A pair of Centennial League boys teams played for state titles as the league was as loaded as ever this season. Manhattan High placed a quartet of players on the all-Centennial League teams after posting a 7-6 league record. Junior forwards Payton Stephens and Pierson McAtee each were named to the second team, while senior Alex Stitt and sophomore Gabe Awbrey both received honorable mention. The Wamego boys came in second place in the NCKL this winter and four players received all-league recognition. Senior Trenton York and juniors Kyle Alderson and Eli Miller each made the first team, while senior Jared Ayers…
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Four military search planes were dispatched Thursday to try to determine whether two large objects bobbing in a remote part of the Indian Ocean were part of a possible debris field of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight.
In an interview with a San Diego television station, President Barack Obama says the ratcheting up of the pressure against Russia does not include getting into what he called a military excursion in Ukraine.
A Chinese relative of a passenger aboard a missing Malaysia Airlines plane is carried out by security officials as she protests before a press conference at a hotel in Sepang, Malaysia, Wednesday, March 19, 2014. New radar data from Thailand gave Malaysian investigators more potential clues Wednesday for how to retrace the course of the missing Malaysian airliner, while a massive multinational search unfolded in an area the size of Australia.
Pro-Russian self-defense force members get through an entrance to the Ukrainian Navy headquarters in Sevastopol, Crimea, Wednesday, March 19, 2014. An Associated Press photographer said several hundred militiamen took down the gate and made their way onto the base. They then raised the Russian flag in the square by the headquarters. The unarmed militia waited for an hour on the square before the move to storm the headquarters. Following the arrival of the commander of the Russian Black Sea fleet, the Crimeans took over the building.
(Courtesy MFD Facebook Page) Multiple vehicles were involved in an accident at the intersection of Fort Riley Boulevard and Westwood Drive in Manhattan shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday. The accident resulted in traffic being diverted to other roads in the area while emergency crews responded to the scene. No injuries were reported as it appears all those involved were wearing seat belts. The accident scene was clear as of 5:30 p.m.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Election Assistance Commission to help Kansas and Arizona enforce laws requiring new voters to provide proof of their U.S. citizenship. U.S. District Judge Eric Melgren in Wichita, Kan., ruled Wednesday that the commission has no legal authority to deny requests from Kansas and Arizona to add state-specific instructions to a national voter registration form. The states sued to force the action. Both states require new voters to provide proof of their U.S. citizenship to election officials. The federal registration form requires only that prospective voters sign a statement that they…
On today’s In Focus, Cathy was joined by Chair of Flint Hills Tea Party Education Fund, Robert Deemie, as they spoke about the recent Constitution Bee and other events. She was later joined by Manhattan Christian College President, Kevin Ingram.
A plea agreement was entered Wednesday morning involving a first degree murder case. Riley County District Court Judge, Meryl Wilson heard the plea agreement for James McKenith (33), who was arrested and charged with first degree murder three days after John Burroughs (68) was found dead in his residence in September of last year. Prosecuting State Attorney, Barry Wilkerson shared the terms of the agreement, that he and Defense Attorney, J. Richard Lake agreed on. The no contest plea would involve a life sentence for McKenith, with possible parole after 20 years. Wilkerson provided a brief background of the case,…
Riley County Police arrested Mohammed Abduljabbar, 26, of Manhattan on a warrant for failure to appear.The original offense was listed as stalking after being served a protection order. Abduljabbar was arrested near the intersection of 12th Street and Bluemont Ave. and is currently confined in lieu of a $25,000 bond. He was arrested on Tuesday at approximately 4:15 PM. ### A 26-year-old Manhattan woman has been arrested by the Junction City Police Department for a Riley County District Court warrant listing the offense of failure to appear in court. The original offense listed on the warrant for Currin Ayer was…