OAKLEY, Kan. (AP) Seventy pheasant hunters joined Gov. Sam Brownback and other state officials over the weekend for the second annual Governor’s Ringneck Classic in northwestern Kansas. The city of Oakley hosted the event, with hunters taking to the fields near surrounding communities. Brownback began the hunt in 2011 as a way to promote tourism and expand the Kansas economy. Among those taking part were state Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Secretary Robin Jennison and former Kansas City Chiefs player Bill Maas. Brownback’s office says hunting contributes some $400 million annually to the Kansas economy. Proceeds from the hunt benefited the…
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Manhattan’s Flint Hills Discovery Center’s director has resigned. Bob Workman will be leaving to become director of the Ulrich Museum of Art at Wichita State University. Manhattan city manager Ron Fehr announced the resignation Wednesday afternoon, saying Workman has done a terrific job in bringing the Flint HIlls Discovery Center project through a very successful construction process, as well as assembling and leading an incredible team. Workman will stay at the Manhattan facility through mid-January and will assist with the national search for his replacement. Workman actually began his career at WSU in 1978 and was raised in Wichita.…
The new driver’s license office held it’s official ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday at the new location in east Manhattan, at 8200 South Port Drive, Suite 105. Director of Vehicles, Donna Shelite says one major amenity is a system that allows people customers to secure a place in line without physically coming in. Shelite mentions this system will help to decrease the length of lines and the amount of people waiting for their appointment. By texting or emailing the new driver’s license office, you can secure your place in line without actually setting foot in the office. Not only can you reserve…
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon called for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza. Ban met with leaders in the Mideast Wednesday.
At least 30 Israeli missiles hit overnight. Some apparently targeted smugglers’ tunnels.
Jack Taylor shattered the NCAA scoring record with 138 points, hoisting a mind-boggling 108 attempts in eclipsing the previous record by 25 points.
Everyone is focused on the 2012 Wildcats, but K-State will will have a nice home field advantage next season. Eight games at Bill Snyder Family Stadium highlight the Wildcats’ 2013 football schedule announced on Tuesday. The non conference schedule features home games with North Dakota State, Louisiana and UMASS before opening the conference schedule with back-to-back road trips to Texas and Oklahoma State. K-State will then play five of their next six games at home, starting with dates against Baylor, West Virginia and Iowa State. After a tilt at Texas Tech, the Cats will host TCU and Oklahoma, followed by…
While K-State is spending Thanksgiving this season at the basketball mecca of Madison Square Garden, they’ll be eating turkey in paradise in 2014. The Cats will be in the field of the Maui Invitational two years from now, with a loaded field featuring seven teams who reached the postseason last winter. Arizona, BYU, Missouri, Pittsburgh, Purdue, and San Diego State join host Chaminade in the tournament. The Division II Silverswords did knock off fellow Big 12 member Texas in this season’s Maui Invitational.
With a 16-6 run early in the second half, Kansas State opened its 2012-13 road schedule with a 62-47 win over Tennessee State on Tuesday night. The Wildcats, who improved to 3-0 for the seventh time in the last nine seasons, were led by sophomore guard Haley Texada, who poured in a career-high off the bench. Texada pulled the Wildcats out of a sluggish start to the second half by scoring nine straight points and finish with a career-high 17. The product of Frisco, Texas, registered 14 of her points in the second half to spark K-State. Joining Texada in…
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) Dewayne Dedmon hit a layup and a free throw with less than two minutes left in overtime to help USC beat Texas 59-53 on Tuesday at the Maui Invitational. Sheldon McClellan banked in a putback jumper with 25.9 seconds left to put Texas within two points, but J.T. Terrell made two free throws on the next possession to seal the win for the Trojans. Eric Wise led USC (3-1) with 13 points. Julien Lewis had 17 for Texas (2-2). In a game with 12 ties and nine lead changes, neither team led by more than three points…