WICHITA, Kan. – The Purple & Black – Kansas State’s men’s basketball alumni team – returns to action in The Basketball Tournament (TBT) starting on Thursday night (July 20) against the DaGuys STL at 6 p.m., CT in the Wichita Regional at Koch Arena. The game will be broadcast on ESPN2. Tickets are currently on sale and can be purchased here. The Basketball Tournament is a $1 million winner-take-all summer tournament featuring former college and professional athletes. The 64-team field runs from July 19 to August 3 with regionals in Dayton, Louisville, Lubbock, Syracuse, West Virginia, Wichita and Xavier. The Final Four…
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During their Tuesday meeting, the Manhattan City Commission unanimously approved a request to construct a frontage road west of Denison Avenue and north of Kimball Avenue to accommodate the North Campus Corridor project. City Engineer Brian Johnson said the proposal of this new road comes after their initial plans for Denison and Kimball were thrown off by a KDOT delay. Johnson explained that completing the frontage road this year would jumpstart the Denison and Kimball road construction, allowing the latter to be open before KDOT begins their project. Johnson noted the frontage road will provide a shorter route for the…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A federal judge is considering Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s arguments that a new Kansas law rolling back transgender rights doesn’t bar the state from changing the sex listing on transgender people’s birth certificates. U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree ruled Tuesday that Kelly’s office can defend her administration’s policy of changing birth certificates and accepted its “friend of the court” arguments. The state’s Republican attorney general, Kris Kobach, argues that a law that took effect July 1 prohibits such changes and requires the state to undo previous ones. The new law, which was enacted by the Republican-controlled…
News Radio KMAN · Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab – KMAN Special Interview 7/19/23 Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab joined KMAN’s Morning News Wednesday to discuss changes that occurred with Kansas election laws following the 2023 legislative session, including the bipartisan Election Modernization Bill. He also spoke to the upcoming Presidential Preference Primary that will occur in March 2024 and his recent appointment to lead the National Association of Secretaries of State.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Quarterback Patrick Mahomes arrived at training camp Tuesday with the understanding that he and his Kansas City Chiefs teammates need to be better in 2023 if they want to repeat as Super Bowl champions. “I think the theme this year is how can we keep building,” said Mahomes, who reported for camp at Missouri Western State University on Tuesday along with the team’s quarterbacks and rookies. Mahomes earned Most Valuable Player honors last season and captured his second Lombardi Trophy. “Obviously we won the Super Bowl last year and it was amazing but we still…
With less than a month before school starts, the City of Manhattan is working to make sure some road projects are completed before students return to class Among them is concrete repair on Browning Ave. in front of Anthony Middle School. City Manager Ron Fehr… Mayor Mark Hatesohl says Browning has long needed attention due to deterioration from the annual freeze-thaw cycle. He notes that the city is working diligently to address street projects. The city says phase 2 of the Browning Avenue project will begin on Monday with side connections to be completed this week.
Riley County Police are investigating a pair of incidents involving lost or stolen property. Officers filed a theft by deception report Monday evening in Manhattan after a 23-year-old woman reported she sent a $500 deposit to a 25-year-old male suspect to buy a dog. She never received the dog or her money back. Officers also filed a report for theft or lost or mislaid property in the 100 block of South 3rd Street. RCPD says a 50-year-old man reported his iPhone 13 Pro fell off his hip case. When he realized it was gone, the location was moving on the…
A state grant totaling $2.35 million has been awarded to start a Childcare Business Accelerator project in Manhattan. The project is a collaborative effort by the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation, the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce and Ascension Via Christi. A total of $2.1 million will be dedicated to constructing a new facility, with $250,000 dedicated to programmatic expenses. The accelerator grant was made possible by the Kansas Office of Recovery – SPARK health and education initiatives funding for childcare capital improvements and Kansas Department for Children and Families Children’s Cabinet Trust Fund. Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr says it’s…
A Manhattan man was arrested Monday on a Riley County warrant for probation violation. According to the Riley County Police Department, the warrant against 27-year-old Erick Chavez stems from original charges of child endangerment, interference with parental custody and domestic battery. Chavez was also arrested for interference with law enforcement, and drug possession charges after police say he fled from officers on a bicycle and on foot. He was apprehended in the 1000 block of Kearney Street. He remains jailed on a $15,000 bond.
Kansas State University says Saturday’s open house for the Tracz Family Band Hall has been postponed. The event will be rescheduled at a later date. The band hall, named for longtime director of bands Dr. Frank Tracz, is located in the northwest wing of the World War I Memorial Stadium. The location places the marching band indoor rehearsal space adjacent to their outdoor rehearsal space. The band will utilize the new space this year.