The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an attempted aggravated robbery to the Best Western Motel located in the 600 block of East Poyntz in Manhattan. The incident occurred at a little before 10:30 Sunday night . The night clerk reported a male suspect wearing black clothing, black hoodie and having a bandana covering his face approached the clerk brandishing a knife and demanding money. The clerk allegedly struck the suspect with a phone, and the suspect then fled the scene empty handed . The suspect was described having a medium build. Anyone in the area that may have seen this individual leaving the area…
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1)The Riley County Police Department reported Monday that around 2 a.m. on Friday that an altercation was reported at Doughboys in Aggieville. Upon arrival police discovered the altercation had finished and both people had moved on. Around 2:35 a.m. the RCPD received a 911 call from Alex Stultz, 27, who was in the 1000 block of Laramie. Police responded to the area and was flagged down by Stultz. Stultz reported to the officers that Stallone Obakrairur, 20, brandished a knife and threatened the victim. While police were investigating the incident Obakrairur fled from the scene but was eventually tracked down…
TCU and West Virginia are both now official members of the Big 12 conference. The two schools keep the league at ten members after the departure of Texas A&M and Missouri to the SEC. Many felt TCU should have been an original member of the Big 12, but were bypassed by Baylor when the league formed in 1996. Since then, the Horned Frogs have been a conference nomad, most recently in the Mountain West. West Virginia slugged thru a lengthy legal battle to leave the Big East ahead of its 27-month notification required in league bylaws. WVU is the Big…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Trevor Plouffe homered twice, Josh Willingham and Drew Butera had one each and the Minnesota Twins came back from four runs down to take a big lead, then held on to beat the Kansas City Royals 10-8 Sunday. With one run already across in the sixth, Willingham hit a three-run homer to tie the game at 5. Two batters later, Plouffe hit a solo shot for his second of the day. Plouffe also hit a solo homer in the second inning. Butera added a three-run shot in the eighth. Bruce Chen (7-7), who had allowed just one…
Kansas City will host the MLB all-star game next week, and the hometown faithful will get to see at least one Royal amongst the game’s best. Fan favorite Billy Butler was named to the American League roster as a designated hitter. Butler is making his first all-star appearance, and is hitting .297 with 16 homers and 48 RBI this season. Royals’ closer Jonathan Broxton is among five players in the AL Final Vote. Broxton has 20 saves in 23 opportunities, and has a 2.05 ERA. He will duke it out four other pitchers for the last spot on the American League squad,…
NEW YORK (AP) Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp has asked Carlos Beltran, Carlos Gonzalez and Giancarlo Stanton to join him on the NL side for the All-Star home run derby. Kemp made the invitations Sunday. The rosters for the All-Star game July 10 in Kansas City were announced earlier in the day. Kemp is on the disabled list because of a strained left hamstring. He is unlikely to play in the game, but is the NL captain for the derby and wants to take part. AL captain Robinson Cano will announce his derby squad Monday.
The June sales tax report has been released. Bernie Hayen, Director of Finance for the City of Manhattan, announced Friday afternoon while the numbers are “mixed” with some large retailers up about 5 percent, some down 5 percent, the overall amount collected continues to demonstrate strength and stability across the local retail economy. $841,600 was collected in the June numbers, which actually reflect two months prior. $840,129 was collected a year ago. These numbers generally reflect the April retail sales. To see the entire report click on the link below. June Sales Tax Reports
Syrian opposition groups on Sunday rejected a U.N.-brokered peace plan for a political transition in Syria, calling it ambiguous and a waste of time and vowing not to negotiate with President Bashar Assad or members of his “murderous” regime.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) One man has drowned and a 6-year-old boy nearly drowned in separate swimming pools in the Kansas City suburb of Overland Park. The city’s fire department said the man died Friday night in a pool at an Econolodge. Later in the evening, the boy was found at the bottom of an apartment pool and rushed to a hospital in critical condition. The fire department used the twin accidents to remind people to be extra cautious during the summer swimming season. Emergency officials urged people to swim with a buddy and reminded parents to keep a watchful…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Hawker Beechcraft has announced another round of layoffs, this one affecting about 125 workers. The Wichita Eagle reported that a letter to staff Friday said the layoffs come amid a “challenging and rapidly changing environment.” Company officials wrote that they’ll continue to evaluate the company’s operations and “initiate reductions in force and implement furloughs” when deemed appropriate. The Wichita-based aircraft manufacturer filed for bankruptcy protection in May. Hawker Beechcraft Corp. has struggled with the sluggish business jet market more than other plane makers because it was purchased in a highly-leveraged deal at the peak of the general aviation…