Aggies rallied past the Cats 10-5 on Saturday afternoon at Louis Guisto Field in Moraga, CA. UC Davis hit for the cycle in their breakout inning to lead 9-5, with a Spencer Henderson triple knocking in the first run, then a Tino Lipson RBI double, followed by a Spencer Henderson run-scoring single, and a two-run homer by Cameron Olson finished the inning. Nick Lynch added his second homer of the day to complete the scoring in the bottom…
A man carries a woman affected by tear gas launched by riot police at anti-government protesters in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014. After their opposition rally broke up in the late afternoon, in a pattern that has been seen in past demonstrations about 1,000 stragglers erected barricades of trash and other debris and threw rocks and bottles at police and National Guardsmen. The troops responded with volleys of tear gas to prevent the students from reaching a highway and blocking traffic.
USA defenseman Justin Faulk and forward Joe Pavelski react as Finland celebrates a goal during the third period of the men’s bronze medal ice hockey game at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. Finland won the game 5-0.
Christal Caldwell scored 21 points and three other players added 10 apiece as 13th-ranked West Virginia used a first half run to cruise past Kansas State 61-40 in Women’s Basketball action Saturday evening at Bramlage Coliseum. The Wildcats took a 6-0 lead on the strength of three-point baskets by Leticia Romero and Katya Leick fin the game’s first two minutes but after that the Mountaineers forged head with a 15-2 run for a seven-point lead. After K-State cut the margin to 16-12 an 18-7 surge by West Virginia allowed the Mountaineers to enjoy a 34-19 halftime advantage. In the second…