For the second time in three weeks, Manhattan High wrestling claimed a tournament title with a narrow victory at the Husky Invite at Blue Valley Northwest. The Tribe edged out Newton by five points on Saturday in the team standings, after the Railroaders topped MHS at the Tournament of Champions last weekend. Blue Valley Northwest took a distant third. 113-pound Jase Stone, 126-pound Dallas Vesta, and 152-pound Michael Leeper all brought home individual titles in Overland Park. 120-pound Kian Clemens and 145-pound Davis Matthews both were second, and 160-pound Austin Chauncey came in third. Rock Creek took another big step…
Author: KMAN Staff
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) A former Kansas State University English professor in prison for killing his ex-wife in 2003 is challenging the legality of his sentence. Fifty-six-year-old Thomas E. Murray is serving 25 years to life in prison for the stabbing death of Carmin Ross at her home north of Lawrence. At the time, Murray and Ross were fighting over custody of their daughter, who was 4 at the time. On Tuesday, Murray’s attorneys will argue the attorneys who represented him at the murder trial did not provide an adequate defense. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the civil lawsuit was filed…
Members of the Manhattan community came together Saturday night at the Manhattan High school east campus to honor the memory and the dream of the late Martin Luther King Jr. The MLK memorial event sought to celebrate the ideals of Dr. King through an inspirational speech, followed by a candlelit march that sought to reenact those marches that took place during the civil rights struggle. The speech was delivered by Dr. Glenda Overstreet, who is a columnist for the Topeka Capitol Journal as well as President of the Kansas State chapter of the NAACP. Overstreet talked about where humanity is…
On the cusp of his second term, President Barack Obama took the oath of office in an intimate White House ceremony, a swearing-in ritual he will repeat on Monday before a massive crowd at the Capitol.
Riley County Police arrested a Manhattan man in connection with an altercation that took place early Saturday morning. According to a press release from Riley County Police Public Information officer and Sargeant Brad Ingalls, 33-year old Shannon Ayers of Manhattan flagged down an officer shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday and said he had been struck by a male subject identified as 47-year old Anthony Murphy also of Manhattan. Ayers told police he was trying to intervene in an altercation between Murphy and an unidentified female at her home in Northeast Manhattan. As Ayers tried to break up the altercation, he…
Just two weeks after defeating new Big 12 Conference member TCU in a thrilling contest at Bramlage Coliseum for their first league win, the Kansas State Women’s Basketball team had an encore performance against the Horned Frogs for their second as they hung on for a 57-54 win in Ft. Worth, Texas Saturday night and in the process snapped a three-game losing streak. The Wildcats jumped out to a 10-point lead in the first half only to see TCU slice it down to two points by halftime at 29-27. Once again K-State got their lead to double digits early in…
Bulgarian police detained a man after he pointed a gas pistol at a Turkish minority party leader as he was delivering a speech at a party caucus in the capital Sofia on Saturday. No shots were fired.
Rodney McGruder scored 20 points and Will Spradling added 15 as 16th-ranked Kansas State took advantage of turnovers and knocked down 10 three-point baskets on their way to a 69-60 victory over Oklahoma Saturday afternoon at Bramlage Coliseum. The Wildcats and Sooners spent much of the first half taking turns with the lead before K-State rode an 11-2 run to end the firsthalf and take a 35-27 lead at halftime. Kansas State stretched the lead to as much as 14 points in the second half and while Oklahoma cut the advantage in half at one point, the Sooners could draw…
Cole Moreano scored 18 points including four three-pointers as Lawrence Free State overcame an 11-point deficit to claim 5th place in the McPherson Invitational with a 59-52 victory over Manhattan High on Saturday afternoon. The Tribe scored eight straight points to begin the third quarter, taking a 37-26 advantage. However, the Firebirds came flying back with 12 points in a row, and trailed Manhattan by one going into the fourth quarter after a pair of Alex Stitt free throws. Free State hit three treys early in the fourth quarter to go up 47-44 and would never trail the Tribe again.…
Around 240 business and community leaders attended the two day Leader’s Retreat in Overland Park. Individuals from Riley, Pottawatomie, and Geary counties joined together for various activities, meetings and discussions. The event began on Friday morning with various meetings. One of those meetings involved Junction City members who joined together for round table discussions. Some items brought up included; economic renewal, community needs and project brainstorming. The actual retreat began at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, with a welcome luncheon and various group exercises. Manhattan Chamber Board Chair-Frank Beer, Junction City Chamber Board Chair-Judd Liebau and Wamego Board President-Lance White welcomed…