A Leonardville man appeared in Riley County District Court Monday afternoon for sentencing on four felony drug charges, and one misdemeanor. Tyson Strauss (30) made a final statement by saying he apologizes for wasting the state’s time and money. He added, he used to race motocross and has been self-medicating, but he has since stopped and is on a better path. Prosecuting State Attorney, Barry Disney asked that Strauss be sentenced to 15 months for the primary offense. Chief Judge Meryl Wilson sentenced Strauss to 15 months, as requested, and granted him 18 months probation. He also sentenced Strauss to six months…
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An armed robbery took place at Dara’s Convenience Store back in November of last year, and the man charged in the incident was sentenced in Riley County District Court Monday. Travis Bowman (23) was originally charged with felony level aggravated robbery on November 26th, and his bond was set at $75,000. Bowman appeared in court, alongside his attorney-Phylemon Yau. During Bowman’s final statement, he said “I’d like to apologize to the court for their time and resources, and the victim for any emotional damage I may have caused.” Yau said Bowman was not taking his medication at the time,…
“567,736,926. That is the overall assessed evaluation. This is a 2.78% increase from last year. That is the lowest increase we have had in two years”, commented Riley County Clerk, Rich Vargo, as he shared the value of the mill with county commissioners during their Monday meeting. Budget discussions continue to take place, as budget sessions will continue in the coming weeks. Although department heads have already submitted their budget requests for the 2015 year, County EMS Director, Larry Couchman had a large change to make. Couchman had budgeted for four 12 hour employees, in order to better serve the…
In Baghdad to meet with Iraq’s embattled Prime Minister, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said that the ISIS militants who have taken over a large chunk of Northern and Western portions of the country threaten to destabilize not only Iraq but surrounding countries in the Middle East.
A report on the handling of the Jerry Sandusky child molestation investigation faults police and prosecutors but say politics had no role.
Mental health matters have been an on-going concern of several governmental groups in the Manhattan area, and the matter was a main topic of discussion at Monday’s Intergovermental meeting. Rick Cagan, who serves as the Executive Director of the National Alliance Mental Illness of Kansas,otherwise known as “NAMI”was a special guest at the meeting and addressed the need for Crisis Intervention Teams, with law enforcement participation. Riley County is a significant place on the map, in terms of not having a Crisis Intervention team for those with mental illness according to Caganand he anticipates some activity in Riley County soon.…
Update at 1:30 p.m.: Riley County Police Public Information Officer, Mat Droge says the accident occurred between two vehicles-one car and one SUV. No major injuries were reported and Droge commented, “it looked much worse than it ended up being thankfully”. EMS and Fire crews have left the scene, but police are still working in that area. KMAN will provide additional details as they become available. Original Story: An injury accident is said to have taken place just after 12:30 this afternoon, on Amherst and North Seth Child. Early reports indicate there is possible entrapment, but no additional details are…
Former K-State baseball player and longtime Washburn University coach Steve Anson passed away tragically on Sunday afternoon in a tree trimming accident, according to Washburn and Jefferson County authorities. The sheriff’s office says emergency responders were called to his home in Grantville at about 3:00pm, and Anson was pronounced dead at the scene. Further details of the accident were not immediately available. Anson was a four-year starter for K-State from 1973 until 1976, and won the Big Eight batting title in 1974 with a .439 average en route to first team all-conference honors. He is one of 21 members of the Wildcats’…
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry makes an unannounced visit to Iraq to try to encourage the Iraqi leadership to form a more inclusive government in an effort to short-circuit the violence between Sunnis and Shiites.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.(AP) — Fernando Rodney was good for another dozen pitches and the Seattle Mariners were good for a sweep. Rodney, working for the fourth straight day, earned his 21st save in 23 chances as the Mariners defeated the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Sunday for a three-game sweep. Rodney, who had thrown 46 pitches in the previous three days, got saves in all three games at Kansas City. He last got into four consecutive games on May 27-30, 2013, for Tampa Bay. “It was no problem,” Rodney said. “I said I feel ready. I got warmed up and…