After violating his probation on two separate warrants, a Chapman man is behind bars. Craig Welsh (33) was arrested for violating his probation, with two counts of driving while suspended. He was arrested around 2:15 Tuesday afternoon and his bond was set at $3,000. ——– A Lawrence woman faces a hefty bond after violating her probation. Nancy Lacrosse (38) was arrested for probation violation around 8:45 Tuesday evening. The original charge was driving under the influence and no proof of insurance. Lacrosse’s bond was set at $3,000.
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With the season set to start this weekend, the Big 12 baseball coaches released their annual preseason poll. Brad Hill’s K-State Wildcats are picked 7th out of nine teams, just behind Texas Tech, but ahead of rival KU, and West Virginia. The Cats are coming off a 27-31 season, which included their sixth straight Big 12 tournament berth, but they missed the NCAA regionals for the first time since 2008. K-State has plenty of pop in the lineup this spring, and an athletic defense will back up a young pitching staff. The Cats will make their 2013 debut on Friday…
SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) Kansas City has acquired utility player Elliott Johnson from the Tampa Bay Rays as the player to be named in the Dec. 9 trade that sent James Shields and Wade Davis to Kansas City for top prospects Wil Myers and Jake Odorizzi along with two other minor leaguers. The switch-hitting Johnson batted .242 with 10 doubles, six homers, 33 RBIs, and 18 steals last year with the Rays. The 29-year-old started 68 games at shortstop and also played second, third and the outfield. To make room for Johnson on the 40-man big league roster, the Royals transferred…
A spokeswoman for the San Bernadino County Sheriff’s Department says a body was found in a cabin that burned down on Tuesday. Forensic tests will be done to determine if the body is that of fugitive ex-police officer Christopher Dorner.
Pledging to revive a “rising, thriving middle class,” President Barack Obama promised Tuesday night to create solid new jobs without raising the federal deficit.He’s calling for a “smarter government” but not a bigger one.
The MHS girls surged past Junction City in the second half for a 36-24 win to complete a season sweep of the Blue Jays. MHS trailed 9-8 after one quarter, but the Indians held Junction City scoreless in the second quarter and took a 13-9 lead into the locker room at halftime. Manhattan outscored the Blue Jays 21-7 combined in the second and third quarters to push the lead into double digits. The Indians got 12 points from Caroline Ballard and 11 points from Darby Price. The Manhattan boys won their fourth straight to complete the sweep with a 48-46…
The City of Manhattan Director of Finance, Bernie Hayen, says the city’s debt is manageable as we forecast into the near future. Hayen and his staff presented the 2012 revenue update, and the 2013 projections on Tuesday evening at city hall. 2013 city debt totaled to $262,332,038 and a chart released by the finance office shows overall debt managed by the city itself will continue to go down over the foreseeable future. Commissioner John Matta wanted to see more detailed models and overlays for specific data sets to get a clearer picture of the overall state of the city’s revenues. Commissioner Richard…
Local Rotary clubs will be hosting a Peace Forum on February 23rd at the leadership studies building on the K-state Manhattan campus. The event will feature sessions starting at 8 am and lasting throughout the day until 3 pm. Keynote speakers at the event include former International Rotary director Phil Silvers, and Mary Eisenhower. The forum is following the example of Rotary International’s president Sakuji Tanaka’s theme of “Peace through service”, and feature sessions on both local and global community engagements.
On today’s InFocus, Laura Monsanto steps in. She talks with Dave Lewis, Riley County Commission Chair, and Clancy Holeman, County Counselor and Director of Administrative Services. [mp3-jplayer]
SALINA, Kan. (AP) Authorities say human error likely gave a convicted killer the opportunity to escape from the Saline County Jail on the eve of his sentencing for a baby’s death. Sheriff Glen Kochanowski says Antonio Brown walked out of a holding cell Monday after it was inadvertently opened. The 29-year-old then walked out of an open garage door after the departure of a transport vehicle. Kochanowski says the escape took up to 10 minutes to discover. The Salina Journal reports that Kochanowski discussed the escape and described Brown as dangerous at a news conference Tuesday. He is encouraging anyone…