Big 12 Player of the Year Melvin Ejim led five Iowa State players in double figures with 24 points as the 16th-ranked Cyclones held off a late bid from Kansas State to hang on to defeat the Wildcats 91-85 Thursday afternoon in the Quarterfinal round of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Championship at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. K-State got off to a strong start in the game as Marcus Foster scored 16 of his 21 points in the first half and helped the Wildcats build an early 17-11 lead. However, one of Iowa State’s strengths is…
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As announced previously, the Lawrence Police Department has identified the body of a 44-year-old man found in the Kansas River last weekend. Although police didn’t directly confirm the identity of the body with KMAN, sources indicate that Troy Straub, originally of St. George, was the man found in the river. The date of birth matches that of information KMAN has regarding Straub of St. George. According to a previous arrest report and information posted to Facebook, Straub graduated from Wamego Highschool and was a St. George native. Below is an AP report from earlier in the week: Lawrence, KS (AP) Lawrence police say they don’t suspect foul play…
Secretary of State John Kerry listens as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 13, 2014, before the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Foreign Operations and Related Programs hearing on the State Department’s fiscal 2015 budget. In his opening remarks Kerry spoke about Ukraine and other current foreign relation issues.
Thursday’s edition of “The Game” on KMAN breaks down the K-State basketball team’s loss to Iowa State in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tourney in Kansas City. Where will the Cats land come selection Sunday? Do you take any positives away from the loss to Iowa State? The K-State baseball team picked up a walk off win against Omaha on Wednesday night to extend their winning streak. The guys will take a look around the college basketball front including the rest of the Big 12 tourney. NFL Free agency continues with teams making big time moves, all that and much more on “The game” on KMAN.
A member of a pro-Russian self defense unit checks a polling station while guarding it in the municipality of Dobroe, near Simferopol, Ukraine,Thursday, March 13, 2014. In a last-minute bid to stave off a new chapter in the East-West crisis over Ukraine, Secretary of State John Kerry warned Russia on Thursday that it faces immediate and “very serious” sanctions if it annexes Ukraine’s strategic Crimea region. The warnings from the West served as a last attempt to head off a confrontation over Crimea, which holds a vote Sunday on whether to break off from Ukraine and perhaps join Russia.
A Federal charge was filed Thursday in a Manhattan bank robbery. According to U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom’s office, Ronald David Brown, Jr. (39), who is in custody at CCA’s Leavenworth Detention Center, was charged with one count of bank robbery. The indictment alleges that on Nov. 27th of last year, Brown robbed the Kansas State Bank at 1101 Bluemont Avenue in Manhattan. If convicted, Brown faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000. The Lenexa Police Department, the Riley County Police Department and the FBI conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mike…
A St. Mary’s man entered a plea of no contest Thursday in Pottawatomie County District court to distribution of methamphetamine. Samuel Greidanus was then found guilty, with a sentencing set for April 24th. He was also advised he will have a duty to register pursuant to the offender registration act. Greidanus was arrested in July of 2012 during a traffic stop in Wamego. He initially was taken into custody for driving while suspended. However a Shawnee County Deputy and drug dog were requested to respond to the scene and a search warrant was obtained, with meth seized from…
On today’s In Focus, Cathy spoke with Irwin Army Community Hospital TRICARE Online Manager, Sandra Bruner, and Irwin Army Community Hospital Access to Care Manager, Lillian Goddard, as well as Member of the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission, Linda Weis and Director of the Commission, Peter Jasso.
Riley County Commissioners found out about Senate Bill 436 Wednesday, and therefore discussed the piece of legislation during their meeting on Thursday. The proposed legislation would amend the statute involving police department director positions to be elected instead of appointed by the Law Board. Commission Chair, Robert Boyd said “we were surprised to find out it had come out of the Senate, because it hadn’t been talked about before. I don’t think any of us have debated it at all.” Commissioner, Dave Lewis added, “it comes as a complete surprise to me”. Lewis and Boyd seemed to agree that they…
An Ogden man was arrested on a failure to appear in court warrant Thursday. Casey Lindley, 26, was arrested while in the 500 block of 6th Street in Manhattan at approximately 11:40 AM. Lindley’s failure to appear warrant involved an original offense of fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer. He was confined and later released on a bond of $10,000.### The Riley County Police Department began an investigation into the alleged offenses of abuse of a child and aggravated endangering of child reported Thursday evening at approximately 5:00 PM. This investigation stemmed from allegations of abuse…