The Manhattan high girls and boys basketball teams open up the season Friday night at the MHS gymnasium with a sweep of Dodge City. In the first game, the girls dominated the Lady Demons 58-25. The Tribe was paced by Caroline Ballard who finished the game with 19 points, Amara Ehie also provided 10 points to go along with six rebounds and three assists. MHS led by 10 points at the half but outscored the Lady Demons 31-8 in the second half. The boys contest was a much different story as MHS and Dodge City went the distance, but it…
Author: KMAN Staff
Crowds lined the street all the way from the Manhattan Town Center to Aggieville Friday night to watch the lighted floats, trucks, and even people, horses, and dogs. Manhattan Mayor Wynn Butler presided over the festivities, with several former Mayors assisting in judging float entries. Those present included former Mayors Brad Everett, Mark Hatesohl, Bruce Snead, Loren Pepperd, and Tom Phillips, who currently serves as 67th District St. Representative. Canned food donations were collected for the Flint Hills Breadbasket, with the Aggieville tree lighting in Triangle Park following the parade.
Members of K-State’s Black Student Union, joined by community allies, marched through campus and Aggieville Thursday evening in a campus-wide protest. It was the fourth in the “Kansas Black-Out,” a week-long series of demonstrations organized by the group which were orchestrated in response to the Grand Jury’s decision in Ferguson. In addition to Thursday’s protest, the week of events included a social media campaign, a “lay out” in the K-State Student Union, and a memorial vigil in Bosco Plaza. “Really, why we even decided to do this demonstration or organize the week of events is to really bring awareness to campus and to people about what’s…
NASA’s new Orion spacecraft made a “bull’s-eye” Pacific splashdown Friday following a dramatic journey 3,604 miles beyond Earth. The achievement opens a new era of human exploration aimed at putting people on Mars.
President Barack Obama, accompanied byVice President Joe Biden, announces Ashton Carter, left, as his nominee for defense secretary, Friday, Dec. 5, 2014, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington.
U-S Senator Jerry Moran of Manhattan got a close look at Mercy Regional Health Center Friday, with a tour of the medical facility–including stops in the emergency room and operating area. Moran told Chief Financial Officer Jim Fraser and Public Relations Director Jana Bowman he’s visited 128 hospitals in the state of Kansas–and he had questions for the Mercy officials about medicare, the change to Via Christi and construction, and affordable health care. Following the tour, the Senator chatted with media representatives about that final item and current health care, saying “In reality the affordable care act creates many problems. That’s…
President Barack Obama’s pick for attorney general visited with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY). Loretta Lynch is a New York federal prosecutor, and the Senate is expected to vote on her nomination next year.
Cleveland police officers use excessive force far too often, are poorly trained in tactics and firearm use and endanger the public with their recklessness, the U.S. Justice Department said in a report presented by Attorney General Eric Holder.
Soldiers are required to maintain a high level of physical and mental wellness throughout their careers, though physical training and proper nutrition are more difficult for some. Specialist Daniel Johnson, soldier with Echo Troop, 1-6 CAV, 1st CAB, 1st ID has made an impact helping fellow soldiers by taking the initiative to help them achieve their health and wellness goals. “If you care, it matters. You’ll do more research and you’ll put forth more effort because you’re concerned about that person. You don’t want to give them the bare loan. You want to give them quality. You do the research,…
Lots of K-State games going on in the next three days. Baylor PCGD reporter Lark Smith joins the show. Nebraska and Florida hire new coaches. Desmond Howard from College Gameday kicks off hour 2. Bold Predictions and You Can’t Be Serious to wrap the show.