A quick rundown from Tuesday night’s primary results. For the 22nd Republican Kansas Senate nominee we have Bob Reader with 43 percent of the votes. In the Senate 1st district republican race Marge Cochran lost to Dennis Pyle. In the District 17 Republican race Jeff Longbine just beat out James Fawcet to go on to general elections. District 18 wasn’t as tight as Dick Barta defeated Cristina Fischer, and Gary Parnell to represent Republicans in November. In the 61st District Republican Richard Carlson beat out Daniel Brenner, and Trent Ledoux to go forward into the election. The 51st district House of Representatives Democratic candidate…
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Members of the Riley County Police Department executed a search warrant at 514 Kearney Street Apartment A in Manhattan in reference to the distribution of marijuana. Marijuana, drug paraphernalia, U.S. currency, and a firearm were seized during the search warrant. 19 year old Benson Jackson of the 500 block of Kearney was arrested for possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute within 1000 feet of a school, felony possession of drug paraphernalia, unlawful acquisition of drug proceeds, no Kansas Drug Tax Stamp, and criminal use of a weapon. He was held at the Riley County Jail in lieu of…
Our fall preview continues with K-State RB Angelo Pease. “The Game” Previews K-State’s running back situation: RB Preview 080712
Another “Sweet 16” has been raised at Ahearn Fieldhouse after last season’s upset of #2 Nebraska, and the Cats have plenty of expectations with virtually their entire roster back. The Big 12 conference named three K-Staters preseason all-league. Junior middle blocker Kaitlynn was a unanimous choice after an all-American season a year ago. Junior outside hitter Lilla Porubek was honorable mention all-Big 12 last season, and receives a preseason nod. Senior Caitlyn Donahue receives the first mention from the Big 12 in her career, as she was named preseason all-Big 12. The Cats open the season on Friday, August 24th…
CHICAGO (AP) Bruce Chen outpitched Jake Peavy for his first win in six weeks, Billy Butler hit his career-high 22nd homer and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 5-2 on Tuesday night. The White Sox had won 10 of 13 but saw their lead over Detroit in the AL Central shrink to a half game with the Tigers beating the New York Yankees 6-5 earlier in the night. Gordon Beckham hit his first career leadoff homer for Chicago, and the White Sox scored again in the sixth after Kansas City tied it in the top half. …
An Ohio man allegedly brought a gun, ammunition and several knives to a showing of the latest Batman movie because he wanted to protect himself in case of a shooting. Scott A. Smith was arrested without incident.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton put on her dancing shoes in Johannesburg Tuesday night. Clinton danced as the crowd of attendees cheered at a dinner hosted by South African Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane.
Aly Raisman became the first U.S. woman to win Olympic gold on the floor exercise, and she picked up a bronze on balance beam on the final day of the gymnastics competition at the London Olympics
President Barack Obama is directing the Agriculture Department to authorize an additional $30 million to help crop and livestock producers in drought-stricken areas of the U.S. The spending does not require congressional approval.
Jared Lee Loughner agreed Tuesday to spend the rest of his life in prison, accepting that he went on a deadly shooting rampage at an Arizona political gathering and sparing the victims a lengthy, possibly traumatic death-penalty trial.