TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The state’s prisoner review board has denied parole for a man convicted of beating to death a Kansas elementary school teacher in 1990. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports (http://bit.ly/1qMRi5o ) the Kansas Prisoner Review Board on Wednesday decided to deny parole until September 2017 for 42-year-old Peter Spencer. Spencer pleaded no-contest to first-degree murder when he was 18 years old. He was convicted of killing 36-year-old Sherryl Crowder, who lived in Manhattan and taught in Wamego. An autopsy showed she was sexually assaulted and died of internal bleeding from a blow to the head. A Kansas Department…
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PHOENIX (AP)There’s been a new development in the fatal fall of a Manhattan woman in Arizona last March. Two men accused of alcohol-related violations in connection with the fatal fall of Naomi McClendon, an Arizona State University student from Manhattan, have pleaded not guilty. David Siegel and Matthew Farberov appeared Wednesday in Maricopa County Superior Court in the case of McClendon. The 18-year-old woman from Manhattan plunged 10 floors to her death March 30th from an apartment complex near ASU’s campus. Tempe police say McClendon initially attended an “all-you-can-drink” party thrown by ASU fraternity members and surveillance video shows her…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) A body found in a Lawrence creek last month has been identified as that of a 57-year-old man. Two people walking in Burcham Park discovered the decomposed remains Aug. 31, in a small creek near a bridge over the Kansas River. Police said Wednesday the Douglas County coroner has identified the man as Lawrence resident Mark Kemberling. Officers said there was no sign of foul play, but the cause of death may not be known for several weeks. Investigators also don’t know how long Kemberling had been dead. They’re asking to hear from anyone with information about…
Authorities have started arresting protesters who were planning to block part of Interstate 70 near the St. Louis suburb Wednesday where 18-year-old Michael Brown was fatally shot by a police officer.
A law enforcement official says he sent a video of Ray Rice punching his then-fiancee to an NFL executive five months ago, while league executives have insisted they didn’t see the violent images until they were published this week.
On today’s In Focus, Cathy was joined by Wamego’s USD 320 Superintendent, Denise O’Dea and Rock Creek’s USD 323 Superintendent, Darrel Stufflebeam. She also spoke with Marcia Rozell with Manhattan Convention and Visitor’s Bureau and Dane Jensen with the Color Run. Lastly, Cathy talked to Marcia Locke with the Johnson Cancer Center.
DETROIT — Max Scherzer figured he had squandered another lead when Alex Gordon’s fifth-inning drive sailed down the line in right field. After that reprieve, Scherzer walked Gordon and retired the next two batters to escape a bases-loaded jam, and the Detroit Tigers went on to beat Kansas City 4-2 on Tuesday night to pull within percentage points of the Royals atop the AL Central. Rajai Davis and J.D. Martinez homered for the Tigers, who can sweep the three-game series with a win Wednesday night. Scherzer (16-5) allowed a run and seven hits in 6 2/3 innings. Kansas City was…
On Tuesday night the Manhattan City Commission received a briefing on possible new revisions the regulations covering signage within the city limits. Senior city planner Chad Bunger laid out the proposed revisions which included limiting the size of some signs, and allowing newer digital signage to be used in some static displays. According to Bunger the digital signs would mostly be replacing the plastic lettering signage within the city, and perhaps adding a “fully functional” digital sign in one location. Downtown Manhattan Incorporated executive director Gina Scroggs said she appreciated the update, and would like the city to contact her…
Brown family attorney Anthony Gray, center, speaks as he is flanked by Michael Brown’s parents Lesley McSpadden, left, and Michael Brown Sr., right, during a news conference Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. The news conference was held to call for the arrest of Darren Wilson, the Ferguson police officer responsible for Michael Brown’s fatal shooting on Aug. 9.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. arrives to speak with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014, before joining other congressional leaders at the White House for a meeting with President Barack Obama. In advance of the crucial midterm elections, Reid has been criticizing special interest campaign spending as being undemocratic, with a special focus on the billionaire Koch brothers who have contributed large sums to conservative groups that are spending millions against Democratic senators.