KANSAS CITY, Mo.(AP)– The Orioles had managed a measly 15 runs while losing six straight games, and were preparing to face Johnny Cueto and the streaking Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night. Naturally, they pounded five homers in an explosive performance. “It’s why the people come to the games,” Baltimore manager Buck Showalter said after an 8-5 victory. “Because what’s supposed to happen on paper doesn’t always happen.” For instance, Chris Davis breaks out of an 0-for-16 slump with a double and a two-run homer. Or Manny Machado, also struggling at the plate, hits his own two-run shot. Or Jonathan…
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By Tom Gilbert, K-State Athletics Communications Kansas State’s home game with Ole Miss as part of the third annual Big 12/SEC Challenge Presented by Sonic will be broadcast nationally on ESPNU at 1 p.m. CT on Saturday, January 30, 2016 from Bramlage Coliseum, it was announced on Wednesday morning. For the first time, all 10 games in the Challenge series are slated to be played on one day – January 30, 2016 – during a common break in each conference’s schedule. Each league will host five contests in a field that includes nine teams ranked in the ESPN.com preseason Top…
Virginia State Police say that as they were pursuing the suspect in an on-air fatal shooting, he ran off the road and crashed, and was found suffering from a gunshot wound.
Manhattan High School ACT scores are soaring! Composite scores at the school continue to exceed state and national averages, according to a press release issued by Manhattan-Ogden USD 383. The 2015 composite score for the school was 23.7, up from a score of 23.1 in 2014. Scores for the school were higher than the state average in all areas of english, math and science–but students did particularly well in reading, earning a score of 24.5. Manhattan High School Principal Greg Hoyt says the Manhattan-Ogden community should be extremely proud of the accomplishments of the students and faculty at Manhattan High School…
Monday was a tough day for Manhattan/Ogden’s USD 383, as the State Finance Council made decisions regarding requests for emergency funding. The district, which requested $498,000.00 will receive only $26,000.00 Superintendent Bob Shannon told KMAN Wednesday, that although he and other districts had prepared for Monday’s session in Topeka – upon their arrival, things suddenly changed. A threshold on enrollment increase was put in place, impacting the funding eligibility of districts’ across the state. According to Shannon, in past years districts would receive funding for enrollment increases at the end of the year – assuming their audit remained accurate. Announced…
Today’s guests on In Focus were: Blue Valley/Randolph USD 384 Supt. Brady Burton and Riley County USD 378 Interim Supt. Nancy Meyer Global Campus at K-State represented by Linda Thurston with College of Education and Dean Sue Maes Boy Scounts Konza District – Coronado Area Council District Director- Ryan Pickett
UPDATED 3:35 p.m.: The RCPD released the following press release regarding the robbery. “On August 26, 2015 at approximately 10:20 AM officers with the Riley County Police Department responded to a reported robbery at the Sunflower Bank located at 2710 Anderson Ave. in Manhattan, Kansas. There were no weapons used to facilitate this crime. Officers were told that a white male standing approximately 5 feet 10 inches tall with a larger build and facial hair demanded money from the bank. This subject, who is currently unknown, was wearing dark color clothing, a ball cap, glasses, and a dark color…
Police in Riley County are looking for a Watercraft/Starcraft boat valued at approximately $6,500 belonging to Tyler Herrington, 24, of Manhattan. The boat and its trailer were taken from the 300 block of Hunter Place in Manhattan by an unknown subject(s) while parked and unattended in an apartment complex parking lot. If you have information about this crime officers ask that you contact the Riley County Police Department or the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers. ### Officers with the Riley County Police Department filed a report for burglary near the intersection of Kimball Avenue and Vanesta in Manhattan. Police on…
Authorities in Northern West Virginia say a 14-year-old boy held 29 students and a teacher at gunpoint in a high school classroom Tuesday afternoon before he released them and surrendered. The boy is in custody.