By Beth Day, Pottawatomie County Times Veterans returned home on Friday to a larger than life welcome home after the return of the Wamego High School Honor Flight. KMAN contributing reporter Beth Day reports on the welcome home so many veterans never heard when returned from battle decades ago. The Flight is sponsored by the WHS chapter of National Honor Society. It’s mission is to take veterans to Washington DC to see the memorials erected in their honor. But, just as important is connecting generations and the welcome home ceremony. Shawn Hornung, sponsor, explains. “For a lot of our veterans, the homecoming is…
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FORT WORTH, Texas (K-State Athletics) – K-State secured a historic 6-3 victory in the series finale to salvage Saturday’s doubleheader, after TCU’s come-from-behind win in game one, 7-4, at Lupton Stadium. The victory handed the Wildcats their first win in Fort Worth over the Horned Frogs in Big 12 play in school history. The win also marked the first true road victory over TCU since 1987, snapping a 14-game losing streak in Fort Worth. “That was a long challenging day with a quick turnaround after a night game,” said head coach Pete Hughes following K-State’s historic triumph. In game one, K-State (26-17,…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State Athletics) – Kansas State head coach Jerome Tang added another piece to his roster for the 2024-25 season with the signing of transfer guard Brendan Hausen(Amarillo, Texas/Amarillo/Villanova) to a Financial Aid Agreement on Friday evening (April 26). A 6-foot-4, 205-pound guard originally from Amarillo, Texas, Hausen arrives at K-State after 2 seasons (2022-24) at Villanova, where he developed into one of the top 3-point shooters in the BIG EAST. He totaled 88 3-point field goals in his 66-game stint, averaging 1.3 makes per game, while connecting on 39.5 percent from beyond the arc. This past season, he led the Wildcats in…
FORT WORTH, Texas (K-State Athletics) – Thirteen strikeouts from the TCU pitching staff spearheaded the Horned Frogs to a 12-0 victory in the series opener at Lupton Stadium Friday night. K-State (25-16, 9-10 Big 12) allowed runs in four of the first five innings, including four in the second and third. The Horned Frogs (25-15, 9-13 Big 12) used 17 hits to score 12 runs to back right-handed starter Payton Tolle. The Wichita State transfer held the Wildcats to three hits in his five innings to pick up his fifth victory with TCU (5-4). Tolle, a right-hander from Yukon, Okla.,…
A Fort Riley man was injured Friday in a Dickinson County crash. The Kansas Highway Patrol says Junction City and Chapman police were in pursuit of 28-year-old Jordan Rhynes, just after 11:30 a.m. in a rural area south of K-18 near Chapman. The bike struck a Chapman Police Department vehicle, driven by 45-year-old James Reynolds, who was not injured. Rhynes was transported to Stormont Vail in Junction City with minor injuries. He’s currently being held in the Geary County Jail without bond on a felony charge of flee and elude and a misdemeanor reckless driving charge. Authorities have not said…
On the Best of In Focus, Sunflower Pilot Club, the Bayou Gator/Craw Fest group and a replay of Wednesday’s interview with Sunny Lynn Manning.
Joshue Serrano, 22, of Manhattan was arrested in the 1000 block of S. Seth Child Road on April 25, 2024, at approximately 1:20 PM. Serrano was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for rape- sexual intercourse with a mentally deficient victim and aggravated sexual battery of a mentally deficient victim. Total bond was set at $25,000. Serrano was not confined at the time of this report.
Brandon sits down with representatives of RCPD and Pawnee Mental Health to discuss local business.