K-State picks up another Big 12 win last night and in Morgantown, WV for the first time in a long time. K-State gets one more tune up before the biggest game of the season in Allen Fieldhouse. Also, the return of Who Says No? 0:00 – Cats are sitting pretty 12:08 – Yes, the bench has issues 26:13 – Who Says No? 38:50 – That was bad 52:02 – Barry Brown is in the Big 12 Player of the Year race 1:02:12 – BB taking on Pullen qualities 1:14:14 – Kellis Robinett – YCBS
Author: KMAN Staff
MANHATTAN — A burglary was reported at the Manhattan Goodwill in the early morning hours of Tuesday. KMAN spoke with a teller who says the store was broken into at approximately 3 a.m. An officer was reportedly sitting in the parking lot at the time and reportedly apprehended the suspect. No employees were in the store at the time and no injuries were reported. The suspect’s name has not been released. The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office says the case is under further investigation and additional details will likely be released on Wednesday. The teller says she believes the suspect planned…
Tuesday’s guests on In Focus were Manhattan City Mayor Mike Dodson and City Manager Ron Fehr.
Officers filed a report for theft in the 100 block of E Bluemont in Manhattan on February 15, 2019, at approximately 8:40 AM. Officers listed Walmart as the victim when a known female suspect took cash from the business. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $980.00. Officers filed a report for rape in Manhattan on February 15, 2019, at approximately 11:30 PM. Officers listed an 18-year-old female as the victim and an unknown male as the suspect. Due to the nature of the crime reported, no further information will be released. Police ask that anyone with information contact…
TOPEKA — Topeka police say a plaque honoring a civil rights icon has been stolen from a Topeka bridge. Police say the plaque was taken from a bridge named for Ken Marshall, the first black person elected to the Kansas Legislature from Topeka. The report was received Saturday but it’s unclear when the plaque was stolen. Topeka police spokeswoman Gretchen Koenen said the police report said the plaque was taken from the Ken Marshall bridge, where a similar plaque was stolen in August 2018. However, civil rights activist Sonny Scroggins says he reported Saturday that the plaque was taken from…
TOPEKA — Kansas State Rep. Greg Lewis says he will resign to concentrate on his battle with a cancerous brain tumor. Lewis, a Republican from St. John, said Monday on the Kansas House floor it is becoming apparent to him that he can’t represent his district to the level his constituents deserve. His resignation will be effective Friday. The fourth-generation cattle rancher was first elected to represent the 113th District in November 2016. The Wichita Eagle reports Lewis said he learned of his cancer while visiting his son in Kansas City on Christmas Eve. He says he has had three…
The Vietnamese Student Association at Kansas State University held a Lunar New Year celebration at the Student Union on Saturday. The event kicked off in Forum Hall with a presentation on the folklore that started the holiday known as Tết. Afterwards a strange man entered on stage starting the traditional dragon lion dance. The dancers danced on stage and then made their way through the audience leading them out into the Union Courtyard. The dance continued into the courtyard, which was filled with food, drinks, and traditional Tet celebration paraphernalia. This dance was followed up by another traditional dance used with…
WICHITA — A new $4.4 million facility is being built at the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center in Wichita to treat veterans’ addictions. Medical center director Rick Ament said at a groundbreaking Friday that the inpatient center is “a badly needed service for veterans between Kansas City and Oklahoma City.” The Wichita Eagle reports that the hospital sends between 15 and 20 veterans every month to Leavenworth or Kansas City for residential treatment for substance abuse. VA spokesman Akeam Ashford says the new facility will have 12 beds to treat veterans in Wichita. There are currently 183 veterans enrolled…
Monday’s guests on In Focus were Manhattan City Commissioner Jerred McKee, Manhattan Public Library Author Maddy Ogle, and Krystin Guggisberg and Rachel Pate with the Polar Plunge.
TOPEKA — Kansas’ two Republican U.S. senators worry about the precedent set by President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the border with Mexico to secure more money for a wall. Sens. Jerry Moran and Pat Roberts said Saturday that they are concerned that a future president could use a similar declaration to impose policies that Congress has not authorized. The White House has said $6.1 billion will be redirected to the wall. But the senators said they are still studying the question of how much authority the president has under the U.S. Constitution to make such a…