K-State president Kirk Schulz announced Wednesday that athletic director John Currie signed a two-year contract extension. Currie’s deal runs through June 30th, 2018, and will pay him $450,000 for the 2012-13 academic year. He will earn a raise of $25,000 each year, and the extension includes an enhanced retention incentive package. K-State has seen a surge in nearly every sport since Currie came on the job in May of 2009. This past year, the Wildcat football team finished #8 in the BCS standings, the volleyball team advanced to the Sweet 16, and both basketball teams won a game in the…
Author: KMAN Staff
What the Super Bowl is to the NFL and the World Series is to Major League Baseball, the US Open is to professional golf. Former K-Stater Aaron Watkins will play in golf’s national championship next week after punching his ticket on Tuesday at a sectional qualifier. He’ll become the first Wildcat since 1987 to play in the US Open. Nine tournament berths were up for grabs among 84 golfers at Germantown Country Club in Memphis, and Watkins tied for second with an 8-under par 134. He will now take his place among the best players in the world at Olympic…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Bruce Chen outdueled Francisco Liriano to make a lone run scored in the second inning stand up Tuesday night, giving the Kansas City Royals a 1-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Chen (5-5) allowed four hits without a walk to win for the fifth time in six starts. The 34-year-old left-hander relied on some veteran guile to strike out five without allowing a runner past second. Liriano (1-6) allowed only four hits in six innings, but three of them came in the second when the Twins’ failure to turn a double play proved costly. It…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Kansas City Royals have optioned left-hander Will Smith to Triple-A Omaha and recalled left-hander Ryan Verdugo to provide some bullpen support. The Royals made the moves before Tuesday night’s game against Minnesota. Smith allowed seven runs in 4 2-3 innings in the series opener Monday night, though manager Ned Yost said his poor performance wasn’t the main reason he was sent down. Yost wants an extra arm in the bullpen until Kansas City starts interleague play Friday at Pittsburgh. Yost also said left-hander Everett Teaford and second baseman Chris Getz are headed to…
Arrests Dustin Cody Collins, 22, 711 N. 4th St., for theft. Released on $1,000 bond. Annette Nichole Garcia, 32, homeless, for unlawful distribution of drug paraphernalia and unlawful possession of hallucinogens. Confined on no bond. Mark Alexander Lawrence, 32, 815 Humboldt St., for failure to appear. Confined on $2,500 bond. William Dylan Padgett, 19, 1532 Hartford Rd., for possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute, no drug tax stamp, unlawful possession of hallucinogens, possession of drug paraphernalia used for growth, sale of stimulants, sale of narcotics, unlawful possess of illegal substances, possession of opiates, and possession of drug paraphernalia for…
Social Service funding has been a sticking point for many in the Manhattan community, originating with last year’s budget process. Last night, the situation was the main event at the Manhattan City Commission meeting. The ordinance and petition by Save our Social Services was brought up for review and a final decision. The question put forth to the Commission was whether or not the ordinance and petition put forth by Save our Social Services would be put to a public vote, denied, or tabled for later discussion and consideration. To the dismay of many in the crowd, the ordinance…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A federal appeals court says the reaction of drivers to phony drug checkpoints set up by law enforcement is not sufficient grounds to justify stopping vehicles. A three-judge panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday for a man who was searched and arrested after exiting Interstate 70 after the Kansas Highway Patrol posted signs warning of a drug checkpoint ahead. Dennis Neff was sentenced to five years after pleading guilty to one count of traveling in interstate commerce with intent to distribute cocaine. Neff argued the stop was illegal because troopers lacked a…
IOLA, Kan. (AP) A southeastern Kansas woman will be sentenced next month for the unattended death of her son within hours of his birth. The Iola Register reports prosecutors will seek the maximum sentence of slightly more than 13 years in prison for 23-year-old Karen Bailey, of Le Roy. Bailey was initially charged with first-degree murder in the death of Benjamin Edward Riggs-Geisler. She pleaded no contest last week to second-degree murder. Coffey County Attorney Doug Witteman says the charge reflects that the death resulted from an act of omission. Investigators said Bailey gave birth on April 2, 2011, while…