PITTSBURG, Kan. (AP) A man who shot a fleeing suspect after a home invasion in Pittsburg has accepted a plea deal. Kyle S. Taggart, 28, was scheduled to go on trial Tuesday on an attempted murder charge. But court records indicate he entered a plea of no contest to aggravated battery on July 31. Prosecutors will recommend he serve 30 days in jail and then be on probation for four years. Taggart shot Mitchell E. Owens, 19, of Kansas City, as Owens and two other men were fleeing from a robbery at a Pittsburg home in April 2012. Taggart was…
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On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks schools as USD 383 school board members Darrell Edie and Aaron Estabrook and Superintendnet Bob Shannon stop in, followed by A. David Stewart , Associate Dean of Division of Continuing Education at Kansas State. [mp3-jplayer]
A federal judge has upheld a magistrate’s ruling that BP must pay more than $130 million in fees to the court-supervised administrator of a multibillion-dollar settlement over the company’s 2010 Gulf oil spill.
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Riley County Police Department Captain Kurt Muldrop reports that Part 1 Crimes are significantly down, but he does says that a certain crime – vehicle burglary – seems to be on the rise. Muldrop points out the most affected areas are communities in the northwest part of Manhattan, east and south of CiCo Park, and north of popular bar and shopping district, Aggieville. Muldrop says he does believe these crimes may increase as many students are returning to the area – a number of them with packed vehicles. Muldrop cautions all residents to remove valuable items from the vehicle or from sight…
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A two vehicle accident at Highway 24 and Colombian had traffic slowed down at 5:30 Wednesday evening. A Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Department official indicates there were no serious injuries, although an extrication was necessary. The accident had traffic down to one lane westbound, where the accident occurred, and also caused a slow down in eastbound lanes. UPDATE: An official from the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Department has confirmed all road areas are cleared and traffic is open and no longer delayed. As previously stated, no injuries were reported.
Retaliating for Russia’s decision to give NSA leaker Edward Snowden asylum, President Barack Obama has canceled a planned summit with Vladimir Putin.
The Cleveland house where 3 women were held captive and raped for more than a decade is demolished as victims’ family members watch.
Witnesses continued to take the stand Wednesday morning during the Levertis Horne jury trial. Horne is accused in a home invasion case, which resulted in a Kansas State University student being shot. Officers and 911 dispatchers were questioned, including Riley County Police Officer, Rich Lewis. Prosecuting State Attorney, Barry Disney began by asking Lewis questions about a cell phone used the night of the incident back in October of 2012. The cell phone appeared to be that of Levertis Horne. Disney asked Lewis about several screenshots of texts and calls Lewis had taken of the phone when he originally investigated…