As KMAN previously reported, a shooting occurred during the early hours on Saturday in Junction City around the area of 10th and Webster. The name of the individual has been released. Anthony Darnell Nixon, 37, of Junction City, was the individual who was found deceased at the scene. The cause of the shooting still remains unknown, but the investigation continues and the public is urged to contact the Junction City Police department at 785-762-5912 or Crimestoppers at 785-762-TIPS if they have any information on this crime.
Author: KMAN Staff
The Manhattan High Indians lose 26-21 to Mill Valley in the 2013 season opener.
A visitor to the National September 11 Memorial and Museum takes in the sight as he walks past the museum, Friday, Sept. 6, 2013 in New York. Construction is racing ahead inside the museum as the 12th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks draws near. Several more large artifacts have been installed in the cavernous space below the World Trade Center memorial plaza. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
President Barack Obama walks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel prior to the group photo at the G-20 summit at the Konstantin Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, Sept. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Dakota Kaufman posted 11 kills and K-State earned their first three-set victory of the season, defeating Southeast Missouri 25-23, 25-17, and 25-15 on Friday afternoon at Ahearn Fieldhouse in the K-State Invitational. Kaitlynn Pelger and Katie Brand each registered their third double-double of the season. Pelger finish with 10 kills and 10 digs, and also served up a career-high five aces. Brand had 40 assists and 10 digs. Taylor Johnson led K-State (4-0) with four blocks. Emily Coon and Colleen Yarber each killed 8 balls for Southeast Missouri (2-2). K-State volleyball returns to the court on Friday night against Southern…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) House Speaker Ray Merrick’s office says southeast Kansas Rep. Ed Bideau has died at his home in Chanute a day after the Legislature ended a two-day special session. Witten declined to announce the cause of death, citing family privacy. Funeral services for the 62-year-old Bideau were not available Friday. Bideau was an attorney in Chanute and was elected to the House in 2012. Rachel Witten, spokeswoman for the speaker, says Bideau previously served in the House from 1985 to 1988 before leaving office to establish his law practice. According to his official campaign website, Bideau graduated from…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) University of Kansas students say a special Lawrence police detail set up to curb dangerous behavior among partiers downtown is unfairly targeting them as a way to raise revenue for the city. But police say the special patrols that began Aug. 14 are meant to protect students and the rest of the public from problems typically associated with alcohol consumption. The Lawrence Journal-World reports the special detail has cited more than 180 people for offenses ranging from possession of alcohol by a minor to using a fake ID. Fourteen have been arrested, including several for driving under…
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) A former volunteer firefighter in Reno County pleaded guilty to setting three grass fires after prosecutors agreed to drop 11 other charges. Cody Knox, 19, of Arlington, was a volunteer for Reno County Fire District No. 4, which covers Arlington, Langdon, Plevna and Abbyville. The Hutchinson News reports Reno County District Attorney Keith Schroeder previously said Knox used a cigarette lighter to set the fires, all of which occurred near Arlington last October and November. At the time of the fires, Knox was studying fire science at Hutchinson Community College.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Wichita police say they have captured a man suspected of shooting and wounding a Butler County Sheriff’s deputy earlier this week. Wichita Police Lt. Doug Nolte said Friday morning that Jan Kilbourne was arrested without resistance early Friday near an apartment in Wichita. No other details were immediately available. Law enforcement officers have been looking for Kilbourne since Monday, when he allegedly shot the deputy in the shoulder during a traffic stop near Augusta. The deputy is recovering at home from his wound.
SALINA, Kan. (AP) A former Salina man will serve decades in prison after being sentenced for his second conviction of sexually abusing a young girl. Shawn T. Vogan, 40, was sentenced Thursday to life in prison with a minimum of 40 years. He pleaded guilty in July to aggravated indecent liberties with a child after admitting he abused a girl who was 8 years old when the abuse began. The Salina Journal reported the sentence would be served after Vogan completes a life sentence with a minimum of 25 years he is currently serving for a 2009 Sedgwick County rape…