DODGE CITY, Kan. (AP) A former Dodge City police officer has been sentenced to life in prison for killing a 25-year-old woman. Christopher Tahah was sentenced Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for 20 years. The Dodge City Globe reports that Tahah was convicted in September of felony first-degree murder in the 2007 death of Erin Jones in her Dodge City home. Tahah was first convicted in 2008 of first-degree murder in Jones’ death. But the Kansas Supreme Court threw out the conviction last year, saying the jury should have been allowed to consider lesser charges,…
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A hearing on a motion to retry a man who was convicted in August of rape, aggravated indecent liberties, and criminal sodomy of a child was changed to a closed proceeding on Monday afternoon. Riley County District Court Judge David Stutzman informed KMAN he was closing the proceedings at 4 pm. Judge Stutzman denied the motion for retrial brought about by the defense attorney’s belief that there were inconsistencies with victim’s testimony which warranted the motion. John Goodpasture Jr., 43, is convicted on multiple sex offenses committed against two female children ages 10 and 13. Goodpasture’s sentencing hearing is now set for the 7th…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Kansas City Chiefs coach Romeo Crennel has relieved himself of duties as defensive coordinator on a day in which the team waived starting cornerback Stanford Routt and signed defensive tackle Shaun Smith. Crennel had been juggling head coaching and coordinator duties since taking over on an interim basis when Todd Haley was fired last December. Crennel announced Monday that Gary Gibbs would become defensive coordinator and he would spend more time with the entire team. Routt was one of the Chiefs’ notable free-agent acquisitions, signing a three-year, $18 million deal to fill in after Brandon Carr…
The million dollar question for K-State fans this week is will senior quarterback Collin Klein play this Saturday at TCU? Klein exited last Saturday’s game after scoring a 1-yard touchdown with 9:47 left to go in the third quarter to put the Cats ahead 38-17 of Oklahoma State. Redshirt freshman Daniel Sams closed out the 44-30 victory under center. K-State coach Bill Snyder long has a history of not discussing player injuries. He was asked on the Big 12 teleconference on Monday about whether he expects Klein to play this week, and he says he is hopeful. Speculation surrounding the…
Two failure to appear charges lead to the arrest of a Manhattan woman. Riley County Police told reporters on Monday that at approximately 9:30 Friday night, they took into custody Tawnee Gorman (32) of the 2000th block of Judson St. in Manhattan and charged her with two counts of failure to appear. The original charges against Gorman were one count of forgery and one count of drug and paraphernalia possession. She remains confined on a $16,000 bond. ____________________________________________________________________________ A lost credit card at a local business leads to a significant lose. Riley County Police told reporters on Monday thatJudith McCaw (57),…
The Riley County Public Works Department currently holds three wheel loaders in their possession, one of which is being leased. The other two are over 20 years old, one 1989 loader and one 1990 loader, and are becoming less than reliable. Public Works Director, Leon Hobson came before commissioners at their Monday meeting to express concern regarding the 1989 loader in particular. Hobson shared photos of the rust beginning to collect on the vehicle. These loaders are used for culvert projects and snow removal, so Hobson recommended looking into purchasing a new loader before snow season hits. The commission voted…
Several residences and vehicles have suffered moderate to severe damages as the result of what appears to be vandalism. Riley County police told KMAN on Monday that over this past weekend, twenty-seven cases of damage to property were reported to them. Twenty-four of those cases involved damage to vehicles, while three were damage to homes. Most of the damage to the vehicles involved either a projectile from a pellet type of gun or a blunt object striking one ore more windows. Windows on the homes suffered the same kind of damage. There are also several cases where the instrument used…
FORT RILEY, Kan. – Soldiers of the 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat, 1st Infantry Division will be conducting situational training exercises, Nov. 6. The training will be in preparation for the unit’s assignment as the U.S. Army’s first Regionally Aligned Force. Regionally aligned forces are U.S. Army units tasked to train, mentor and collaborate with partner nation security forces. Beginning in 2013, select elements of the ‘Dagger’ Brigade are set to deploy to Africa where their mission will be to advise, train and assist. The ‘Dagger’ Brigade is the first U.S. Army unit to receive this mission, which will include language,…
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