Author: KMAN Staff

The identity of the deceased individual located on February 28th, in the water at the Tuttle Creek Lake has been identified as Jane Peterson (56) of rural St.George. This news came from Pottawatomie County Sheriff, Greg Riat Tuesday morning. Jane Peterson had been reported as a missing person by family members on January 19th, 2014. The Sheriff’s Office does not suspect foul play in this incident. The cause of death identified by the pathologist in this matter was drowning and hypothermia. According to ksu.edu, Peterson was the Senior Administrative Assistant in Physics at Kansas State University.  Several search parties had…

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It was City Commission Day on In Focus, as Cathy spoke with Manhattan Mayor, John Matta and City Manager, Ron Fehr.

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Kansas State University’s first Landon Lecture of 2014 will feature John Skipper, president of ESPN Inc. and co-chairman of Disney Media Networks, as well as three prominent figures in collegiate athletics. The lecture will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 2, in McCain Auditorium. It will be in a Q-and-A format with Skipper; Bob Bowlsby, Big 12 Conference commissioner; DeLoss Dodds, retired athletic director of the University of Texas; and Kirk Schulz, Kansas State University president and a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Executive Committee and its board of directors. John Currie, Kansas State University’s athletic director, will…

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  Hard to believe with snow on the ground, but it’s that time of the year again. It’s Severe Weather Awareness Week and Riley County Emergency Management Coordinator Laurie Harrison tells KMAN it’s a good week to get ready for severe weather that often strikes, beginning this time of year.  She encourages folks to review severe weather plans for home, school, and work.   The state drill is 1:30 Tuesday afternoon.  Harrison says sirens will be set off locally and the Iris alert will be activated, weather permitting.  Fort Riley Emergency Manager Chris Hallenbeck says Severe Weather awareness week this week…

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Two people were injured in an early morning accident in Geary county.   The Kansas Highway patrol reports a 2011 International Semi-tractor was westbound on I-70 nine miles east of Junction City and for an unknown reason entered the median. The driver, identified as 29 year old Courage Gbobo, 29, of Florida, attempted to steer back onto the roadway but the vehicle overturned and came to rest in the median.   Gbobo was taken to Geary Community Hospital for treatment. Gbobo did have a seatbelt on.   A passenger in the semi’s sleeper berth, Madouya Awidamanossi, 40, of Georgia was taken to…

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Phil Forte scored 23 points and Marcus Smart playing in his last home game added 18 as Oklahoma State used a late first half run to surge ahead and never look back in a 77-61 victory over Kansas State Monday night in Stillwater. After Shane Southwell’s three-point basket gave the Wildcats a 22-15 lead with 9:38 left in the first half, the Cowboys outscored K-State 20-5 the rest of the way and led 35-27 at intermission. Oklahoma State was aided by frequent trips to the charity stripe where they sank 15 of 17 free throw attempts. After the Wildcats scored…

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The Kansas State Women’s Basketball team wrapped up regular season play Monday night with three Seniors, Chantay Caron, Ashlynn Knoll and Katya Leick all playing their final home games in Bramlage Coliseum and for a while it looked like they would go out winners. However, sluggish second half shooting and a critical turnover in the game’s final 15 seconds allowed TCU to escape with a 51-46 victory. K-State led by as much as six points in the first half and held a 30-26 advantage at halftime, but their recent shooting woes resurfaced during the early stages of the second half…

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“Wildcat Insider” on KMAN on Monday afternoon breaks down the big K-State win over Iowa State at Bramlage on Saturday night. The Wildcats are one win away from closing out the Big 12 regular season with an unbeaten record. How big was the win against Iowa State and how many wins do the Cats need to get off the 8 or 9 seed line in the NCAA tourney? The K-State women are coming off a tough loss on the road at Oklahoma State over the weekend and now finish off the season against TCU at Bramlage on Monday night. The guys will break down the rest of the Big 12 hoops weekend and gets you set for KSU/OSU from Stillwater on ESPN’s Big Monday. The K-State baseball team picked up a few wins over the weekend in Abilene Texas and now await the home series opener this weekend against Iowa. All that and much more on “Wildcat Insider” on KMAN.

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