Denver Broncos head coach John Fox talks with reporters during a news conference Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, in Jersey City, N.J. The Broncos are scheduled to play the Seattle Seahawks in the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII football game Sunday, Feb. 2, in East Rutherford, N.J.
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Ice forms as waves crash along the Lake Michigan shore Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, in Chicago. Below-zero high temperatures have returned to many parts of the Midwest bringing with it wind chills ranging from the negative teens to 40s, school cancellations and sighs of resignation from residents who are weary of bundling up.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A Wichita area woman is seeking a home for three older dogs whose owner committed suicide in December. The Wichita Eagle reports the dogs are 10-year-old cattle dog and Doberman mixes. They are litter mates and have lived their entire lives together. Carlene Hinton has hopes to keep it that way. Animal control took the dogs, who wound up at the Kansas Humane Society after their owner’s death. Hinton, who runs Dobe and Dog Rescue, took them to her home Jan. 6. Hinton says she’ll require an application and ask for a donation to help cover vet…
Hearings and trials were set for the two individuals charged with the first degree murder of a Manhattan man. Christina Love (49) and James McKenith (33) were both arrested and charged with first degree murder three days after John Burroughs (68) was found dead in his residence, in September of last year. Riley County District Court Judge William Malcolm specified that both hearings would be set on the same day, but wanted the trials to be separate. Love appeared in court first. She made a plea of not guilty. Her motion’s hearing was set for April 1st at 1:15 p.m. Her…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) A 19-year-old Lawrence woman has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a businessman whose home she shared. Sarah Brooke Gonzales McLinn had been the subject of a search since the body of Harold Sasko (52) was found Jan. 17. Lawrence Police Chief Tarik Khatib says park rangers found McLinn on Sunday camping in Everglades National Park in Florida. McLinn was in federal custody in Homestead, Fla. Douglas County District Attorney Charles Branson filed the murder charge Monday and said McLinn will be extradited to Kansas. Authorities had refused to say during the search for…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Two California brothers who tried to steal a truckload of beef from a southwest Kansas slaughterhouse are facing sentencing in federal court. Oganes Nagapetian has asked for leniency at Monday’s hearing. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit interstate shipment fraud. Tigran Nagapetian pleaded guilty to the less serious crime of hiding a felony for lying to authorities and concealing his brother’s actions. Both are from North Hollywood, Calif. The brothers were charged with trying to steal nearly $88,000 worth of packaged beef from Tyson Fresh Meats in Holcomb by posing as legitimate freight haulers. Authorities say…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Kansas State University Police Captain Don Stubbings, followed by Deann Presley, Soil Management Specialist with K-State Research and Extension.
Though a few technical problems started off the conference call between Pottawatomie, Jackson, and Wabaunsee counties, the meeting soon got underway concerning the Juvenile Justice Board. With the director of the board leaving, a new one will need to be chosen. However, before that can be done, the board must have a few places filled. The counties discussed a few specific spots and possibilities to fill them. They also discussed having a representative from each county on board to have a more pro-active role in the decision of director. Each county agreed to discuss and choose a representative over the…
A proposed fieldhouse project was discussed by intergovernmental leaders Monday, with the city of Manhattan bringing the item up. City Manager Ron Fehr and Mayor John Matta talked about getting several governmental groups together on the matter, especially on a tournament front. Manhattan Parks and Recreation Director Eddie Eastes was quiet during much of the discussion,but finally spoke up, saying he’d seen a lot of plans as he was cleaning out his office recently. He says while he’s glad they’re talking about it again, he hopes it’s not just another plan that gathers dust. There’s been talk of having the…
No major decisions have been confirmed regarding the possible future location of the fieldhouse project, but a few Riley County parks have been looked at as viable options. Before anything is decided, Public Works Director, Leon Hobson has a few questions he would like answered. Hobson shared his concerns during Monday’s Riley County Commission meeting. He mentioned if children just want to utilize the parks for a quick game of baseball, will they have to pay to do so? When the fieldhouse committee last visited the commission, they indicated one option of putting different sports in different parks. This topic…