Secretary of State John Kerry makes a statement about Syria at the State Department in Washington, Friday, Aug. 30, 2013. Kerry said the U.S. knows, based on intelligence, that the Syrian regime carefully prepared for days to launch a chemical weapons attack. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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It was to be a full day of celebration for Kansas State Football. The dedication of the $90 million West Stadium Center and the Bill Snyder Statue outside the facility’s main gate were held earlier Friday. Now all that remained was for K-State to delight its fans with yet another season-opening victory that would springboard the team to another remarkable season. While a successful season is still a strong possibility, the invited guests, the Bison of North Dakota State didn’t play their part as planned and ended up ruining the party. Brock Jensen’s one-yard run with 28 second left in…
Taylor Johnson led three players in double-figure kills with a career-high 13 as K-State volleyball outlasted Portland in five sets 24-26, 25-19, 25-23, 19-25, 15-11 during the season opener in the UNLV Invitational at Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas on Friday night. Lilla Porubek added 12 kills, and Chelsea Keating also put up a career-high with 11. Preseason co-Big 12 freshman of the year Katie Brand registered 50 assists in her debut as the Cats’ starting setter. Manhattan native and senior Tristan McCarty tied a career mark with 17 digs in her first start at libero. Brand led the K-State…
Thousands of K-State fans gathered in the parking lot of Bill Snyder Family Stadium Friday morning, to witness the dedication of the 75 million dollar, West Stadium Center. The dedication featured several speakers including, Governor Sam Brownback, Head Coach Bill Snyder and K-State President, Kirk Shultz. The cast of ABC’s hit show Modern Family, including K-State Alumnus, Eric Stone Street, also made an appearance via video. A statue of Bill Snyder was also unveiled during the dedication ceremony.
The Riley County Police Department is investigating a kidnapping case that occurred Thursday night. The kidnapping and aggravated assault case took place on the 500 block of Moro between a male suspect and victim. Detectives are in the process of locating the victim as of Friday morning. The kidnapping was reported to the police by a citizen that does not have a connection to either suspect or victim. KMAN will provide additional details as they are available.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach says Nevada has joined a program in which states compare voter registration records annually, bringing the number participating to 25. The Voter Registration Crosscheck Program is designed to identify people who are registered in two or more states and people who cast ballots in more than one state. Kansas, Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska launched it in 2005, and it’s been expanding since. Kobach and Nevada Secretary of State Ross Miller jointly announced Nevada’s participation Thursday. The four original states had about 9 million registration records. With Nevada, there will be more…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Four public libraries have been selected as pilot sites for a Wi-Fi network project being coordinated by the State Library of Kansas. The Kansas City K-20 Librarians Initiative is part of the national Gigabit Libraries Network’s super Wi-Fi project. It involves a four-month test of TV White Space Technology which will deliver public library Internet access to remote locations in the communities. The public libraries taking part are located in Lawrence, Manhattan, Topeka and Kansas City, Kan. State librarian Jo Budler says the project will help libraries provide greater public access to Internet connections that she said…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Community activists are planning what they’re calling a worker justice march in Wichita this weekend to protest what they say is a lack of quality jobs in the area. Sunflower Community Action, the Black Arts Festival and labor groups are staging Saturday’s march and rally focusing on low-income workers. The event begins at 11 a.m. at 17th and Hillside streets in Wichita and ends at McAdams Park where multiple speakers are expected to address the crowd.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) The driver of the school bus that overturned in Bonner Springs last week has been released from the hospital. Elmer Scott Jr. was the most seriously injured of those who were hurt when the bus went off Kansas Highway 7 on Aug. 21. He was driving sixth-grade girls from The Pembroke Hill School in Kansas City to a camp in Linwood, Kan., when the bus went off the right side of the road and tipped over. Twenty-two students were taken to hospitals but none were seriously injured. KMBC-TV reports the crash remains under investigation.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Work is expected to begin soon on a highway project in Lawrence that has been debated since the early 1990s. The Kansas Department of Transportation is scheduled to award bids for the South Lawrence Trafficway on Sept. 18, and construction is expected to begin by mid-October or November. The $190 million project has been stalled by protests and lawsuits for more than 20 years. The Lawrence Journal-World reports some of the first work is likely to occur in the Baker Wetlands, which has been center of the debate. Opponents say the project will damage the wetlands and…