By Lewis Marien It has been a bye week for Kansas State, so let’s take a look back at the then-No. 16 Wildcats’ 29-27 win over Kansas on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, at Bill Snyder Family Stadium in Manhattan. As of Nov. 2, K-State — now ranked 22nd in the country — is 7-2 overall and 4-2 in Big 12 Conference play. Kansas State defensive end Chiddi Obiazor (8) and safety VJ Payne tackle Kansas running back Devin Neal during their Big 12 Conference game Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The Wildcats beat the Jayhawks, 29-27.…
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A manhattan man spent the weekend in jail after trying to break into a government building. 23-year-old Andrew Farklin is being held on a $250,000 bond after attempting to break into the Riley County Shop, located in the 6200 block of Tuttle Creek Boulevard. Franklin was arrested around 6:30 a.m. Friday on counts of Burglary, Criminal damage to property, Aggravated Robbery, and armed robbery. He remained in the Riley County Jail as of Sunday on the $250,000 total bond.
A high-speed case ended in Blue Rapids Friday morning as law enforcement officers sought an “armed and dangerous” Manhattan man. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the man is believed to have been involved in a string of burglaries. He allegedly stole his grandmother’s car and a handgun. A Marshall County officer pursued the man, whom officials have not yet identified, and eventually he abandoned his vehicle and ran away. Local law enforcement, aided by a KHP helicopter, established a perimeter and initiated a search. With a tip from a citizen, officers found the suspect hiding in trees and bushes…
Segment 1: 00:00 Segment 2: 8:41 Segment 3: 19:31 Segment 4: 32:54 On Friday’s edition of Within Reason with Mike Matson, guest host Megan Moser spoke with Riley County Commissioner Kathryn Focke. Stream the show live weekday mornings at 9am: https://www.youtube.com/@NewsRadioKMAN
Officers filed a report of an injury accident on November 7, 2024, at approximately 8:39 PM at the corner of College Heights Road and Goodnow Ave. Officers report a GMC Acadia, driven by Lacey Farney of Manhattan, was rear-ended by a Suzuki 400 driven by Jackson Ross, also of Manhattan. Ross was transported by EMS to Via Christi for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Officers filed a report of aggravated burglary and criminal destruction of property in the 100 block of Bluemont Ave. on November 7, 2024, at approximately 11:23 PM. Officers listed Wal-Mart as the victim when it was reported…
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) is investigating a death that occurred at the Northeast Kansas Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Junction City. The KBI was contacted Tuesday morning to investigate the death of a 17-year-old male from Dodge City. The teen had been at the detention facility since early August as a result of a child in need of care case. KBI agents responded to the facility to investigate. The investigation indicates that personnel found the 17-year-old male unresponsive just before 7 a.m., and began life-saving measures. Geary County EMS responded and continued resuscitation efforts during transport to a…
TUCSON, Ariz. (K-State Athletics) – K-State picked up its second road sweep of the season Wednesday night, as the Wildcats defeated Arizona in straight sets at McKale Center – 28-26, 25-17, 25-18. Behind 40 assists from Izzi Szulczewski, the Wildcats (9-11, 7-4 Big 12) generated a .285 hitting percentage with 50 kills and 15 attack errors, including just two errors in the second. The defense limited Arizona (13-9, 2-9 Big 12) to a .168 efficiency with 65 digs and four blocks, with three players reaching double-digit digs. Senior libero Ella Larkin guided the back row with 19 digs followed by Aliyah Carter (12) and Molly Ramsey (11), who…