The eldest son of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is coming to Kansas State University after raising concerns about President Donald Trump’s recent remark about immigrants. Martin Luther King III will give a lecture Jan. 25 in the university’s Student Union. The lecture was originally scheduled to take place inside the KSU Alumni Center, but high demand moved it to a bigger venue inside the Student Union’s Forum Hall. The lecture is free and open to the public, but tickets are required. King was critical Monday on the holiday to honor his father after Trump was accused of using…
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Updated: Thursday, 11:47 a.m. Matthew Snyder, the son of K-State associate football coach Sean Snyder and the grandson of head football coach Bill Snyder, died Wednesday, according to multiple reports. The Manhattan Mercury reports emergency personnel responded to a medical call Wednesday afternoon in the 3300 block of Claflin Avenue in Manhattan. Riley County police confirmed that there had been a death but declined to give any further information. The house at 3309 Claflin Ave. belongs to KTMW LLC, which is owned by Sean and Wanda Snyder, according to county records. Riley County Police Department Public Information Officer Hali Rowland told KMAN…
K-State’s Black Student Union, Student Governing Association, Union Program Council and Athletics Department have joined together to welcome six-time NBA Champion, best-selling author, motivational speaker and cancer survivor Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to Manhattan on Feb. 6 for a special lecture inside Bramlage Coliseum. The special event, which is free and open to the public thanks to funding provided by SGA through its Diversity Program Council funds, will begin at 7 p.m. inside Bramlage Coliseum and will feature an interview and question and-answer format. Abdul-Jabbar, one of the most influential and respected black men in America, is expected to address many topics…
A 1st Infantry Division soldier was found dead in an off-post residence in Junction City Monday, according to a press release from Fort Riley sent Wednesday. Spc. Hunter Schmidtke, an infantryman with Company B, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Inf. Div., was found unresponsive in an off-post home and later pronounced dead. The Junction City Police Department and Fort Riley Criminal Investigation Command are investigating Schmidtke’s death. “The soldiers of the ‘Iron Ranger’ battalion mourn the loss of Spc. Hunter Schmidtke,” said Lt. Col. Jon Meredith, 1st Bn., 16th Inf. Regt., commander. “We will…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Barry Brown missed a potential game-winner at Kansas last weekend, an off-balance shot he was never supposed to take, and spent the next couple days ruing the missed opportunity. Kansas State’s gritty junior guard made up for it Tuesday night. Brown poured in 24 points, locked down defensively on Oklahoma star Trae Young, and ultimately led the plucky, defensive-minded Wildcats to an 87-69 upset of the fourth-ranked Sooners. “Barry did everything,” Kanas State coach Bruce Weber said. “He’s taken his game to another level.” On this night, so did the rest of the Wildcats. Dean Wade…
Updated Wednesday, 10:24 a.m. A corrections officer was recognized with a Life Saving Award during Tuesday’s Riley County Law Board meeting. “We don’t give a lot of these out, but the occasion arises every once in a while,” Riley County Police Department Director Brad Schoen told the board. Schoen said Corrections Officer Sharlene Beverly provided critical lifesaving assistance to an inmate at the Riley County Jail on Aug. 1, 2017. He said Beverly was working in the female pod when an inmate informed her that another inmate was attempting to hang herself in her cell. “CO Beverly quickly notified fellow…
The Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce and the Pottawatomie County Economic Development Corporation announced Tuesday the formation of a regional economic development alliance to be called the Greater Manhattan Economic Partnership, according to a press release from the chamber. Funded entirely through private dollars raised in both Manhattan and Pottawatomie County, this partnership is the result of a decade of discussion and four years of active work among the economic development organizations in the region. Matt Crocker, chair of the MACC board, said regional leaders have been asking for a combined organization to market the area ever since the federal…
A trial begins Tuesday at the Riley County Courthouse for a man accused of murdering a child in 2016. It is slated for four days. Riley County Police Department officers responded to a call of an unresponsive infant on the night of May 5th in 2016 in the 500 block of Stone Creek Drive. First responders found 3-month-old Serenity Reich on her back in the master bedroom, not breathing and pale. They tried to revive the child, but Reich was pronounced dead on arrival at Via Christi. Andrew Gibson, 25, was charged with first degree murder and child abuse. He…
Three people were taken to the hospital following an accident on Highway 24 early Monday evening. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol a Jeep driven by 24-year-old Mayra Perez of Fort Riley was on Hoffman Lane crossing eastbound lanes of Highway 24, failed to yield to right-of-way and was struck by a van going eastbound on 24. The driver of the van was 68-year-old John Blankley of Manhattan. Both were taken to Via Christi for injuries, including 64-year-old Billie Blankley who was a passenger in the van. All three were wearing their seatbelts.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A Kansas biker group is helping victims of child abuse as they face their alleged attackers in court in Kansas and Missouri. The Kansas City Star reports the Kaw River Chapter of Bikers Against Child Abuse formed in 2016. The worldwide Bikers Against Child Abuse movement began two decades ago. The group provides free emotional support and act as a safety buffer for children alleging abuse. The approximately 15-member chapter works with hospitals, law enforcement and social service centers to find families in need of support. Members go through criminal background checks to reassure the families…