Kyle Davis’ two-out double in the top of the ninth inning allowed West Virginia to earn a 3-2 victory over Kansas State Saturday in Big 12 Baseball action before 2,386 on a blustery, chilly afternoon at Tointon Family Stadium. K-State, looking for its first Big 12 series win since last April 17-19 against Baylor jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning on Max Brown’s two-out RBI triple. However Mountaineer starting pitcher Chad Donato settled down after that and after a single in the second inning, did not allow another hit until the seventh. He was lifted for…
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Over time the Royal Bunny Tracs 5K and Kids Rabbit Dash has grown to be a larger and larger event. Starting with just a race in the beginning, the event now includes inflatable bouncy houses and obstacle courses, children’s games, concessions, vendors, and an Easter Egg Hunt. This year’s event was held on Saturday in Northeast Community Park here in Manhattan. The day began with the 5K run/walk registration at 7:30 a.m. The race began at 8:30. At 9:30 a.m., the kids fun run registration concluded, so the race could begin promptly at 10 a.m. Three races were featured, in…
Sky gazers in western US and Canada were able to observe a total lunar eclipse and a so-called “blood moon” in the early hours of Saturday.
Authorities in Louisville, Kentucky, made more than 160 water rescues Friday as area storms flooded roads and prompted at least one evacuation.
SCOTT CITY, Kan. (AP) A 62-year-old southwest Kansas man is dead after strong winds destroyed his mobile home. KWCH-TV reports Scott County Sheriff Glenn Anderson says deputies arrived at the home in a rural area near Scott City early yesterday morning and found the man under the frame of the trailer.
On today’s In Focus, Cathy talked to St. Rep. Ron Highland of Wamego, Riley County Extension Director Jennifer Wilson and Wamego Chamber of Commerce Ex. Director Megan Umscheid. Ron Highland-segment 1 Jennifer Wilson-segment 1 Megan Umscheid-segment 1 Megan Umscheid-segment 2
By Chris Kutz, K-State Athletics Communications (Photo Courtesy Kansas State Athletics) The K-State baseball team fell behind by three runs after the first-inning-and-a-half on Friday while West Virginia’s Ross Vance walked six but surrendered just three hits in a complete game as the Wildcats dropped the second game of the series, 5-3, to the Mountaineers at Tointon Family Stadium. K-State (13-15, 2-6 Big 12) managed to put a runner on base in all but one inning against Vance, but the redshirt junior forced K-State to go 2-for-16 with runners on and strand five. “(Vance) got us last year, doing the…
Shortly before 5 p.m. Friday, the Manhattan Fire Department was dispatched to 1517 Houston Street for a report of a structure fire. Upon arrival, crews found a one-story residential structure with heavy smoke and fire showing from the rear of the structure. The fire was contained within 20 minutes with a first alarm assignment. A total of 17 firefighters responded on 6 fire apparatus. No occupants were home at the time of the fire. The single family dwelling received an estimated loss of $20,000 to the structure and $15,000 to contents. The occupants of the structure are displaced at this…
AP-KS–Marijuana-BallotI WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Some lawmakers and state officials are ramping up the pressure against a Wichita ballot initiative that seeks to ease penalties for possessing small amounts of marijuana. But supporters of the measure are also pushing back after crashing their news conference Friday in front of the Sedgwick County courthouse. The issue is on the ballot for Tuesday’s election in Wichita. The proposed ordinance does not legalize marijuana. It makes first-time possession a criminal infraction with a $50 fine. Under state law, it is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $2,500 and a year in…
A Kansas Department of Corrections inmate with ties to Geary County is due for a public comment session and possible parole. Gilbert Mason (63) was charged with Kidnapping in 2005 and has been serving time at the El Dorado Correctional Facility in Dickinson County. Mason was also arrested in Geary County in December of 1974 and charged with with aggravated burglary, robbery and kidnapping. Public comment sessions are set for Mason’s case and several others on June 17th in Derby, June 19th at the municipal court house in Topeka and June 22nd at City Hall in Kansas City. Mason will also…