Starting where they ended last season, the K-State volleyball team checks in at #22 in the preseason American Volleyball Coaches’ Association top 25. The Cats vaulted into the final poll last season after an upset of then #2 Nebraska, and a trip to the Sweet 16 in Hawaii. All seven starters return for K-State including preseason all-Big 12 selections Kaitlynn Pelger, Lilla Porubek, and Caitlyn Donahue. Two other Big 12 teams are in the top 25, Texas at #2, and Iowa State is #10. One of the Cats’ non-conference opponents who they will see in the Tulsa Classic, Minnesota, is…
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A deadly shootout erupted Monday near the Texas A&M University campus when a man being brought an eviction notice opened fire on a Texas law enforcement officer, leaving three people dead, including the officer and the gunman.
President Barack Obama and Republican vice presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan hit the campaign trail in Iowa on Monday. Obama began a three day tour, while Ryan set off on his first solo campaign appearance.
Athletes were bidding London farewell Monday after the 2012 Olympics wrapped up, most with happy memories. But a doping decision stripped a gold medal from a Belarus shot putter.
Crews are making progress against a Northern California wildfire that has grown to more than 4 1/2 square miles. The blaze in Lake County was 25 percent contained Monday and a second wildfire burned some three square miles.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Wichita police say a 27-year-old man accused of firing a shot inside a store had been confronted by an employee over a can of soda. No one was injured in Monday morning’s incident at a Burlington Coat Factory store. But the shot sent some of the estimated 20 employees and customers running outside, while others hid in a break room. Wichita Deputy Police Chief Tom Stolz says a security guard asked the man if he was going to pay for a can of soda he was drinking. Stolz says the suspect pulled out a pistol and fired…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The latest government report shows crop conditions worsening in Kansas. Pasture and range conditions are declining. Stock water supplies are dwindling. Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service released its weekly snapshot Monday a dismal report that put numbers to the unfolding agricultural disaster. About 70 percent of the corn and soybeans were rated in poor to very poor condition. Sorghum was not far behind with 66 percent of that crop also in poor to very poor condition. Meanwhile, about 12 percent of the state’s corn crop has been harvested. The situation is also grim for cattlemen. About 90 percent…
Between the hours of 5 and 8 pm on Monday, people were given the opportunity to wander in and out, examining the possibilities of what the new Manhattan Regional Airport Terminal Expansion and Remodel might look like. Spread out around the room were 14 boards that showed floor plans, three design concepts and the parking lot expansion. Mead & Hunt representatives were stationed to go over any and all questions that community members posed while also listening to comments. On the front table, questionnaires were available for those who wanted to leave comments and suggestions for things that may not…
Angry protestors were escorted away from a campaign event where the GOP’s presumptive vice-presidential candidate, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan was speaking, when one of the protestors allegedly pushed one of the event volunteers.
Police say at least one law enforcement officer and one civilian have been killed in a shooting near Texas A&M University’s campus. Assistant Chief Scott McCollum says the gunman also was shot Monday before being taken into custody.