The Riley County Attorney’s Office has filed a Notice Of Appeal of the Miles Theurer sentence imposed Monday. A news release issued by County Attorney Barry Wilkerson just before noon Tuesday indicates the defendant’s conviction carried a presumption of incarceration in a state prison of 38-43 months. A departure from the sentencing guidelines is a subject to appeal, and the Riley County Attorney’s Office will file an appeal and ask the appellate court to overturn the departure sentence to probation, which Miles Theurer received. The Riley County Attorney’s Office will continue to pursue incarceration with the Department of Corrections, the…
Author: KMAN Staff
Eastbound and westbound U.S. 24 is closed .5 miles west of Rossville due to an overturned semi that spilled loose corn onto the highway. Delays are expected as crews must upright the semi and remove the corn. Traffic is being detoured down 54th Street to Maple Hill Road and drivers are advised to avoid the area and take alternate routes if possible. The semi driver was not injured in the accident. KMAN will keep you updated on this traffic alert.
On the same day a 60 day sentence was handed down in a DUI case that resulted in two deaths, another man was sentenced to about three years with the Kansas Department of corrections for a DUI that resulted in three people being injured. Kansas State student Corey Monley was 18 when he was driving a vehicle that side swiped another vehicle and entered oncoming traffic, striking a third vehicle head on. That accident occurred in November of last year in the 800 block of Bluemont. Monley was sentenced by Judge Stutzman Monday In Riley County District Court’s Division III…
Few K-State fans don’t know the track and field resume of K-State legend Steve Fritz as a decathlete. He was a multi-time Big 12 champion, national champion, and a fourth place finisher in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. Fritz has also been the throws coach at K-State under Cliff Rovelto for the last 21 years. What some may some of the Wildcat faithful may not remember is Fritz played basketball at K-State for two seasons, and hit the game-winning basket to give the Hutchinson Community College Blue Dragons the 1988 NJCAA basketball title. On Monday night, Fritz was officially approved…
Kansas State University’s president and first lady are recipients of Fort Riley’s highest honor for private citizens. Kirk Schulz, university president, and Noel Schulz, associate dean for research and graduate programs in the College of Engineering and Paslay professor of electrical and computer engineering, both received the Fort Riley Distinguished Trooper Award on June 12. Created in 2001, the award recognizes the sustained public service and contributions of private citizens to the Fort Riley community. The award includes an engraved medallion and certificate signed by the commanding general. The Schulzes were recognized for their work in helping make Kansas State…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Wichita State has named former Arkansas associate head coach Todd Butler as its new head baseball coach. Butler was introduced Monday as the successor to Gene Stephenson, who was fired June 4 after 36 seasons. Stephenson left as the second-winningest coach in Division I history. Butler has coached for 23 years and spent the last eight at Arkansas. During his tenure on the Arkansas staff, the Razorbacks went to eight NCAA tournaments, claimed two SEC Western Division titles and made two College World Series appearances.
CLEVELAND (AP) Pinch-runner Elliot Johnson scored from third base on a wild pitch by reliever Matt Albers in the ninth inning, giving the Kansas City Royals a 2-1 win over the Cleveland Indians on Monday night. Johnson sprinted home and slid in safely after Albers’ pitch got under catcher Carlos Santana and went all the way to the backstop. The Royals have won 11 of 13 and in getting to .500 for the first time since May 21 moved past Cleveland into second place in the AL Central. Aaron Crow (3-2) struck out two after putting the potential go-ahead run…
Afghan forces have taken over the security lead in Afghanistan, following an official handover from the US-led NATO coalition on Tuesday.
President Barack Obama defended top secret National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy interview Monday, and called them transparent _ even though they are authorized in secret.
President Barack Obama and other leaders at the G-8 Summit are debating ways of halting the bloodshed in Syria in the aftermath of his move to send arms to the rebels.