K-State senior middle blocker Kaitlynn Pelger was named an AVCA All-Midwest Region Honorable mention selection. Pelger was the only player to rank among the Big 12’s top 10 for kills, blocks and aces per set this season. Pelger was one of 19 Big 12 players across two different regions to be represented on the All-Region teams. The Olathe native was named to the AVCA All-Central District team and an honorable mention all-American in 2011 and 2012. Pelger finished her K-State career fourth on the all-time kill list.
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Riley County Police Department Director, Brad Schoen conducted a press conference Tuesday afternoon to release additional details about the disturbance from earlier that morning at the Quality Inn. As KMAN previously reported, the incident took place just after 6 o’clock that morning at 150 East Poyntz Avenue, and the 911 call indicated shots being fired. Police officers from Riley and Pottawatomie counties responded and once on scene, observed a subject discharging a firearm outside of the hotel. As the events unfolded, officers ordered the subject to cease fire and drop the weapon. The subject failed to comply, and therefore officers…
The mother of a man reportedly shot near the Quality Inn in Manhattan early Tuesday morning contacted KMAN, indicating her son had been lifeflighted after a domestic altercation at that location on East Ponytz Avenue. The woman identified herself as Linda Kinyon, and talked about her son, who she says is a contractor in Wamego and in his 30’s. She describes her son as hard-working, and with two beautiful children. Kinyon says the Quality Inn is a familiar location to her, even though she lives in Oklahoma, as she says that’s where the family stayed when he was married. While divorced now,…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Sporting Kansas City captain Jimmy Nielsen is retiring, two days after making a pair of saves during penalty kicks against Real Salt Lake to help his team win its first Major League Soccer’s championship since 2000. The 36-year-old Nielsen, MLS’s goalkeeper of the year in 2012, spent four years with Kansas City after playing in England for Millwall (1994-95) and Leicester (2007-08), and in Denmark for AaB Aalborg (1995-07) and Vejl (2008-10). He set Kansas City’s team goalkeeping records for games (128), wins (57) and shutouts (45).
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A 30-year-old Manhattan man has pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact in a fatal arson. U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom says in a release that Gavin Taylor Hairgrove pleaded guilty Monday for his role in a Feb. 6 fire at a Manhattan apartment building. Vansanta Pallem died as a result of inhaling gases from the fire. Grissom’s office says Hairgrove admitted to being present when three co-defendants talked about what to do to keep the Riley County Police Department from searching an apartment where two of the co-defendants lived. One of the co-defendants later poured…
President Obama spoke of former South African President Nelson Mandela’s legacy of making peace by getting them to trust each other. Obama spoke at the memorial for Mandela in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Federal officials say 18 current and former Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies face array of criminal charges. The charges result from an ongoing FBI investigation into allegations of excessive force and other misconduct at the county’s jails.
Update 9:45 a.m. East Poyntz has been opened, and traffic can now travel on the road. Updated 8:25 a.m. Riley County Police and law enforcement personnel from surrounding areas responded shortly after 6:00 this morning to the Quality Inn and Suites at 150 East Poyntz Avenue for a disturbance call which indicated acts of violence. Shortly after arrival, RCPD officers managed to get the suspect in custody with no injuries to any personnel or bystanders. The Westbound lanes of East Poyntz Avenue have re-opened while the Eastbound lanes remain closed. Riley County Police are expected to issue a press release…
Well known Manhattan Civic Leader and Political Stalwart Charles Hostetler has died. The Manhattan Mercury reported in Monday evening’s edition that Hostetler passed away on Sunday at the age of 75 after a year-long battle with cancer. Hostetler had been well known throughout the community as well as in the insurance and banking industries and was also an influential figure in both Local and State politics. Check back here as we will bring you more on the passing of Charles Hostetler including reaction from local political leaders and friends.
“Wildcat Insider” breaks down Kansas State and Michigan in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl on December 28th. How can the Wildcats fair against a powerhouse program such as Michigan? The guys debate the other Big 12 Bowl games and give their thoughts about each team. The K-State basketball teams continue to gear up for conference play. The men are coming off a solid victory against Ole Miss and the women are coming off a victory against Grambling State. All that and much more on another edition of “Wildcat Insider” on KMAN.