BY JOHN HANNA AND JIM SALTER MARION, Kansas (AP) — A police raid that drew national attention to a small Kansas newspaper over threats to press freedoms wasn’t supported by evidence, a prosecutor said Wednesday, as the paper’s staff scrambled to print its first weekly edition since their cellphones and computers were seized. Forced to rewrite stories and reproduce ads from scratch, the four-person newsroom toiled overnight to print Wednesday’s edition, with a defiant front-page headline that read: “SEIZED … but not silenced.” Under the 2-inch-tall (5-centimeter) typeface, they published stories on the raid and the influx of support the weekly newspaper has since received.…
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Officers filed a report for possession of stolen property and criminal damage to property in the 400 block of N. Main St. in Riley on August 16, 2023, at approximately 7:45 p.m. A 46-year-old man was listed as the victim when officers located his trailer that had been reported stolen out of Clay Center in the possession of 35- and 54-year-old men at the Short Stop gas station in Riley. The trailer’s fender, tail lights, wire harness, and light plug had also been damaged. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $1,500.
West Virginia’s former men’s basketball coach is entering a diversion program for his drunk driving arrest. Bob Huggins will undergo an alcohol treatment course and is on a one-year probation period. However, the length could be knocked down to six months if he passes the program along with meeting other conditions. The 69-year-old was taken into custody back in June after police say he was blocking traffic in Pittsburgh and registered a blood alcohol content of more than twice the legal limit. Josh Eilert was named interim head coach for the men’s basketball team after Huggins resigned.
The Big 12 is limiting how many new teams will be joining the conference. League commissioner Brett Yormark said on Wednesday on the “Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast,” that the Big 12 won’t add Gonzaga and UConn. Yormark said talks were held with both schools, but ended after the Big 12 added former Pac-12 schools Arizona, Arizona State, Utah and Colorado. The Big 12 was active in expansion talks after Oklahoma and Texas announced they would be joining in SEC earlier this year. Yormark said he believes the Big 12 is the “deepest conference” for football and is the…
Police filed multiple reports of theft this week at the Manhattan Target store for a series of thefts involving sports cards. According to RCPD, a 17-year-old male suspect is accused of stealing various packs of sports cards during five separate occasions over the course of several weeks. The retailer reported an estimated total loss of around $1,100. No arrests have been made. The incident remains under further investigation.
Brandon sits down with representatives of USD 383 and K-State Vice President of Student Life to discuss local news and other education related topics on the first day of school.
Officers filed multiple reports for theft in the 800 block of Commons Pl. in Manhattan on August 15, 2023, at approximately 9:30 a.m. Target was listed as the victim when it was reported a 17-year-old male suspect had stolen various packs of sports cards during five separate incidents over the course of several weeks for an approximate total loss of $1,100. Officers filed a report for criminal damage to property near the intersection of Lasita Rd. and Lisita Branch on August 15, 2023, at approximately 11:00 a.m. A 62-year-old man was listed as the victim when he reported two trail…
Results from the 2023 Community Survey were presented to Manhattan City Commissioners during their Tuesday meeting. University of Nebraska Center for Public Affairs Research Director Josie Schafer noted responses were overall more positive than negative but said there are still areas in need of improvement. Schafer said parks and recreation was a hot topic for this year’s survey and explained some of the public’s highest priorities for the department. Schafer said responses regarding Aggieville were also notable but did not make the path forward for the district any clearer. Some areas with higher levels of satisfaction include quality of life,…
TEL AVIV, Israel (K-State Athletics) – Junior Arthur Kaluma paced five Wildcats in double figures with 23 points, as the Kansas State men’s basketball team opened its exhibition tour with a 94-87 win over the Israeli Select Team on Tuesday night (August 15) at the Hadar Yosef Arena. It was the Wildcats’ first exhibition game of their historic 10-day trip to Israel and Abu Dhabi, which began Wednesday, August 9 and runs until Sunday, August 20. The Creighton transfer, Kaluma was joined in double figures by junior Cam Carter and graduate transfer Tylor Perry, who each had 17 points, as well as freshman R.J. Jones and senior Nae’Qwan…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State Athletics) – For the second-consecutive season, Kansas State offensive lineman Cooper Beebe has been named to the preseason watch list for the Lombardi Award, the Rotary Club of Houston announced Tuesday. Beebe is one of 12 Big 12 players on the watch list for the award that is presented annually to the college football offensive or defensive lineman who exemplifies the character and discipline of NFL Hall of Fame Head Coach Vince Lombardi in addition to outstanding performance and ability. He is the fifth two-time candidate in school history for the award, joining offensive linemen Nick Leckey (2002 and…