LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP)– Pittsburgh opened the Maui Invitational by winning a game it was supposed to and lost in embarrassing fashion in the semifinals. The Panthers closed out their trip to paradise by playing their best game of the season. James Robinson had 14 points and six assists, and Pittsburgh was sharp at both ends to beat Kansas State 70-47 Wednesday in the third-place game of the Maui Invitational. “That’s a very good team, Kansas State, that we beat and we beat it the way we wanted to do it as far as defense, execution on the offensive end and…
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By Chris Kutz, K-State Athletics Communications NORMAN, Okla. – The K-State volleyball team, after winning the first set and holding a late lead in the fourth, fell to Oklahoma, 3-1 (24-26, 26-24, 25-20, 25-23), on Wednesday in McCasland Field House. The loss for K-State (22-7, 9-6 Big 12), its sixth-straight at Oklahoma, dropped it into a three-way tie with Kansas and Iowa State for third in the Big 12 standings entering the final slate of regular season matches this Saturday. Oklahoma (20-9, 10-5 Big 12), meanwhile, grabbed sole possession of second with its season finale this Saturday at Kansas. The…
The Kansas State Women’s Basketball team’s scheduled game vs. Santa Clara at the Hardwood Tournament of Hope in Puerta Vallarta, Mexico was canceled Wednesday night due to a facility conflict and will not be made up. Thursday’s scheduled 5 p.m. game vs. LSU remains in doubt but even if it’s played it will not be broadcast due to transmission problems in Mexico. Check back here for further updates.
President Barack Obama and his family distributed bags of food at Bread for the City, a center in Washington’s Southeast that provides food, clothing and other services to the poor.
National Guard reinforcements helped prevent a second night of chaos in Ferguson after a grand jury decided not to indict the white police officer who killed Michael Brown. Meantime, residents and businesses began cleanup efforts.
K-State fall to #3 Arizona 72-68 in Maui. KSU women beat UTEP 72-43 in Mexico. Preview of K-State vs KU on Saturday at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. Around College Football, Mitch Holthus and Bold Predictions also on the show. Happy Thanksgiving! Hour 1 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1-KSU-men.mp3 K-State fall to #3 Arizona in Maui https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/2-Around-College-Football.mp3 Around College Football https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/3-Mitch-Holthus1.mp3 “Voice of the Chiefs” Mitch Holthus https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/4-ready-for-hour-2.mp3 Getting set for Hour 2 Hour 2 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/5-Bold-Predictions.mp3 Bold Predictions https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/6-look-at-the-rest-of-the-week.mp3 Preview of the Thanksgiving weekend
After a month long investigation, members of the Junction City Police Department Detectives assigned to the Kansas Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, Patrol Division and the Drug Operations Group, executed a search warrant at 123 E. 12th St., Junction City, Geary County, Kansas in reference to the distribution of child pornography. This search warrant took place around 1:30 Tuesday afternoon. Upon executing the warrant, further evidence to support the charges was located and collected. A suspect was identified as James G. Henning, 40,who is a Ft. Riley solider. Henning was arrested on the following charges; Sexual Exploitation of a Child,…
A detailed final report regarding the 2012 plane crash that killed a prominent Junction City family has been released from the National Transportation Safety Board. An earlier report KMAN reported on in May indicated both wings and the horizontal stabilizer broke off in mid-air but there was no reason at that time as to why the June seventh crash might have occurred, killing Ronald and Rebecca Bramlage and their four children. The several page report indicates Bramlage lost control of the plane while climbing to a cruising altitude and while trying to test the autopilot. The plane got up to 338…
On today’s In Focus, Cathy talked to Blue Valley/Randolph’s USD 384 Superintendent, Brady Burton and Riley County High School Principal, Antoinette Root. She also spoke with Pottawatomie County Farmer and Rancher Glenn Brunkow.
While on the surface November sales tax numbers are down from last month, in the city of Manhattan, the City Finance Director is pleased with the numbers. Bernie Hayen describes the figures as nothing but good news, with virtually every sector reporting higher sales for this period which mostly covers October. The statistics were released Wednesday morning, and showed that $955,911 were collected this month, and $1,049,448 were collected in October. Although the receipts were down from October, the collections were still up from the 2014 budget projection of $778,250. This means sales tax numbers were $114,133 up from the budget estimate.