Murder charges have been filed in connection with a Fort Riley case. Private John Hughes, a wheeled vehicle mechanic with Special Troops Battalion, 1st Sustainment Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, has been charged with the murder of Private Thomas Lavrey. The 21-year old West Seneca, New York., native was pronounced dead at Irwin Army Community Hospital on Fort Riley, after being found unresponsive in his living quarters May 14. Lavrey was a utilities equipment repairer assigned to the same unit as Hughes. Hughes is also being charged with resisting arrest and larceny. The incident is still under investigation.
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Riley County police have released a new photo of the suspect in the robbery of the Casey’s General Store in Ogden. The picture is shown below. Police say the incident occurred on June 11 at about 02:10 am in the Ogden store located on 329 Riley Avenue. A suspect wearing a colored scarf or mask over his face, and wire-frame glasses entered the store and when he spoke to the two female clerks used “Ma’am” and “please” to get them to come to the counter . Police say the suspect then told them he had a weapon and demanded money before departing…
The Geary County Sheriff’s Department has announced a joint operation to combat prostitution earlier this week. Authorities from the Geary County Sheriff, Junction City Police , and the Grandview Plaza Police Departments ran what is being described as a successful prostitution sting. According to a news release from Under Sheriff Tony Wolf, contact with individuals involved was made via the internet, from common web sites such as Craigslist and Backpage.com. Once a “date” was set and the elements of the crime were met the arrests were made. The operation led to the arrest of 16 individuals, identified as prostitutes, pimps, and “johns”. the…
There’s definitely a K-State flavor to the first professional golf tournament at Colbert Hills, as the leaderboard is packed with current and former players after day one of the Colbert Charity Classic. Robert Streb sits in second place after a 4-under par 68 to open the Adams Golf Pro Tour Series event, and sits one shot behind leader Chris Ward. Joseph Kinney is also right in the mix at the top with a 3-under par 69, while Joe Ida carded a one-over par 73. The projected cut line is 3-over, and that’s where both Kyle Yonke and Matt Van Cleave…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Mike Moustakas walked with the bases loaded in the 11th inning Wednesday night, giving the Kansas City Royals a come-from-behind 4-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. Billy Butler singled to lead off the inning against Kameron Loe (2-2), and Eric Hosmer drew a walk before Jeff Francoeur ripped a single to left field. Third base coach Eddie Rodriguez threw up the stop sign on the lumbering Butler as he rounded third base, leaving them loaded for Moustakas, who walked on five pitches from Jose Veras to give the Royals a confidence-building victory. Tim Collins…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Former Nebraska coach Doc Sadler has been hired as the director of basketball operations at Kansas, making his return to the Big 12 after one season coaching in the Big Ten. Sadler replaces Barry Hinson, who served as Kansas coach Bill Self’s director of basketball operations the past two seasons. Hinson was recently hired to coach Southern Illinois. Self announced Sadler’s hiring in a news release Wednesday. Sadler was fired after finishing 12-16 in his fifth season with the Huskers, and their first season as members of the Big Ten. He spent the previous five years…
By Mollie Miller 1st Infantry Division Public Affairs FORT RILEY, Kan. – The light breeze that swirled around Victory Park June 13 carried with it memories of 43 brave 1st Infantry Division Soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice during the past year. Memories of a daddy who loved to play video games with his little girl and of a young man who loved to surf and ride horses were released as red felt covers were lifted to reveal the names etched into the park’s newest memorial stones. “This is a special place, this is our hallowed ground,” Fort…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Police in Wichita are looking for two men who robbed a jewelry store owner outside his home. KFDI-FM reports the robbers may have followed the 61-year-old man home from work before mugging him Tuesday evening. Police Lt. Doug Nolte says one of the robbers threatened the jeweler with a stun gun before he was forced to hand over two bags containing jewelry, a handgun and thousands of dollars in cash. The victim owns TCM Jewelry in Wichita. Police said he was not hurt in the holdup.