Jack Cantele had done it before. From almost the same spot, even. But not like this. The beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder, perhaps. It wasn’t pretty. It shouldn’t have even happened. But in a flurry of Iowa State mistakes and K-State’s first good fortune in weeks, the Wildcats kept their bowl hopes alive and ended a six-game losing streak with a 38-35 victory Saturday. It took a 21-point comeback to accomplish, which tied the largest in school history. “Maybe we got a break or two that we hadn’t gotten in those other ball games,” K-State coach Bill…
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TOPEKA — The United Methodist Church in Kansas and Nebraska says 35 congregations are willing to sponsor at least one Syrian refugee family. Bishop Scott J. Jones, leader of the church in the two states, announced Friday that the number of participating congregations could increase in the future. Jones says the vast majority of Muslims in the world are our allies, and the church wants to stand with them against the jihadists. The church’s Great Plains Conference includes 1,032 congregations in the two states. Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback issued an executive order Monday prohibiting state agencies and organizations receiving state money from…
Dina Jaber was inside the Paris stadium last Friday as the attacks were underway. She made it back to her home in Arizona safely, but now the Syrian-American worries refugees seeking safety from the terrorists will suffer.
Police say they have made an arrest in the death of a 7-year-old Kentucky girl whose body was found in a creek during a football game.
Bruce Weber wasn’t sure when Kansas State would face its first adversity of the season, nor how his team would handle it. It came Friday night against South Dakota, when K-State found itself ice cold from the field and trailing by as many as eight points in the first half. The Wildcats passed the test with flying colors, defeating the Coyotes 93-72, thanks to Justin Edwards’ aggressiveness and solid play from freshmen Barry Brown and Dean Wade. “We were worried about this game as a staff,” Weber said. “We put a lot of energy into that Columbia game, and we…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed the release of convicted spy Jonathan Pollard from prison Friday, saying he wished him well in this new chapter of his life. Many shoppers at Jerusalem’s Mahane Yehuda market agreed.
Islamic extremists armed with guns and throwing grenades stormed the Radisson Blu hotel in Mali’s capital Friday morning, killing multiple and taking numerous hostages, authorities said.
A couple of status hearings were set in Geary County Court recently–including a December 22nd date for Richard Tilton, who faces charges of aggravated indecent liberties and sexual exploitation of a child charges. Manufacturing child pornography is reportedly involved, as part of a multi-jurisdictional investigation, with at least four counties. Tilton was arrested in September. And a December eighth status hearing was set Thursday for Scott Wayne Aldrich Jr., 28, who was arrested last month for aggravated battery and criminal use of explosives. Aldrich was taken into custody after the Geary County Sheriff’s Investigations Division found Mark Ayers, 25, had…
The unemployment rate in metropolitan Manhattan has gone down since both the month and year before, with a 2.6 rate in October. According to Kansas Department of Labor numbers released Friday, the 2.6 is lower than September’s 2.9 and the three percent recorded in October of last year. Manhattan combined with the Junction City micropolitan area had a 3.2 percent rate, also lower than the month and year prior.Manhattan’s numbers for just Riley County is 2.3 percent–again the lowest in the last month or year. Junction City and Geary County had a 5.5 percent rate in October, the same as September but…
Alto Johns, 44, of Topeka, Kansas was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department on November 19, 2015 at approximately 5:20 PM. Johns was arrested on a warrant from Riley County for the offense of failure to appear. The original offense listed on this warrant was motion to revoke parole for the offense of driving while suspended. He was given “no bond” and at the time of this report was confined at the Riley County Jail. RCPD is investigating a report of burglary to a home in the 1300 block of Knox Lane in Manhattan. Police found that David…