Author: KMAN Staff

Two Manhattan residents were involved in a fatal crash in Wyandotte county Saturday evening. The two were passengers on a party bus but they were not injured… they are identified as 27 year old Jamee Schwartz and 30 year old Taryn Oliver. A 26-year-old Kansas City, Kan., woman died after falling out of the bus on Interstate 35 and being struck by three other vehicles. The Kansas City Star reports the victim has been identified as Jamie N. Frecks. The Kansas Highway Patrol says she fell out of the emergency door of the party bus around 9:50 p.m. Saturday as…

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Riley County will place an asphalt overlay to RL 376 Fancy Creek Road beginning at the Clay County line and continuing approximately eight miles east to the Winkler Mills intersection. The project will start on Monday, May 6, 2013 and continue through Friday, May 10, 2013. The road will be reduced to one lane during the construction process. Traffic will be allowed through the projects, but drivers should expect delays of up to 15 minutes. Be advised fresh asphalt oil will be applied – take alternate routes when possible. The schedule may change due to weather delays.

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Alex Gordon’s two-out single in the bottom of the 10th inning gave the Kansas City Royals a thrilling come from behind 6-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox Sunday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium. This was a roller coaster of a game for the Royals who won their fourth in a row. After being no-hit for four innings by White Sox starter Jose Quintana, Kansas City took a 3-1 lead with three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. Chicago struck back with four runs in the top of the seventh to lead 5-3 and took that lead into the…

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After being held scoreless for the first three innings, the Kansas State Wildcats got their bats going in the middle innings and put away the Texas Longhorns in a 9-3 romp on Sunday before 5,710 at Disch-Falk Field. Austin Fisher led the offensive attack for K-State with three hits while Jared King and Blair DeBord added two apiece to get the Bat Cats a rare series victory in Austin. The other two series wins came in 1997 and 2009. Jared Moore (3-0) picked up the win in relief and three other Wildcats held the Longhorns to just two runs over…

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High Jumper Erik Kynard added to his long list of accomplishments on Saturday at the Big 12 Track and Field Championships in Waco, Texas by becoming the first high jumper to win three Big 12 titles. Kynard who repeated as conference champ in his event and who is the two-time defending National Champion, won the title with a jump of 2.30 meters or seven feet, six and a half inches. While Kynard made history the rest of his teammates have the chance to do so as well. Through two days the Wildcats are in second place in the team standings….K-State…

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