NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma has suspended freshman running back Joe Mixon for the season after he pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor charge of assault. Mixon, one of the nation’s top recruits and a potential starter, is accused of knocking a woman unconscious with a punch and breaking several bones in her face last month. A release from the school Monday said university President David Boren accepted the recommendation of athletic director Joe Castiglione and coach Bob Stoops to suspend Mixon. He will be excluded from all team activities and removed from the team roster.
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MINNEAPOLIS — Erik Kratz had played in only five games for Kansas City since being acquired from Toronto in a trade on July 28. But the big guy always stayed ready and that discipline paid off Monday night to keep the Royals rolling. Kratz homered twice after replacing an ailing Salvador Perez, and Jason Vargas pitched seven strong innings to lead the first-place Royals to a 6-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Vargas (10-5) allowed one run on four this and struck out three, but had his scoreless innings streak snapped at 17 when Oswaldo Arcia hit a solo homer…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Police in Topeka are looking for two men after a woman reported being pistol-whipped and carjacked outside a motel. WIBW-TV reports officers were called around 7 a.m. Monday to the Traveler’s Inn in the southern part of the city. The victim told police that two men attacked her, then stole her maroon, 2004 Chrysler Pacifica with Kansas plates 406 GGZ. The woman’s injuries were not life-threatening.
KSU is #20 in AP poll, but the Big 12 doesn’t represent well. K-State football fan appreciation day was Saturday. Texas PCGD reporter Joe Taylor joins the show. Chiefs lose at Carolina. Royals go 2-1 over the weekend. K-State football captains do the ALS ice water bucket challenge. You Can’t Be Serious wraps up the show.
President Barack Obama is sending Attorney General Eric Holder to Ferguson, Missouri, Wednesday to meet with U.S. law enforcement authorities investigating the police shooting of an unarmed 18-year-old.
Lawyers for Texas Governor Rick Perry called the indictment against their client a ‘nasty attack’ and an ‘attempt to criminalize politics’ at a press conference Monday.
The Riley County Police Department issued a press release regarding the new open carry signs, and what they mean: With changes to the open carry of firearms law in the State of Kansas, the Riley County Police Department offers the following information for those choosing to legally carry a firearm in Riley County. Open Carry Firearms may be openly carried on your person or in cars without any license. Establishments may restrict openly carried firearms by posting an approved sign. The minimum age allowable for legal open carry is 18 years of age. Weapons being carried openly should be kept in a…
The mother of a man shot near a gas station on Manhattan’s North side in May was back before Riley County Law Board members Monday. Sophia Starks, the mother of Dareen Starks, who was allegedly shot by Daeshawn Bryant, 18,complained about not being able to meet with Riley County Police authorities with her attorney present. It was difficult for RCPD Director Brad Schoen to get a word in as she made some of her points,with Ms.Starks saying she was getting the “run around.” Schoen finally had a chance to explain there are two aspects to the case–one which involves the…
On today’s In Focus, Cathy spoke with Student Ambassador with K-State’s College of Business Administration, Chance Berndt, and Director of Fun Run and former Dean, C. Clyde Jones. She was also joined by Executive Director with Sunflower CASA, Jayme Morris Hardeman.
As approved previously by the Riley County Commission, the Riley County Planning and Development Department has formed and convened the first meeting of the County Agritourism Task Force. The group is comprised of several different entities and local individuals, including County Commissioner, Dave Lewis. During’s Monday’s county commission meeting, Planning/Special Projects Director, Monty Wedel shared how the first task force meeting went, as it was held on Thursday. “The meeting focused primarily on reviewing existing Riley County Zoning Regulations regarding agritourism activities, examining agritourism regulations from other jurisdictions, and reviewing the state’s program for becoming a registered agritourism activity”, Wedel said.…