TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Shawnee County jury convicted a man from Ohio of shooting his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend to death in Topeka. William D. Holt II, 26, of Sylvania, Ohio, was convicted Thursday of premeditated first-degree murder in the September 2010, shooting death of Mitch Vose, 32. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that prosecutors say Holt drove from Ohio to Topeka specifically to kill Vose. District Court Judge Dave Debenham will sentence Holt on Nov. 4.
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July unemployment numbers are in for Kansas, and the Manhattan is up from June, though still down from a year ago. Numbers released today by the Kansas Department of Labor show Manhattan’s unemployment rate for July at 4.5 percent, up from four point two in June. A year ago the unemployment rate was 5.4 percent. Riley County was up at 4.8 percent, compared to 4.6 in June. Pottawatomie County’s unemployment rate dropped a tenth of a percent to 5.1 percent last month. Geary County jumped from 7.9 to 8.2 percent.
One of the two men arrested Wednesday for the murder of Kevin Cockrum has been released and no charges will be pursued. According to Riley County Police Officials, the investigation into the beating death of Cockrum, who died from his injuries a week ago today, revealed insufficient evidence to continue to hold Levertis Lee Horne, 20, of 513 North 16th Street #2. Horne had been charged with aiding a second degree murder and has been released from custody. Justin Charles Taylor, 24, of 619 Vattier has been charged with second degree murder for his part in the death of the decorated army…
The Riley County Commission approved a sales tax program proposal Thursday. New endeavors would include 12 bridges, three major reconstruction projects, and 12 overlay projects to be completed over the next 10 years. If approved, public works director Leon Hobson estimates the projects will cost $20 million. The proposal will be on the ballot in 2012. The tax extension must be approved by voters. — At the request of a citizen, county counselor Clancy Holeman investigated county boundary issue. Holeman revealed his findings to the Riley county commission during Thursday’s meeting. “A joint survey conducted by Riley and Pottawatomie counties in 1960 established…
The 4th Annual Fight for Charity event will happen Saturday, August 27th at the National Guard Armory in Manhattan. Boxers from Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Missouri will come to Manhattan for the USA Amateur event including professional boxer David “Strictly Business” Medina. SeniorAirman Daniel Logan US Air Force from Tinker AFB will be traveling to compete to help raise money for FFC 2011 Hope for Manhattan Kids. He is matched up with a boxer from Junction City, Ivey Nixon. Both are open boxers which means they have over 10 bouts and impressive records. Many activities for kids will be on…
A Salina man says he wants everyone to know that he’s alive and well and has not been in a plane crash. Fred Leepers says he was wrongly identified as the pilot of an experimental ultralight aircraft that crashed August 6th in Butler County. He says friends and family have been contacting him since then expressing concern. The actual pilot was Miles Frederick Leeper, a 43-year-old Douglass resident. Kansas Highway Patrol spokesman the misunderstanding could have been caused by someone keying in the wrong letter to a computer right after the crash. Fred Leepers says he understands that the two…
ABILENE, KS (AP) The Keystone oil pipeline is the focus of a panel discussion scheduled for next week in Abilene. The panel will feature Jim Prescott of TransCanada, the company that built the pipeline, which moves oil from Canada through several states, including Kansas. Another proposed section of the pipeline is under federal review. David Daniel, a Texas landowner opposed to the pipeline, will also be on the panel. Supporters say the Keystone pipeline system could significantly reduce U.S. dependence on Middle Eastern oil. Opponents say it involves “dirty oil” that requires huge amounts of energy to extract and could…
When Yahoo! Sports released an extensive report about improper benefits being given to 72 Miami, Florida football players, concern arose in Manhattan as K-State’s Arthur and Bryce Brown were facing allegations. Convicted ponzi scheme artist Nevin Shapiro alleges that he funded a recruiting trip for Bryce Brown, Brian Butler and the Brown family to Miami. He also says he gave Arthur Brown small amounts of cash and other benefits. The NCAA through its investigation has decided not to impose any punishment on the Brown Brothers. K-State issued this statement: “Kansas State University has been in communication with the NCAA. Regarding Arthur Brown and Bryce Brown, the…
K-State sophomore catcher Blair DeBord has earned a spot on the National Baseball Congress World Series All-American team. DeBord went 5 for 13 with a double, a triple and an RBI in four games throughout the tournament, playing for the Topeka Golden Giants. The Golden Giants went 2-2 in the NBC World Series.
ST. LOUIS (AP) The long, painful search to fill Missouri’s men’s basketball coaching job ended in April with the hiring of Frank Haith, who soon set out to meet Tigers fan across the state. Former University of Miami booster and convicted Ponzi schemer Nevin Shapiro told Yahoo! Sports he provided extra benefits to 72 football players and other athletes at Miami from 2002 to 2010. Haith was coach at Miami before taking the Missouri job this spring. The Yahoo! story says Haith acknowledged a $10,000 payment made to then-Miami recruit DeQuan Jones while Haith was coach for the Hurricanes. …