Brandon sits down with representatives of the MACC, Gamma Omicron of Epsilon Sigma Alpha, and the Riley County Genealogical Society, to discuss local business and charitable efforts towards St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.
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BY JOHN HANNA AND JIM SALTER MARION, Kansas (AP) — A police raid that drew national attention to a small Kansas newspaper over threats to press freedoms wasn’t supported by evidence, a prosecutor said Wednesday, as the paper’s staff scrambled to print its first weekly edition since their cellphones and computers were seized. Forced to rewrite stories and reproduce ads from scratch, the four-person newsroom toiled overnight to print Wednesday’s edition, with a defiant front-page headline that read: “SEIZED … but not silenced.” Under the 2-inch-tall (5-centimeter) typeface, they published stories on the raid and the influx of support the weekly newspaper has since received.…
Officers filed a report for possession of stolen property and criminal damage to property in the 400 block of N. Main St. in Riley on August 16, 2023, at approximately 7:45 p.m. A 46-year-old man was listed as the victim when officers located his trailer that had been reported stolen out of Clay Center in the possession of 35- and 54-year-old men at the Short Stop gas station in Riley. The trailer’s fender, tail lights, wire harness, and light plug had also been damaged. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $1,500.
West Virginia’s former men’s basketball coach is entering a diversion program for his drunk driving arrest. Bob Huggins will undergo an alcohol treatment course and is on a one-year probation period. However, the length could be knocked down to six months if he passes the program along with meeting other conditions. The 69-year-old was taken into custody back in June after police say he was blocking traffic in Pittsburgh and registered a blood alcohol content of more than twice the legal limit. Josh Eilert was named interim head coach for the men’s basketball team after Huggins resigned.
The Big 12 is limiting how many new teams will be joining the conference. League commissioner Brett Yormark said on Wednesday on the “Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast,” that the Big 12 won’t add Gonzaga and UConn. Yormark said talks were held with both schools, but ended after the Big 12 added former Pac-12 schools Arizona, Arizona State, Utah and Colorado. The Big 12 was active in expansion talks after Oklahoma and Texas announced they would be joining in SEC earlier this year. Yormark said he believes the Big 12 is the “deepest conference” for football and is the…
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Police filed multiple reports of theft this week at the Manhattan Target store for a series of thefts involving sports cards. According to RCPD, a 17-year-old male suspect is accused of stealing various packs of sports cards during five separate occasions over the course of several weeks. The retailer reported an estimated total loss of around $1,100. No arrests have been made. The incident remains under further investigation.
Brandon sits down with representatives of USD 383 and K-State Vice President of Student Life to discuss local news and other education related topics on the first day of school.
Officers filed multiple reports for theft in the 800 block of Commons Pl. in Manhattan on August 15, 2023, at approximately 9:30 a.m. Target was listed as the victim when it was reported a 17-year-old male suspect had stolen various packs of sports cards during five separate incidents over the course of several weeks for an approximate total loss of $1,100. Officers filed a report for criminal damage to property near the intersection of Lasita Rd. and Lisita Branch on August 15, 2023, at approximately 11:00 a.m. A 62-year-old man was listed as the victim when he reported two trail…
Results from the 2023 Community Survey were presented to Manhattan City Commissioners during their Tuesday meeting. University of Nebraska Center for Public Affairs Research Director Josie Schafer noted responses were overall more positive than negative but said there are still areas in need of improvement. Schafer said parks and recreation was a hot topic for this year’s survey and explained some of the public’s highest priorities for the department. Schafer said responses regarding Aggieville were also notable but did not make the path forward for the district any clearer. Some areas with higher levels of satisfaction include quality of life,…