Riley County Police say an Arkansas man committed suicide on Sunday morning at sunrise. Police say 78-year-old Charles R. Adams of Mountain Home Arkansas died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at around 05:00 am on Sunday at Scenic Overlook .
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A couple of arrests have been made by Wamego Police in connection with several burglaries near the fourth of July. Wamego Police Chief Mike Baker tells KMAN it was a joint effort with the Riley County Police Department. Baker says one of the two arrested faces several charges. Marcus Brazzle, 18, of Wamego is facing three counts of aggravated burglary, one count of felony theft, and two counts of misdemeanor theft. He is being held on $100,000 bond. The other individual is identified as Jim Burns, 18, of Wamego, who faces one count of aggravated burglary and one count of misdemeanor…
Soldiers and civilians with the Fort Riley Medical Department Activity bid farewell to Col. Michael Heimall and welcomed Col. Barry Pockrandt during a change of command ceremony the end of last week on Cavalry Parade Field. Brig. Gen. Dennis Doyle, commander, William Beaumont Army Medical Center at Fort Bliss, Texas, presided over the Friday ceremony. In a traditional act that represents a symbolic transfer of leadership, the MED-DAC colors were passed from Heimall to Pockrandt, who will now lead Irwin Army Community Hospital’s Soldiers and civilians in providing health care to the community. Heimall has been the MED-DAC commander since July 2010,…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Chris Sale won his eighth straight decision, Adam Dunn homered in his third straight game and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 Sunday. Sale (11-2) is 8-0 with two no-decisions since a May 12 loss to the Royals. He allowed one run and scattered a season-high 10 hits eight innings to lower his earned run average to 2.11, which ranks second on the American League. He struck out four and walked none. Dunn, who leads the league with 28 home runs, drilled a 2-0 pitch from Luis Mendoza (3-6) just inside…
LOUDON, N.H. (AP) Kasey Kahne has won his second Sprint Cup race of the season by holding off Denny Hamlin at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Kahne took the lead from Hamlin during a restart on the 240th lap of the 300-lap race at the one-mile oval Sunday. He was helped by miscommunication between Hamlin, who wanted two tires changed, and crew chief Darian Grubb, who thought he wanted four. That longer pit stop left Hamlin in 13th place, but he kept passing cars until only Kahne remained in front. But Kahne stayed ahead and won by about 10…
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Jacob Peterson and Teal Bunbury scored, and Sporting Kansas City beat the Columbus Crew 2-nil on Saturday to grab sole possession of first place in the Eastern Conference. Jimmy Nielsen made four saves in Ohio for his eighth shutout of the season.
Thousands of people in southern Japan remained cut off Sunday by floods and mudslides triggered by torrential rains that have killed at least 26 people, local authorities said.
Britain’s government is calling in several thousand troops to beef up Olympic security. A contractor was not able to provide all of the security workers that it was supposed to provide.
Three people were taken to the hospital following a two vehicle accident in Marshall County Saturday morning. 20 year old Gentry Botkin of Blue Rapids, 20 year old Mallory Schmidt of topeka, and 57 year old William Roche, of Frankfort were taken to Onaga/St. Mary’s Community Hospital following the Saturday morning accident at K-99 and Bobcat Lane, six miles south of Frankfort. The Kansas Highway Patrol reports Botkin was driving a 2005 Ford Taurus westbound on Bobcat, with the second vehicle a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado truck driven by Roche of Frankfort , southbound on K-99. Botkin’s vehicle failed to stop…
WINFIELD, Kan. (AP) Five people are recovering from injuries suffered when a large tree toppled onto a group of people attending a swim meet in the south-central Kansas town of Winfield. The Winfield Fire Department says four of the injured were taken to hospitals in Winfield and Wichita. The Wichita Eagle reported that one of the injured people didn’t require hospital treatment. Fire Capt. Stuart Cassaboom says it appeared that the trunk of the tree snapped about 6 feet above the ground when a strong wind gust hit it Friday. Broadcaster KAKE-TV reported that the meet was disbanded after the…