Toni Young scored 23 points and Kendra Suttles added 19 as 24th-ranked Oklahoma State overcame a slow start and eventually pulled away from the Kansas State Women’s Basketball team for an 80-45 victory Saturday afternoon at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater. K-State which knocked off the Pokes in overtime earlier this season at Bramlage Coliseum got off to a hot start in this game with a three-point barrage to take a 15-9 lead. However, Oklahoma State was able to gain their footing and used a 17-2 run to take a 35-24 halftime lead. As has been the case several times in…
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A six-run third inning for The Citadel proved to be too much, as the K-State rally ended just short in a 10-8 loss on Saturday afternoon at Riley Park in Charleston, SC. The Bulldogs struck first with a solo home run from Tyler Griffin in the bottom of the 2nd inning, before the Cats matched with an RBI single from Jared King to tie the score at 1 in the top of the 3rd. K-State starting pitcher Joe Flattery ran into trouble in the third as a pair of errors, a bunt single, and a walk allowed the first four…
The Manhattan High girls made quick work of Highland Park in a 65-33 win at the MHS gym Friday night. 13 Indians scored in the game and all 16 players who suited up saw the floor. Manhattan had an 18-11 lead at the end of the first quarter and then outscored the Scots 30-5 in the second and third quarters to put it away. Darby Price and Savannah Thaemert each had eight points to lead the Tribe in scoring. The MHS boys welcomed in one of the top teams in the state in undefeated Highland Park and could only hang…
The 13th Annual Manhattan Area Garden Show was held Saturday and Sunday at Pottorf Hall in Cico Park. The event featured ten seminars and over 20 vendors. Saturday’s seminars kicked off at 10 a.m. with “How An Irrigation Audit May Improve Your Water Bill” presented by KSU Horticulture Agent-Cathie Lavis. Other KSU Horticulture seminars featured during the weekend-“Growing Kansas Fruit”, “Mulching to Hold Moisture”, “Preserving the Harvest”, “Irrigating Plants”, and “Spectacular Shrubs”. Various booths shared information for gardening, the latest technology for gardens, water preservation techniques and a variety of garden activities. Some booths aimed their activities for the children, with…
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Riley County Police continue to search for suspects in a weekend armed robbery at a Manhattan hotel. At about 4:52 AM Saturday two armed men entered the Hilton Garden Inn located at 410 S 3rd St, and demanded money from a clerk. An undisclosed amount of cash was taken, and there were no reported injuries The first suspect was wearing a dark grey sweatshirt (possibly hooded) with a picture of a tiger on the front. The tiger emblem closely resembles LSU mascott, “Mike the Tiger”. The suspect was also wearing dark Dickies Brand work pants, and red and white athletic shoes…
A search warrant was served Friday and from that an arrest was made. A little before 5 pm in the 800 block of Bluemont, Riley County Police searched a residence in a case involving drugs. Tyrone Smalls, 24, of Manhattan, was arrested on several charges including the distribution of drugs within a thousand feet of a school. Smalls bond is set at $30,000. KMAN will continue to bring you details as they become available.
At about 5:45 pm Friday, the Riley County Fire Department was called to 16250 Fancy Creek Rd for a structure fire. When volunteer firefighters from the nearby Mayday fire station arrived, they discovered two people outside of the home and that the upstairs bedroom was on fire. Additional Riley County stations were requested. Firefighters entered the building and quickly knocked down the blaze to keep it from extending to the rest of the house. As more volunteers arrived, they were able to extinguish the rest of the smoldering items. All fire units cleared the scene by about 8:30 pm. The…
On today’s InFocus, Tom talks with State Representative Sydney Carlin of Manhattan, followed by Gregg Eyestone, Riley County Extension Horticulture Agent, and Susan Peterson, Riley County Senior Services Center. [mp3-jplayer]
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A new report says the value of Kansas’ principal crops rose 11 percent last year to $8.2 billion. The figures were reported Friday by Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service. The agency says prices were higher for all crops except sunflowers, dry edible beans, cotton and potatoes. Kansas winter wheat production was valued at more than $2.8 billion, followed by corn production at $2.7 billion. The state’s soybean crop was estimated at nearly $1.2 billion, while sorghum trailed at $592.4 million.