DENVER (AP) — D.J. Johnson had 19 points to lead six Wildcats scoring in double figures, and Kansas State pulled away in the second half to beat Colorado State 89-70 Saturday. Barry Brown had 14 points and Xavier Sneed added 12 for Kansas State (10-1), which won its fifth in a row since its loss to Maryland on Nov. 26. Johnson, who fouled out with just under two minutes remaining, also had 10 rebounds for his third career double-double. Prentiss Nixon had 30 points to lead Colorado State (8-3). Up by seven at the break, Kansas State stretched its lead…
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It’s going to be a dangerously frosty weekend in the Flint Hills. The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a wind chill advisory for the KMAN-listening area in effect until noon Sunday. NWS says freezing drizzle north of I-70 will gradually diminish Friday night. An Arctic airmass will begin to surge southeast through the area tonight and will cause any wet and untreated roadways to refreeze. Light to moderate snowfall is expected to overspread the area late Friday night into Saturday afternoon and end that evening. As the cold air continues to build in, dangerously cold wind chill values…
Manhattan unemployment numbers continue to be low but have gone up a little since this same time last year. November numbers just released by the Kansas Department of Labor indicate a 3.1 percent number for the Manhattan Metro area in Riley and Pottawatomie Counties, compared to 2.6 last year. The Manhattan-Junction City area is a bit higher at 3.5 percent. The Manhattan Riley County number is 2.9 percent. Area county numbers include Riley at 2.5, Pottawatomie at 2.9, Geary at 5.3, and Clay at 3.6 percent. Junction City had a 5.1 percent unemployment rate. Manhattan has the lowest city rate…
TOPEKA — Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach has met with President-elect Donald Trump. Kobach made no comment to reporters Thursday upon arriving for and leaving his meeting at Trump Tower in New York. Kobach advised Trump’s campaign on immigration issues. Kobach is a former law professor who helped draft tough state and local laws cracking down on illegal immigration, including in Arizona and Alabama. Since Kobach was elected Kansas secretary of state in 2010, he’s also been a champion of tough voter identification laws. Kobach met with Trump in New Jersey before Thanksgiving and brought a list of immigration…
Today’s guests on In Focus were Riley County Extension Agriculture Agent Greg McClure, Riley County Senior Service Center Director Jami Ramsey, Training and Finance Coordinator with Thrive Jayme Morris Hardeman, and the new Miss Kansas USA Catherine Carmichael of Manhattan. McClure: Ramsey: Morris Hardeman: Carmichael:
TOPEKA — Kansas has renewed its existing contracts for three companies managing the state’s Medicaid program for another year through 2018. Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer made the announcement Thursday in a tweet. He said, “Time will bring clarity from D.C” on health care policy. President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress are looking to repeal and replace the 2010 federal health care law championed by outgoing President Barack Obama. The Medicaid program provides health coverage for the poor, elderly and disabled and is funded jointly by states and the federal government. In 2013, Kansas turned over management of its Medicaid program…
Officers with the Riley County Police Department arrested Roy Cephas Jr., 18, of Manhattan, while at the Riley County Police Department early yesterday morning. Cephas was arrested on two Riley County District Court warrants, one for battery and one for failure to appear. Cephas’ bond was set at $10,000.00. Cephas was not confined at the time of this report. Officers filed a report for a motor vehicle theft in the 900 block of Denison Ave. yesterday morning. Officers listed Arthur Selman, 52, of Manhattan, as the victim, when an unknown suspect took his blue 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee sometime between…
TOPEKA — The Kansas House will have a new budget subcommittee on funding for public schools, and a western Kansas lawmaker will lead its Appropriations Committee. House Speaker Ron Ryckman Jr. of Olathe announced Thursday that he’s splitting oversight over education spending between subcommittees on public schools and higher education. The new K-12 panel’s chairman is Republican Rep. Larry Campbell of Olathe. Ryckman served as Appropriations Committee chairman before fellow Republicans designated him as speaker for 2017-18. He named Republican Rep. Troy Waymaster of Bunker Hill as the next Appropriations Committee chairman. GOP moderates picked up some key committee posts after…
Updated Friday afternoon: The Emergency Reporting Phase in Riley County expired at one p.m. All accidents can now be reported as normal. ### Slick roads caused multiple accidents in the Riley County area and, the Riley County Police Department has activated the emergency reporting phase which means if there are no injuries in an accident, motorists are asked to exchange information and remove vehicles from the road. RCPD asks that motorists not call in to report the accident unless there are injuries. Riley County Emergency Management Director Pat Collins tells KMAN there have been multiple accidents on I-70 with black ice on…
In a year where discussions about minimum wage have popped up across the country, a battle against wage disparity has gathered attention in the Little Apple. On a bitter-cold Thursday afternoon, nearly 30 peaceful demonstrators gathered in front of Edwards Hall on the K-State campus to show their support for wage increases for university custodial staff. For the last half of 2016, the local chapter of the American Federation of Teachers has been pushing the university to increase the wage for custodians to $12 per hour. Staff are currently paid around $10 hourly, which is less than the University of Kansas…