Wichita State has jumped into the top 10 for the first time in seven years. The Shockers check in at #10 after a 12-0 start and stand as one of nine undefeated teams remaining in Division I. WSU spent two weeks at #8 in December 2006. Arizona is #1 in The Associated Press college basketball poll for the third straight week, receiving 63 first place votes from the 65-member national media panel. Syracuse drew the other #1 votes and is #2, with the top eight teams holding onto their spots from last week. Ohio State is #3 followed and fellow…
Author: KMAN Staff
During the holidays many folks are gathering for meals and celebrations across the nation. One Kansas State student recently took a nonprofit leadership class, and wants to remind the community about many that go hungry on a daily basis. Emily Patterson says recent cuts to government funding has reduced support for the food stamp program, and local organizations help bridge the gap. Patterson says her class worked with Friendship Meals in Manhattan, and worked to bring essentials to folks within the community. According to Patterson the program currently helps 207 people in Riley County, and covers 11 routes within the…
Although Riley County aerial photographs were taken a few months ago, new photography could be in the near future. During Monday’s county commission meeting, IT/GIS Director, Robert Nall presented the 2014 aerial photography agenda item. Nall shared details about the new photography, and the benefits the new pictures would provide. He indicated the pictures would be better quality and would provide more angles. Other department heads, including County Appraiser, Greg McHenry, mentioned the photos would benefit their work as well. Commissioners did not seem thrilled to be re-doing the project, but they all indicated the need is there-especially since the…
Updated 12:30 Tuesday: Sheriff Greg Riat has announced the juvenile, Tieler Reeves, has been located by a parent. #### The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office is asking for assistance in locating a runaway juvenile. The juvenile, Tieler Reeves left his parent while in the area of 101 East Bluemont, Manhattan KS on December 19th, 2013. Tieler Reeves is described as a 17 year old white male, 5’05 and weighing 110 lbs, brown eyes, black hair. Tieler was last seen wearing a white shirt, red and black beanie and red and white shorts. He may be in the Manhattan area. If…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Wichita police say a woman has been hospitalized after she set herself on fire in a store parking lot. The Wichita Eagle reports (http://bit.ly/1c27N2p ) the woman bought material inside a Lowe’s store before she set herself on fire Sunday evening. Several people tried to help the woman, whose identity wasn’t released. Police said the woman is in critical condition at an area hospital. Information from: The Wichita (Kan.) Eagle, http://www.kansas.com
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Supreme Court has ordered a retrial for a man serving a life sentence for abusing a child. The Supreme Court ruled Friday that Derek John Holt, who was convicted of indecent liberties with a child in Bourbon County in southeast Kansas five years ago, will get the new trial because a court reporter failed to record critical parts of his first trial. The Wichita Eagle reports (http://bit.ly/1idvTQi ) Holt is serving a sentence of life without the possibility of parole for 25 years. The Supreme Court ruled that a defense request for the alleged victim…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Members of the Kansas Board of Regents plan to ask lawmakers to support the board’s long-range plan to increase the number of Kansans with education beyond high school. Regent Vice Chairman Kenny Wilk told The Lawrence Journal-World reported (http://bit.ly/1c28Cs5 ) he plans to put together a resolution for the Legislature to consider when the 2014 legislative session starts in January. Wilk says the the resolution would focus on the board’s Foresight 2020 plan, which aims to increase from 50 percent to 60 percent the number of Kansans who have a post-secondary certificate or credential or an associate’s…
OTTAWA, Kan. (AP) A Franklin County judge has granted a second request by prosecutors for DNA testing on evidence in the capital murder case of a man accused of killing four people in eastern Kansas. The Lawrence Journal-World reports (http://bit.ly/1bmkQf3 ) that Franklin County District Judge Thomas H. Sachse granted the request last week in the state’s case against 28-year-old Kyle T. Flack, of Ottawa. He was charged with capital murder, first-degree murder, rape and other charges after the bodies of three adults and an 18-month-old girl were found at an Ottawa area farm house in May. Flack’s court-appointed lawyer,…
Updated 11:30 Monday: KMAN received word earlier Monday morning that a Pottawatomie County vehicle rolled over on its side just south of Onaga, on Wheaton Road. Pottawatomie County Sheriff Greg Riat confirmed the sand truck mishap later in the morning, saying ot occurred about 9:30. The accident reporteldy was cleared up by 11 a.m. Riat adds the unidentified driver of the truck was taken to a medical facility for treatment although he did not know the extent of the injuries. Sheriff Riat adds there were two other accidents in the county this (Monday) morning, but both did not involve injuries. One occurred on Onaga…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Andrew Luck threw for 241 yards and a touchdown, Donald Brown ran 51 yards for another score and the Indianapolis Colts beat the Kansas City Chiefs 23-7 on Sunday in a potential preview of an AFC wild-card playoff game. The Colts (10-5) took advantage of four turnovers by the Chiefs (11-4) to win for the fifth time in their last six tries against Kansas City. If Indianapolis ends up as the No. 4 seed and the Chiefs the No. 5 for the playoffs, they’ll meet again at Lucas Oil Stadium in two weeks. Alex Smith threw…