The Manhattan man, accused in the home invasion case back in October of 2012, will enter a new trial after his initial trial concluded with a hung jury. Levertis Horne (22) faces two count of aggravated robbery, two counts of attempted aggravated robbery, aggravated burglary and aggravated battery. During this incident, authorities said a K-State student was shot in the upper torso. Horne appeared in court Friday for a pre-trial hearing. His second jury trial has been set for February 3rd and is expected to last six days
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Sunset Zoo will be closed to the public on Sunday, January 5 due to winter weather. While the Zoo is closed to the public, Zoo staff are on grounds caring for the animal collection and clearing snow from the park. For more information call Sunset Zoo at 785-587-2737. —————- Schools are also beginning to take notice of the cold temperatures. Rock Creek Schools will have a two hour delay Monday, as a result of the winter weather.
A small plane made an emergency landing Saturday on an interstate highway in New York City, startling drivers but touching down safely with no serious injuries to anyone aboard,
Al-Qaida militants and Iraqi government troops battle for control of Fallujah and Ramadi, both strongholds of Sunni insurgents during the US war in Iraq.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Chuck Pagano couldn’t believe his eyes. Andrew Luck couldn’t believe his ears. Colts fans couldn’t believe the scoreboard, and the Kansas City Chiefs couldn’t believe their incredibly bad luck. It seemed unfathomable. On a day Luck appeared to be pressing and, at times, as bad as he ever has played while putting Indianapolis in a 28-point deficit, the Colts quarterback somehow turned things around and helped Indianapolis to an improbable 45-44 AFC Wildcard victory Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium. “One for the ages,” said Pagano, Indianapolis’ coach. “I think somebody said that it was the second-largest comeback…
Marcus Foster scored 17 points and Nino Williams added 15 including three clutch free throws in the game’s final 13 seconds to lift Kansas State to a 74-71 upset over sixth-ranked Oklahoma State before a sold out Bramlage Coliseum Saturday afternoon in the Big 12 opener for both teams. In a very physical contest K-State went toe to toe with a team that Head Coach Bruce Weber called a potential Final Four team that was missing two key players. Center Michael Cobbins had season ending surgery on his Achilles Tendon earlier this week and then backup point guard Stevie Clark…
The Leonardville man involved in the fatal accident back in October, where Trevor Redding (17) died, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter. Garrett Olson (20) was arrested Friday by Riley County Police and charged with two felonies-failing to stop at an injury accident, and involuntary manslaughter. His bond was set at $10,000. However Monday’s Riley County Police report indicates Olson was released on $35,000 bond over the weekend. Olson was driving a 1990 Honda Accord Eastbound on LK & W Road, during that accident, just two miles northeast of Leonardville when the vehicle went into a skid , entered a…
A federal jury has returned guilty verdicts against three men convicted for their roles in a $28 million drug trafficking conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today. Marvin Lee Ellis, 36, Kansas City, Kan., was convicted Friday on one count of conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine, three counts of distributing crack cocaine, one count of possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine, one count of maintaining a residence in furtherance of drug trafficking at 921 Haskell in Kansas City, Kan., one count of unlawful possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, and one count of unlawful possession…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) A Lawrence disc jockey whose friends reported him missing has been found dead on the grounds of a northeast Kansas park. The manager of Clinton State Park told the Lawrence Journal-World that a body found Friday morning has been identified as that of 26-year-old Michael Packard. No information was released about the cause of death, but Lawrence police spokeswoman Kim Murphree says foul play is not suspected. Packard was last seen on New Year’s Eve at The Granada Theater, where he was working the door. Friends filed a missing person report Friday morning after Packard missed his…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A federal appeals court has ruled that a Kansas man was legally in custody while under house confinement and can be prosecuted for escape for leaving his home. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday reversed a lower court’s dismissal of the indictment charging Michael Ko with escape for failing to return his Leavenworth home. Ko received a five-year sentence for a 2009 conviction of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. He served most of his sentence in prison. With about four months left on it, the Bureau of Prisons transferred Ko to confinement at his home…