MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Mariah White fought through traffic and banked in a runner with 1.6 seconds left in overtime to lift Kansas State over No. 8 Texas A&M 71-69 on Wednesday night. Brittany Chambers scored 21 points, Tasha Dickey had 17 and Jalana Childs added 16 for the Wildcats (10-3, 1-0 Big 12). White finished with 12 points, 11 assists, five rebounds, three steals and a block. Tyra White scored 17 points and Sydney Carter added 16 for the Aggies (9-3, 0-1). Kelsey Bone chipped in 14 points and 10 rebounds. Kansas State, which trailed 34-25 at the half,…
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The mode of death in Friday afternoon’s case of Kawon Higgins, 26, and Amanda Bonner, 23, of Manhattan is still not being released, although Riley County Police indicate that particular information might be provided after a final autopsy report. The two were found at Bonner’s residence, at 715 Yuma Street, at about 2:30 Friday afternoon, and preliminary results indicate the incident appears to be a homicide/suicide, with Higgins being the aggressor. Riley county police also announced Wednesday the children of the couple who were not present at the time of the deaths, were taken into protective custody and have temporarily been placed with…
Riley County Police indicate they have received numerous tips through Crime Stoppers in connection with Sunday morning’s fatal shooting of Frederick Beverly, 21, of Manhattan, who was a member of the National Guard. In fact, police add they are actively investigating some of those leads and continue to encourage members of the public to come forward with information regarding a vehicle they’re interested in. That vehicle is described as a blue, newer model Chevrolet, possibly an Impala with 22 inch chrome rims. One of the front quarter panels had the number 22 written on the side. The vehicle was described…
State Representative Susan Mosier of Manhattan has confirmed she will be resigning her position as a state legislator to take on a new role as Director of Medicaid Services for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Mosier tells KMAN an exact date has not yet been determined, although her new job starts March first. As KMAN announced earlier Thursday morning Mosier’s selection for the post was announced late Wednesday, along with Kari Bruffett as the Director of Health Care Finance. Mosier is a Manhattan ophthalmologist who has served as State Representative for Kansas’ 67th District for part of a…
The Manhattan-Ogden school board had an array of topics to cover during their Wednesday night meeting. Redistricting again made an appearance at the meeting with an update from Associate Superintendent Robert Seymour about where the redistricting committee is sitting on the issue. There will be another redistricting meeting Thursday, January 5 at 4:30 PM at the Manhattan High School East Campus. The committee will then submit their recommendations at the January 18, 2012 school board meeting. The construction reports showed that there are some issues needing to be taken care of. The contract revision for BG Architecture, a division of…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) #23 K-State #14 Kansas meet in their Big 12 openers Wednesday night. It should be a festive atmosphere at Allen Fieldhouse. The Jayhawks are 10-3 after a brutal nonconference schedule that included games against Kentucky, Georgetown, Duke and Ohio State. The Wildcats are 11-1, the lone loss coming in double overtime to West Virginia. It’s the start of a longer, tougher Big 12 schedule. Every team will play every other team twice now that there are only 10 teams in the league, which means no full bye weeks between now and March.
After building a 22-point halftime lead, the Manhattan High girls basketball didn’t look back in a 48-25 victory over Emporia on Tuesday night in the Little Apple. Senior post M. J. Massanet scored a game-high 15 points including nine in the first half, as the Indians outscored the Spartans 17-4 in the 2nd quarter to lead 28-6 at the break. Sophomore guard Par McNair added 9 points for MHS (4-0, 2-0), and Elayna Spilker pitched in with 8 points. Emporia (2-3, 1-2) was led by Brianna Wright with 14 points, but she was held six points below her average. Garin…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Police in Topeka have ruled the non-fatal shooting of a child in a hotel room accidental, but a 45-year-old man is facing numerous charges in the case. Officers were called to a Holiday Inn Express in northern Topeka around 11 p.m. on New Year’s Eve and found a 6-year-old boy with a gunshot wound. WIBW-TV reports a woman identifying herself as the child’s mother said the boy remained in critical condition but was improving Monday night. Police arrested a Topeka man who was in the room early Sunday on two felony counts, including criminal possession of a…
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) The son of a northeastern Kansas sheriff has pleaded guilty to fleeing police and assaulting a police officer in a neighboring county. Thirty-one-year-old Dustin Ash is the son of Wyandotte County Sheriff Don Ash. The Kansas City Star reports the younger Ash pleaded guilty Tuesday in Johnson County District Court to fleeing and eluding and to reckless aggravated battery. The incident occurred last May 11 when Ash drove off as a Shawnee police officer tried to stop him for a traffic violation. He hit a fence after other officers flattened his tires with spikes, then backed his…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) A New Zealand-based animal health company is beginning work at a new University of Kansas research lab. Argenta announced in August that it would locate a laboratory at the Bioscience Technology Business Center in Lawrence and create up to 27 science jobs over five years. The university says the lease is finalized and company has started hiring. Argenta expects to create four or five new jobs each year until it reaches the 27 total. New hires will earn an average annual salary of $74,000. Argenta is a young company that does contract drug development work in the…