MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The bases were loaded with no outs in the bottom of the ninth, and Wade Davis was staked to a three-run lead for the Kansas City Royals. He turned up the heat and sent down the Minnesota Twins. Salvador Perez hit a two-run homer, Lorenzo Cain had four hits and two RBI, and the Royals picked up where their bats left off the night before to build a 7-4 victory over the tumbling Twins 7-4 on Tuesday. Davis worked a wobbly ninth for his 12th save in 13 attempts, preserving the seventh win for the Royals in…
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*Courtesy of K-State Sports Information* OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – Jake Scudder was named Big 12 Newcomer of the Year and All-Big 12 Second Team, Clayton Dalrymple picked up his first All-Big 12 honor and named to the First Team, and Josh Rolette was tabbed All-Big 12 Honorable Mention and All-Big 12 Freshman Team as the conference announced its end-of-season awards. The trio of Wildcats that garnered Big 12 honors was headlined by Scudder, a transfer from Iowa Western Community College who became the first Wildcat to be named Big 12 Newcomer of the Year and sixth ever to earn an…
*Courtesy of K-State Sports Information* MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State will travel to Tennessee as part of the fourth annual SEC/Big 12 Challenge Presented by Sonic on Saturday, January 28, 2017 at Thompson-Boling Arena, the two conferences announced Tuesday. The matchup will mark the second time in the past three seasons that the Wildcats have played the Volunteers in the event, as Tennessee won the first and only meeting between the schools, 65-64, at home on Dec. 6, 2014. The game will be one of 10 contested between the two leagues for the fourth consecutive season with ESPN providing coverage…
The search for Kansas State University’s 14th President gained momentum Tuesday as the search committee, appointed by the Kansas Board of Regents, met with the public to gather feedback. “We will set our sites on trying to create a profile that speaks to these attributes that we’ve been hearing about,” said Dennis Mullin, committee chair. Academic Search, a firm that identifies leaders in higher education, will generate a list of candidates that the Committee will fine-tune. “Our hopes are that by early November, we will have the opportunity to select the finalists then hopefully select the next president of Kansas…
It’s budget season in Manhattan! City Commissioners took on the first of several budget work sessions, Tuesday night. The group discussed a variety of things including transferring employer self-funded health insurance contributions from the city’s general fund to its employee benefit fund. City administration recommends the transfer because its the more common practice of cities in Kansas to fund employer contribution. Chats over the budget will become routine for commissioners, lasting throughout the summer with final approval slated for September 6.
A Manhattan man arrested in April for engaging in a 12-hour standoff with Riley County police officers was represented in the Riley County District Court Tuesday afternoon. Timothy Anderson, 64, was scheduled for a preliminary hearing on June 17 at 2 p.m. Anderson’s defense asked the court to lessen his bond from $50,000 to as low as $2,500, citing Anderson’s near life-long residency of Riley County, Vietnam veteran status and lack of prior criminal history. That request was denied. Anderson’s charges include aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer along with weapon charges. Anderson, who appeared in court via webcam from…
A Manhattan man charged with first degree murder and child abuse was granted a continuation for his status hearing Tuesday afternoon. Andrew Gibson, 25, appeared in the Riley County District Courthouse via webcam from the Riley County jail. His defense attorney told the judge he needed more time to study the case and acquire the proper paperwork. Gibson’s status hearing was moved to June 28 at 1 p.m. On May 11 KMAN obtained new details on the case. According to an affidavit of Gibson’s arrest warrant, three-month-old Serenity Reich was not breathing when police arrived at Gibson’s Stone Drive residence…
WICHITA — The father of a Wichita baby not seen since last summer has pleaded guilty to cutting off a GPS tracking device. The Wichita Eagle reports that 24-year-old Gary Moore Jr. entered the plea Monday. Prosecutors will recommend a 34-month prison sentence. Moore had been ordered to wear the tracking device as a condition of his probation in a 2014 battery case. No one has been arrested or charged in the disappearance of Moore’s 5-month-old son, Vincent Moore. The child was last seen leaving a house with his father July 11. When officers stopped Moore on July 29, his 2-year-old child…
The Pottawatomie County Economic Development Corporation, in partnership with the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce and Knowledge Based Economic Development, announce the successful retention and expansion of Vets First Choice in Manhattan, Kansas. Vets First Choice is a national leader in veterinary prescription management and online pharmacy services, and is relocating its offices from Wamego to Manhattan to allow for rapid growth that requires additional space and workforce. The company currently serves more than 12,000 veterinarians. COO Jerry King is pleased Vets First Choice was able to stay in the Wamego-Manhattan region, “where we can retain our current outstanding staff…
Pottawatomie County Commissioners got a bit testy with each other Monday, with a road issue mentioned by Commissioner Pat Weixelman leading to a reference to the election by Commissioner Dee McKee–and a couple minute break for Weixelman who told McKee he took her comment as an insult. Weixelman had expressed concern for several years about the safety of Say Road, suggesting maybe a chip and seal and speed limit reduction might make it safer for children who are often in that area. While the subject was later dropped, Public Works Director Peter Clark first went over some of the traffic numbers…