Brittany Chambers scored 29 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the K-State women broke a three game losing streak with a 67-56 win at Oklahoma State. The Cats built a 26-point lead over the Cowgirls with just over 12 minutes to go in the game, and had to hold off a late charge by Oklahoma State. Tasha Dickey added 15 points for K-State. The Cats hit 11 three pointers as a team, including five from Chambers and three for Dickey. The K-State women will make the trip to Texas on Wednesday for a 7:00pm tipoff at the Erwin Center. Pregame…
Author: KMAN Staff
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas Senate committee is expected to debate proposals for redrawing the boundaries for the four U.S. House districts reflecting changes in the 2010 census. Legislators must redraw the boundaries every 10 years to reflect population shifts. While Kansas does not lose a district in this year’s process, the geographic shapes must change. At issue in the Senate meeting Monday will be the issue of where to place Manhattan, currently in the 2nd District. As KMAN news announced the end of last week, Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins is concerned about possible changes, saying she wants to keep the…
At least two people were injured in a Saturday evening accident in Pottawatomie county. Regie Gray, 65, and Mary Gray, 64, both of Manhattan, were taken to mercy Regional Health Center following the accident on highway 24 and Southport Drive on the east edge of Manhattan. A spokeswoman at Mercy did not have them listed as patients Monday. A third person, Adam Murphy, 17, of Manhattan was listed as injured but there’s no indication if he was taken to the hospital. The Kansas highway patrol reports the accident occurred shortly after five Saturday evening when the 2011 Chrysler passenger car driven by…
The post duo of M.J. Massanet and Darby Price combined for 20 points and 19 rebounds, and the Manhattan High girls beat Beloit 36-24 on Saturday to finish 5th at the Mid-America Classic in McPherson. The Tribe led 20-12 at halftime and pushed the advantage to 17 points after three quarters. The MHS girls are now 10-1 on the season, and along with the boys, will host Topeka West on Friday night. Tipoff for the doubleheader is at 6:00pm and coverage on KMAN begins at 5:45.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Highway Patrol says a woman and her two children are dead after a car collided with their minivan on Interstate 70 west of Topeka. The crash happened around 3:15 p.m. Saturday when the eastbound car crossed the interstate’s grassy median and collided with the westbound van. The patrol says the van’s driver, 37-year-old Laura Geske of Salina, was killed along with 3-year-old Joy Geske and 8-year-old Joshua Geske. Laura Geske’s 41-year-old husband, Jeffrey, and another son, 3-year-old Jacob, were taken to a Topeka hospital. The patrol says their injuries don’t appear life-threatening. The driver of…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Democratic leaders in the Kansas Legislature are criticizing Secretary of State Kris Kobach for serving as the honorary campaign chairman for a fellow Republican who’s running for a state Senate seat. Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley, of Topeka, and House Minority Leader Paul Davis, of Lawrence, said Friday that Kobach is violating the ethics code of the National Association of Secretaries of State. They also said Kobach’s actions raise questions about whether he can run Kansas elections fairly. Kobach is the honorary chairman for Senate candidate Mark Gilstrap in Kansas City. Kobach said it’s common for secretaries…
MERRIAM, Kan. (AP) A 36-year-old Topeka man has been charged in the death of a woman whose body was found recently at a Johnson County motel. Jason Munjak was charged Friday with first-degree murder in the death of 37-year-old Toby Rock, a mother of five children. Rock’s body was found last week in a Merriam hotel. Authorities said she was killed Jan. 19. Police arrested Munjak on Wednesday. The Kansas City Star reports that police have also arrested a second man Thursday and are calling him a person of interest. Munjak was being held in the Johnson County jail. Bond…