Reigning Big 12 freshman of the year Jake Matthys surrendered three runs with the aid of an error as San Francisco rallied past K-State 7-6 in the bottom of the ninth inning on Tuesday afternoon at Bendetti Diamond in San Francisco, CA. The Cats led the entire game after a two-run double by Mitch Meyer in the top of the first inning, and a two-run homer by Ross Kivett in the fourth opened up a 4-1 lead. The Dons twice pulled within a single run, but a pair of insurance runs via a Shane Conlon RBI single in the sixth…
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Wamego’s getting ready for the Kansas Sampler Festival. At Tuesday’s City Commission meeting, Merl Page, City Manager, introduced Kansas Sampler Committee members Michele Crisler and Julie Roller for an update. According to Roller, registration is closed because every possible spot is filled for the event. She said this has never happened before in the history of the Festival. According to Roller, there are over 300 exhibitors registered. These include Kansas product vendors, food vendors, entertainers, historic performers, and Kansas communities promoting travel and tourism. In addition, there will be a Race Car from the Auto Racing Museum, a vintage airplane built by John Miller, and…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The chairman of the Kansas Senate Judiciary Committee says the panel won’t consider a House-passed bill to protect people who refuse for religious reasons to provide goods and services to gay couples. Sen. Jeff King said Tuesday the legislation is dead. The bill bars government sanctions or anti-discrimination lawsuits against individuals, groups and businesses that cite religious beliefs in refusing to provide goods, services, accommodations or employment benefits to gay couples. Supporters said the bill would protect Kansans from being forced to participate in gay weddings if the federal courts struck down the state’s ban on same-sex…
PITTSBURG, Kan. (AP) A southeast Kansas woman has been sentenced to slightly more than five years in prison for the strangulation death of her toddler son in the straps of a safety seat. The Joplin Globe reports Cara M. Lloyd, 29, was sentenced Tuesday in Crawford County District Court. The judge gave her credit for 320 days she has already spent in Jail, reducing her 61-month sentence by nearly a year. The Pittsburg woman’s son, Cory Jones Jr., was 13 months old when he was strangled by the straps of his child safety seat. The death occurred in October 2011…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Manhattan City Commissioner Rich Jankovich and City Manager Ron Fehr.
David Wise won the gold medal in the Olympic debut of halfpipe skiing Tuesday, cutting through heavy snow to easily outclass the field.
Monuments to Kiev’s founders burn as anti-government protesters clash with riot police in Kiev’s Independence Square, the epicenter of the country’s current unrest, Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014. Thousands of police armed with stun grenades and water cannons attacked the large opposition camp in Ukraine’s capital on Tuesday that has been the center of nearly three months of anti-government protests after at least nine people were killed in street clashes.
It’s almost that time of year again with Fake Patty’s Day in Manhattan set for March 8th. Riley County Police Captain Kurt Moldrup told Riley County Law Board members Tuesday law enforcement crews are prepared. Moldrup listed other groups assisting RCPD as Hays and Junction City, and Emporia police departments, and Pottawatomie and Lyon County Sheriff’s offices. Moldrup added the Aggieville Business Association has also assisted. Street vendors will also be offering food outside establishments and there are plans for more porta potties. Law Board Member Wynn Butler asked about the expansion of what originally was an Aggieville based event to…
Garrett Olson (22), of Leonardville, was charged with involuntary manslaughter after the fatal accident back in October, where Trevor Redding (17) died. As KMAN previously reported, Olson was arrested last month, but made his first court appearance Tuesday afternoon. Olson appeared in front of Judge William Malcolm for a status hearing, where his case was set for preliminary hearing. The hearing is expected to last all day, starting at 10 a.m. Friday, April 4th. ———————- Four felony drug charges, and one misdemeanor, resulted in the arrest of Tyson Strauss (29), of Leonardville, late last year. Strauss appeared in court for…
The Junction City Police Department confirmed that the body found last week in southwest rural Geary County was that of the missing woman, Amanda Clemons (24). An autopsy was conducted on Saturday in Kansas City, Kansas, and the cause of death was determined to be sharp force injury, which has been ruled a homicide. The case is still under investigation. Anyone with information concerning this case may call the Junction City Police Department at 785-762-5912 or Crimestoppers at 785-762-TIPS. You may remain anonymous and could be eligible for a reward of up to $1000.