Purple team wins 31-28 to cap spring practices Just as Kansas State coach Bill Snyder wanted it, Saturday’s Purple-White spring game was nothing out of the ordinary. There were impressive performances from young players and plenty of areas to improve on display as Purple beat White 31-28 at a rainy Bill Snyder Family Stadium. “Nobody did anything that surprised me,” Snyder bluntly put it afterwards. Alex Delton and Skylar Thompson continued their battle for the starting quarterback spot with evenly-matched outings. Both played for both teams in the game, giving them the chance to face K-State’s starters and backups on…
Author: KMAN Staff
Guests on today’s edition of In Focus included Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Director Trent Armbrust, as well as the Vice President of Community Development John Pagen. Armbrust & Pagen:
WICHITA — A federal jury has found three men guilty of plotting to bomb a mosque and apartment complex housing Somali refugees in Kansas. Patrick Stein, Gavin Wright and Curtis Allen were convicted on Wednesday of one count of conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction and one count of conspiracy against civil rights. Wright, formally of Manhattan, was also convicted of a charge of lying to the FBI. The three men were indicted in October 2016 for an attack planned for the day after the presidential election in the meatpacking town of Garden City. Prosecutors have said that…
The Manhattan Kiwanis Club is raising money to enhance ways visitors can view the east side of the Little Apple from Bluemont Hill. Dubbed the Bluemont Hill Overlook Project, the Kiwanis Club is partnering with the City of Manhattan and its Parks and Recreation Department to construct an ADA accessible platform above the letters on the side of the hill that spell out “Manhattan.” “The Kiwanis Club build the sign in 1927 and we’ve been maintaining it twice a year ever since then,” Manhattan Kiwanis Secretary Kitty Pursley told KMAN Tuesday. “It’s really rough. The terrain is eroding a little…
The Manhattan Fire Department was dispatched to 1010 Garden Way for a report of a structure fire just before 9 a.m. Wednesday morning, according to a press release from MFD. Upon arrival, crews found a three-story apartment building with smoke showing from Apartment A. The fire was quickly contained in less than 10 minutes. There was no one inside the apartment that had the fire and all other occupants exited prior to fire department arrival. Crews were able to remove two dogs and were able to resuscitate them. A total of 19 firefighters responded on 5 fire apparatus with the…
Guests on today’s edition of In Focus included USD 383 Assistant Superintendent Eric Reid and school board member Katrina Lewison, Manhattan Area Technical College President Jim Genandt, as well as the Manhattan Kiwanis Bluemont Hill Overlook Project’s Secretary Kitty Pursley and Community Services Chairperson Kent Foster. Reid & Lewison: Genandt: Pursley & Foster:
TOPEKA — Kansas Secretary of State and candidate for governor Kris Kobach has pledged to roll back recent tax increases and to veto any future tax hikes if he becomes governor. Kobach said at a Tuesday news conference that current tax rates are slowing job growth and hurting workers. In 2017, the Kansas Legislature increased income taxes in part to help fund schools. Kobach promised to roll back those increases. Kobach also criticized the new school finance bill Gov. Jeff Colyer signed Tuesday morning in response to a state Supreme Court ruling that schools are not adequately funded. Kobach said…
Officers responded to the report of an injury crash near the intersection of Tuttle Creek Blvd and Walters in Manhattan Monday afternoon at 3 p.m., according to the Riley County Police Department. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2015 school bus driven by 36-year-old Laura Kumle of Manhattan was westbound on Walters Drive. KHP says she failed to yield to the right of way by driving across the intersection of Walters Drive and U.S. 24. A northbound 2000 Peterbilt semi hauling grain driven by 45-year-old Delbert Henson of Beluve, steered right and hit the brakes to avoid colliding with the…
TOPEKA — Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer has signed an education funding bill despite a multi-million dollar flaw in the bill’s language. Because of an accounting error, the bill calls for a $454 million spending increase, which is $80 million less than intended. The bill is aimed at addressing a state Supreme Court’s ruling that funding for schools is inadequate. A lawyer for the school districts that sued the state said the bill doesn’t do enough to address that problem. During Tuesday’s signing at a Topeka High School, Colyer spoke in support of the bill but called on lawmakers to fix…
Today’s guests on In Focus were Manhattan City Mayor Linda Morse and City Manager Ron Fehr.