“Wildcat Insider” breaks down Kansas State’s loss in the 2nd round of the NCAA tourney to Kentucky and overview the season that the Wildcats had under second year man Bruce Weber. How does the future look for the Kansas State men’s basketball team? The new women’s coach Jeff Mittie joins the crew in studio to talk about what lies ahead in his new job as head women’s basketball coach at Kansas State University. The K-State baseball team salvaged one of three games in Oklahoma to begin the Big 12 season. Is Oklahoma the best team in the Big 12 right now? Only two Big 12 teams have made the sweet 16 in the NCAA tournament, Iowa State and Baylor. Which team has a better chance of making it to the elite 8? All that and much more on “Wildcat Insider” on KMAN.
Author: KMAN Staff
A local bar owner expressed concern to Riley County Law Board members Monday regarding the Riley County Police Department, citing several instances of intimidation he says have occurred in the last week, since he spoke at a special law board meeting as part of a group calling itself “Citizens Assuring Tranparency.” Rusty Wilson talked about noon bar checks, a warning on a rarely enforced no-smoking ordinance,and alleged picture taking of him by an off-duty policeman since that special meeting. He maintains he “can’t sit back and be shoved around any more than he has been,” and said he just wanted to be treated…
On today’s In Focus, Cathy spoke with USD 383 School Board Members Darrell Edie and Marcia Rozell and Associate Supt.Bob Seymour, as well as Marcia Rozell with the Manhattan Convention and Visitor’s Bureau on an upcoming barn quilt event. She also talked on Flint Hills Focus with Pioneer Bluffs Ex. Dir. Lynn Smith.
Back in February, Riley County Health Department Child Care Licensing Surveyor, Breva Spencer introduced the idea of a fee increase for child care providers. During Monday’s meeting, the item was revisited, as Spencer returned with additional information. The board had asked that Spencer compare Riley County’s fees to other similar counties, such as Reno, Saline and Leavenworth. She reported Leavenworth is significantly higher,while Saline is comparable to Riley. As far as Reno County, their fees are low, but they indicated they would like to look into a fee increase as well. Spencer also spoke to child care providers to get…
A couple of requests were slated for Monday’s Pottawatomie County Commission meeting. The first request was for a re-plat, which the commission approved unanimously. The second request was for a second entrance by a Pottawatomie County resident. After some discussion, the commission denied the request, but approved to have the existing entrance widened. The commission also heard from Bob Cole, Director of the Pottawatomie County Economic Development Corporation. Cole talked about the search for his replacement and how they have gone from a pool of 17 to 10. They are hoping to have it narrowed down to three or four…
Manhattan Firefighters continue to investigate a fire at Pawnee Mental Health Services in the 2000 block of Claflin, which has been determined to have been intentionally set. At approximately 6:35 a.m. Saturday, the Manhattan Fire Department was dispatched to Pawnee Mental Health and Upon arrival, crews found a grass fire next to a commercial building that was quickly extinguished. Firefighters made entry into the structure and found smoke within the building, and realized fire was inside the wall of the structure. Crews opened up the exterior wall to complete their efforts. The fire was controlled in less than…
Riley County Police have indicated that an emergency accident reporting phase is in effect for Riley County and Manhattan until further notice. Please report only injury or serious vehicle collisions until winter weather clears up. In all minor accidents, drivers should exchange information and determine a time at a later date to report the accident to police.
K-State’s Nate Griep threw a complete game, three-hit shutout, and a four run third inning led the Cats to a 5-0 win over Oklahoma on Sunday afternoon in Norman. K-State salvaged the three-game weekend series after the Sooners took the first two games on Friday and Saturday. Griep improved to 2-0 on the season. Jake Elliott took the loss for OU and falls to 2-3. K-State is now 14-9 overall and 1-2 in the Big 12, while the Sooners are now 18-7 and 2-1. The Cats will host Omaha on Tuesday night at 6:30pm. The BD4 Distributing/Cary Company pregame show starts at 6:00 on…
ST. LOUIS (AP) Andrew Harrison scored 20 points, twin brother Aaron had 19 and Kentucky ended Wichita State’s pursuit of perfection Sunday when Fred VanVleet’s potential game-winning 3-pointer missed in a 78-76 victory in the NCAA tournament. Cleanthony Early scored 31 points and Ron Baker had 20 for the Shockers, who hadn’t lost since last year’s Final Four. Julius Randle had 13 points and 10 rebounds, and James Young also had 13 points for the No. 8 seed Wildcats, who made a series of clutch free throws in the final minutes to hold off the top-seeded Shockers in arguably…
ST. LOUIS (AP) Dwight Powell had 15 points and seven rebounds and No. 10 seed Stanford wrapped up its second straight upset at the free throw line, knocking off No. 2 Kansas 60-57 in the South Regional on Sunday. The Cardinal advanced to the round of 16 for the first time since 2008–also their last NCAA appearance. They will meet #11 seed Dayton on Thursday in Memphis. Freshman Andrew Wiggins had just four points on 1-for-6 shooting with four turnovers in his final college game for Kansas. Tarik Black had 18 points and six rebounds for the Jayhawks, but he…