USA defenseman Justin Faulk and forward Joe Pavelski react as Finland celebrates a goal during the third period of the men’s bronze medal ice hockey game at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. Finland won the game 5-0.
Author: KMAN Staff
Christal Caldwell scored 21 points and three other players added 10 apiece as 13th-ranked West Virginia used a first half run to cruise past Kansas State 61-40 in Women’s Basketball action Saturday evening at Bramlage Coliseum. The Wildcats took a 6-0 lead on the strength of three-point baskets by Leticia Romero and Katya Leick fin the game’s first two minutes but after that the Mountaineers forged head with a 15-2 run for a seven-point lead. After K-State cut the margin to 16-12 an 18-7 surge by West Virginia allowed the Mountaineers to enjoy a 34-19 halftime advantage. In the second…
Buddy Hield scored 18 points to lead four Oklahoma players in double figures and the Sooners used a 31-7 first half run to seize control on their way to an 86-73 win over Kansas State Saturday at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman. Oklahoma which lost to the Wildcats 72-66 earlier this season at Bramlage Coliseum jumped out to a 38-14 lead before settling for a 41-22 advantage at halftime as K-State was beset by numerous turnovers that the Sooners promptly converted into points. The roll continued for OU in the second half as they led by as much as…
About 300 employees at Manhattan/Ogden’s USD 383 will be paying more in taxes this year, due to an error in the payroll setup for tax year 2013 in relation to Kansas income tax withholding. The Kansas Legislature had changed the state income rate, and the new tax tables were not correctly entered into USD 383’s financial accounting software. USD 383 Associate Supt. Bob Seymour told KMAN Saturday about 300 employees, including teachers and administrators were affected. He says the district “deeply regrets” the error, adding “we don’t like this kind of thing to happen.” Seymour adds those…
In a newly redone building, the Manhattan Salvation Army was able to move back into their home at 310 Poyntz. After the fire in 2012, the Salvation Army has had a nomadic existence, moving from one location to another, until their building was fixed. On Saturday, that move back became official with a ribbon cutting ceremony, placing the Salvation Army back in the prominent downtown area. Tom Phillips, Kansas Representative, was in attendance and took some time to comment about the fact that they are where they should be, available for all. Wynn Butler, Mayor Pro-Tem, also made a few comments…
The 89th annual Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce meeting and banquet was held on Friday night as over 600 guests gathered to look back on 2013, and to look forward to the year ahead for the community. 2014 Chair Terry Harts presented the volunteer of the year award to Fred Willich for his contributions in 2013. The Lud Fiser Citizen award went to real estate brokerage owner Linda Weis.
A six-run fifth inning finally lifted the weight off the K-State baseball team’s collective shoulders en route to a 9-4 victory over St. Mary’s on Friday afternoon at Louis Guisto Field in Moraga, CA. The Cats earned their first win with six hits in the inning that busted open a one-run ballgame, including an RBI double by Clayton Dalrymple. Sophomore catcher Alex Bee led the Cats with three hits in the game, and also had an RBI and a run scored. The Cats also had multi-hit efforts by Tanner DeVinny, Austin Fisher and R.J. Santigate. DeVinny and Dalrymple each had…
WATHENA, Kan. (AP) Witnesses say a northeast Kansas man may have suffered a medical problem before driving his van into a Pizza Hut restaurant. KQTV reports the crash happened Friday afternoon in Wathena. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the 45-year-old Leavenworth man was driving east on U.S. 36 when his van drifted into the westbound lanes, hit a ditch and vaulted across the parking lot into the Pizza Hut. No one inside was hurt, but a group of Doniphan County officers had just finished a lunch meeting and witnessed the accident. Another witness, Wathena firefighter Bob Ryser, says the driver…
PITTSBURG, Kan. (AP) An emergency shelter for homeless families in 11 southeast Kansas counties is expected to close at the end of March. The CHOICES shelter in Pittsburg is operated by the Southeast Kansas Community Action Program and serves about 300 people a year. Officials of the nonprofit organization announced plans for the closing this week. They cited a steep cut in Community Services Block Grant funding from the Kansas Housing Resources Corp. Program officials told The Morning Sun in Pittsburg the shelter has depended on the block grant to cover its annual shortfall of about $190,000. The nonprofit is…
Canada defenseman Shea Weber, left, trips over USA forward David Backes during the third period of a men’s semifinal ice hockey game at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 21, 2014, in Sochi, Russia.