Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison for bribery, money laundering and other corruption that spanned his two terms as mayor, including the chaotic years after Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005.
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Today on “The Game”…Jack Cantele earns spot on Groza Award watch list. Royals lose to Tampa Bay 4-3. Big 12 bloggers announce their Big 12 teams. “Around College Football” segment debut. Where is Lebron going? John’s “World Cup Minute” and “You Can’t Be Serious” wraps up “The Game.”
The Junction City Police Department is looking for a wanted fugitive, and has requested the public’s assistance. Marco Foreman (17) walked away from a juvenile placement facility in Junction City on May 23rd, and has still not been taken into custody. Foreman has warrants for aggravated escape from custody and probation violation. Earlier this month, Junction City Police Detectives observed Foreman walking in Junction City, but in both instances he was able to flee on foot. The first time he was seen, he was in the 700 block of West 10th street, and the second time-he was seen near 1st…
Update at 4:15 p.m.: Power has been restored for the downtown area. Original story: A power outage was reported in downtown Manhattan shortly before 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. A spokesman with Westar Energy indicates the outage, affecting about 900 customers, was due to a breaker that was open at a substation. Crews were on their way to fix the problem.
On today’s In Focus, Cathy spoke with Wamego’s USD 320 Superintendent, Denise O’Dea and Rock Creek’s USD 323 Superintendent, Darrel Stufflebeam, as well as American Institute of Baking President, Andre Biane.
A Duluth teenager facing burglary and theft charges waived a preliminary hearing that was to be held Tuesday in Pottawatomie County District Court. Nathan Bell, 18, is now set for an August 14th arraignment. Bell was arrested in April in connection with a burglary that took place in Onaga. During an investigation, several firearms wre recovered that had been reported as stolen. Bell was arrested for burglary and theft and his bond was set at $20,000.
Three fire crews worked together Tuesday evening, to extinguish a structure fire in St. Marys. Pottawatomie County Fire Supervisor, Bruce Brazzle said the golf cart repair business is located at 102 West Bertrand street. St. Marys, Rossville, and Emmett fire crews responded around 10:30 that evening. Although Brazzle did not have any concrete dollar-loss number, he estimated the damage was around $20,000-$30,000. Officers from the St. Marys Police Department, the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Department, the Pottawatomie County Fire Supervisor, and the state fire marshall investigated the fire, and found that it was indeed an arson. No injuries were reported, as…
A first-degree murder preliminary hearing was held in Geary County District Court on Wednesday morning. Anthony Nichols is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of 37-year-old Anthony Nixon in September 2013. Nichols also faces a first-degree murder charge in Riley County for the stabbing death of 68-year-old John Burroughs, which authorities say, happened near the time of the Geary County case. During the hearing on Wednesday police officers testified that a search warrant was conducted at Nichols’s home in Kansas City. Hidden in a bucket under a lounge chair police report they found a pistol, which KBI…
Kansas State University is continuing its legacy of producing Fulbright award winners to represent the United States. Adam Miller, a May 2012 master’s degree graduate in Spanish second language acquisition, Overland Park, is a 2014-2015 Fulbright U.S. Student grant recipient to Argentina, and Jacob Schroeder, sophomore in chemistry, Silver Lake, is a 2014-2015 Fulbright U.S. Summer Institute award winner to Scotland. The Fulbright programs create international educational exchange opportunities to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. Miller will work as an English teaching assistant in Argentina for…
A Republican committee has picked Cleveland to host the GOP’s 2016 national convention. The decision could mean big business for the city.