The Pottawatomie county sheriff’s department announced Monday a fatal roll-over accident that occurred Saturday. Sheriff Greg Riat indicates the aaccident occurred Saturday night shortly after 8:30 east of Neuchatel Road on the Duluth Road in Rural Duluth in the northeast part of the county. Emergency responders who arrived on the scene found the single occupant of the vehicle. Timothy Graf (51) of rural Onaga died at the scene. The vehicle, a 1998 Dodge Pickup had been travelling aast on Duluth Rd, when it left the roadway resting on it’s top in a field to the north of Duluth Road.
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Monday’s Riley County Commissioner meeting’s agenda was full of various updates and briefings on important upcoming events. Riley County Historical Museum Director, Cheryl Collins, gave updates on how the museum is doing and mentioned upcoming exhibits. The newest exhibit involves a kinetic three dimensional sculpture that will be on display next month. During the meeting’s press conference, Greg McClure shared information about the Riley County Livestock Association Summer Tour coming up this Sunday. Riley County Police Captain, Tim Hegarty, gave a presentation on vehicle burglaries. This time of the year is the prime time for vehicle burglaries due to new…
An off-agenda item created quite a bit of discussion, and a brief amount of humor, at Monday’s Riley County law board meeting. Board member Loren Pepperd expressed concern about bond amounts in some recent shooting cases, indicating he thought $7,500 as was reported in one recent case, seemed low. In fact he got a few chuckles when he made a suggestion for such cases of sending inmates to Mexico until their court date. Riley County Police director Brad Schoen explained how the bond process is handled, indicating there is a bond schedule police refer to when setting amounts. But Schoen emphasized every case…
K-State tight end Andre McDonald is currently being confined in the Riley County jail on a probation violation. McDonald was arrested at 8:00am on Sunday morning and is serving a five-day sanction for violating his probation with Manhattan Municipal Court. The original charge in his case was a dangerous dog ordinance violation. McDonald is a junior at K-State, and served last season as the Cats’ backup tight end. He caught nine passes for 136 yards and a touchdown in 12 games.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The NFL has suspended Kansas City All-Pro linebacker Tamba Hali for the season-opener against Atlanta for violating its policy on substance abuse. The league announced the suspension Monday without disclosing details. Hali will miss the Sept. 9 game against the Falcons and be fined an additional game check. Hali is a rising star who went to his first Pro Bowl last season along with fellow Chiefs linebacker Derrick Johnson. Hali had 12 sacks while Johnson set a franchise record with 131 tackles.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Jeremy Guthrie pitched into the eighth inning, Salvador Perez drove in three runs and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 5-2 on Sunday to complete a three-game series sweep of the AL Central leaders. Guthrie was working on a no-hitter before Paul Konerko reached on an infield single with two out in the seventh. Shortstop Alcides Escobar fielded Konerko’s grounder on the outfield grass and his one-hop throw was dropped by first baseman Eric Hosmer. Official scorer Del Black ruled it a hit and the Kauffman Stadium crowd of 22,401 loudly booed when…
Riley County Police are investigating an aggravated robbery, reported in the parking lot of a local motel Sunday afternoon. Jason Ickler, 29, from Russell and Catlin Miller, 22, from Claflin reported they were held at gunpoint by two males in the 500 block of Tuttle Creek Boulevard. Items taken included a wallet, keys, i.d. cards, and cash, totaling a loss of $930. At this point, suspects are unknown and the investigation continues. If anyone has any information contact CrimeStoppers at 539-7777. —- A man was arrested after it seems that he was trying to return stolen goods from a different location. Ronald Schneid,…
Contestants in the annual Garbage Can World Cup took to the streets of Hermeskeil in western Germany on Sunday. Approximately 60 “drivers” from Germany, Belgium, Austria and Luxembourg participated in the event.
Thousands of people have been told to leave their homes as a wildfire that began over the weekend threatened rural communities in far Northern California.
Health officials in Indiana and Kentucky say they are investigating farms, distributors and retailers after an outbreak of salmonella that has killed two and sickened at least 141 people nationwide was linked to cantaloupe grown in Indiana.