A plane negotiates its way through the snow at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport in Buffalo, N.Y., as a lake-effect snowstorm with freezing temperatures hit the area Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014. Temperatures fell to freezing or below at recording stations in all 50 states on Tuesday morning, from the highest elevations in the mountains of Hawaii to the snow-paralyzed Buffalo area in New York.
Author: KMAN Staff
Tempe, Ariz. (AP)-One of the men accused of alcohol-related violations in connection with the fatal fall of an Arizona State University student from Kansas has been sentenced. A Maricopa County Superior Court spokeswoman says David Siegal received 18 months of probation with a deferred jail term of 45 days. 18-year old Naomi McClendon of Manhattan plunged to her death March 30 from an apartment complex after attending a fraternity party.
A Manhattan case has resulted in a charge at the U-S Attorney level in Topeka. Daeshawn Lavar Bryant, 19, who is in custody in the Riley County Jail, is charged with one count of being an accessory after the fact to a robbery of a commercial business. The indictment alleges that on April 16, 2014, he provided assistance to a person who committed a robbery. In September, Christopher James Wilhoite pleaded guilty to two counts of commercial robbery and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm in furtherance of a robbery. It is alleged Bryant aided and abetted Wilhoite in…
By Ryan Lackey, K-State Athletics Kansas State finalized its 2015 football schedule today, announcing a seven-game home slate highlighted by five conference matchups with Big 12 foes TCU, Oklahoma, Baylor, Iowa State and West Virginia. In addition, the conference office has announced that the Wildcats’ game with Baylor will be played on Thursday, November 5, giving K-State its second straight season with a primetime Thursday night matchup at home. “We are excited about our seven-game home schedule for 2015 including five tough Big 12 Conference opponents,” said Athletics Director John Currie. “Following another record-setting attendance this past season which saw…
By Ryan Lackey, K-State Athletics Communications Kansas State head football coach Bill Snyder is one of 20 semifinalists for the Maxwell Football Club Collegiate Coach of the Year, Maxwell Football Club President Ron Jaworski announced Wednesday. It is the second time in the last three years Snyder has been up for the award after being named a finalist in 2012. Snyder is joined on the list by fellow Big 12 coaches Art Briles (Baylor) and Gary Patterson (TCU). A ballot member for the College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2015, Snyder has guided Kansas State to a 7-2 record,…
On today’s In Focus, Cathy was joined by Manhattan/Ogden USD 383 School Board Member, Darrel Edie and Associate Superintendent, Bob Seymour. Cathy also spoke with U.S. Senator, Pat Roberts shortly. Lastly, she talked to Manhattan Christian College Director of Institutional Advancement, Jolene Rupe and Athletic Director, Shawn Condra.
Erica Young scored a career high 13 points as Kansas State used a 38-17 run on their way to a 65-36 over UMKC Tuesday night at Bramlage Coliseum in the first meeting between the two schools in eight years. After a slow start, the Wildcats battled to a 29-13 halftime lead and then turned up the heat in the second half allowing the Kangaroos to score just 23 points. To go along with her point total, Young also had seven rebounds, four blocks and three steals. Two other Wildcats scored in double figures as Haley Texada and Ashia Woods poured…
The Wamego City Commission made decisions on several key issues at Tuesday’s meeting. City Manager Merl Page requested permission to move forward with negotiating an agreement with MCM (Midwest Concrete Products) for leasing 5 acres of land south of their plant on Balderson Boulevard to use as a practice facility for the different sporting activities offered in Wamego. According to Page, MCM’s CEO Rob Eichman offered the land for a lease of $1.00 per year to use for practice fields until MCM needs the property. Page said the issue of needed practice fields came to light after the Kansas Sampler…
Jewish worshipers returned on Wednesday to the Jerusalem synagogue that was attacked on Tuesday. Two Palestinian men killed 5 people. The attackers died in a shootout with police.
Massive mounds of snow are piling up in western New York State. More than four feet of snow fell in parts of Buffalo on Tuesday, while a second snowstorm is expected on Thursday. Temperatures dropped below freezing from coast to coast.