A former Junction City minister has agreed to more than 24 years in jail on sex-related charges involving young boys in his church’s congregation. Jordan Young (26) appeared Wednesday in Geary County district court for his arraignment before Judge David Platt. According to Assistant Prosecutor Michelle Brown, Young entered into a plea agreement where he entered a plea to one count of Aggravated Criminal Sodomy and four counts of Aggravated Indecent Liberties with a child. Young has agreed to a sentence of 294 months with lifetime post release supervision when he is released from the Department of Corrections. He will be required to register as sex…
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Taylor Swift, George Strait and husband and wife, Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert, are among the top winners at this year’s Country Music Association Awards.
Mike Duggan says he resents the talk of him becoming the first white man elected mayor by Detroit voters in four decades. The former health care executive tells reporters that Detroit residents got past his skin color almost a year ago.
Mike Duggan says he resents the talk of him becoming the first white man elected mayor by Detroit voters in four decades. The former health care executive tells reporters that Detroit residents got past his skin color almost a year ago.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Claudio Bieler scored in the 23rd minute of overtime, capping Sporting Kansas City’s 3-1 win over the New England Revolution and giving Sporting K.C. the series victory in the Eastern Conference semifinals on Wednesday night. Defenders Aurelien Collin and Seth Sinovic also scored for Sporting, who will open the conference finals against Houston on Saturday. The two-match, total-goals semifinal series went to overtime after Sinovic scored for Sporting in the 79th minute, giving Kansas City a 2-1 advantage in its home leg and tying the aggregate at 3-all. Sinovic’s goal was only the second of his…
The K-State volleyball team was poised to take a two sets to one lead on Wednesday night at Texas Tech with a 23-18 advantage, but the Lady Raiders rallied to take control by scoring nine of the final 11 points of the third set. Tech went on to win the match in four sets over the Cats, 25-20, 21-25, 27-25, and 25-13 at United Spirit Arena in Lubbock. Courtney Traxson led K-State (15-8, 3-7) with 13 kills. Katie Brand topped the Cats with both 41 assists and 18 digs. Taylor Johnson broke her career-high with 10 blocks. Texas Tech (9-18,…
Buses, computers, and library furniture were the requests made at Wednesday’s USD 383 School board meeting. Doug Messer, Transportation Director, brought forth the request to continue the replacement rotation of the bus fleet. This request was to purchase six buses, three new and three used. The board approved unanimously to purchase of three used Type “C” 71 passenger buses from Midwest Transit Equipment, Inc of Swansea, IL in the amount of $206,157, the purchase of two new Type “A” buses from Masters Transportation, Inc. of Kearney, NB in the amount of $99,530 and one new Type “D” Multi-Function School Activity…
A Riley County girl was found by Wichita Police after an arrest. Chivas Taylor, 25, was arrested on charges for sex trafficking and possession of drugs with the intent to sell. Wichita Police stated Taylor had been staying in a hotel with the teenaged girl who they say ran away from Riley County in late September and they discovered Taylor was prostituting her out for sex. Lt. Jeff Weible of Wichita PD’s Exploited and Missing Children Unit, said the girl reported getting in a disturbance with Taylor earlier in the day. Weible says she told police she had been working for Taylor in…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Police say a Lawrence man charged with fatally shooting his 61-year-old wife did so because of her “ongoing health concerns.” The Lawrence Journal-World reports that Larry Hopkins, 67, appeared Wednesday via video from the Douglas County Jail to be charged. He faces one count of first-degree murder in Tuesday’s killing of Margaret Hopkins. District Court Judge James George set bond at $150,000 and asked Hopkins if he had anything to say. Hopkins responded that even if he was released on his own recognizance, he had no place to go. A statement that prosecutors released Wednesday provided no details…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Police say a Lawrence man charged with fatally shooting his 61-year-old wife did so because of her “ongoing health concerns.” The Lawrence Journal-World reports that Larry Hopkins, 67, appeared Wednesday via video from the Douglas County Jail to be charged. He faces one count of first-degree murder in Tuesday’s killing of Margaret Hopkins. District Court Judge James George set bond at $150,000 and asked Hopkins if he had anything to say. Hopkins responded that even if he was released on his own recognizance, he had no place to go. A statement that prosecutors released Wednesday provided no details…