K-State Head Coach Bill Snyder released the following statement on the passing of Joe Paterno: Sharon and I are pained by the loss of Joe Paterno. He and his wife Sue were dear friends and genuinely caring people. Joe’s passion for helping others exceeded even his unparalleled successes on the field. He gave of himself for his state, his community, his university and those within his program. He has and will continue to impact, in a most positive way, the lives of thousands of young men as well as thousands of us who are not so young anymore. He was…
Author: KMAN Staff
Fire caused $194,000 in damage to a home in northeast Manhattan this past weekend. Ryan Almes, Deputy chief in charge of technical services for the Manhattan Fire Department, tells KMAN news the call came in around 2:40 a.m. Saturday at 2215 Galloway Drive. “We responded with three engines, the battalion chief, and the rescue truck,” Almes said. “On arrival, crews found the garage was well involved in fire and there were two cars out in the driveway that were on fire, also.” All occupants were out of the house and no injuries were reported, although Almes says a family pet succumbed…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas lawmakers will get an update this week on construction of the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan. Governor Sam. Brownback’s policy director, Landon Fulmer, is scheduled to give a briefing Tuesday to the House Veterans, Military and Homeland Security Committee. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is building the $650 million lab near Kansas State University to conduct research on deadly plant and animal pathogens. The lab will replace an aging facility in Plum Island, N.Y. Kansas legislators have committed more than $105 million in bonds for the project. On Friday, members of a National…
The Manhattan High wrestlers got their revenge on Lawrence High this weekend with a victory at the Blue Valley Northwest Invitational. A week after the Lions edged the Indians at the Newton Tournament of Champions, MHS won this time by nearly 75 points. The Indians had two individual champions, 106 pound Jase Stone and 160 pound Michael Forshee, while 120 pound Dallas Vesta, 170 pound Brian Wood, and 195 pound Ty Suggs were runners-up. The Indians will hold senior night festivities this Wednesday night when they welcome Olathe Northwest to their home gym. The dual with the Ravens starts at 5:00pm.
A 67-year-old Junction city man died in an accident on I-70 this past weekend. Donald Nelson was driving westbound near milepost 322, 11.5 miles southeast of Manhattan, when his vehicle slid on ice, went off the roadway, into a ditch, and overturned. A passenger, Lois Nelson, 63, also of Junction City was taken to Stormont Vail, where she was listed in serious condition. The Kansas Highway Patrol reports the accident occurred shortly after 5:15 a.m. Sunday. No other major accidents were reported in Pottawatomie or Riley county Monday morning, since the freezing drizzle and a bit of snow came down–although there were reports of…
Saturday night at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas the Kansas State Women’s Basketball team got a reminder of why Brittney Griner is one of the best players in the country and why Baylor is one of the best teams. Griner erputed for 22 points as the #1 ranked Lady Bears jumped out to a 43-22 halftime lead and never looked back as they cruised past K-State 76-41. Leading the way for the Wildcats were Brittany Chambers with 16 points and Tasha Dickey with 10. K-State (13-5, 4-2) has now dropped two consecutive games after opening league play with a 4-0…
Rodney McGruder and Angel Rodriguez each scored 14 points and Jamar Samuels added 12 points as Kansas State withstood a second half rally to defeat Oklahoma State 66-58 Saturday afternoon at Gallagher-Iba Arena. After leading 31-24 at halftime, the Wildcats pushed the lead to as much as 12 points midway through the second half before Oklahoma State cut the lead to 59-56 with four minutes remaining. However, clutch free throw shooting, which was missing during Wednesday night’s squeaker over Texas allowed K-State to snap an 11-game losing streak in Stillwater. K-State had not won at Gallagher-Iba Arena since January of…