Democratic candidate for Governor Paul Davis spoke to more than 60 supporters in Manhattan Saturday, prior to the Kansas State football game. Davis also stopped by the KMAN studio Saturday afternoon, and talked about issues that seem to be of primary concern to those who were at the rally at Triangle Park. He says education was one concern he heard about at the local rally.Davis tells KMAN supporting education is crucial to growing the Kansas economy. Davis says education is something Kansans have always valued and we’re going to need great public schools to grow the economy. The Democratic candidate also…
Author: KMAN Staff
A powerful typhoon hit the Tokyo metropolitan area Monday after making landfall in central Japan earlier in the day, bringing heavy rain and strong winds across wide areas of the country.
CDC Director Tom Frieden said Sunday that Tomas Eric Duncan, the lone Ebola patient in the U.S., has taken a ‘turn for the worse’ in his fight to recover from the potentially-deadly virus
KANSAS CITY, Mo.(AP) — The Kansas City Royals waited nearly three decades to return to the postseason. Now that they’re here, they want to stick around for a while. Alex Gordon hit a bases-clearing double in the first inning, Eric Hosmer and Mike Moustakas each homered and the wild-card Royals finished off a three-game sweep of the mighty Los Angeles Angels with an emphatic 8-3 victory Sunday night in the AL Division Series. The scrappy team with the quirky manager, popgun offense, dynamic defense and lights-out bullpen will open the AL Championship Series against the Orioles beginning Friday night in…
Thelma the sloth bear has been with Sunset Zoo for over 15 years, and is now leaving for new horizons in Montgomery Alabama. Zookeeper Denise LeRoux described Thelma as “a handful”, but LeRoux says she will miss her as she heads to her new home. On Sunday LeRoux and Sunset Zoo “Sprouts” children’s program gave Thelma a big send off by creating a huge box of presents to tear into, and even a hello Kitty pinata as part of the events. People lined the edges of the enclosure as Thelma, and her friend opened their presents and enjoyed the treats…
Updated 8:30 a.m. Monday– Riley County Police Public Information Officer Mat Droge indicated Monday morning the accident at 10th and Leavenworth Sunday evening did not apparently involve transport for medical treatment. There was an arrest for DUI. Further details will be provided on the RCPD website. #### Emergency personnel are responding to a vehicle roll over at 10th Street and Leavenworth Street in Manhattan Kansas. Injuries have been reported, and at least one individual was entrapped inside the vehicle at the accident. Emergency personnel indicated the entrapped person was extricated at approximately 8:45 pm. No other information has been released at…
The Kansas State Wildcats after wild weekend of College Football which saw four of the top six teams in the rankings lose, moved up in the polls this week. K-State is now ranked 16th in the USA Today Coaches Poll and 17th in the Associated Press Sportswriters Poll. Florida State is #1 in both polls while Auburn is right behind at #2. Baylor is ranked #3 in the Coaches Poll while in-state rivals Ole Miss and Mississippi State are tied for third after they upset Alabama and Texas A&M respectively on Saturday. Oklahoma’s ranking took a hit in both polls…
(photo courtesy of Kansas State Athletics) Kylie Zumach notched 15 kills, and the Wildcats rebounded from a huge, first set deficit to take down Texas Tech on Saturday in Lubbock in straight sets 27-25, 25-18, and 25-22. K-State improves to 15-2/2-1 on the season. Redshirt senior Natali Jones tallied a .417 hitting percentage, and had five blocks. Texas Tech falls to 14-2/2-2. The Red Raiders came out strong in the first set, racing out to a 12-1 lead before the Wildcats rebounded with runs of 6-0 and 4-0, eventually tying the set at 18. After escaping set point, K-State got…
Updated 6 a.m. Monday: Still no details regarding an accident in Pottawatomie county KMAN first told you about early Sunday morning. The Kansas Department of Transportation announced at five a.m. Sunday that highway 24 was closed east of Wamego from Old Military Road to Topeka due to a head-on crash. The road was closed for three hours, with detours provided for motorists. A spokesman with the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s office confirmed his agency worked the accident, but indicated no further details were available at this time. ### From the Kansas Department of Transportation: UPDATE…as of 8:00am, eastbound and westbound US-24…
By Erik Stone Jake Waters passed for 290 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for 105 yards and another score to lead 22nd-ranked Kansas State to a 45-13 rout of Texas Tech before a Ft. Riley Day crowd of 52,726 Saturday night at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The Red Raiders took their opening drive deep into Wildcat territory before Morgan Burns intercepted a tipped Davis Webb pass in the end zone. K-State then marched 80 yards in eight plays with the final 48 resulting from a pass and run play to Wide Receiver Curry Sexton and a 7-0 Wildcat lead.…