A 60 year old man is looking to have his probation revoked. John Snyder, of the 3200 block of State Street, was held on a 5 thousand dollars bond after being arrested for probation violation. The original charges for Snyder consisted of drug charges. — A 26 year old man was not only charged with one failure to appear, but two. Edward Williams, of the 1200 block of Ratone, was held on bond for 5 thousand dollars on the first account of failure to appear and 1 thousand dollars on the second. — At about 5:10 pm yesterday, 23 year old…
Author: KMAN Staff
A group of former K-State football players will unite this weekend to raise money for the No Stone Unturned Foundation. The Wildcat Legends for Charity Weekend includes a dinner & auction on Friday night and a golf tournament on Saturday morning. Proceeds will benefit local children and families affected by CFC Syndrome and other genetic and neurological differences. Former K-State offensive guard and current Youngstown State head coach Eric Wolford and his wife Melinda are organizers of the event. “We keep all the money here in the Manhattan area,” Wolford said. “We have some meetings coming up looking at some…
For the first time since K-State’s narrow defeat at the hands of Butler in the Elite Eight in 2010, former K-State standouts Jacob Pullen and Dominique Sutton were on the same court. The duo weren’t teammates, but on opposing squads in the NBA Summer League in Orlando on Thursday. Pullen returned to the floor for the Philadelphia 76ers after sitting out Wednesday due to injury. He struggled in 16 minutes, making just one of eight shots and one of two free throws for three points. Pullen added four assists and three rebounds. He played this past season in the Italian…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Federal agents and other law enforcement groups seized more than $540,000 in counterfeit Major League Baseball merchandise over two weeks leading up to this year’s All-Star Game in Kansas City. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said Thursday that the joint operation targeted Internet sellers, street vendors and stores selling fake, game-related sportswear. The 14-day effort resulted in the seizure of 13,023 items including apparel, fake tickets and memorabilia. Nearly 20 percent were from other sports leagues, including the NFL and NHL. Authorities said they closed a Lenexa warehouse believed to be responsible for distributing…
Uniforms for U.S. Olympic athletes are American red, white and blue _ but made in China.
An independent report states late football coach Joe Paterno and other top Penn State officials hushed up child sex abuse allegations against Jerry Sandusky more than a decade ago for fear of bad publicity.
Thursday afternoon, CivicPlus had an event to showcase their newest workspace area inside the Historic Marshall Theatre building. This new workspace will give those in attendance a sneak preview of what the new headquarters will be like once it is completed. The property has a very long history dating back to the turn of the century. “The building was built at the turn of the century of the 1900s,” said Patrick Schaub, Vice President of Design at Bowman Bowman Novick Architects and project manager. “It was the Marshall Theatre, a very grand movie theatre. It was sort of a purpose built movie theatre…
A 52-year-old CEO, who has no previous cycling experience, began training in April and hit the road on June 10 to help spread the word for at risk kids. Her bright yellow van could be seen as Dr. Lori Salierno and her team made their stop at Big Poppi’s Bike Shop in Manhattan on Thursday, July 12 with Manhattan Mayor Loren Pepperd there to welcome her. Salierno began her journey in Vancouver, WA and will cycle through 13 states before hitting her final destination in Acworth, GA on August 4 as part of her Challenge the Cycle Tour. Salierno is making this 3,000…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A large-scale drug ring that allegedly supplied drugs to members of the 2010-11 Kansas men’s basketball team involved about $17 million worth of marijuana and cocaine. The U.S. District Attorney’s office for Kansas said Thursday that 35 defendants have been named in the case that prosecutors say involved supplying about $16.9 million worth of “high-grade” marijuana and cocaine in Johnson and Douglas counties. A federal prosecutor said during a court hearing on the case last month that one of the defendants in the case supplied pot to members of the Jayhawks’ squad. The university has refused comment.…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Attorneys are seeking clarification on how DNA evidence testing will be conducted in the case of a Topeka man accused in the death of an 18-year-old woman. Dustin Leftwich has pleaded not guilty to charges of premeditated first-degree murder, aggravated kidnapping and other charges in the death of Brenna Morgart. Her body was found in a Topeka area field on May 25, three miles from the site, where sheriff’s officials said she was hit by a vehicle. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that during a hearing Thursday, prosecutors told the judge the type of DNA testing defense lawyers want…