Riley County Police arrested a Manhattan man in connection with an altercation that took place early Saturday morning. According to a press release from Riley County Police Public Information officer and Sargeant Brad Ingalls, 33-year old Shannon Ayers of Manhattan flagged down an officer shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday and said he had been struck by a male subject identified as 47-year old Anthony Murphy also of Manhattan. Ayers told police he was trying to intervene in an altercation between Murphy and an unidentified female at her home in Northeast Manhattan. As Ayers tried to break up the altercation, he…
Author: KMAN Staff
Just two weeks after defeating new Big 12 Conference member TCU in a thrilling contest at Bramlage Coliseum for their first league win, the Kansas State Women’s Basketball team had an encore performance against the Horned Frogs for their second as they hung on for a 57-54 win in Ft. Worth, Texas Saturday night and in the process snapped a three-game losing streak. The Wildcats jumped out to a 10-point lead in the first half only to see TCU slice it down to two points by halftime at 29-27. Once again K-State got their lead to double digits early in…
Bulgarian police detained a man after he pointed a gas pistol at a Turkish minority party leader as he was delivering a speech at a party caucus in the capital Sofia on Saturday. No shots were fired.
Rodney McGruder scored 20 points and Will Spradling added 15 as 16th-ranked Kansas State took advantage of turnovers and knocked down 10 three-point baskets on their way to a 69-60 victory over Oklahoma Saturday afternoon at Bramlage Coliseum. The Wildcats and Sooners spent much of the first half taking turns with the lead before K-State rode an 11-2 run to end the firsthalf and take a 35-27 lead at halftime. Kansas State stretched the lead to as much as 14 points in the second half and while Oklahoma cut the advantage in half at one point, the Sooners could draw…
Cole Moreano scored 18 points including four three-pointers as Lawrence Free State overcame an 11-point deficit to claim 5th place in the McPherson Invitational with a 59-52 victory over Manhattan High on Saturday afternoon. The Tribe scored eight straight points to begin the third quarter, taking a 37-26 advantage. However, the Firebirds came flying back with 12 points in a row, and trailed Manhattan by one going into the fourth quarter after a pair of Alex Stitt free throws. Free State hit three treys early in the fourth quarter to go up 47-44 and would never trail the Tribe again.…
Around 240 business and community leaders attended the two day Leader’s Retreat in Overland Park. Individuals from Riley, Pottawatomie, and Geary counties joined together for various activities, meetings and discussions. The event began on Friday morning with various meetings. One of those meetings involved Junction City members who joined together for round table discussions. Some items brought up included; economic renewal, community needs and project brainstorming. The actual retreat began at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, with a welcome luncheon and various group exercises. Manhattan Chamber Board Chair-Frank Beer, Junction City Chamber Board Chair-Judd Liebau and Wamego Board President-Lance White welcomed…
The U.S. and British defense chiefs said Saturday the hostage crisis in Algeria ended with more deaths, but that details remained unclear.
The Republican-controlled House will vote next week to permit the government to borrow more money to meet its obligations, a move aimed at heading off a market-rattling confrontation with President Barack Obama over the so-called debt limit.
One opening will still remain on the K-State staff, but head coach Bill Snyder announced Friday night that he has promoted graduate assistant Blake Seiler. After Joe Bob Clements left the program for Oklahoma State on Sunday, Seiler will be a full-time assistant coaching Wildcat defensive ends. Seiler has been the defensive grad assistant for the last two years, and has been responsible for breaking down film and running the scout team. The Goddard native was a three-year letterman for K-State from 2004 to 2006. He transferred from Oklahoma State, where he was a member of the Cowboy wrestling team.…
Jonathon Taylor scored a career-high 12 points as the Manhattan High boys basketball team beat Maize 49-39 on Friday afternoon in the consolation semifinals of the McPherson Invitational. The Tribe bounced back against the Eagles following a 55-45 loss to Blue Valley West on Thursday in the opening round of the tournament. It was Maize who jumped out to a 13-9 lead after the first quarter, but Manhattan chipped their way back into the game thanks to 12 Eagle first half turnovers. Jacob Holloway closed the half with a buzzer-beating three pointer, and the Tribe carried the momentum into the…