TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Johnny Gray raced to his third victory of the season Sunday at the NHRA Kansas Nationals to regain the Funny Car points lead. Gray beat Robert Hight in the final round at Heartland Park Topeka for his sixth career victory, finishing in 4.067 seconds at 314.90 mph in a Dodge Avenger. Hight lost traction in his Ford Mustang. Shawn Langdon won the Top Fuel division, and Jeg Coughlin topped the Pro Stock field. Langdon used the quickest time of the weekend to beat rival Tony Schumacher in the final for his second victory of the season. Langdon…
Author: KMAN Staff
Severe weather moved through the Plains states over the weekend, bringing high winds, heavy rains and tornadoes. Two twisters were spotted Saturday evening near Rozel, a sparsely populated area in central Kansas.
President Barack Obama told graduates of Morehouse College Sunday to take the power of their example _ as black men graduating from college _ and use it to improve people’s lives.
It’s all about the odds, and one lone ticket sold in a Florida grocery store has beaten them all by matching each of the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials said Sunday.
KINGMAN, Kan. (AP) Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of a former Kansas police instructor charged with killing his wife. The Wichita Eagle reports that Brett Seacat is charged with first-degree murder in the April 2011 death of Vashti Seacat, 34. Investigators found her body after a fire damaged the Kingman home where the couple lived with their two sons, ages 2 and 4. Brett Seacat escaped the home with the boys. He’s a former instructor at the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center in Reno County. Vashti Seacat filed for divorce 16 days before she died. Brett Seacat claimed…
K-State missed out on it’s chance to sweep Oklahoma for the first time since 1990 in a 7-3 loss Sunday afternoon. The Wildcats outhit the Sooners 14 to 7, but stranded 13 base runners in the final game of the weekend series. Jared King’s RBI single in the bottom of the first gave K-State an early 1-0 lead, but Oklahoma came back with three runs in the top of the second to take the lead for good. The Sooners added to that advantage with a run in the fourth and three in the eighth, and they led 7-1 heading into…
A severe storm system struck the area on Saturday night, and left some local businesses scrambling to pick up the pieces. A power surge in Aggieville damaged some electronic equipment, and according to one source almost blew out the windows of one establishment. Other damage occurred at a local storage company on East Highway 24, and is shown in this photo of a sign which was blown over by the heavy winds. Pottawatomie County Fire Supervisor Bruce Brazzle said there was apparently a microburst in a interview on Saturday night. Brazzle says one trailer home in Emmet had its roof…
The thunderstorms and high winds that moved through the Manhattan area and other parts of Northeast Kansas late Saturday night left behind downed power lines, trees and twisted metal. Todd Gilmore, owner of Manhattan Wrecker Service reported damage to his building and property in the Manhattan Industrial Park. He said he was in his office when he heard the loud noises. Gilmore discovered that a couple of garage doors had been turned inside out, an awning was completely blown off, semi trailers in the back of the building were on their side and a chain link fence was blown several…
Joe Flattery worked five and one third scoreless innings and Kansas State took advantage of Oklahoma mistakes while benefitting from timely hitting as the Wildcats, one night after winning the program’s first conference championship in 80 years knocked off the Sooners 5-2 before 2,506 Saturday evening at Tointon Family Stadium. K-State got on the board in the bottom of the first inning when Tanner Witt scored on a fielder’s choice. The Wildcats added two more runs in the bottom of the sixth when the Sooners committed an error while trying to complete a double play and finished out their scoring…
Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, as well as officials are from the NTSB briefed reporters Saturday morning on a major train crash left dozens hurt.