The Kansas State Wildcats after wild weekend of College Football which saw four of the top six teams in the rankings lose, moved up in the polls this week. K-State is now ranked 16th in the USA Today Coaches Poll and 17th in the Associated Press Sportswriters Poll. Florida State is #1 in both polls while Auburn is right behind at #2. Baylor is ranked #3 in the Coaches Poll while in-state rivals Ole Miss and Mississippi State are tied for third after they upset Alabama and Texas A&M respectively on Saturday. Oklahoma’s ranking took a hit in both polls…
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(photo courtesy of Kansas State Athletics) Kylie Zumach notched 15 kills, and the Wildcats rebounded from a huge, first set deficit to take down Texas Tech on Saturday in Lubbock in straight sets 27-25, 25-18, and 25-22. K-State improves to 15-2/2-1 on the season. Redshirt senior Natali Jones tallied a .417 hitting percentage, and had five blocks. Texas Tech falls to 14-2/2-2. The Red Raiders came out strong in the first set, racing out to a 12-1 lead before the Wildcats rebounded with runs of 6-0 and 4-0, eventually tying the set at 18. After escaping set point, K-State got…
Updated 6 a.m. Monday: Still no details regarding an accident in Pottawatomie county KMAN first told you about early Sunday morning. The Kansas Department of Transportation announced at five a.m. Sunday that highway 24 was closed east of Wamego from Old Military Road to Topeka due to a head-on crash. The road was closed for three hours, with detours provided for motorists. A spokesman with the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s office confirmed his agency worked the accident, but indicated no further details were available at this time. ### From the Kansas Department of Transportation: UPDATE…as of 8:00am, eastbound and westbound US-24…
By Erik Stone Jake Waters passed for 290 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for 105 yards and another score to lead 22nd-ranked Kansas State to a 45-13 rout of Texas Tech before a Ft. Riley Day crowd of 52,726 Saturday night at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The Red Raiders took their opening drive deep into Wildcat territory before Morgan Burns intercepted a tipped Davis Webb pass in the end zone. K-State then marched 80 yards in eight plays with the final 48 resulting from a pass and run play to Wide Receiver Curry Sexton and a 7-0 Wildcat lead.…
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) Sprint Corporation the nation’s third-biggest cellphone carrier, is cutting an unspecified number of jobs this month to reduce costs as it tries to better compete with AT and T and Verizon, and hinted that more layoffs are possible. The Overland Park-based company has posted billions in losses for the past several fiscal years as subscribers canceled contracts.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Eric Hosmer got his souvenir home run ball back while he stood on the field for a postgame interview, Angel Stadium’s silence broken only by a small band of blue-clad fans chanting “Sweep! Sweep! Sweep!” Hosmer savored the moment, realizing that almost nobody expected the unassuming Kansas City Royals to be collecting keepsakes and plotting playoff sweeps a few days ago. But with three extra-inning wins in four remarkable days, the long-downtrodden Royals have climbed from the depths of a 29-year playoff absence to the brink of the AL Championship Series. Hosmer hit a two-run homer…
On today’s In Focus, Riley County Extension Director, Jennifer Wilson spoke with Cathy, as well as Kansas State University Provost, April Mason and Director of Development, Homecare and Hospice of Manhattan, Christina Nolte.
For a second straight week, the Manhattan Indians found themselves facing a team with notably less strength and speed. Once again, MHS made the opponent pay for it. The Indians jumped on Topeka West early and cruised to a 42-7 victory Friday night at Hummer Sports Park to stay unbeaten this season. “We came out of the locker room and took control of the game,” MHS coach Joe Schartz said. “We did what we had to do to win this game. Overall, I’m pleased.” Manhattan (5-0, 3-0 CL) led 22-0 after one quarter and 36-0 at the halftime break before…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A budget shortfall predicted for Kansas for July 2016 has grown to $260 million after tax collections fell short of expectations during the past three months. The previous figure from the Legislature’s nonpartisan research staff was $238 million. But researchers noted that tax collections in July, August and September fell a total of $22 million short of expectations. The Legislative Research Department confirmed the new figure Friday. The budget shortfall represents the predicted gap between anticipated revenues and current spending commitments, and it can fluctuate month to month with tax collections. Gov. Sam Brownback and lawmakers must…
Officials from the Obama administration urged calm over the single case of Ebola in the United States as the military said Friday it had begun the long-awaited aid to disease-ravaged Liberia.