A suspect was arrested for a robbery that occurred early Friday morning. At about 2:20 am in the 700 block of North 11th, Kirk Porter, 25, of Manhattan reported he was robbed. According to the Riley County Police, Porter had his credit card taken by an unknown suspect and when he confronted the suspect there was a physical altercation. After an investigation, police arrested 22 year old Clinton Schriner, 22, of Manhattan. Schriner was being held on a $7,500 bond. — A federal warrant was issued for man now being held at the Riley County Jail. Police arrested Keith Glenn,…
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After being named honorable all-America by the Associated Press earlier this week, K-State senior guard Brittany Chambers has been named a second team Senior CLASS all-American. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Senior CLASS organization focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities. Chambers is joined on the second team by Jacqui Kalin of Northern Iowa, Kevi Luper of Oral Roberts, Anna Martin of DePaul, Jaime Printy of Iowa. Senior CLASS first team all-Americans are Layshia Clarendon of California, Elena Delle Donne of Delaware, Skylar Diggins of…
ATLANTA (AP) More than 30 years ago, Cliff Levingston was part of a team at Wichita State loaded with future NBA talent that he believes underachieved, falling just short of the Final Four. This year, he’s been watching a motley group do just the opposite: Without a bona fide star, the Shockers are close to playing for a national championship. There’s Carl Hall, a rugged forward from rural Georgia, and Ron Baker, a small-town Kansas kid. Cleanthony Early came out of a tiny junior college in upstate New York and Ehimen Orukpe arrived from Lagos, Nigeria, by way of…
NEW YORK (AP) Pierre Jackson had his fourth straight double-double with 17 points and 10 assists to lead Baylor to the first National Invitation Tournament title in school history with a 74-54 win over Iowa on Thursday night. Cory Jefferson scored 23 points and Isaiah Austin had 15 points and nine rebounds for the Bears (23-14), who reached the tournament final five years ago, but never had won it before. Mike Gesell led Iowa (25-13) with 13 points and Aaron White had 12. Hawkeyes start Devyn Marble was held to six points.
CHICAGO (AP) Jeremy Guthrie struck out nine and gave up one run in six innings, and the Kansas City Royals snapped a two-game losing streak to start the season, beating the Chicago White Sox 3-1 Thursday afternoon. Guthrie (1-0) scattered five hits and walked one for Kansas City, which took its first lead of the season with three runs in the fifth inning and made it stick. Royals second baseman Chris Getz singled home Jeff Francoeur in the fifth. Kansas City reliever Greg Holland worked the ninth for his first save.
Six world powers have sat down at the negotiating table with Iran for talks they hope will make progress in curbing Tehran’s nuclear progress.
Parts of southern and central Mexico have been rattled by a 5.4-magnitude earthquake, but there were no immediate reports of damages or injuries. The quake was felt slightly in Mexico City late Thursday.
North Korea’s military warned on Thursday that it has been authorized to attack the US using “smaller, lighter and diversified” nuclear weapons. It was the North’s latest war cry against America in recent weeks.
Roger Ebert, the most famous and most popular film reviewer of his time and wielded the nation’s most influential thumb, died Thursday, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. He was 70. <iframe width=”425″ height=”239″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/B1J1lIy6jRA?list=UU52X5wxOL_s5yw0dQk7NtgA” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe>
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas House has sent Gov. Sam Brownback a bill making it legal to own switchblades and stiletto-type knives. The vote was 95-26 on Thursday, a day after the measure cleared the Senate. The Wichita Eagle reports switchblades and stilettos would still be banned at schools, jails and juvenile corrections facilities Some House Democrats expressed concerns. Jim Ward, a former Wichita prosecutor, said switchblades were banned decades ago because they were used mostly by gangs and criminals. Ward says the potential for harm from the weapons outweighs any good from legalizing them. But proponents said switchblades can…