The procession for former South African president Nelson Mandela makes its way through the streets of Pretoria, South Africa, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013. The body of Nelson Mandela is being taken in procession to the Union Buildings in Pretoria where it will lie in state for three days. Each morning his remains will be transported from the mortuary to the government buildings. (AP Photo)
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Ukrainian riot policemen pull a Pro-European Union activist out form a tent camps on the Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013. Security forces clashed with protesters as they began tearing down opposition barricades and tents set up in the center of the Ukrainian capital early Wednesday, in an escalation of the weeks-long standoff threatening the leadership of President Viktor Yanukovych. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)
DE Ryan Mueller, S Ty Zimmerman, C B.J. Finney and WR/KR/PR Tyler Lockett were all named first team All-Big 12 selections by the Big 12 coaches. Lockett was a first team selection at both wide receiver and kick returner/punt returner in addition to being named the Special Teams Player of the Year. He joins Brandon Banks (2009) as the second K-State wide receiver to ever take home that honor. Mueller also won the Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year award, the second straight Wildcat to do so (Meshak Williams). Despite that honor, Mueller missed out on being named Defensive…
A Grandview Plaza man faces an aggravated indecent liberties with a minor charge, following his arrest Monday afternoon. Geary County Sheriff’s Deputies took Brandon Nations into custody shortly before three p.m. Monday on two Geary County warrants. One of the warrants was for aggravated indecent liberties and the other for probation violation.
K-State junior DE Ryan Mueller’s reward for his 11.5 sack, 18.5 tackle for loss season is being named the Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year by the Big 12 coaches. It’s now the second straight year that K-State has taken home that honor. Meshak Williams won the award last season after registering 15.5 tackles for loss and 10.5 sacks. Mueller was beat out for Defensive Player of the Year in the conference by Texas DE Jackson Jeffcoat and TCU CB Jason Verrett. Mueller tied K-State’s all-time single season sack record in 2013 and will be back in 2014 to…
Kansas State University Police responded to a single vehicle injury accident at the intersection of Kimball and Denison Avenues around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday. Upon arrival, officers found the driver-Ann Langham (71) of Manhattan had been ejected from her 2001 Kia Sportage. The initial investigation found that Langham’s vehicle was traveling east on Kimball when it left the roadway and struck the traffic light pole at the southeast corner of the intersection. Langham was transported by Riley County EMS to Mercy Regional Health Center with serious injuries and later was life flighted to Wichita for further medical treatment.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Michigan quarterback Devin Gardner is bothered by turf toe, and the Wolverines want to get him some rest. Coach Brady Hoke says Gardner didn’t practice Tuesday. Gardner has plenty of time to recover before Michigan plays K-State on Dec. 28 in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl. Gardner limped to a news conference with a protective boot on his left foot following Michigan’s one-point loss to Ohio State in the regular-season finale Nov. 30. Hoke says he’s not going to speculate about how long Gardner will sit out. Bowl practices are now a chance for backup…
Coming off an thrilling victory last Thursday against Ole Miss in the Big 12-SEC Challenge, the main challenge for the Kansas State Wildcats was to avoid a letdown against a South Dakota squad coming off recent close losses to Wyoming and Air Force. It took a while for the Wildcats to find their game and despite never really getting into a consistent rhythm, fortune smiled upon K-State as the Cats escaped with a 64-62 win over the Coyotes Tuesday night at Bramlage Coliseum in a game that ended up coming down to the final shot. The Wildcats got out of…
Fieldhouse Project chair Gail Urban pulled no punches in a packed city commission work session on Tuesday night as she fielded questions from the Manhattan city commission. The project is expected to have an initial cost of $54,194,604. Project contractor Evan Eleff says the estimates indicate that after a five year “maturation” the facilities would be bringing in $36,440,923 by hosting 79 tournaments. The figure includes givens such as $100 dollar per diem for participants and 1.5 spectators. Several community members came forward to show their support for the project including MHS wrestling coach Robert Gonzalez, and Wamego Chamber president…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Supreme Court has denied former Attorney General Phill Kline’s request for a rehearing to consider modifying a ruling that indefinitely suspended his law license. The denial was signed Tuesday by Justice Dan Biles on behalf of the court. Kline’s attorney Tom Condit filed the motion with the court last week. Condit, who didn’t immediately return messages seeking comment, argued that investigators in Kline’s case were biased and facts about the former attorney general’s investigations into abortions were misrepresented. The Supreme Court in October agreed with a state disciplinary panel that said Kline repeatedly misled or…