Update: The name and further details have been released in connection with the early Sunday fatal accident in Pottawatomie county KMAN news first told you about Sunday morning The victim has been identified as Konley Harding, 21, of Manhattan, who was a student at the Manhattan Area Technical College. In a release, Dr. Rob Edleston, President and CEO of the Manahttan Area Technical College, had words to say about the incident and about the student who was lost. “It is with deep sorrow that we begin this week mourning the loss of our dear student, Konley L. Harding, who lost his life this weekend in…
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Senior Kathleen Ludwig killed 15 balls as K-State won their 20th game of the season by defeating Baylor 25-16, 25-20, 23-25, and 25-17 on Saturday night at Ahearn Fieldhouse. Kaitlynn Pelger added 12 kills and Alex Muff posted 10 as the Cats swept the season series from the Bears, winning both matches in four sets. K-State nearly won the match in straight sets as they held a 15-8 lead in the third set, but Baylor scored the next eight points. The Cats again went up 23-20, but the Bears scored the final five points to force a fourth set. Caitlyn…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Bill Snyder moved at a brisk pace when he walked into his postgame press conference a few minutes after third-ranked Kansas State polished off a 55-24 victory against No. 13 Texas Tech. Must not have had much to tell the team after that one, eh Coach? ”I’m working on my conditioning,” Snyder said flatly. There’s always something to work on in Snyder’s world, though it might take a couple extra looks at Saturday’s game tape to find much to complain about, besides a slow start. The Wildcats led by a field goal at halftime before roaring…
After a somewhat slow start, the Kansas State Wildcats kicked things into high gear and ran away from a solid Texas Tech team in a 55-24 Homecoming victory on Saturday at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. K-State trailed 10-3 in the second quarter before tying the score on Running Back John Hubert’s four-yard run. Kicker Anthony Cantele drilled his second field goal of the game from 19 yards out with just over a minute and a half left in the second quarter to send the Cats into the locker room with a 13-10 lead. On their first second half possession, Quarterback…
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Not many details, but traffic was disrupted by a serious accident for about an hour at Ft. Riley Boulevard and South Scenic Drive. The accident was reported at about 2:30 p.m. RCPD reported the roadway was opened back up by 3:30. Preliminary reports indicate at least two vehicles, with a t-bone type of accident at a high rate of speed. Multiple injuries are being reported, with several people being transported to the hospital. KMAN news will provide more details as they become available.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) A hotel development project in downtown Lawrence might solve a historical mystery dating to the early 1900s. City officials say they are likely to ask for test excavations at a proposed hotel site to look for evidence that several black soldiers killed in Quantrill’s Raid are buried there. The Lawrence Journal-World reports a 1903 master’s thesis by a University of Kansas student contends the soldiers were buried there, but historians haven’t been able to corroborate the claim. Kansas state archaeologist Robert Hoard asked City Manager David Corliss in March to consider allowing him to do test excavations…
SALINA, Kan. (AP) A Salina man is jailed after being accused of starting a fire that forced more than a dozen people to evacuate their apartments. Salina police say the 38-year-old man set the fire in a bed and trash can while visiting an acquaintance Wednesday night. He allegedly used a blow torch found in the apartment to start the fire. The Salina Journal reports the apartment resident, Paul J. Smith, suffered minor injuries while trying to extinguish the fire. No one else was injured. The fire caused an estimated $35,000 damage. The Red Cross says 14 other apartment residents…
EL DORADO, Kan. (AP) The Butler County Sheriff’s Office says two men were killed in separate traffic accidents within hours of each other. The first accident occurred Thursday night south of Augusta on Highway 77. Sheriff Lt. Mike Holton says a passerby found a man dead outside a vehicle that had gone into a ditch. KFDI reports the man’s two young daughters were taken to a Wichita hospital. The family is from Douglas. The second accident was discovered about 1:30 Friday morning. A passerby found a wrecked car on Kansas 254 just east of Benton. The driver, a man believed…