For the second straight day, K-State senior Ty Zimmerman has been nominated for a national postseason award. This time it’s the Jim Thorpe Award, given to the best defensive back in college football. Zimmerman is the first Wildcat safety to be a candidate for the Thorpe Award since Jarrod Cooper in 2000. The native of Junction City had five interceptions last season, all in Big 12 play, to go with 50 tackles including three for loss. Nigel Malone was a semifinalist for the Thorpe in both 2011 and 2012. Zimmerman was also named to the preseason watch list for the Bronko…
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A number of former K-State football players are in town as the annual Wildcat Legends for Charity Weekend will be held to raise money for the No Stone Unturned Foundation. The foundation provides care for children with rare diseases, and will have a banquet and auction on Friday night at the K-State Alumni Center from 6:00 to 9:30pm. The Legends Celebrity Golf Classic will be held Saturday at Colbert Hills with registration at 8:00am, and the teams will tee off at 9:00. Space is still available for the both the dinner/auction and golf tournament. To buy tickets for either part…
Wamego and Pottawatomie county authorities were called to the Kansas River bank near First and Walnut in Wamego at 5:00 Friday morning to a report of someone sliding down the river bank. An adult female was found to have slipped, and the Wamego Fire Department performed a rescue technique with a basket, to bring the woman back up. She reportedly had a possible broken arm, lacerations, and bruises. She was transported to an unknown medical facility for treatment. Her name and age are not yet available. In addition to Wamego fire, Pottawatomie county EMS and sheriff’s department responded. Wamego police…
NEW YORK (AP) Derek Jeter was back, and the New York Yankees felt a whole lot better. The Yankees captain singled on his first pitch of the season, scored a run and went 1 for 4 with an RBI groundout in his return from a nine-month layoff to help New York beat the Kansas City Royals 8-4 Thursday for a four-game series split. He left in the eighth inning with a tight right quadriceps. Jeter is expected to start at shortstop tonight. Andy Pettitte (7-6) settled down after another shaky first inning to win consecutive starts for the first…
Video released by The Gazette in Colorado Springs, Colorado shows massive mudslide in action. A quick thinking driver was able to video tape the moment the mudslide hit his vehicle.
Clashes between protesters and police broke out in Rio de Janeiro Thursday evening at the end of a day when thousands of Brazilians took part in a nationwide strike.
Eliot Spitzer has met the deadline to file thousands of petition signatures for his bid to revive his political career by running for New York City comptroller.
From outward-looking gadgets like Google Glass to wristwatch-like devices that sense what’s happening inside your body, the tech industry has turned its focus to wearable computing.
Alumni, friends, parents, faculty, students and corporate partners of Kansas State University made philanthropic gifts, pledges and future commitments totaling $152 million in the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2013. This figure sets a new record in total gift activity in the 69-year history of the Kansas State University Foundation, surpassing the previous record of $111 million in fiscal year 2012. Of the $152 million total, $86 million was received in outright gifts, $33 million was pledged and $33 million was committed through deferred gifts, which will come to the university at a later date. Additionally during the 2013…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Attorneys for Kansas and Planned Parenthood are asking a judge to postpone a hearing in the organization’s federal lawsuit over parts of a new state abortion law. They filed a joint request Thursday in U.S. District Court with Chief Judge Kathryn Vratil. Planned Parenthood is challenging provisions in the law dealing with providers’ websites and what information they must provide to patients before terminating pregnancies. Vratil had scheduled a hearing in Planned Parenthood’s lawsuit for July 29 in Kansas City, Kan. She also ordered attorneys to begin filing their legal briefs next week, with the last one…