MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State Athletics) – K-State alumna and current volunteer coach Janee’ Kassanavoid earned a silver medal in the women’s hammer throw during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary on Thursday (August 24). Her third throw, at a distance of 76.36m/250-06, claimed the second place spot behind Canada’s Camryn Rogers who won with a throw of 77.22m/253-04. Fellow Team USA counterpart DeAnna Price finished with a bronze medal at 75.41m/247-05. “What Janee’ did tonight was just incredible,” assistant coach Greg Watson said. “From start to finish she competed and put everything she had into every throw. We are so proud of her.” Kassanavoid,…
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MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State Athletics) – Kansas State head coach Jerome Tang announced on Thursday afternoon (August 24) the additions of walk-ons Taymont Lindsey (Kerens, Texas/Kerens/Manhattan Christian College) and Mack Martin (Overland Park, Kan./IMG Academy) to his program for the 2023-24 season. Lindsey will be a senior with one year of eligibility remaining after the NCAA granted Fall 2020 and Winter 2021 sport student-athletes an additional year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Martin will be a true freshman with the traditional five-year window to play four seasons of college basketball. Following in the footsteps of former teammate and current graduate assistant Nate Awbrey, the 5-foot-8, 170-pound Lindsey arrives at K-State…
ESPN reports the conference is seriously considering the additions of Stanford, Cal and SMU. The ACC will reportedly hold further discussions this week with financials being the main concern for current ACC schools. A vote for adding new schools would require 12 of the 15 current members to vote in favor. ESPN reports North Carolina, NC State, Clemson and Florida State are among the schools not in favor of adding schools due to how it will affect the current money distribution.
Director of the Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy at Kansas State University, Dr. Colene Lind is joined by Assistant Professor of English Ania Payne to discuss an upcoming civic discourse research project called Front Porch Conversations. News Radio KMAN · In Focus 08/24/23: Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy Pawnee Mental Health Services CEO Robbin Cole joins us to highlight upcoming mental health first aid training, fall events including a mental health summit in September and more information about the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic model for mental health centers. News Radio KMAN · In Focus 08/24/23 – Pawnee…
John Martin, 43, of Manhattan was arrested on August 23, 2023, at approximately 9:45 a.m. on a Riley County District Court warrant for probation violation. He was also arrested for stalking and two counts of violation of a protection order. Martin was issued a total bond of $10,000 and is no longer confined at the time of this report. Officers filed a report for theft by deception in the 100 block of Bluemont Ave. in Manhattan on August 23, 2023, at approximately 3:15 p.m. Walmart was listed as the victim when it was reported four unknown suspects fraudulently purchased approximately…
The BTK serial killer has been named the “prime suspect” in two unsolved killings — one in Oklahoma and another in Missouri — leading authorities to dig this week near his former Kansas property in Park City, authorities announced Wednesday. Osage County, Oklahoma, Undersheriff Gary Upton told The Associated Press that the investigation into whether Dennis Rader was responsible for additional crimes started with the re-examination last year of the 1976 disappearance of Cynthia Kinney, a 16-year-old cheerleader in Pawhuska. The case, which was investigated on and off over the years, was reopened in December. Sheriff Eddie Virden told KAKE-TV that a…
BY DAVE SKRETTA KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Wednesday there has been no communication with Chris Jones, one day after the All-Pro defensive tackle indicated on social media that his contract holdout could stretch well into the regular season. Jones is entering the final year of a four-year, $80 million deal. The Chiefs had been talking with his representatives about a long-term contract, but those negotiations have seemingly grown more contentious as the sides dig in, and with their Super Bowl title defense beginning in a little more than two weeks against the Lions. “There’s been…
A jury trial continued in Riley County District Court Wednesday for a 39-year-old man accused of attempted first degree murder stemming from a domestic dispute incident in October 2021. Torrey Lindsay reportedly fired multiple shots into a vehicle while driving along K-18. According to testimony, one bullet hit the driver side back door, the other shattered the front passenger window. Kimberly Jones, a witness to part of the incident, testified Wednesday and stated that on the morning of the shooting, she noticed from her residence in the 3700 block of Saddlehorn Trail that two vehicles were driving strangely slow along…
Brandon is joined by superintendents of USD 378 and 384 to talk back-to-school business, and physical therapists Chase Turner and Alyssa Raye from Ascension Via Christi to discuss physical rehabilitation techniques.
MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State Athletics) – Kansas State senior quarterback Will Howard added to his preseason accolades on Tuesday as he was named to the watch list for the 2023 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Educational Foundation, Inc. Howard is one of 48 quarterbacks in the nation to be named to the initial watch list, and it is the ninth time a Wildcat has been up for the award. Most notably, current K-State offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Collin Klein was the 2012 recipient, while Chad May and Michael Bishop were finalists in 1994 and 1998, respectively. It is…