Highlights from K-State’s open practice presented by Manhattan Broadcasting on Saturday
Author: KMAN Staff
Another Chapter closes in the Riley County capital murder case of Luis Aguirre. On Tuesday afternoon Judge Meryl Wilson sentenced Aguirre to Life in Prison withouth the possibility of parole as mandated by the verdict put forward by the jury a few weeks ago. Aguirre murdered his 18-year-old exgirlfriend Tanya Maldonado and their 13-month-old son Juan in October of 2009 and buried them in a shallow grave nearby his residence in Ogden. Riley County Attorney Barry Wilkerson says he is relieved it is over, and believes justice has been served for the victims and the community has been protected by…
Vargo adds there have been no problems reported with some of the changes in voting procedures… Vargo anticipates a better than average turnout for this primary due to the number of contested races. Advanced voting was well ahead of the 2008 primary.
Manhattan Area Planning Board members were an agreeable bunch Monday evening, recommending approval in three different cases. The group unanimously approved a request for annexation of the Reserve Addition, in the area of a 56 acre tract of land generally located west of the Colbert Hills Golf Course. They also voted seven to zero in a rezoning matter in that same area, following a public hearing. And a preliminary plat for the same property was approved unanimously, with three conditions. The applicant in the Reserve Addition matter is S-M-H consultants and Grand Mere Development. The board also elected Gary Stith to…
Two people were arrested at the Manhattan Town Center on drug-related charges late Monday morning. Samantha French, 23, of Carbondale and Shawn Creollo, 37, of Topeka were taken into custody by Riley county police on a variety of charges, involving methamphetamine, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia. French’s bond was set at $5,000 and Creollo faces a $3,000 bond. Outstanding warrants reportedly were involved.
K-State’s Erik Kynard could end the day with a gold medal around his neck as he competes in the men’s high jump finals at the London Olympics. Kynard will be among 14 competitors after tying for third in the prelims with a leap just over seven feet, six inches. The Olympic high jump finals are Tuesday afternoon at 1:00pm central time, and you can see live video at NBCOlympics.com. Recent K-State grad Jeffery Julmis represented his native country of Haiti in the men’s 110 meter hurdle prelims. Julmis though did not qualify for the semifinals as he finished with a…
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) Starting offensive guard Tyler Evans is getting an MRI to determine the extent of a knee injury. Coach Bob Stoops revealed after Monday’s practice that Evans was running down the field during the Sooners’ first practice of training camp Friday when he was hurt. Evans is Oklahoma’s most experienced lineman left after starting center Ben Habern gave up the sport just last week because of lingering neck and back issues. Stoops calls the loss of Habern and potentially Evans “a couple of tough breaks but we’ve still got guys in there that we really like.” Freshman…
CHICAGO (AP) Paul Konerko and Gordon Beckham homered late, Chris Sale pitched eight solid innings and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Monday night. Konerko tied it leading off the seventh and Beckham gave the White Sox a 3-2 lead with a solo shot in the eighth off Luis Mendoza. The AL Central leaders won for the 10th time in 13 games. A.J. Pierzynski added two hits. Although he didn’t go deep after tying the White Sox record with homers in five straight games, he drove in the first run with a double in the…
Riley County police are investigating an armed robbery at Domino’s Pizza on Tuttle Creek Boulevard, reported a little after 8:30 Monday night. The suspect is described as a white male, 5’6″ tall, weighing about 130 pounds, wearing a black and white scarf on his face, black hoodie, and blue jeans. He had brown hair with spiked tips. He reportedly had two handguns in his waistband. RCPD Captain Kurt Moldrup indicates the suspect demanded money, but when told by the employee there were no keys, he left–fleeing in a southeasterly direction in a silver pickup. Anyone with information is asked to call RCPD at 537-2112…
During Monday’s Riley County Commissioner meeting, Assistant County Counselor, Craig Cox, came before commissioners to propose the repaving projects for Lakeview, Cliffside, Stony Brook, Vista Acres, and Terra Heights. All five areas had more than the 51% requirement of owners to petition for the work and they satisfied all other requirements as well. Commissioners approved the projects with both Commissioner Dave Lewis and Chair Al Johnson approving the resolutions. Commissioner Karen McCulluh was not in attendance for this vote. Other items on the agenda included an overview of how the 2012 Riley County Fair went from Riley County Extension Director,…