Team Score Manhattan 60 Rock Creek 8 106 Wooten (Man) Wins by Fall over Hale (RC) 113 Salinas (Man) Win by Forf (RC) 120 Middleton (Man) Win by Forf (RC) 126 Mitchell (Man) Win by Forf (RC) 132 Reich-Willie (Man) Win by Fall over Nold (RC) 138 Breeden (Man) Win by Inj. over Reed (RC) 145 Barenheide (RC) Win Maj 13-0 over Saddler (Man) 152 Haftings (Man) Win by Fall over Stillwagon (RC) 160 Shadwin (RC) Win Maj 14-3 over R. Wewer (Man) 170 Renteria (Man) Win by Fall over Strite (RC) 182 Double Forfeit 195 Houston (Man) Win by…
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Jonathan Holton had 14 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 9 West Virginia to a 70-55 victory over Kansas State on Tuesday night, giving the Mountaineers a sweep of the season series. It was Holton’s second double-double in three games for the Mountaineers (17-3, 6-2 Big 12). Justin Edwards had 11 points for Kansas State (12-8, 2-6), which cut West Virginia’s lead to single digits in the second half just once. Dean Wade had nine points for the Wildcats, who connected on 20 of 57 shots (35.1 percent), and lost to the Mountaineers for the…
Get ready to yield! Another roundabout will soon be popping up in Manhattan. Director of Public Works, Robert Ott spoke with City Commissioners during a Tuesday night work session, about a roundabout set to be installed at the intersection of Scenic Drive, Kimball Avenue and Anderson Avenue. Ott shared general updates on the progress of the project with Commissioners and spoke about accepting construction bids within the next 60 days. Several commissioner questions about financing were presented to Ott, but the largest concerns were pedestrian safety and size of the roundabout – in relation to semi-trucks making their way to…
Updated 6 a.m. Wednesday: While not officially connected to a law enforcement chase KMAN first told you about Tuesday night, two arrests appear to correspond with the location and timeframe of the earlier reported incident. Wednesday morning’s Riley County Police arrest report indicates Jonathan Bruce, 21, and Shawn Sime, 36, both of St. George, were taken into custody during the six o’clock hour Tuesday evening on Tuttle Creek Boulevard. Bruce’s charges include fleeing and eluding, reckless driving, criminal damage to property, and operating without a valid license–with a$7,000 bond set. Sime’s bond is $3,000 with only criminal damage to property…
Scientists behind a “Doomsday Clock” that measures the likelihood of a global cataclysm say the world is still under grave threat. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced on Tuesday that the minute hand was at three minutes-to-midnight.
On this edition of In Focus, Pottawatomie County Emergency Management Director Chris Trudo and Fire Supervisor Jared Barnes, Emergency Management Coordinator Natasha Hunter K-State’s Global Campus with Gayle Doll (dole), Associate Prof. of Human Ecology College; Janice nikkel, Global Campus Program Coordinator–gerontology masters’s and cerficate programs offered online Linda Teener, Ex. Director of UFM.
GREAT BEND, Kan. (AP) Straub International says it will close its Larned location and consolidate the work into its remaining locations. Straub, an agriculture equipment dealer, also has outlets in Great Bend, Salina, Hutchinson, Pratt, Wichita and Marion. CEO Larry Straub says closing the Larned location will make the firm more efficient, noting the Great Bend store is only 20 miles away and many services overlap. Many of the 20 employees from the Larned store will have the chance to stay with the company. The Hutchinson News reports Straub said slowing business conditions prompted the decision.
SALINA, Kan. (AP) A Salina man will be sentenced in April after pleading no contest in the stabbing death of another man. Ivan Huizar Alvarez was scheduled to go to trial Monday for first-degree murder in the March 2015 death of Scott Johnson of Salina. Instead, he agreed to a plea deal on Friday to intentional second-degree murder. Prosecutors say Huizar Alvarez chased Johnson and stabbed him several times during an argument. Huizar Alvarez had claimed the stabbing was in self-defense. The Salina Journal reports prosecutors expect Huizar Alvarez to be sentenced to about 22 years in prison. He also…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Wichita’s Eisenhower National Airport recorded a nearly 2.5 percent increase in passengers in 2015. Wichita Airport Authority official Valerie Wise credits the gains to a new $160 million terminal that opened last June, offering passengers more conveniences and amenities. The Wichita Eagle reports about 1.57 million passengers flew into and out of Eisenhower last year, an increase of 37,679 passengers from 2014. Last year was the third-busiest year in the airport’s history, trailing only 1.59 million passengers in 2007 and 1.61 million passengers in 2008. Wise says the gain in passenger growth came despite a reduction in…