TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The attorney for a former Kansas Bureau of Investigation deputy director charged with sexual exploitation of a child says no child was ever in danger. Thomas Haney told The Associated Press on Friday that his client, 57-year-old Kyle G. Smith, isn’t accused of approaching, touching or having any communication with a child. Haney says the charge involves claims that Smith looked at an image. Smith was charged Thursday with one count of looking at a sexually explicit image of a child. He also faces two counts of interference with law enforcement, alleging he tried to destroy evidence…
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The Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce held its first Legislative Coffee Saturday morning at the Sunset Zoo in Manhattan. Several State Representatives including Sydney Carlin, Ron Highland, Tom Phillips, Vern Swanson, and Senator Tom Hawk, made their way to the Zoo’s Nature Exploration Center bright and early to talk about the ongoing Legislative Session. One of the major talking points centered around the status of funding for education in Kansas. Representative Sydney Carlin of Manhattan said that law makers are still waiting for a decision from the Kansas Supreme Court on the issue, but doesn’t think the legislature will be able to…
Nino Williams had a career high 20 points and Marcus Foster added 18, but Kansas State was unable to hold on to a late lead in regulation as Baylor defeated the Wildcats 87-73 in double-overtime Saturday night at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas. K-State held a 30-21 halftime advantage before the Bears opened the second half on an 8-0 run to cut the lead to 30-29. After that the Wildcats used an 18-10 surge to lead 48-39 with 9:17 remaining but Baylor refused to quit and steadily chipped away at their deficit. The key moment of the game came…
K-State drew first blood before Cal Poly rallied for a 5-2 victory on Saturday night in San Luis Obispo, CA. The Cats scored their first run of the season in the top of the fourth inning with a pair of infield singles from Shane Conlon and Tanner Devinny to lead 1-0. The Mustangs countered with three runs in the bottom of the sixth for the second straight night, with an RBI single by Jimmy Allen, plus a sacrifice fly and a bases loaded hit by pitch for a 3-1 edge. Two more Cal Poly runs were added in the bottom…
President Obama announced Friday during a meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah near Fresno, California that he will ask Congress to approve financial aid for Jordan, which is struggling to manage the influx of refugees from Syria.
USA forward T.J. Oshie prepares to take a shot againstRussia goaltender Sergei Bobrovski in an overtime shootout during a men’s ice hockey game at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. Oshie scored four shootout goals as the USA won 3-2.
Leticia Romero scored 19 points and Kansas State finished the game with a 12-0 run to rally past Texas Tech 60-54 in Big 12 Women’s Basketball action Saturday at Bramlage Coliseum. The Red Raiders who remain winless in conference play, have suffered many close losses and Saturday’s game was no different. However, early on Texas Tech was fighting the Wildcats nearly basket for basket as K-State could not sustain a lead of larger than six points. The Red Raiders scored six straight points to grab their first lead of the game at 22-20 before the teams went into halftime tied…
The power pitching duo of Matt Imhof and Reid Reilly combined for a two-hitter as #27 Cal Poly shut out #18 K-State 3-0 on Friday night at Baggett Stadium in San Luis Obispo, CA. Imhof (1-0) struck out a Mustang Division I record 14 batters over seven innings plus, scattering two hits and four walks. Reilly came on for a six-out save with a runner on first in the top of the eighth, and quickly dispatched the Cats following a leadoff walk. Ross Kivett and RJ Santigate each supplied an infield hit, and only three K-State runners reached second base…
President Barack Obama winks as he is welcomed before speaking to the House Democratic Issues Conference in Cambridge, Md., Friday, Feb. 14, 2014. Opening a weekend trip to California, the president Barack Obama will offer millions in federal aid for the drought-stricken state, then hold an unusual West Coast meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah II, a key U.S. partner in the Middle East.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China Friday, Feb. 14, 2014. Kerry is meeting senior Chinese officials on Friday in Beijing to seek their help in bringing a belligerent North Korea back to nuclear disarmament talks.