A 22 year old woman was arrested this past weekend by Kansas State Police on an aggravated battery charge, following an incident at Jardine Apartment complex, Building Q, early Saturday morning. Kansas State Police Captain Don Stubbings indicates Liu was taken into custody shortly before 3:30 in the morning in connection with a domestic disturbance. A 26 year old male victim was taken to Mercy Regional Health Center for treatment of what was described as a “severe laceration to his arm.” Officers rendered first aid to the student until EMS arrived. A knife was reportedly used during the altercation. Liu’s bond was…
Author: KMAN Staff
A couple of Riley county police arrests of note were reported this past weekend. Anthony Leon Williams Jr.. 24, of Junction City was taken into custody Friday evening on two failure to appear charges, with total bond set at 85-thousand dollars. RCPD Captain Kurt Moldrup reports Williams warrants were from Riley county district court on June 25th and 26th, with original chrages involving drug-related violations. And Joshua Moritz, 21, of Manhattan faces a failure to appear warrant out of Leavenworth county and is confined on no bond. Mortiz was taken into custody early Saturday morning in the 900 block of Mission…
Tropical Storm Ernesto is expected to move along the north coast of Honduras on Monday, after dropping huge amounts of rain on Jamaica. It’s expected to become a weak hurricane, and hit land around the Belize-Mexico border.
NASA Scientists are giving the Curiousity Mars Rover’s landing two thumbs up. Scientists displayed the Rover’s first two photos, saying it appears to have landed in a flat area.
Serena Williams teamed with big sister Venus to win the women’s doubles title at the Olympics on Sunday, adding to the singles gold she won on Saturday. In the men’s singles match, Andy Murray won gold in front of the home crowd.
A possible plea deal in the deadly Tucson shootings that wounded then-U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords would send Jared Lee Loughner to prison for the rest of his life, a person familiar with the case said Saturday.
A gunman opened fire Sunday and killed six people at a Sikh temple near Milwaukee before he was killed in an exchange of gunfire with one of the first officers to respond to the chaotic scene, authorities said.
September 7th marks the start of master gardener training in Riley County. The training will continue every Friday through November and teach gardeners about various topics and information that they can share with their neighbors, family and friends. Riley County Extension Horticulture Agent, Gregg Eyestone, says “master gardeners are basically advocates for information on gardening aspects.” Master gardeners also assist with various local projects, including the Riley County Fair, “Back to Gardening Night”, and the spring garden tour. Additional information and applications are currently available at rileycountyksu.edu.
The Pottawatomie County budget is almost finalized for 2013. According to County administrator Robert Reece some of the items commissioners are looking to include in the budget are road improvements. Reece says that being said the budget will look very similar to 2012, and Pottawatomie Commissioners are working to keep taxes under control to promote growth in the County. The Pottawatomie County 2013 budget will be published by August 25th.
An Olympic gold medal in the high jump is within the grasp of K-State’s Erik Kynard. The 21-year old cleared the first three heights of Sunday’s preliminaries without a miss at seven feet one inch, seven feet three inches, and seven feet five inches. Kynard did miss on his attempt at just over seven feet six inches, but came back to hit the mark on his second attempt. He officially tied for third in the prelims with Jesse Williams of the USA. Jamie Nieto of the USA did not clear any of his three chances on the final jump but…