Story by K-State Athletics Communications With the inaugural season of K-State women’s soccer debuting in the fall of 2016, K-State Athletics officially broke ground on new practice and competition fields on Saturday morning. Dignitaries that took part in the ceremony included: Kansas State University first lady Noel Schulz, K-State Athletics Director John Currie and K-State women’s soccer head coach Mike Dibbini. The new home for soccer will be located just south of Tointon Family Stadium as two grass fields consisting of a Bermuda surface, new irrigation and drainage system are being constructed on the current site of the former football…
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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is condemning the Obama administration’s use of “coercive federal power” to limit religious freedom as he courts Christian conservatives ahead of a likely presidential run.
An attorney for the Gray family praised the announcement of a federal investigation into the Baltimore Police Department following Freddie Gray’s death in police custody.
After switching locations to the Tuttle Creek Park area, the Yard Art Classic Car Show event returned to Manhattan City Park last year, and this year’s event was held in part with the Arts in the Park celebration. Around 100 vehicles were lined up in the park on Saturday for the 25th Annual Yard Art Classic Car Show from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Show Chairman, Dave Adams said the event was very family-friendly and featured door prizes, entertainment and trophies. “It’s [the car show] grown quite a bit in the past couple of years. We’ve always had a good turnout for…
During recent storms producing flash flooding in Manhattan, Junction City resident Traci Scott experienced a different type of damage to her front yard. Scott claims to have experienced a close call that evening, as she witnessed lightning hit just outside her home during the storm. The next morning she exited her home to find a three-foot hole in her driveway caused by that lightning, so she called the local fire department for a post-storm inspection. The fire department found the damage interesting, as there was no evidence of damage in nearby trees or elsewhere on Scott’s home. However, scott says the…
On today’s In Focus, Cathy talked to St. Senator Tom Hawk of Manhattan; New Kansas State University Foundation President and CEO, Greg Willems; and Junction City Police Chief, Tim Brown and Captain, Chuck Leithoff . Tom Hawk-segment 1 Greg Willems-segment 1 Brown and Leithoff-segment 1 Brown and Leithoff-segment 2
By Chris Kutz, K-State Athletics Communications (Photo Courtesy Kansas State Athletics) For the second time in his career, K-State pitcher Nate Griep tossed a three-hit shutout against Oklahoma as the right-hander led the Wildcats to a 5-0 win on Friday at Tointon Family Stadium to open a three-game series. Griep threw his second complete game of the season and third of his career with the help of an efficient 106 pitches over the nine innings, including five frames in which he threw 10 or less. The redshirt sophomore, who tossed a complete game earlier this year on February 19 against…
DETROIT (AP)– The Detroit Tigers picked up a ninth-inning victory over their biggest rival Friday night. Now they have to hope they didn’t lose their best pitcher in the process. David Price allowed five runs and a career-high 13 hits before leaving the game in the seventh inning with a fluke injury. On a single by Alex Gordon that gave Kansas City a 5-4 lead, Price stepped on a discarded bat and tweaked his leg. “I don’t feel anything right now, but when I stepped on the bat, it rolled and kind of hyperextended my foot,” he said. “It pulled…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) An attorney for the state has responded to legal attacks on a new Kansas school funding law by saying in court that the state constitution doesn’t require the best system or a perfect one. Arthur Chalmers made the remark Friday at the end of a two-day hearing in Shawnee County District Court. A three-judge panel is considering a request from four school districts to block the new that took effect in April. Hutchinson Superintendent Shelly Kiblinger testified that the new school funding law forced her district into staff cuts. The law trimmed aid during the current school…
French President Francois Hollande lays a wreath on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier during a ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, in Paris, France, Friday May 8, 2015.