Just a few days after reports circulated that Kansas State Quarterback Collin Klein was unlikely to be selected to play in the Senior Bowl, we do know at least one Wildcat will be in the game. On Wednesday, Wide Receiver Chris Harper did receive an invitation to play the game which will be held on January 26 at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama and televised nationally on the NFL Network. Harper a senior who began his collegiate career at Oregon before transferring to K-State has scored 12 touchdowns during his career with the Wildcats. Harper, a native of Wichita will…
Author: KMAN Staff
North Koreans danced in the streets of their capital Wednesday after the regime of young leader Kim Jong Un successfully fired a long-range rocket, defying international warnings.
The first section of the spire that will crown One World Trade Center has been hoisted atop the the 104-story building.
Numerous unlawful charges were made on a credit card around 10:45 a.m. Tuesday, resulting in a significant loss to numerous Manhattan businesses. Riley County Police reported a financial card fraud report. Once checking the card’s records, it was discovered that numerous charges were made. The first victim in this incident was Best Buy. Two MacBook Pro laptops, two trend micro internet security devices, a trend micro one year plan and an extended warranty were all charged to the card, for a loss of $5,328. Best Buy Mobile was the second victim. Two pairs of headphones, two Apple iPads, and numerous…
All lanes of K-99 in Wamego in Pottawatomie County will be CLOSED for a Union Pacific railroad crossing replacement project beginning at 6:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 20 and reopening to all traffic at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, December 21, weather permitting. A marked detour will be provided (see detour map below). Traffic will detour via US-24 to K-177 to I-70 to K-99. NOTE: K-18 will still be closed south of Wamego, so K-18 will not be a detour option. Drivers should expect some delays and must use alternate routes during the roadway closure.
The City of Junction City, through the Engineering Department, will hold an informational Open House regarding the City’s ongoing Street Maintenance Program. The program will be an interactive and ongoing program from 3 PM to 7 PM December 20, providing the public information on the City’s Street Maintenance Program. The Open House is informal and will allow individuals the opportunity to stop in for a few minutes or longer to ask questions, obtain information and/or provide concerns. Informational materials will be available on the following: the City’s Street Pavement Management Program (PAVER – a street rating and evaluation program), prior…
For the second straight season, the American Volleyball Coaches’ Association (AVCA) named K-State middle blocker Kaitlynn Pelger an honorable mention all-American. The Olathe junior is one of only four players at her position to play all six rotations as she totalled 361 kills, 273 digs, and 91 blocks. Pelger was also named first team all-Big 12 and the third K-State player to be an all-American in back-to-back seasons. Nataly Korobkova was a third team AVCA all-American in 2007 and 2008, and Liz Wegner (Busch) earned honorable mention all-America from Volleyball Magazine in 2000 and 2001. In the Big 12, the…
A Big 12 offensive coordinator will reportedly be the next head coach at Arkansas State. ESPN Radio 103.3 in Dallas says Texas OC Bryan Harsin will be introduced as the new head man for the Red Wolves on Wednesday. Harsin will replace Gus Malzahn in Jonesboro, who left Arkansas State after one season to return to Auburn. Malzahn led Cam Newton and the Tiger offense during the 2010 national championship season. Harsin led a Texas offense that ranked #37 in the country during an 8-4 regular season.
PITTSBURGH (AP) Jeremiah Jones scored 16 points and Derrick Colter added 12 points and seven assists as Duquesne rallied past West Virginia 60-56 on Tuesday night. Marvin Binney scored 10 points off the bench for the Dukes (6-4), who beat the Mountaineers for the first time since 2003 behind a solid second half that erased a 15-point deficit. Juwan Staten led West Virginia (4-4) with 13 points and Gary Browne and Matt Humphrey added 10 points each, but the Mountaineers saw their three-game winning streak end during a miserable 20 minutes in which they struggled on both ends of…
DIX HILLS, N.Y. (AP) More than 100 mourners attended a wake in New York for Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher, who killed his girlfriend and himself. The 25-year-old Long Island native was in an open casket in an auditorium-size room at the Upper Room Christian World Center church in Dix Hills, 30 miles east of New York City. Police say the West Babylon native shot 22-year-old Kasandra Perkins and then shot himself Dec. 1. The couple had a baby daughter named Zoey. Belcher’s mother, Cheryl Shepherd, declined to speak with a reporter when contacted by telephone Tuesday. Belcher’s…