K-State senior forward Thomas Gipson was arrested in Geary County yesterday on suspicion of driving while his licence was revoked. Gipson was stopped for speeding on US-77 near the I-70 junction at 11:56 a.m. He was booked into the Geary County Detention Center after a check showed that his licence had been revoked. He was later released on a $1,000 bond. Gipson averaged over 11 points and 5 rebounds per game as a junior last season for the Wildcats.
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K-State will appear on national television in a school record 17 of their 18 Big 12 games. The league released the full Big 12 schedule on Thursday. The Wildcats will be on ESPN or ESPN2 nine times, ESPNU six times and ESPNNews twice. Five of the Wildcats nine Big 12 home games will be on Saturday, including games with Baylor, Oklahoma State, Texas, Oklahoma and Iowa State. Full Schedule: 14-15 MBB Schedule_8.14.14
On today’s In Focus, Cathy talked to several Fort Riley officials and Riley County Police Department Public Information Officer, Matthew Droge, about August 2014 Antiterrorism Awareness Month and military children going back to school. She also spoke with Flint Hills Christian School Administator, Tim McDonald and Manhattan Catholic Schools Principal, Scott Hulshoff.
When the Riley County Commission began their budget process in June, department heads and outside entities attended commission meetings to make their budget requests. After all the requests were made, they were compiled into a budget the commission could look at and make changes to. During Thursday’s commission meeting, Budget and Finance Officer, Johnette Shepek said the original budget had a mill levy of 41.599, which would have been a 4.507 mill increase from the 2014 budget. She mentioned several departments were able to make cuts within their budgets, in order to get the mill levy down. The commission opened…
A Junction City man apparently is in trouble with law enforcement authorities in two different counties, with records of arrests in both Geary and Riley counties the past few days. Devoris Newson, 27, was taken into custody by Riley County Police shortly before 1:30 Wednesday afternoon on a failure to appear warrant, reportedly originating from Geary county. His bond was set at $10,000. A few hours later Newson apparently was transferred to the Geary County Detention Center, with their records indicating he was arrested there on warrants for failure to appear, attempting to flee and elude, obstruction of the legal process,and…
A former Executive Officer with the Flint Hills Area Builders Association has entered a plea in connection with several felony theft charges. Tracy Shane Roberts, 45, of Wamego entered the no contest plea last week, a couple of days before he was to have a jury trial in the case. Court records indicated the plea agreement, with Senior County Deputy Attorney Barry Disney confirming the no contest plea Thursday (Aug 14). Disney adds no charges were dropped in the case. Charges involving Roberts were announced more than a year ago, with a reported loss of more than $25,000 for…
A 24-year-old Wamego man was arrested Wednesday evening following a reported domestic dispute in the 700 block of Chestnut Street. Wamego Asst. Police Chief Paul Schliffke tells KMAN the call came in about 4:30 p.m. Only minor injuries were reported. Pottawatomie County Attorney Sherri Schuck has identified the suspect as Samuel Rutschmann of Wamego. Rutschmann is currently in custody and awaiting formal charges of aggravated battery, criminal threat, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Bond has been set at $5,000.
A convoy of white trucks with humanitarian aid parked in a field about 28 kilometers from Ukrainian border in Rostov-on-Don region, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. A large Russian aid convoy resumed its journey toward Ukraine Thursday, taking a road leading directly toward a border crossing controlled by pro-Russian rebels in the Luhansk region.
Police walk through a cloud of smoke as they clash with protesters Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. Protests in the St. Louis suburb rocked by racial unrest since a white police officer shot an unarmed black teenager to death turned violent Wednesday night, with some people lobbing molotov cocktails at police who responded with smoke bombs and tear gas to disperse the crowd.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The crowd roared as Jason Vargas emerged from the dugout for the ninth inning, the Kansas City Royals trying to hold onto a 3-0 lead over the Oakland Athletics in a matchup of playoff hopefuls. Five pitches later, the crowd roared even louder. Vargas finished off his three-hitter with a flourish, breezing through the A’s for his sixth career shutout. It was the second shutout by Kansas City starters in the past week and the third complete game over that stretch, a big reason why the Royals are leading the AL Central. Vargas (9-5) retired the…