Beginning December 26, and running through January 2, the Riley County Police Department is participating in the “New Year’s Taking Down DUI” traffic enforcement campaign. This initiative, conducted in collaboration with law enforcement agencies across Kansas, including the Kansas Highway Patrol, aims to prevent impaired driving during one of the year’s most dangerous holiday periods. The New Year’s holiday consistently sees a high number of crashes involving impaired drivers. RCPD urges everyone to plan ahead by designating a sober driver, using transportation services, or staying off the roads if impaired. Party hosts are encouraged to ensure their guests have a…
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.@CoachKli Postgame Comments pic.twitter.com/eZU1hSmnld — K-State Football (@KStateFB) December 27, 2024 Here come the Cats…for warmups! pic.twitter.com/SMQGGd1GRU — Mitch Fortner (@MitchTheFort) December 26, 2024 Click here for more K-State sports.
By Tim Everson PHOENIX, Arizona — For a Kansas State season that’s taken twists, turns, hills, valleys and everything in between, it’s only fitting that the bowl game follow in similar fashion. Trailing by as much as 17 midway through the third quarter, the Wildcats found a momentum and fight on both sides of the ball and rallied back to 44-41 victory. The bowl game was the highest scoring in school history. The Wildcats ran the ball for a punishing 347 yards on 42 carries, led by sophomore Dylan Edwards who was named the Offensive MVP after scoring three touchdowns,…
A cyber attack targeting Ascension Via Christi hospitals, including the one in Manhattan, in May impacted about 5.6 million people, the company reported to federal regulators. Ascension officials said they’re working with third-party experts to investigate the personal information that may have been compromised and, over the next 2-3 weeks, will mail notices to patients affected. Those people will receive free credit monitoring and identity protection services from Ascension. Ascension officials said it’s impossible to confirm the data involved for each person, it may include medical, payment, insurance, government or other personal information. They also said that though patient information…
Riley County police have arrested a Dodge City man for a failure to appear in court on allegations he was distributing meth. 31-year-old Donnithan Jones was arrested Monday on a District Court warrant after missing a court date on a charge of distribution of meth within 1000 feet of a school and distribution of a controlled substance tied to use of a phone to solicit or attempt to sell between 35-100 grams of the drug. For Jones, this marks another stint at the Riley County Jail, where earlier this summer he was accused of attempting to sell heroin while there.…
Donnithan Jones, 31, of Dodge City, Kansas, was arrested on December 23, 2024, at approximately 12:58 PM in the 1000 block of S. Seth Child Road. Jones was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for failure to appear. The original charges in this matter were for distribution of methamphetamine (3.5-100 grams) within 1000 feet of a school and distribution of a controlled substance with a communication facility- attempt/conspire/solicit. Total bond was set at $50,000. Jones was confined at the time of this report.
Kansas State sophomore running back Dylan Edwards carries the ball during a Rate Bowl practice Tuesday at Tempe Diablo Stadium in Tempe, Ariz. Photo by Jonathan Mouer The Kansas State offensive and defensive lines square off during a Rate Bowl practice Tuesday at Tempe Diablo Stadium in Tempe, Ariz. Photo by Jonathan Mouer Kansas State sophomore quarterback Avery Johnson prepares for a handoff to a teammate during a Rate Bowl practice Tuesday at Tempe Diablo Stadium in Tempe, Ariz. Photo by Jonathan Mouer Kansas State offensive linemen battle each other in a drill while offensive coordinator and offensive line coach…
At 7:40 a.m. on Wednesday, the Manhattan Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 1217 Wyndham Heights Drive. Fire crews arrived to find heavy fire and smoke coming from the back of a single-family home. Firefighters aggressively attacked the blaze, which reached a second alarm, and searched the house for occupants. Fortunately, no one was home at the time of the fire. The flames were contained within 30 minutes, with fire units clearing the scene by 10:30 a.m. A total of 17 firefighters on six apparatus responded, supported by seven personnel from Riley County Fire District #1 with an…
By Tim Everson PHOENIX, Arizona — The landscape of college football is always shifting. Just when you think you’ve got it figured out, something else changes and that leads to a chain reaction that affects six other things. It’s tough thing to keep it all straight, just ask Kansas State head coach Chris Klieman. Starting next season, the Wildcats roster will shrink to just 105 players total, all of which will be scholarship spots. This past season, K-State had over 120 players on the roster, but only 85 scholarships to give. The change, which comes following the $2.8 billion House…