Author: KMAN Staff

Courtesy of K-State Today: The power in Leasure Hall and Burt Hall on the K-State campus has been restored after more than a day, using fully operational generator power. The Division of Facilities is working to permanently repair a break in the power lines to those buildings. Classes and work in those buildings have returned to a normal schedule. ### The Kansas State University Police Department warns the public of a possible phone scam in the area. Callers claim to be K-State police officers and tell the potential victim they are calling to collect for past fines or owed money.…

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By Randy Peterson K-State Athletics Communications (File Photo) Kansas State used one of its best defensive efforts of the season on Thursday night to begin a stretch of three games in five days with a 61-41 win over UT Arlington on Thursday night in Bramlage Coliseum. Kindred Wesemann led K-State with her fourth straight game in double figures with 19 points. Shaelyn Martin pulled in 10 rebounds and dished out five assists for K-State. Limited possessions in the first quarter resulted in K-State leading 15-6 at the end of the first quarter. The six points were the fewest allowed by…

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The Manhattan High boys and girls basketball teams began the 2015-16 season on Thursday night in Hays at the Hays Shootout against Thomas More Prep in the first round. The boys were first up and after an 11-11 sluggish first quarter, the Tribe exploded the rest of the way offensively winning 69-53 over the Monarchs to start the season 1-0. SR Gabe Awbrey led the Indians with a team high 20 points on 7 of 14 shooting from the field. JR Tommy Ekart was the only other player in double figures for MHS with 14 points. The boys will play…

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While it’s pretty smooth sailing for most departments in Riley County as the end of the calendar year reaches its close, that’s not exactly the case for the appraiser’s office. County appraiser Greg McHenry told county commissioners Thursday morning that property values are going through final reviews for 2016 values. McHenry said there are approximately 24,000 properties in Riley County his office sees. “This is a busy time of the year for new construction data collection,” McHenry said. “As you record Jan. 1 is the all-important date for valuations every year, so that means if there are properties under construction,…

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Courtesy of USA Today WASHINGTON — All U.S. military combat jobs, including infantry units, will be open to women beginning next year, Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced Thursday. Carter said the decision was part of his commitment to build a force of the future. The ban will be lifted in 30 days, he said, and the services have until April 1 to accommodate women in all roles. “In the 21st Century, that requires drawing strength from the broadest pool” possible, he said, adding that the Pentagon can’t successfully defend the nation by eliminating half of the U.S. population from combat…

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MEDICINE LODGE-Two people have been injured in a single-engine plane crash in Barber County. Barber County Sheriff Justin Rugg says the plane went down east of Medicine Lodge on Wednesday around 4:55 p.m. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash occurred as the pilot was trying to land the plane. The pilot attempted to pull back when part of the plane caught a fence. It flipped and came to a rest on its top. KWCH-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1RoRxSo ) that the pilot and passenger on the plane were transported to a hospital. The pilot, 71-year-old Gary Wright of Medicine Lodge, could…

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OLATHE- A pedestrian has died in a suburban Kansas City crash that shut down southbound lanes of Interstate 35 for nearly four hours. The Kansas City Star (http://bit.ly/1Q2xsBS ) reports that a vehicle struck the pedestrian shortly after 3 a.m. Thursday along the interstate in Olathe. The Kansas Department of Transportation said all lanes of the highway were reopened by 7 a.m.

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KMAN’s Cathy Dawes spoke with Governor’s Military Council Executive Director John Armbrust of Manhattan: Also on In Focus was Pottawatomie County Public Works Director Peter Clark:

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