A 64-year-old man serving time for second degree murder and rape in Riley county for 40 years will stay in prison, after apparently being passed over for parole this time around. Danny Lee Sprecker had been up for a parole hearing in February following the usual public comment sessions, but a check with the Kansas Department of Corrections indicates his next possibility for release is March of 2016. Sprecker is currently being held in the Hutchinson facility. The murder case involving Sprecker occurred in 1973, with the rape case in late 1968.
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Riley County EMS were called to an apartment complex around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday morning for a potential intentional overdose. A woman, living in Gardenway apartments here in Manhattan, took several doses of Dayquil and Sudafed. She then barricaded herself in a room. This case is being investigated as a private matter, so no further details are available.
The NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Selection Committee took care of the Big 12, as seven teams will be in the field of 64. That includes 7th place Kansas, who snuck in as a #12 seed. The Women’s NIT grants an automatic bid to the first team not selected to the NCAA’s in each major conference. K-State finished eighth in the Big 12, and will open the WNIT on Thursday against Texas Southern. The game between the Cats (15-17) and Lady Tigers (20-11) will be played at Bramlage Coliseum at 7:00pm. SportsRadio 1350 KMAN will carry the game starting with the…
Riley County Clerk Rich Vargo says over 500 mail in ballots have been sent out to local voters for the upcoming Manhattan city commission seats, and USD 383 Manhattan-Ogden school board positions. Voter registration closed for the county on March 12th, and advance voting began on March 13th. Walk in advance voting begins Monday March 25th at the Riley County office building at 110 Courthouse Plaza in Manhattan. The hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon. However, advance voting will be halted by April 1st at noon to comply…
K-State could be looking at a Sweet 16 matchup with Gonzaga this year, but the Wildcats will for sure see the Zags next year. K-State will make a return to Wichita next season when the Big 12 Conference champions face current #1 Gonzaga in the Wichita Wildcat Classic on Saturday, Dec. 21 at Intrust Bank Arena. The Cats are the #4 seed in the West Region in the NCAA Tournament, while the Bulldogs are the top seed. K-State must get thru the second round against either LaSalle or Boise State on Friday, and then Ole Miss or Wisconsin in the…
President Barack Obama has chosen Thomas Perez, a top Justice Department official, to be the next secretary of labor, calling him a consensus builder whose “story reminds us of this country’s promise.”
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced her support for gay marriage Monday, putting her in line with other potential Democratic presidential candidates on a social issue that is rapidly gaining public approval.
Former University of Oklahoma championship quarterback Steve Davis was one of two people killed when a small aircraft smashed into a house in northern Indiana, officials said Monday.
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with David Westfall, PhD candidate with Kansas State’s Sociology department. [mp3-jplayer]
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas’ transportation secretary says a key part of a legislative proposal to lower sales and income taxes will force the state to delay highway projects. Transportation Secretary Mike King issued a statement Monday about a provision of a tax bill before the Kansas House that diverts $382 million in revenues over two years from highway projects. The House bill would follow up on last year’s income tax cuts by allowing further reductions in rates if state revenues grow by more than 2 percent. It also would allow the state sales tax to drop in July, as scheduled…