TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Department of Transportation says the last month’s back-to-back snowstorms cost the agency an estimated $6.2 million. The department said Wednesday that about 1,200 employees logged some 80,000 hours, with almost all working 12-hour or longer shifts for several consecutive days. The traveler information phone line got nearly 74,000 calls while the KDOT website had some 9 million page views. Transportation Secretary Mike King says crews plowed through white-outs, helped motorists get cars out of the snow, changed tires and checked on the welfare of stranded travelers. He says crews also got a patient to medical…
Author: KMAN Staff
For the third time in her career, Kansas State senior guard Brittany Chambers was selected to the All-Big 12 First Team. For the season, Chambers has registered career season-highs in three major statistical categories and is the only player in the Big 12 to score 600 or more points (607; 20.2 ppg), grab 200 or more rebounds (225; 7.5 rpg) and dish out 90 or more assists (93; 3.1 apg). She is the fourth player to reach this milestone in league history and it is the fifth time this has been achieved. She joins former Wildcat Nicole Ohlde as the…
Kaylee and Lanie Page combined for 35 points as the Wamego girls basketball team pulled away for a 54-36 win over Pratt in the 4A state tournament quarterfinals at the Bicentennial Center in Salina. The Lady Raiders grabbed a 13-3 edge after the first quarter, and stretched the lead to as many as 14 in the 2nd quarter. But, the Greenbacks scored seven straight points to end the frame to pull within 28-21 at halftime. Pratt would hold Wamego without a field goal for the first five minutes of the third quarter, and rallied to a 30-27 margin. After a…
Downtown Manhattan will be experiencing somewhat of a make over in the near future. The city commission approved the streetscaping plans proposed, and the Riley County commission had a chance to view the plans during Thursday’s commission meeting. Four different projects make up the entire project. The first project, perhaps the most challenging and time consuming, will be the downtown streetscaping project primarily taking place on Poyntz and 4th street. The second project involved a water main that will run down Poyntz from Juliette to 3rd street. Right now there is a four inch main, and this would increase it…
Riley County police report two warrant arrests Wednesday. Naim Alamin, 33, of Manhattan was taken into custody Wednesday night on a warrant from nearly a year ago on several drug-related charges. Alamin’s bond was set at $150,000. Also Wednesday, Jason Fisher, 33, of Topeka was arrested on a bench warrant for failure to appear, with a five-thousand dollar bond set. Original charges included fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement authorities and damage to property involving a motor vehicle accident.
AMES, Iowa (AP) Senior Will Clyburn scored 20 points and Iowa State beat No. 13 Oklahoma State 87-76 on Wednesday night to bolster its NCAA tournament hopes. Georges Niang added 18 points for the Cyclones (20-10, 10-7 Big 12), who notched just their second victory over a ranked opponent. Oklahoma State trailed by as many as 15 points, but Marcus Smart’s reverse dunk made it 70-68 with 4:28 left. Clyburn answered with a 3 and Tyrus McGee’s 3 a minute later put the Cyclones ahead 78-68. Smart was brilliant for Oklahoma State (22-7, 12-5), scoring 24 points with eight…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Kansas City Chiefs made another move in their roster overhaul under new leadership Wednesday night, releasing right tackle Eric Winston after only one season. The team had not announced the move, but Winston said on Twitter: “Just wanted to confirm that I have been released.” Winston went on to say that although he had a difficult season, “I wouldn’t trade the relationships I made in KC and the overall experience I had for anything.” Winston signed a four-year, $22 million deal last offseason, but he struggled early in the year and then ran afoul of…
A day after Coach Brad Hill earned his 300th victory at K-State, the Wildcats claimed another victory on Wednesday afternoon over Niagara 10-1 to sweep the two game series at Tointon Family Stadium. Freshman pitcher Blake McFadden (1-0) won his first start at K-State, going five innings and gave up just one run on three hits with three strikeouts. Jared Moore, Levi MaVorhis, Landon Busch and Tanner Witt each pitched one inning the rest of the way, and combined to give up just one hit. Backup catcher Joe Goodwin led K-State at the plate with three hits including a double…
A male lion at a Central California animal park killed a 24-year-old female volunteer on Wednesday. Sheriff’s deputies shot and killed the lion, after park workers couldn’t lure it away from the woman.
Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky has ended his filibuster after nearly 13 hours. Paul was blocking the Senate confirmation vote of John Brennan, President Obama’s pick to head the CIA, due to his concerns about unmanned drones.