Author: KMAN Staff

Katya Leick scored a game-high 24 points to lead the Kansas State Women’s Basketball team to a come from behind 73-65 victory over Alaska-Anchorage in their second and final exhibition tune-up before an announced crowd of 3,924 Friday night at Bramlage Coliseum. The Seawolves out of Division II got off to a fast start as they sprinted to a 16-5 lead in the opening minutes. Alaska-Anchorage eventually stretched that lead out to 25-9 before K-State went on a 24-12 run the rest of the half to cut the deficit to 37-33 at halftime. For much of the second half both…

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GTM Sportswear has partnered with Stonecreek Family Physicians and will soon provide free, mid-level healthcare to all its employees and their dependents, in an on-site health clinic. Both parties celebrated the announcement with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, Friday afternoon. The GTM Clinic will provide routine preventative care, chronic disease management, and urgent care management of acute illnesses and minor injuries. Services will be available to team members on Monday and expanded to team member dependents in 2014.

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Police check the area around Terminal 1 at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday, Nov. 1, 2013. A gunman armed with a semi-automatic rifle opened fire at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday, killing a Transportation Security Administration employee and wounding two other people. Flights were disrupted nationwide. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

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There’s a new computer virus out there, Crypto Locker and it’s impacting several businesses in Manhattan. Vernon Turner of Turner Consulting Services tells KMAN just opening a simple attachment on your email can get you in trouble. This virus is a relatively new spin on an old extortion scam. Turner explains how after infection with the virus the Malware then gets to work encrypting the victim’s files. Once those files are encrypted, the victim is presented with an screen image demanding money with a Seventy Two hour window to pay up or he or she will not be able to use…

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The City of Manhattan broke ground on the $15.8 million terminal expansion project at Manhattan Regional Airport, Friday morning. The project will be completed in two phases and once complmete, nearly quadruple the size of the current terminal from 12,500 square ft. to 42,000 square ft. The Weits Company LCC from Lenexa, Kansas is the general contractor for the project. A majority of the project will be funded through grants form the Federal Aviation Administration and the City of Manhattan. “The FAA is going to fund 7.8 million dollars and the local match is just about $2 million. And it’s going to be…

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A public reception will be held for finalists for the position of Director of Parks & Recreation for the City of Manhattan on Monday, November 4,from 5:15 –6:15 p.m., in the City Commission Room, City Hall, 1101 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan. Each candidate will provide a brief introductory statement followed by informalintroductions and questions. The reception is hosted by the City of Manhattan and members of thepublic are invited and encouraged to attend and visit with the candidates. There are four finalists for the position of Director of Parks &Recreation §  Chris Curtis –Mr. Curtis holds a Bachelor degree in Recreation from…

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More details were released Friday, regarding the Tuesday arrest of a Louisville man on drug-related charges. Pottawatomie County Sheriff’ Deputies responded to Louisville Tuesday for a report of an individual in distress.  Sheriff’s Deputies while investigating this call noted a strong odor of what they believed to be an illegal drug.   Sheriff Deputies acted on this information and searched the residence associated with this odor by consent of the resident.  As a result of this search, an  unspecified amount of methamphetamine, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia were seized.  Arrested from the residence, 321 East Webster, Louisville was Garnett W. Cease age 35,…

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On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Greg McClure, Riley County Agriculture Extension Agent, followed by Dori Mildyke and Jim Reed, Co-Chairs of the McCain Home Tours, and Todd Holmberg, McCain Auditorium Executive Director, and ending with Command Sgt. Major General Paul Funk and Command Sgt. Major Tony Grinston.

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