By Ryan Lackey, K-State Athletics Communications (Photo Courtesy Kansas State Athletics) Kansas State football fans can get their first look at the 2015 Wildcats on Saturday, August 15, as K-State hosts the annual Academy Sports + Outdoors Fan Appreciation Day at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. Fans are asked to park on the west side of Bill Snyder Family Stadium and enter through Gate B for the free event, which begins at 5 p.m. Seating will be open on the west side in Sections 1-9 and fans can watch the final hour of practice. Concessions will also be available on the…
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By Chris Kutz, K-State Athletics Communications (Photo Courtesy Kansas State Athletics) All-Americans Katie Brand and Kylee Zumach continued to add to their list of career accolades as the pair of Wildcats were named to the Big 12 Volleyball Preseason Team, the conference office announced. Two of the eight returning letterwinners for K-State volleyball this upcoming season, Brand and Zumach earned their second and first career Big 12 Preseason Team honors, respectively. Zumach was one of five unanimous selections while both were of the nine All-Big 12 First Team honorees from last season. In total, 15 players earned the preseason team…
DETROIT (AP)– The Detroit Tigers are ready to admit it. They are playing with a chip on their shoulder after being left for dead at the trading deadline. “Absolutely,” Alex Wilson said Thursday after the Tigers’ 8-6 victory over the Kansas City Royals. “You’ve got a bunch of guys in this clubhouse who were told that they didn’t belong in a pennant race, and we’re out to prove something. Not our big guys, obviously, but a lot of us.” After four straight AL Central Division titles, the Tigers traded away David Price, Yoenis Cespedes and Joakim Soria in the hours…
Speaking on the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, President Barack Obama urged Congress Thursday to update the law to address fairness issues affecting elderly and poor voters today.
“When our country calls, and it will call again,” Major General Wayne W. Grigsby, Jr. announced, “the oldest, and in my opinion the best division in the United States Army will be prepared to move to the sound of the guns.” Maj. Gen. Grigsby declared his responsibilities after formally replacing Maj. Gen. Paul E. Funk II as commander of the Big Red One on Thursday. Outgoing commander, Maj. Gen. Funk has spent the last few years leading the nation’s oldest division and praised its’ soldiers and veterans. He will now continue his Army career elsewhere,…
Ella Casey now serves as the Assistant Zoo Director after working the last four years as the Zoo’s Marketing/Development Officer. In this new capacity, Casey will continue to oversee the Zoo’s marketing and development efforts, while taking a more significant role in the institution’s daily operations. “This promotion speaks not only to Ella’s tremendous contributions but also to our efforts to strive for excellence,” said Scott Shoemaker, Zoo Director. “In this new position, Ella will be integral as we pursue a major renovation of our Asian Trail, a new master plan, and our continued work to meet modern Zoological…
Riley County Noxious Weed Director Dennis Peterson told county commissioners Thursday morning that summer rains have kept his crews busy. “Almost all of our roads have been mowed for the second time,” he said. “Some of roads have been mowed for a third time and with all the rain this summer, many of the roads will need to be mowed a fourth time, which is one more time than normal.” Peterson reported to commissioners that the Kansas Department of Transportation has awarded the county $7,000 for state road upkeep — though it might not be enough to cover them. “The…
Guests were Lori Bishop, Executive Director Flint Hills Volunteer Center; Volunteer Coordinator Celeste Snyder: Also on In Focus were Manhattan Regional Airport Director Jesse Romo, Assistant Director Brandon Keazer; Marisol Romo, Membership Manager for Girl Scouts, Service Unit Manager Shelley Carver:
By Tom Gilbert, K-State Athletics Communications Kansas State will renew one of its oldest rivalries with a matchup against Missouri in the semifinals of the CBE Hall of Fame Classic, as announced by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) on Thursday. The contest will be the first of a semifinal doubleheader on Monday, November 23 at Kansas City’s Sprint Center, as K-State and Missouri will tip off at 6 p.m. CT on ESPNU followed by North Carolina and Northwestern at 8 p.m. CT on ESPN2. The winners will meet up in the championship game, which is set for 9…