Today on “The Game” K-State football signs another linemen for 2015. Royals win their 8th straight game. Audio from Bruce Weber from today’s Big 12 coaches summer teleconference. Get Fit as well
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Almost two years after an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Benghazi, Libya that left four Americans dead including Ted Stevens, the U.S. Ambassador to Libya, the first of those suspects was apprehended this weekend in Libya and is currently en route to the United States to stand trial amongst Republican calls that the suspect should be sent to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and locked up with other terrorists there.
Rescue personnel tend to 5-year-old Calista Dixon in Pilger, Neb., after two giant tornadoes bore down on the small town on Monday, June 16, 2014. The girl later died, as did a motorist, David A. Herout, 74, of Clarkson, Neb. At least 19 people were taken to hospitals and most of the buildings in Pilger were heavily damaged or destroyed.
One of the people facing charges after the car chase in Pottawatomie County, earlier this month, appeared in court Tuesday. As KMAN has previously reported, the chase began after a traffic stop by a Pottawatomie County sheriff’s deputy on the Oregon Trail Road, about three miles west of St. Mary’s. The deputy learned at least one of the two occupants had an arrest warrant out of Missouri, but while obtaining this information, the vehicle fled. Jason Gillispie (30), of Higbee, Missouri, was the passenger in the vehicle. Attorney, Sherri Schuck indicates a plea was entered to obstruction and possession…
On today’s In Focus, Cathy talked to Manhattan Mayor, Wynn Butler and City Manager, Ron Fehr.
Update at 10:50 a.m: The number of outages has been reduced to under 700 now. Power was reported out for around 40 minutes. Penzig said, a piece of equipment tripped, but it is unclear if a branch or wildlife is the reason. Original Story: Riley County Police indicate there are several traffic lights out around Manhattan, including at the intersection of Tuttle Creek Boulevard and Kimball Avenue. Officers are currently on scene. Police ask that drivers proceed with caution, and consider the intersections as four way stops. According to Westar Energy’s website, there are currently 3,248 customers without power, including…
Noel Schulz, associate dean for research and graduate programs in the College of Engineering at Kansas State University, has been named an award recipient by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, or IEEE. Cited for her “outstanding contributions in advancing recruitment and retention of women in IEEE, the Power and Energy Society, and the engineering professions,” Schulz will receive the 2014 IEEE Education Society Hewlett-Packard Harriet B. Rigas Award at the Frontiers in Education Conference in Madrid, Spain, in October. “We are extremely proud of Noel, her accomplishments, and her outstanding efforts put forth for our research…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The trial of a Topeka man charged with killing his mother has been delayed again, and is now scheduled to start next January. Jason Hachmeister is charged with premeditated first-degree murder in the September 2011 death of his 58-year-old mother, Sheila Hachmeister. She was killed at a home she shared with her son. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the trial was postponed on Monday because his attorney, Mark Bennett, is involved in a complex drug case in federal court in Kansas City, Kansas. Hachmeister’s trial was originally scheduled to start in January of this year. A coroner has…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A 40-year-old man accused of mistreating an adult at an Andover nursing home has been released on bond but ordered to stay in Kansas while the case continues. Geofrey Nyangweso is charged with mistreating the adult at the Victoria Falls Skilled Nursing Home. Nyangweso was ordered Monday to surrender his passport and stay in Kansas. He was released then on $50,000 bond. The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services said last month it had cited Victoria Falls for failing to meet certain regulations and failing to investigate some abuse complaints. A department inspection showed at least…
For the second in as many days, K-State coach Bill Snyder and his staff secured another man in the trenches for the recruiting class of 2015. This time the Cats picked off a player from Lawrence, with offensive tackle Scott Frantz of Free State giving his word to K-State via his Twitter account. Just committed to play football at Kansas State University!!!!! #EMAW pic.twitter.com/BDrgtbPdg2 — Scott Frantz (@ScottFrantz54) June 16, 2014 The 6-foot-5-inch 285-pound Frantz is a three-star prospect according to Rivals.com, the #63 player at his position nationally, and #6 overall in Kansas. He reportedly picked K-State over KU, Missouri, Miami of…