According to a report by GoPowercat.com, Sherrell Griffin, the mother of Daniel Sams, says her son will transfer from K-State at the end of the current semester. Griffin says Sams met with Coach Bill Snyder last Friday and asked for a release from his scholarship. She says they’re still waiting on that request, but the decision came down to seeking more playing time. Sams will reportedly return to his home state of Louisiana by the end of the month, where he’ll make a decision about his next destination with his parents. He spent three years at K-State including a redshirt season…
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Former K-State associate head coach Kamie Ethridge was hired two weeks ago as the head coach at Northern Colorado. Ethridge announced on Monday that her staff will be the other three Wildcat coaches she worked with last season. Former K-State point guard Shalee Lehning will be the Bears’ associate head coach, while Kelly Moylan and Deb Patterson will both be assistant coaches. Patterson spent 18 years as the Cats’ head coach, winning 350 games before being let go by K-State in March. Former TCU coach Jeff Mittie was hired by the Cats to replace her. Stay connected to all things…
“The Game” on Monday is jam packed with a recap of a busy sports weekend. Tavon Rooks kept Kansas State’s NFL draft streak alive by being selected in the 6th round by the New Orleans Saints. The K-State baseball team had a rough go this weekend against Oklahoma State and will now finish off the season at home against Texas this weekend. The Kansas City Chiefs complete the 2014 NFL draft. The Royals go 4-3 on the west coast road trip and return home to play nine straight games at Kauffman Stadium. “You can’t be serious” and much more on “The Game” on KMAN.
A new video from Nigeria’s Boko Haram terrorist network purports to show dozens of abducted schoolgirls, covered in jihab and praying in Arabic.
People watch fireworks celebrating the declaration of independence for Donetsk region at barricades in front of a regional administration building that was recently seized by pro-Russian activists in Donetsk, Ukraine, Monday, May 12, 2014, with a Russian national flag is in the background. Pro-Moscow insurgents in eastern Ukraine declared independence Monday, putting pressure on Kiev to hold talks with the separatists.
On today’s In Focus, Cathy talked to Dr. Marjory Artzer, Asst. Clinical Professor with Pet Health Center and General Dentistry at the Veterinary Health Center at Kansas State University. She also spoke to Manhattan Senior Planner, Lance Evans, Assistant Director for Planning, Eric Cattell, and Riley County Planning and Development Director, Monty Wedel. Lastly, we had a Flint Hills Focus segment with Flint Hills Discovery Center Director, Fred Goss and Tim Tyner from the Hays House in Council Grove.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP)-A state elections board has rejected a claim that U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts is not truly a Kansas resident, allowing him to seek re-election this year.The State Objections Board’s decision Monday means the three-term senator will be on the ballot in the Aug. 5 Republican primary. Eight northeast Kansas residents, including four from Riley County, had objected to the ballot listing, arguing that Roberts lives in Alexandria, Virginia, and not Dodge City, Kansas. GOP tea party challenger Milton Wolf has raised the issue repeatedly. Roberts owns a home in Alexandria, Virginia, but is registered to vote…
Riley County Commissioners signed a settlement document after an executive session discussion during yesterday’s Monday’s commission meeting, involving an incident that happened three years ago. Back in February of 2011, the Riley County Police Department pursued a suspect in a D.U.I who crashed the vehicle while driving. Previous reports indicate the man was Jason Fischer, of Marysville, who was injured in the accident-and treated at Stormont Vail of Topeka. The medical bills totaled $39,832.40, and he was later convicted of various offenses in Riley County Jail. Under Kansas law, Riley County was potentially liable for payment of those medical bills, but…
Winter storm warnings are in effect for parts of Colorado and Wyoming into Monday, as a spring snowstorm blankets the region. People in Southern Nebraska are dealing with damage from several tornadoes.
Pro-Russian insurgents in Eastern Ukraine say about 90 percent of voters backed their regions’ sovereignty. The West and the Ukrainian government reject the controversial referendum as illegal.