Amid circulating rumors on social media, the Manhattan Mercury has confirmed the identity of a K-State football player wounded in a Sunday shooting in Aggieville. According to the Mercury, 24-year-old Reed Godinet suffered a gunshot wound during the incident that occurred in Tate’s Bar just before 1:30 a.m. The senior defensive end graduated with his bachelor’s degree in communication studies last week. Godinet and a second 24-year-old man were injured in the violence, with the unnamed victim reported to have suffered a concussion. The two were transported to Ascension Via Christi for treatment, with Godinet ultimately being life-flighted to Stormont…
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PARSONS, Kan. — Parsons police say someone beheaded a puppy belonging to one of their officers in what they termed a “targeted attack.” Police said the officer found the 3-month-old puppy, named Ranger, dead in her yard last Friday. Investigators determined the dog had been taken to another location, killed, and then returned to the officer’s home. Parsons Police Chief Robert Spinks said investigators believe the puppy’s death was a targeted attack against the officer. The police department is offering a $1,000 reward for information in the case. The suspect or suspects could face felony animal cruelty and trespassing charges.
WASHINGTON — Unusually warm temperatures and a storm system moving east linked to the La Nina weather pattern helped create the conditions necessary for the monstrous tornadoes and severe weather that tore through parts of the the Midwest and South. Tornadoes in December are unusual, but not unheard of. Scientists say figuring out how climate change is affecting the frequency of tornadoes is complicated and their understanding is still evolving. Still, they say the atmospheric conditions that give rise to such outbreaks including rising temperatures, moisture, and wind shear are intensifying as the planet warms.
GYPSUM, Kan. — Two more earthquakes rattled residents in north-central Kansas Saturday evening. The U.S. Geological Survey said nearly 100 people reported feeling the earthquake that struck four miles southwest of Gypsum shortly after 8 p.m. Saturday. The magnitude 3.8 earthquake came several days after a magnitude 4.3 earthquake was reported near the same area on Wednesday. Officials another milder earthquake of magnitude 2.5 was also reported in the area earlier on Saturday evening. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries from Saturday’s quakes.
LABETTE COUNTY, Kan. — Voters in southeast Kansas managed to do something state law makes difficult when they voted earlier this month to recall their county commissioner. The vote to remove Labette County Commissioner Brian Kinzie from office won’t be official until Monday, but he has conceded that he lost the race. The campaign against Kinzie was based on the fact that he violated Kansas’ open meetings act when he had a phone conversation with another member of the three-person county commission. The Kansas Attorney General’s office investigated that. And recall petition organizers also raised concerns about whether Kinzie’s family…
The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police. Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law as well as in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. MANHATTAN, KAN. – Officers filed five reports for criminal damage to property in the 3900 block of Victory Dr. in Manhattan on December 10, 2021, around 10:36 a.m. Officers listed Howies Recycling Trash Service, the City of…
On Monday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with KSU Vet Med Dr. Brian Lubbers. In our final segments we spoke with Manhattan Parks & Recreation — Guests include new Animal Shelter Director Bryce Caulk and Director of Parks and Rec. Eddie Eastes.
The Las Vegas Raiders were last seen in Kansas City taking a victory lap around Arrowhead Stadium in their team buses, and they decided it was wise to stomp on the Chiefs’ logo at midfield shortly before kickoff Sunday. They probably regret both of those ideas. Patrick Mahomes threw his first two touchdown passes in nearly a month, Clyde Edwards-Helaire added two more scores on the ground, and the Chiefs’ suddenly stingy defense forced five turnovers in rolling to a record-setting 48-9 victory over the Raiders that kept them comfortably atop the AFC West. “You don’t want people coming into…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (Kansas State Athletics)– Junior Markquis Nowell led three Wildcats in double figures with a season-high 22 points, as Kansas State played perhaps its best all-around offensive game of the season in an 82-64 win over Green Bay on Sunday afternoon before 5,437 fans at Bramlage Coliseum. K-State connected on 54.9 percent (28-of-51) from the field, including knocking down a season-high 11 3-point field goals on 21 attempts, and were a near perfect 15 of 17 from the free throw line. It marked the first time since an 87-69 win over No. 4 Oklahoma on Jan. 16, 2018, that the Wildcats have…
James Akinjo had 16 points with seven rebounds and second-ranked Baylor defensively dominated No. 6 Villanova 57-36. The victory likely will put the defending national champion Bears in the top spot in the new poll. The 9-0 Bears never trailed in the rematch of an NCAA Sweet 16 game last March. Villanova shot only 22% and scored its fewest points in 689 games played for two-time national champion coach Jay Wright. Baylor moved into position to become the No. 1 team in the AP Top 25 when Purdue lost to Rutgers on Thursday night. T.J. Otzelberger became the first Iowa…