A status hearing for a Fort Riley soldier charged with the shooting of a Kansas National Guard member was held on Thursday morning at the Riley County court house. Daniel Parker is charged with the first degree murder of 21-year-old Frederick Beverly on New Year’s Day near a local motorcycle group’s Manhattan clubhouse. At the preceding District Magistrate Judge Sheila Hochhauser worked with Defense attorney Ronald Evans and assistant Riley County prosecutor Barry Disney to set a new Preliminary hearing date for the 14th of November at 9am.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Miguel Cabrera became the first player in 45 years to achieve the Triple Crown in the AL Central-champion Detroit Tigers’ 1-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night. Cabrera went 0 for 2 with a strikeout, then left in the fourth inning of the regular-season finale. He received a standing ovation from the opposing fans. He finished with an American League-leading .330 average, 44 homers and 139 RBIs, becoming just the 15th player to achieve the milestone and the first since Boston’s Carl Yastrzemski in 1967. Max Scherzer pitched four innings for Detroit…
A two vehicle accident in Pottawatomie county injuries one woman Wednesday afternoon. 55 year old Ruth Milliren of McFarland was traveling on highway 99 six and a half miles from Wamego, driving a 2011 Toyota passenger car when she fell asleep, crossed the center line and struck a trailer attached to the 2003 Suburban driven by Morton Hight of Lecompton. The Kansas Highway patrol reports that Milliren was taken to Mercy Regional health center, where she was admitted for treatment. No other injuries were reported.
Heading into her senior season, Brittany Chambers is K-State’s lone representative on the preseason all-Big 12 women’s basketball team as she earned honorable mention honors. Chambers is a two time all-Big 12 selection and averaged 14 points and 6 rebounds a game last year for the Wildcats. Big 12 First Team: Brittany Griner – Baylor Odyssey Sims – Baylor Chelsea Poppens – Iowa State Angel Goodrich – Kansas Aaryn Ellenberg – Oklahoma Honorable mention all-Big 12 Destiny Williams (Baylor), Carolyn Davis (Kansas), Brittany Chambers (K-State), Whitney Hand (Oklahoma), Chassidy Fussell (Texas), Asya Bussie (West Virginia) Preseason Player of the Year…
College students in Denver watched the first presidential debate, as they decide how they’ll vote. Students disagreed over which candidate impressed them more on Wednesday.
In a showdown at close quarters, an aggressive Mitt Romney sparred with President Barack Obama in their first campaign debate Wednesday night over taxes, deficits and strong steps needed to create jobs. The AP’s John Mone has the story.
KMAN has not heard back from KCI Roadrunner to the reasons behind their closing, but sources say the company sold their name and number to Quicksilver Transportation. KMAN has not heard back from Quicksilver as to their plans with the usual routes that were held by KCI Roadrunner. Michael Murrell, owner of Eagle Transportation, however, has told KMAN that they are looking to create a schedule that will go to Kansas City about four times per morning here in a few weeks. Tickets will be $70, $65 for military and $65 for K-State students. When more information becomes available, KMAN will keep…
Reigning Big 12 offensive player of the week Kaitlynn Pelger pounded out 16 kills as K-State broke a eight match losing streak to Iowa State on Wednesday night at Ahearn Fieldhouse. The Cats earned their first win over the Cyclones since 2007, doing so in straight sets, 25-15, 27-25 and 25-17. Caitlyn Donahue led a K-State offense that hit with a .417 efficiency with 38 assists and 10 digs. Lilla Porubek had 10 kills, and Alex Muff added eight kills for the Cats. Pelger and Tristan McCarty each had nine digs on a solid night for K-State’s (16-1, 3-1 Big…
At the national level there was a big debate to witness, but here in our local Manhattan community another took place Wednesday as the USD 383 school board had their public meeting as to whether the high school should continue to have open lunch at the west campus or to close it. Prior to the meeting, the administration sent out a couple of surveys, one to the parents another to staff. The numbers were talked about prior to opening the meeting for those in attendance and also comments were read from those surveys. Points were made on both to keeping…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A court hearing has been delayed for a former Sedgwick County corrections officer accused of sexually assaulting jail inmates. The preliminary hearing to determine if there’s enough evidence to send former deputy David Kendall to trial had been set for Thursday. It’s now scheduled for Nov. 14. Kendall resigned in late June and is facing 12 criminal charges ranging from felony aggravated criminal sodomy to misdemeanor sexual battery. Eleven of the charges accuse him of sex crimes against six inmates from April to June. Kendall is free on bond. His lawyer has attacked the credibility of the…