On today’s In Focus, Cathy spoke with State Senator, Tom Hawk of Manhattan; First District Congressman, Tim Huelskamp; and Heather Landsdowne and Marlene VerBrugge with Manhattan/Ogden Public Schools Foundation’s Board. Tom Hawk-segment 1 Tim Huelskamp-segment 1 Landsdowne and VerBrugge-segment 1 Landsdowne and VerBrugge-segment 2
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The Manhattan High girls took a big step toward another league title with a 39-36 win at Washburn Rural on Friday. Both MHS and Washburn Rural entered the night tied at 6-2 in the Centennial League, and the two teams were dead even after one quarter at 10-10 as well. The Indians then steadily built a lead in the second and third quarters and held off a late Rural rally to get the win. Caroline Ballard blocked a potential game-tying three-pointer at the buzzer. Kylie James led all Indians with 11 points and Gigi McAtee added 10 as well in…
A Blaine man died in a two vehicle accident that closed a stretch of K-13 Highway for about four hours Friday afternoon. Warren Berg, 57, died in the crash, reported shortly after one p.m. Friday. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol , Berg was driving a 2000 Dodge Stratus northbound on K-13. about 12 and a half miles north of Manhattan, when for an unknown reason, the vehicle drifted across the center line. The Stratus struck a 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 3500, which was southbound, head-on.The Stratus came to rest on the east side of the road facing west and the…
By Chris Kutz PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – K-State reliever Kyle Halbohn shut the door with a five-out save following the Wildcats’ three-run eighth inning as the K-State baseball team opened the 2015 season with a 5-4 win over Iowa on Friday at Charlotte Sports Park. After the Wildcats (1-0) took a 5-2 lead in the top half of the eighth, sparked by a pinch-hit RBI single by Tyler Moore, Halbohn stranded a pair of inherited runners in the bottom of the frame and worked around a two-out double in the ninth to pick up the save in his K-State debut.…
On February 11th, 2015 the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at 5375 Hopkins Creek Road, rural St.George Kansas. The search warrant was a result of an investigation into an earlier reported burglary at 3490 Swamp Angle Road, Rural Manhattan. Sheriff Deputies had responded to CK Processing on February 8th, 2015 to investigate a burglary and theft. After a tip from the public and several miles of tracking, Detectives believed they had located the residence where the stolen items were located, 5375 Hopkins Creek Road. A search warrant was applied for and received for this residence. The Search…
The Junction City Police Department in cooperation with the Kansas Department of Corrections is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a Parole Violator who is being sought by the JCPD and KDOC. Arthur M. Vantassel is a male, 29 years of age, 5’10” tall, 200 lbs., with black hair and brown eyes. Mr. Vantassel was convicted in 2011 on charges of Distribution of Certain Hallucinogens. He has been a Fugitive from the Department of Corrections Parole Program since December of 2014. He was last known to be residing in Junction City and is still believed to still be in…
Muslim Friday prayer service held in front of the White House, remembering three college students slain this week in North Carolina.
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko inspects a British Saxon military vehicle for its bullet proof capabilities at the National Guard Training Center in Novy Petrivtsy, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 13, 2015. The first twenty Saxons, after equipping them with weapons, will be sent to the Ukrainian east .
A high-profile Chicago attorney says he’s working with local Little League officials to investigate the international governing body’s decision to strip the Chicago team of its national title.
President Barack Obama has signed into law a measure intended to help deter veterans from committing suicide.