The streak continues for K-State volleyball. The No. 23 Wildcats won its Big 12 opener over Iowa State in four sets (21-25, 25-17, 25-17, 25-15) Wednesday night at Ahearn Field House. K-State extended its winning streak to 10 matches. KSU was led by a season-high 14 kills from middle blocker Katie Reininger. The redshirt senior led a trio of players in double-figure kills – junior right-side hitter Bryna Vogel (13) and senior outside hitter Brooke Sassin (10) – and has been the Cats’ leader in kills in two of the past four matches. Redshirt senior setter Katie Brand and Vogel…
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Six people were injured in a Geary County accident Wednesday involving a Kansas Department of Transportation truck. Taken to area hospitals were Barbara Johnson, 73, and Leander Johnson, 79, of Dorrance, Jamie Bratcher, 30, Ethan Bratcher, 9, and Gabe, 7, and Maygen Bratcher, 4, all of Chapman. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the K-DOT truck driven by Robert Hayhurst, 52, of Junction City was in the left lane of I-70 westbound just west of highway 77 and slowing to make a u-turn through a divided cross over. All emergency lights were reportedly activated. The 1999 chevrolet Tahoe driven by…
A Westar Energy substation may soon be coming to the campus of Manhattan Area Technical College and that means more opportunities for dual-credit students at Manhattan High School. MATC president Jim Genandt approached the board with two Westar representatives at Wednesday nights’ meeting. Westar Energy would like to purchase a plot of land from the college in order to build a new power substation, but due to a legal partnership with the district, MATC needs permission from the district before any final sale is approved. The property, located at the corner of Dickens avenue and Seth Child boulevard, sits in an ideal…
Today’s guests on In Focus were: Manhattan/Ogden USD 383 Assistant Superintendent, Eric Reed and School Board Member, David Colburn. Manhattan Christian College Director of Institutional Advancement, Jolene Rupe
The Geary County Sheriff’s Office is investigating allegations that a Registered Sex Offender was having unlawful contact with a minor in Junction City. 21-year-old Kayla Simpson is the suspect in the investigation and she remains at large. Simpson is wanted for two felony violations of the Offender Registration Act, one count of Felony Violation of a No Contact Order, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia among other violations. Simpson is also wanted by Junction City Municipal Court for Failure to Appear. If you know her whereabouts, contact your local law enforcement agency immediately.
TOPEKA — Kansas Supreme Court justices are expressing skepticism with the state’s arguments that its current education funding is adequate as they consider a lawsuit filed by four local school districts. Chief Justice Lawton Nuss and four other justices on the seven-member court on Wednesday peppered state Solicitor General Stephen McAllister with questions after he suggested that the high court should defer to the Legislature. The state argued that its annual aid of nearly $4.1 billion a year to its 286 districts is sufficient for legislators to meet their constitutional duty to provide a suitable education for every child. Several justices pointed…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Authorities say two people are hospitalized after a Topeka apartment fire. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that heavy smoke was coming from the east side of the 12-unit building when crews responded around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday. Firefighters conducted a search and removed two adults from the building. Fire officials said they were taken to a Topeka hospital and later transferred to The University of Kansas University Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas. Their injuries aren’t believed to be life-threatening. The fire was classified as accidental and blamed on improperly discarded smoking materials. Damages to the three-story building and its…
PRAIRIE VILLAGE, Kan. (AP) Students throughout the Kansas City metropolitan area dressed in black to support a Kansas girl who says she was sexually assaulted in a school bathroom. The Kansas City Star reports hundreds of students at Shawnee Mission East High School in Kansas wore black on Wednesday in support of their schoolmate. The freshman says she was groped last week by a boy inside a boys’ bathroom while a second boy held the door shut. Word of the “wear black to stop attacks” effort spread on social media Tuesday night soon after news broke that police were investigating…
Mason Reves, 26, of Manhattan was arrested on the offense of failure to appear which was listed on a warrant with a bond of $7,000.00. Reves was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department on September 20, 2016 at approximately 12:00 PM. At the time of this report Reves was not confined at the Riley County Jail.
The Wamego City Commission secured a new fire truck during Tuesday’s meeting. City Manager Merl Page reviewed the financing of the purchase, noting that 550 thousand dollars would be paid out of the Fire Department Reserves, and the remaining 300 thousand would be handled through a lease/purchase for 10 years. Bids were received from four local banks, with Kaw Valley Bank and Trust the low bidder with an interest rate of 2.9 percent. Following the approval, the Commission approved an ordinance to authorize the expenditure of the funds. Commissioner Robert Morse was not present. The Wamego City Commission also approved a lot split…