The Colima and Popocatepetl volcanoes, the two most active in Mexico, spewed large columns of ash and gas on Wednesday. Popocatepetl, southeast of Mexico City, registered 60 explosions in 24 hours
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One man is dead after the small aircraft in which he was flying crashed into a TV tower while approaching an airport in West Texas. The crash knocked the TV station off the air and cut power in the local area. Power was knocked out briefly at United Supermarkets Arena where the Kansas State Men’s Basketball team played Texas Tech on Wednesday night delaying tip-off for about 10 minutes. The accident was in no way connected to Kansas State or its personnel.
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP)– Devaugntah Williams scored 22 points to lead Texas Tech to a 64-47 win against Kansas State on Wednesday night. The Wildcats trailed early and trimmed their deficit to 22-20 with 6:17 remaining in the first half, but the Red Raiders scored six consecutive points and 12 of 18 to take a 34-26 lead into halftime. Both offenses struggled to start the second half, as Kansas State (12-11, 5-5 Big 12) scored just two points over the first 5:20 and the Red Raiders needed 3:50 to make their first field goal of the half. The Wildcats, however, trimmed…
(photo credit Scott D. Weaver/K-State Athletics) Whatever Kindred Wesemann had for breakfast Wednesday morning, it would be wise to have it on the menu for every gameday going forward. The sophomore guard set new career highs in both three pointers made and attempted, connecting on 8 of 11 from behind the arc to lead K-State to a 66-57 win over Texas in front of nearly 4,000 at Bramlage Coliseum. And Head Coach Jeff Mittie wasn’t about to take any chances for the next game. “Nobody’s allowed to ask Wesemann any questions”, he joked in the postgame press conference. “We’ll just…
Two bids were submitted for the College Hill Preschool network cabling project-one local bid and one from Missouri. Manhattan Ogden USD 383 school board members had the chance to review the bids during Wednesday night’s school board meeting. Although board members prefer to give their business to local companies, the Missouri bid came in lower. Board members mentioned that the upcoming budget cuts make their situation pretty limited, and approved the $16,500 bid from Raytown, Missouri on a unanimous vote. Director of Technology, Mike Ribble said the project is necessary due to the upcoming construction on the building. Phase one…
Powercat Gameday Recruiting Special hosted by Corey Dean and John Kurtz. Kansas State head coach Bill Snyder released the Wildcats’ 2015 recruiting class Wednesday with the announcement of 24 student-athletes who plan on joining or have already joined the K-State football program. The 2015 signing class is made up of 23 players from the high school ranks, as well as one community-college player. Of the group, five are currently enrolled at K-State and will participate in April’s spring practices.
By Ryan Lackey, K-State Athletics Kansas State head coach Bill Snyder released the Wildcats’ 2015 recruiting class Wednesday with the announcement of 24 student-athletes who plan on joining or have already joined the K-State football program. The 2015 signing class is made up of 23 players from the high school ranks, as well as one community-college player. Of the group, five are currently enrolled at K-State and will participate in April’s spring practices, which culminate with the Purple/White Spring Game on April 25. “As we all know by now, it will be two or three years before we can accurately…
On Wednesday, Kansas First District Congressman Tim Huelskamp announced his sponsorship of H.R. 659, a bill to reverse the United States Fish and Wildlife Service’s listing of the Lesser Prairie Chicken under the Endangered Species Act. The bill also would not allow the Department of Interior to re-list the bird until range-wide conservation plans were given a chance to work. Congressman Huelskamp, a leader in the fight to oppose and delay the listing and an original co-sponsor of the bill since its arrival in Congress, issued the following statement: “Western Kansas specifically has seen and continues to see major disruptions…
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski hangs out of a duck boat as fans cheer during a parade in Boston, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, to honor the NFL football team’s victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX in Glendale, Ariz.
Safi al-Kaseasbeh, right, father of slain Jordanian pilot, Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh receives condolences from tribal leaders at the Kaseasbeh tribe’s gathering divan at their home village of Ai, near Karak, Jordan, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. Jordan executed two al-Qaida prisoners before dawn Wednesday, just hours after an online video purported to show Islamic State group militants burning a captured Jordanian pilot to death in a cage.