Manhattan is known for its bicycle-friendly community with bike lanes and even a “Bicycle Boulevard” on Moro Street, but within the last few months a rise in bicycle thefts has some people looking for an alternate mode of transportation. Locking up bicycles has surfaced as the issue in Manhattan with several thefts in the last three months. Riley County Police are saying that the location where the bicycle is locked has an impact on theft with some of the recent thefts of bicycles being out of sight in high traffic areas. “We’ve had about 60 bicycle thefts in the last three…
Author: KMAN Staff
K-State announced a new multi-year third tier television contract with Fox Sports and Learfield on Wednesday. The new deal includes nearly 60 sporting events per year to be shown on Fox Sports Kansas City, Fox Sports Midwest, and FCS. Approximately eight K-State men’s basketball games will be shown this season, and up to 20 women’s basketball, baseball, and volleyball games. The new agreement also allows any K-State sporting event not picked up by Fox Sports to be streamed on K-State HDTV.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Duck, Kansas City, a nasty quarterback controversy may be headed your way. It’s just what the embattled, touchdown-starved Chiefs do not need. But if coach Romeo Crennel returns Brady Quinn to the bench and puts Matt Cassel back under center, a quarterback controversy seems assured. Crennel made it clear Tuesday that Quinn and Cassel are now in head-to-head competition. Cassel missed last week’s game at Tampa Bay with a concussion he sustained the week before. But Cassel was back on the wind-swept practice field Tuesday, cleared for noncontract drills, and Crennel expects him to be OK…
Bruce Weber’s first basketball team at K-State will have to work their way into the top 25, as the Cats are receiving votes in the preseason USA Today coaches’ poll. K-State is “ranked” #30 in the poll, and is one of five Big 12 teams mentioned. Kansas is #7, Baylor is #18, and Texas is tied with Florida State at #24. Oklahoma State is also receiving votes. The K-State men will open the season with an exhibition tilt against Washburn on October 30th.
Numerous missing construction items and containers add up to a hefty loss for a Manhattan construction company. Riley County Police received a report of missing construction equipment Tuesday morning around 10:30 a.m. The victim in this case is Cheney Construction, located on the 1100 block of Hayes Drive. Ronald Cheney (58) reported numerous items were removed from a job site on the 4400 of Anderson Avenue by an unknown suspect. He believes the items were taken sometime between April and May of this year. Five construction storage containers were taken, for a loss of $20,000, and $17,000 worth of other miscellaneous construction items were taken…
President Obama and Republican Presidential Nominee Mitt Romney clashed over the administration’s reaction to the fatal attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya during Tuesday night’s debate. <iframe width=”425″ height=”239″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/W1H6SanVXcM” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe>
Manhattan City Commissioners discussed possible parking problems in the near future in the downtown area of the city at Tuesday’s commission meeting at City Hall. Commissioner James Sherow suggested looking into the cost effectiveness of paid meters to help improve business traffic flow in the area. Assistant City Manager Jason Hilgers says the idea was considered before, but they have some issues up front with initial set up costs and maintenance. However, Hilgers stated the idea could be looked into again to see if it is a viable option. Space might become a problem as well, and Commissioner Richard Jankovich…
Wamego received several good grades recently. At Tuesday’s City Commission meeting, City Manager Merl Page introduced Reese and Novelly Auditor, Melanie Tuttle, who went over the City’s 2011 Audit Report. According to Tuttle, there were no material changes to the report, but there were two things that have been brought to the City’s attention in the past, with respect to several bank accounts held outside the City offices. Both the Police Department and the Airport Board have small checking accounts that are not being reconciled by the City. Page countered with the Commission’s recent approval of a Petty Cash account…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas officials involved in drafting proposed science standards dispute an Emporia State University biology professor’s criticism of the guidelines as weak. Matt Krehbiel is the state Department of Education official overseeing work on the standards for Kansas public schools. Krehbiel said Tuesday the goal is to concentrate on important core, scientific concepts. And State Board of Education Chairman David Dennis said he thinks the work is moving in the right direction. Emporia State professor John Richard Schrock said earlier Tuesday the proposed standards don’t have enough material on such subjects as botany, zoology and microbiology. Kansas is…
VALLEY CENTER, Kan. (AP) The Wichita suburb of Valley Center is making last-minute preparations to host the granite replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. KAKE-TV reports the famous “Moving Wall” will be escorted by American Legion riders Thursday morning into Valley Center’s Lions Park. The memorial will be open 24 hours a day until it leaves Monday afternoon. The half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., has been touring the country for more than 20 years. It bears all of the names American Legion volunteers are providing 24-hour security. Westar has donated the huge lights that will…