A Manhattan man is behind bars, charged with the rape of a female acquaintence. As KMAN News first reported Monday, William Ellis, 27, was arrested Friday morning around 6 a.m. after the Riley County Police Department received a 911 call from a female in her 20s reporting she was the victim of a rape in the North Central portion of Manhattan. When officers arrived the suspect had already vacated the area, though they did catch up to him a little while later and arrested Ellis on one count of rape. He is still confined as of Monday morning on a $50,000…
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Frank Martin is leaving Kansas State after five years as head coach to be the next head coach at South Carolina. ESPN.com reports that Martin confirmed the move in a text message Monday evening to Andy Katz. South Carolina has scheduled a press conference for mid-morning Tuesday, at which time they will likely introduce Martin. The State, the daily newspaper in Columbia, SC reported earlier Monday that Frank Martin will be the next head basketball coach at the University of South Carolina. Multiple sources tell the paper that Martin could be hired as soon as Tuesday as the Gamecocks’ new…
Erich Weiss and Jonathan Walsh combined for seven hits and seven RBI’s as Texas bested K-State 8-5 on Sunday to win the Big 12 series at Tointon Family Stadium. Weiss swatted a triple and two home runs, while Walsh had a pair of doubles. The Longhorns took an early 4-1 lead, and K-State would tie the game at four in the 5th inning when Mike Kindel was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Texas took the lead for good in the top of the 7th on Walsh’s bases clearing double against K-State freshman Robert Youngdahl (0-1), who took the loss. The Cats…
A Kansas State student died this weekend in a ski accident in Colorado. KMAN news learned Saturday of the death of Garrett Spencer, 19, who officials are listing as the 17th fatality on Colorado slopes for the season. Mineral County Sheriff Fred Hosselkus provided details to KMAN Sunday afternoon. Hosselkus indicates Spencer, of Hesston, Ks., was skiing with three friends. Hosselkus thought one of the other skiers was from Kansas State but did not have a name. Hosselkus indicates the accident happened at about 10:30 Saturday morning. Spencer was reportedly a novice skiier, with the accident occurring on the second…
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State senior right-hander Matt Applegate turned in his best start of the season and relievers Gerardo Esquivel and Nate Williams followed with 3.1 scoreless innings as the Wildcats topped No. 21 Texas, 5-2, in Big 12 Conference action Friday at Tointon Family Stadium. The Wildcats, who snapped a five-game losing streak to the Longhorns, moved to 13-8 on the season and evened their Big 12 record at 2-2. The win marked the second-straight week that K-State has opened a conference series with a victory against a ranked opponent after the Cats defeated No. 8 Texas A&M last Friday, 15-12. Texas saw its six-game winning streak end,…
SURPRISE, Ariz. — Kansas City Royals closer Joakim Soria will undergo reconstructive elbow surgery and will miss the season. The surgery is scheduled for April 3. Soria made the decision Friday after being examined by Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham, Ala. for a third opinion. He had already been diagnosed with right elbow ligament damage by the Royals physicians and Dr. Lewis Yocum, who will perform the surgery in Los Angeles. If you have been through this or something similar, one of the best ways to recover after surgery is to relax. At home, some people may find the relaxation…
OMAHA, Neb. – Nebraska has hired Colorado State’s Tim Miles as its new basketball coach. Colorado State athletic director Jack Graham announced Friday night that Miles had resigned so he could take the job with the Cornhuskers. Miles, who toured Nebraska’s facilities on Friday morning, is expected to be introduced at a news conference in Lincoln on Saturday. The 45-year-old Miles, who replaces Doc Sadler, just finished his fifth year at Colorado State. This season he coached the Rams to a 20-12 record and their first NCAA tournament appearance since 2003. They lost to Murray State 58-41 in their tournament…