Several people convicted of area crimes are up for public comment sessions and possible parole the next few months. Ricky Perkins, 57, was convicted of rape in Geary county in 1979. He also was sentenced in connection with a 1993 case in Harvey county involving burglary. Perkins is up for public comment sessions in June, with the 17th in Kansas City City Hall, 19th in the Finney State Office Building in Wichita, and the 21st in the Landon State Office Building in Topeka. The July public comment list includes Joe Bowser,46, Nathaniel Ellibee, 40,and Leonard Gibson, 56. Bowser is facing time…
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Several local law enforcement agencies are reportedly culminating a complex investigation Wednesday, with a news conference scheduled for Thursday afternoon. A media release just before noon from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation indicates Riley County Police, the Geary County Attorney’s Office, Junction City Police Department, Geary County Sheriff’s Office, Grandview Plaza Police Department, and the KBI have been working on a complex operation. Officers including tactical units have been utilized to secure several locations which are the subject of search warrants in Manhattan, Ogden, and Junction City. Investigators are currently searching locations and conducting interviews. Additional details will be provided at…
Police will be on the hunt for drunk drivers Saturday during their DUI Saturation Patrol. The Riley County Police Department will be conducting the patrol, by placing additional officers in and around the Manhattan area with the goal of detecting and deterring impaired driving. Officers involved in the patrol will be on the lookout for signs of impaired driving and other traffic violations. Individuals who show signs of alcohol and/or drug consumption will be evaluated and appropriate enforcement action will be taken. This patrol is the first, in a series of six that will be conducted throughout this year. The Kansas…
Wamego has a new leader. Tuesday’s meeting was Sine Die, better known as Commission reorganization, with the newly elected Commissioners, Dr. Bill Ditto and Cliff Baughman taking their oath of office. Commissioner Bob Morse was elected Mayor and Larry Fechter was elected Mayor Pro-Tem. After Mayor Morse reopened the meeting, the Commission accepted the resignation of Lorraine Richard from the Airport Board due to relocating out of the area, appointed Housing Authority resident Glenn Linder to the Housing Authority, and appointed Commissioner Vic Enns and City Manager Merl Page to the Kansas Municipal Energy Agency Board for another year. The…
The Kansas City Royals are out on the east coast starting with a three game series against the Baltimore Orioles. Ervin Santana made the start for Kansas City and he had stellar numbers entering the game on Tuesday night. He came into the game with a 3-1 record with an ERA slightly above two. Santana gave up three runs in the first inning but settled down after that and gave up the three runs, on seven hits in six innings of work, he also struck out four. Alcides Escobar got the Royals on the board in the third with an…
Former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford has been elected to the US House. The win marks a major political comeback for Sanford, whose career was derailed by an extramarital affair in 2009.
The Dow Jones industrial average punched through another milestone Tuesday: its first close above 15,000.
A discussion turned a little heated at Tuesday night’s Manhattan City commission meeting. McDonald’s is attempting to develop and build a new building on the east side of town, and is having some issues securing a signature from one of the local land owners near the proposed site. The commission is weighing whether or not to vacate some of the project to allow the development to go forward. Local business owner Steve Hart rents business space near the site, and was concerned about traffic into and out of his business. However, McDonald’s project manager, Howard Johnson, assured Hart there would not…
(From Left to Right: Henry DeNoble, Head Coach Don Hess, Josh Mullin) Not only did the Manhattan High Baseball team sweep Washburn Rural Tuesday in Topeka. They exceeded new heights by making some history in the process. In game one the Indians won 2-0 behind a no-hitter thrown by Henry DeNoble. Tribe head coach Don Hess also picked up his 300th career victory. Hess believes that the seven inning no-hitter was the first ever thrown in MHS history. The solid baseball played by the Indians continued into game two with a 2-1 win in twelve innings. With the two…
Authorities arrest three brothers, ages 50 to 54, in the case of three missing Cleveland women who vanished but are now found. One of them, former school bus driver Ariel Castro, owned the home where the women were kept.