Author: KMAN Staff

A Fake Patty’s day arrest turned for the worst, when an individual sped away from an officer, and then received multiple charges. A search warrant also stemmed from this arrest two days later. Around 9:23 p.m. on Saturday, a Riley County police officer on foot patrol in Aggieville completed a traffic stop on a vehicle, driven by 19 year old K-State student-Kevin Decock, in the 1200 block of Laramie Street for a traffic infraction. When the officer approached the vehicle, Decock accelerated and drove away. He was then apprehended around half a block away by another police officer. An investigation…

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K-State celebrated the school’s first Big 12 men’s basketball title in 36 years before a couple thousand fans on Monday night at Bramlage Coliseum.  Senior Rodney McGruder brought the Big 12 trophy onto the floor, and Wildcat players and coaches cut down the nets in the arena.  K-State president Kirk Schulz, athletic director John Currie, head coach Bruce Weber, and Wildcat seniors McGruder, Jordan Henriquez, and Martavious Irving addressed the crowd. K-State is the #2 seed in the Big 12 Tournament, and will open play on Thursday night at 6:00pm at the Sprint Center in Kansas City against either Texas…

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With Big 12 play on tap for this weekend, the K-State baseball team will host Northern Colorado for a two-game mid-week series on Tuesday night and Wednesday afternoon.  The 9-5 Cats are looking to build off a 10-4 victory last Saturday to cap a series against #21 Cal Poly. Jake Doller will get the start against the Bears after earning the win one week ago against Niagara.  He gave up only an unearned run on four hits in five innings with six strikeouts in a 10-2 victory over the Purple Eagles. K-State first baseman Shane Conlon has a chance Tuesday night to…

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Manhattan High girls and boys basketball each had four players honored on the all-Centennial League teams, released on Tuesday morning. Junior post Darby Price and senior guard Elayna Spilker each were named second team all-Centennial League after leading the Tribe to a 15-7 record.  Sophomore post Caroline Ballard received honorable mention, and senior guard Kristen Thompson was named to the all-defensive team. Senior guard Jacob Holloway was named third team all-Centennial League as he led MHS in scoring during a 12-10 campaign.  The Indian trio of sophmore forward Payton Stephens, senior forward Chris Hudgins, and senior point guard Jonathon Taylor all received honorable…

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DALLAS (AP)   Brittney Griner scored 31 points and top-ranked Baylor won its third consecutive Big 12 tournament championship, rolling past No. 23 Iowa State 75-47 Monday night. In a matchup of the Big 12’s top two seeds, the Lady Bears (32-1) and their 6-foot-8 senior star had 23 points by halftime, outscoring Iowa State by 10 on her own.  The Cyclones trailed the #1 team in the country 41-13 at halftime. Odyssey Sims added 20 points for Baylor. Anna Prins had 20 points for the Cyclones (23-8), who were playing in their first Big 12 title game since 2007.…

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