After back-to-back victories over ranked opponents, the 12-0 K-State volleyball team is now ranked #11 in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association top 25. The Cats stayed unbeaten with three big victories at the Golden Hurricane Classic in Tulsa over the hosts, #10 Minnesota, and #20 Dayton. Texas is now #9 in the AVCA poll after dropping a matching over the weekend to Illinois. Iowa State rose to #19 after beating a top ranked team for the first time in school history, with an upset of Nebraska in Ames on Saturday. K-State opens up Big 12 play with another trip…
Author: KMAN Staff
After a great all-around effort at the Golden Hurricane Classic in Tulsa, the Big 12 named K-State middle blocker Kaitlynn Pelger as its offensive player of the week. Pelger averaged 4.18 kills per set while hitting .440 over the weekend as the Cats beat Tulsa, #10 Minnesota, and #20 Dayton. She also averaged 2.45 digs and 1.09 blocks per set. Pelger had a double-double with 11 kills and 12 digs against the Golden Hurricane in a straight sets victory on Thursday night. She posted four of her 16 kills in the fifth set of the victory over the Golden Gophers…
Last week, bids were opened for the new EMS building, but this week things have changed. The Pottawatomie County Commissioners made a motion to reject all of the current bids. They will be going back and redesign the building and then re-bidding the project. The commission also had a number of updates from departments. Sherri Schuck, county attorney, talked about the number of cases her department has been dealing with along with asking the commission to approve the purchase of a duplicator. Lois Schlegel, county appraiser, gave a presentation over the website subscriptions and the current sales. Schlegel said that August…
While we all too frequently hear about crimes that result in injuries or loss of some sort, it’s nice to have a good news story to report–and Riley County Police Director Brad Schoen did just that Monday with life saving awards presented at the monthly law board meeting. Dispatcher Dawn Wickizer and Officer Mark Cusimano were presented with the awards. Wickizer not only notified other emergency agencies, but proceeded to instruct the mother how to perform CPR, with Officer Cusimano showing up within a minute and continuing the CPR. MFD and EMS crews arrived a short time later to proceed until…
More information has been given in the ongoing investigation that was initiated when a signifficant amount of blood was found in a Manhattan apartment building Sunday morning. A 39 year old female reported there was a large amount of blood found in the laundry room of an apartment building at 3120 Heritage Lane. A blood trail was found leading from the room, and canine units were called in, as well as helicopters from the Kansas Highway Patrol. Police conducted an investigation through the day to determine a possible cause. Area hospitals were also contacted and told of the case so…
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) C.J. Spiller scored twice and had 123 yards rushing in sparking the Buffalo Bills’ 35-17 rout over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. Ryan Fitzpatrick threw two touchdown passes, including a 49-yarder to Stevie Johnson, and Leodis McKelvin scored on an 88-yard punt return, the second longest in team history in the Bills’ home opener. Buffalo’s high-priced defense had five sacks and forced three turnovers as the Bills bounced back from a dreadful season-opening 48-28 loss at the New York Jets last week. Dwayne Bowe scored both touchdowns for Kansas City, both coming in the…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Mark Trumbo hit a three-run homer and Dan Haren pitched effectively into the sixth inning as the Los Angeles Angels beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 on Sunday. Trumbo, who had hit just .177 with 62 strikeouts in his previous 37 games to drop his average from .306 to .268, homered off Will Smith (5-8) in the second inning. Haren (11-11) improved to 3-1 in his past four starts, holding the Royals to three runs, two earned, and five hits, while walking one and striking out five. He also moved to 4-0 in five career starts…
Chicago teachers uncomfortable with a tentative contract offer decided Sunday to remain on strike, insisting they need more time before deciding whether to end an acrimonious standoff with Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
Violence continued until late in the evening on Sunday after protesters broke through a barricade near the US Consulate in Karachi, Pakistan prompting a dramatic clash with police.
An Afghan police officer turned his gun on NATO troops at a remote checkpoint in the south of the country before dawn Sunday, killing four American troops, according to Afghan and international officials.