“You have to strive for peace in yourself, in your home, in your day-to-day contacts with people.” That was part of the take-home message from Debra Rodenbaugh Schaub, co-chair for the Peace Forum, at the end of Saturday’s event. Co-hosted by the Manhattan Konza Rotary Club, the Manhattan Rotary Club, the Kansas State University School of Leadership Studies and various Rotary Clubs in District 5710, the Peace Forum, here in Manhattan, will be one of many throughout the year. Sakuji Tanaka, President of Rotary International, established “Peace through Service” as this year’s theme and requested each Rotary Club worldwide host Peace Forums discussing how…
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Pope Benedict XVI held his last private audience with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano at the Vatican on Saturday as the church gears up for his final blessing before he retires.
Anna Prins used her considerable size advantage to tally 18 points and Chelsea Poppens added 14 points to lead 24th-ranked Iowa State to a 69-50 over a struggling Kansas State Women’s Basketball team before 4,525 Saturday afternoon at Bramlage Coliseum. The Cyclones jumped out to a huge lead in the first half as Poppens who is 6’2″ was able to score easy baskets over a K-State squad that had no player taller than 5’11” on the court. The Cyclones carried a 39-17 lead into the locker room at halftime. The Wildcats had more success in the second half and cut…
Due to rain in the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina area, the Kansas State Baseball game vs. Elon which was scheduled for Saturday has been postponed until Sunday. First Pitch for the Wildcats and Phoenix at Ticketreturn.com Field will be at 8:30 a.m. CST on Sunday with the pre-game show beginning at 8 a.m. CST on 1350 KMAN and online at 1350kman.com with Rob Voelker and Ryan Lackey on the call. Stay connected to all things KSU on the go just text EMAW to 88474 For full video wrap-ups, including analysis, highlights, coaches & player interviews of K-State Football & Basketball…
The Manhattan High School Boys and Girls Basketball teams learned Saturday morning who their opponents will be in the first round of the upcoming Class 6A Substate Basketball Tournament. The MHS Boys are the #4 seed and will host #5 seed Washburn Rural on Wednesday, February 27 at 7:00 p.m. and would play in the road in the Substate Final on Friday, March 1 if they win. The MHS Girls are the #3 seed and will host #6 seed Derby on Thursday, February 28 at 7:00 p.m. and would also play on the road in the Substate Final on Saturday,…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Administrators at some Kansas hospitals are asking state legislators to avoid making a formal statement about expanding Medicaid following the federal government’s overhaul of health care. Kansas Hospital Association President Tom Bell testified Friday against a resolution declaring the Legislature’s opposition to expanding Medicaid. The House Appropriations Committee had a hearing, and Chairman Marc Rhoades hopes to have a vote next week. Republican Gov. Sam Brownback is a vocal critic of the federal health care law enacted in 2010 but has said he’ll leave a decision on expanding Medicaid to the GOP-dominated Legislature. The federal government has…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A 70-year-old Wichita woman is dead after her car collided with a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train near McConnell Air Force Base. The Wichita Eagle reports witnesses say the victim’s Ford Focus began to slide before it collided with the side of the engine pulling the 69-car train at 10:45 a.m. Friday. The Sedgwick County sheriff’s office says it appears the crossing arms were down and lights were flashing but the car didn’t stop in time to avoid the collision. The woman was taken by ambulance to a hospital after being revived at the scene, but a…
Update Monday noon: Junction City Police have released the name of the shooting victim this past weekend, KMAN news first told you about Saturday morning. d Fort Riley soldier Mark Blakey, 22, was assigned to Delta Company at Fort Riley. As announced Saturday, Blakey was pronounced dead of a single gunshot wound. The call came to Junction City Police at 12:30 Saturday morning. Officers of the Junction City police department were dispatched to an apartment on the 300 block of West 8th street in reference to the subject suffering from a gunshot wound. Upon arrival, officers discovered Blakey. EMS immediately transported the…
The Manhattan boys fell behind 11-2 in the regular season finale at Seaman, but outscored the Vikings by 11 in the second half to pick up a 59-50 win. Manhattan fought back to tie the game late in the second quarter but Seaman took a 26-24 lead into the locker room. The Indians opened the third quarter on a 12-2 run capped by back-to-back Jacob Holloway three pointers. MHS never trailed after that and sealed the win at the free throw line in the fourth quarter. Chris Hudgins led Manhattan with 13 points including a 7-of-8 effort from the foul…
The father of the man who was killed in a drive-by shooting on the Las Vegas Strip on Thursday says he son’s death is a ‘big thing’ and police won’t just stand by without working to find the person responsible.