A 27-year-old Fort Riley soldier is being held at the Geary County Detention Center after an incident in the 2600 block of Deerfield Boulevard Saturday evening. Junction City Police report a little after 6 p.m. JCPD was dispatched to that location in reference to the report of a domestic disturbance. Upon arrival it was learned the soldier, identified as Kevin S. Guiler, was in the residence threatening to harm himself with a firearm. After an approximately five and half hour standoff with ongoing negotiations, Guiler exited the residence and was taken into custody by law enforcement after a brief struggle. No injuries…
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K-State secured their third football commitment for the class of 2015, as Seward, Nebraska defensive tackle Adam Holtorf gave his verbal to the Wildcats on Sunday night via his Twitter account. I have officially committed to play football at Kansas State! I’m truly blessed and excited to become a Wildcat! #EMAW — Adam Holtorf (@aholtorf79) June 16, 2014 The 6-foot-4-inch 277-pound Holtorf is a two-star prospect according to Rivals.com, and he picked K-State over offers from Wyoming, Western Michigan, and North Dakota State. Holtorf had 69 tackles, five sacks and an interception as a high school junior at Seward. He joins Hays…
Former K-State golfer Robert Streb shot a tournament-record eight under par 64 to claim the Watson Challenge at Loch Lloyd Country Club in Belton, Missouri. Streb, who’s ranked 72nd on the PGA Tour’s FedEx Rankings, had eight birdies and no bogeys to win the three-round event by five strokes. He becomes the third man not named Tom Watson to win the eight-time major winner’s tournament, which determines the best golfer in Kansas City. Fellow former Wildcat standout Joe Ida claimed the title two years ago. The Edmond, Oklahoma native recently moved to Shawnee, and donated the $10,000 prize back to…
Not one, but two Manhattan High baseball players have been named Louisville Slugger All-Americans. Wichita State signee Bret Fehr is a first team All-American as an outfielder, while junior Jesse Steinbring received second team honors. Fehr led the Tribe with a .446 batting average this spring, with three homers and 21 RBI. He pounded out 29 hits, including six doubles and six triples, and also scored 29 runs. Steinbring went 9-1 with 0.79 ERA this season in 53 innings of work, with 63 strikeouts and just 10 walks. Fehr and Steinbring join Jake Carlson, Blair DeBord and Kurt Giller as…
Casey Kasem, a voice known to generations of fans for his Radio Show “American Top 40” passed away on Sunday at the age of 82 after a long illness.
As the U.S. Soccer team prepares for its World Cup Opener, the venue where the match against Ghana will be held has a flood alert posted.
A powerful line of Thunderstorms moved through Northeast Kansas early Sunday morning resulting in downed power lines and scattered power outages. The storm brought heavy rain accompanied by high winds at around 1:30 a.m. to the Manhattan area. Multiple power lines were reported down in the area around Westloop Shopping Center. Westar Energy reported approximately 2,100 homes without power at 2:30 a.m. Sunday, 135 in Pottawatomie County and approximately 2,150 in Geary County. Crews were hopeful of having power restored by sunrise. Earlier in the evening the same storm downed power lines and trees in Republic County and Concordia reported…
CHICAGO (AP) — Danny Duffy couldn’t help but think about his last start at U.S. Cellular Field. The Kansas City Royals’ left-hander matched a career high with nine strikeouts and scattered five hits over seven-plus shutout innings in a 9-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday. His previous outing in Chicago didn’t go well at all. Duffy injured his elbow in the first inning on May 13, 2012. Soon after he had Tommy John surgery and missed about a year. “I’ve been waiting to come back here for a long time,” Duffy said. “It’s just nice to come…
The 25th anniversary of the movie “Field of Dreams” is celebrated in Iowa this weekend drawing celebrities including film star Kevin Costner and broadcaster Bob Costas.
Kurdish forces take control of the Iraqi military headquarters in Kirkuk after clashes with Islamic militants.