Updated noon Monday: A fire in training areas on Fort Riley occurred Sunday, November 17. The natural vegetation fire was reported 11:59 a.m. and considered contained by 9:30 p.m. Due to the consistently high winds, Fort Riley Fire Department received fire fighting assets from Geary and Riley County and Kansas Forestry Service – under existing mutual aid agreements – to support their efforts. All training was ceased from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Related, the use of any/all pyrotechnics throughout all training and maneuver areas was banned, beginning at 12:00 noon Sunday until early Monday morning. Throughout the departments’ fighting…
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K-State freshman kicker Jack Cantele blasted all four of his field goal attempts thru the uprights including the 41-yard game winner with three seconds left for a 33-31 victory over TCU on Saturday. The Big 12 conference rewarded Cantele by naming him its co-special teams player of the week. The sophomore also connected on attempts of 31, 34 and 23 yards. The kick was K-State’s first last-second game-winner since 1980, when Jim Johnson kicked a 17-yard field goal with one second remaining to give the Wildcats a 17-14 victory over Colorado in the season finale. Stay connected to all things…
K-State freshman kicker Jack Cantele blasted all four of his field goal attempts thru the uprights including the 41-yard game winner with three seconds left for a 33-31 victory over TCU on Saturday. The Big 12 conference rewarded Cantele by naming him its co-special teams player of the week. The sophomore also connected on attempts of 31, 34 and 23 yards. The kick was K-State’s first last-second game-winner since 1980, when Jim Johnson kicked a 17-yard field goal with one second remaining to give the Wildcats a 17-14 victory over Colorado in the season finale. Stay connected to all things…
DENVER (AP) Peyton Manning went virtually untouched by Kansas City’s sack-happy defense Sunday night, throwing for 323 yards and a touchdown to lead the Denver Broncos to a 27-17 victory over the NFL’s last undefeated team. The Chiefs, who came into the game with a league-leading 36 sacks, barely breathed on Manning, who finished 24 for 40. The Broncos tied Kansas City at 9-1 atop the AFC West with a rematch set in two weeks. Denver fell short of its league-leading average of 41.2 points but the Chiefs, who came in allowing a NFL-low 12.8 per game, couldn’t keep up.…
DENVER (AP) Peyton Manning went virtually untouched by Kansas City’s sack-happy defense Sunday night, throwing for 323 yards and a touchdown to lead the Denver Broncos to a 27-17 victory over the NFL’s last undefeated team. The Chiefs, who came into the game with a league-leading 36 sacks, barely breathed on Manning, who finished 24 for 40. The Broncos tied Kansas City at 9-1 atop the AFC West with a rematch set in two weeks. Denver fell short of its league-leading average of 41.2 points but the Chiefs, who came in allowing a NFL-low 12.8 per game, couldn’t keep up.…
Ray Baughman embraces family shortly after his home was destroyed by a tornado that left a path of devastation through the north end of Pekin, Il., Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013. Intense thunderstorms and tornadoes swept across the Midwest on Sunday, causing extensive damage in several central Illinois communities while sending people to their basements for shelter. (AP Photo/Journal Star, Fred Zwicky) MANDATORY CREDIT
Mount Etna, Europe’s most active volcano, has erupted again, lighting up the sky over much of eastern Sicily and shooting up a towering column of ash.
Typhoon Haiyan wreaked havoc on the Phillipines, and the tragedy has touched many victims worldwide. One restaurant owner in Manhattan has decided to do his part to help. Chinese Chef owner Don Collado will donate all of his profits on Tuesday November 19th to the victims of Haiyan. Collado was born in the Phillipines, and decided to hold the fund raiser with the support of his wife and family. Collado says his grandfather was born in the portion of the Phillipines which was struck the hardest by the Typhoon, and has many friends in the region. Collado says his wife…
Update Monday 6 a.m. Monday morning: A vehicle/bicycle accident at the intersection of Tuttle Creek Boulevard and Bluemont Avenue sent a man to the hospital Sunday evening. The bicyclist reportedly was code yellow, which means a need for medical attention but non life-threatening injuries. The accident also closed one of the northbound lanes on Highway 24 early Sunday evening. More details are expected a bit later this (Monday) morning during the weekday briefing by Riley County Police. #### Riley County Police are not releasing details as of yet, but one of the northbound lanes on Highway 24 was blocked at…
Marcus Foster scored 17 points and Shane Southwell added 14 as the Kansas State Wildcats jumped off to a fast start and were never really threatened in a 71-58 victory over Long Beach State on Sunday afternoon at Bramlage Coliseum. K-State scored the game’s first five points on a dunk by Wesley Iwandu and Southwell’s three-point basket. The Wildcats got balanced scoring as they went on a 13-2 run to lead 22-7 with 8:03 remaining in the first half. From there Kansas State kept the 49ers at bay and went into the locker room with a 39-22 halftime advantage. Foster…