Manhattan’s 4 Olives Restaurant and Wine Bar Owners Scott and Rachel Benjamin were involved in an accident this past weekend near the Appalachian Trail in northern Georgia. Scott Benjamin tells KMAN the accident occurred Friday night at 8:30 in the Chattahoochee National Forest where he and Rachel had been hiking, when a friend from Gainesville, Georgia came to pick them up after heavy rain and some flooding of streams in the area. The friend, identified as Larry Cohan, who is a K-State graduate, picked them up and shortly after, in heavy fog, and on the way back to Gainesville, lost…
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By Randy Peterson, K-State Athletics Communications NORMAN, Okla. – With a strong effort in the second and third quarters, Kansas State was able to draw to within four of (17/19) Oklahoma at the Lloyd Noble Center on Sunday, but K-State was unable to overtake the Sooners and snap its losing streak falling, 68-58. K-State held a 5-4 lead in the early stages of the first quarter, but Oklahoma used a 12-0 run to take control of the opening quarter and lead 22-8 after one. The Wildcats were 3-of-12 from the field with seven turnovers in the first quarter. K-State made…
French President Francois Hollande and other dignitaries held a special ceremony on Sunday to honor all those killed in Islamic extremist attacks around Paris in 2015.
TOPEKA — The Kansas Legislature’s top Democrats are predicting that Republican lawmakers will try to extend a new law for funding public schools that’s been criticized by many educators. Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley of Topeka and House Minority Leader Tom Burroughs of Kansas City said Sunday that they believe the Legislature’s GOP majorities won’t be able to pass another school funding law this year. The Legislature last year junked a per-pupil formula for distributing state aid to school districts, replacing it with “block grants.” The new law expires in July 2017, but Hensley and Burroughs predicted Republicans will try to extend…
A Manhattan man faces charges following an incident on Priboth Road south of Manhattan Saturday morning. Arthur Vincent Corgill III, 23, of the 1800 block of Priboth Road, was taken into custody at 11:30 a.m. on charges of aggravated assault, criminal discharge of a firearm, and criminal damage to property. His bond was set at $16,000. Riley County Police Public Information Officer Matthew Droge told KMAN earlier Saturday morning there were no injuries, law enforcement was able to avoid using force, and there was no danger to the surrounding community as of 9:55 a.m. Saturday. More information is expected Monday…
HOUSTON (AP) –After 22 years without a playoff victory, the Kansas City Chiefs were determined not to give up the lead this time. The Chiefs had enough points to win after jumping ahead 7-0 in the first 11 seconds, and they used relentless pressure, five turnovers and a ball-control offense to dominate the Houston Texans 30-0 in the wild-card round of the NFL playoffs on Saturday. They were especially cognizant of not letting up after blowing a 28-point lead in a loss to the Colts in their last playoff appearance in 2013. “What happened to us a couple years ago,…
The Manhattan High School Wrestling team took part in the J.R. Durham Invitational held Saturday in North Kansas and placed second. Below are the team and individual results: Team Scores 1. GardenCity 231.0 2. Manhattan 183.0 3. Norton 161.0 4. Scott City 101.5 5. SmithCenter 96.0 6. Hoxie 88.0 7. Marion 54.0 8. McCook 53.5 9. Oakley 53.0 10. Cozad 43.0 10. Hays 43.0 10. Holcomb High School 43.0 13. St.Francis 38.0 14. Beloit 37.5 15. Cimarron 35.0 16. ulysses 29.0 17. Atwood-Rawlins County High School 26.0 18. Greeley County High School 7.0 J.R. Durham Invitational Results for Manhattan 106…
NORMAN, Okla. (AP)– Buddy Hield and No. 2 Oklahoma bounced back from their difficult loss to Kansas with an impressive shooting performance against Kansas State. Hield scored 31 points to lead the second-ranked Sooners to an 86-76 victory over the Wildcats on Saturday. Hield followed his 46-point effort in Monday’s triple-overtime loss to the top-ranked Jayhawks by making 11 of 14 shots, including 6 of 8 3-pointers. “Everything I shoot now, I just feel like, is going in,” Hield said. The senior guard has reason to feel that way. He has scored 30 or more points while shooting at least…
Mexico is willing to extradite drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to the U.S., according to a federal law enforcement official who spoke on condition of anonymity. Guzman was recaptured on Friday.
A United Airlines flight from Anchorage to Denver was diverted to Vancouver due to a security concern, authorities said Saturday. One passenger was taken into custody.