Kansas State elevated the talent of its front court during the early signing as head coach Frank Martin announced the additions of high school standouts Robert Upshaw and Laimonas Chatkevicius for the class of 2012. The 7 foot 275 pound center Upshaw is a four star prospect according to Rivals and the # 43 prospect overall. The Fresno, CA native is the #8 center in his class and chose K-State over offers from Georgetown, Louisville and Fresno State. Upshaw was rated among the top 50 players in the nation by ESPN, CBS Sports.com, and MaxPreps, and was pegged as the…
Author: KMAN Staff
It’s been a tough year for Ole Miss at 2-9, and Saturday night was no different as the Rebels were taking a 52-3 drubbing at the hands of #1 LSU. Ole Miss doesn’t lack size as they have the biggest player in the country, 6′ 10″ 377 pound defensive tackle Terrell Brown. Brown has lost 33 pounds since arriving on the Oxford campus, but was no match for a folding chair on the Rebel bench.
Once again Fake Patty’s day found itself before Riley County Law Board members for discussion Monday, at the request of one of the board members. There’s been some discussion of a special permit being sought, involving consumption of alcohol outside. There’s also been talk of a possible beer garden and armbands. Riley County Police Director Brad Schoen stressed he has concerns. Manhattan’s Assistant City Manager Lauren Palmer and Board Member Jim Sherow also expressed some skepticism. Meanwhile Riley County Police Director Brad Schoen suggests the Aggieville Business association is where the compromise needs to begin.The consensus of the board seemed…
Riley County will receive two grants from the Kansas Department of Transportation to help with road and bridge improvements over the next few years. The first grant will be dedicated to replacing a bridge located at 40th Avenue, which runs over McDowell Creek. Assistant county engineer Gary Rosewicz said that he expects the project to go to bid in 2013. The value of the first grant is $480,000, with the county putting up the remaining $160,000 to completely fund the project. The second grant will be used to replace guardrails on N. Otter Creek Road. KDOT will put up $500,000…
After a stellar senior season, Manhattan High’s Deante Burton has verbally committed to continue his football career at K-State. The 6′-2″ 200 pound Burton played both wide receiver and cornerback for the Indians, who finished 10-1 for a third straight season, including a trip to the 6A state playoffs. He was a two-year starter and had 20 receptions this season for 327 yards and five touchdowns. Burton also picked off a pair of passes anchoring the Indians’ secondary. He also had 244 yards receiving in 2010 with three TD’s. Burton chose K-State over interest from Oklahoma State. He’ll likely receive…
A joyride Friday ended with an Ogden woman’s truck in the public bathrooms near Saddlehorn Trail. RCPD Captain Richard Fink tells KMAN the 2003 Ford F-150 belonging to Amber Clark, 23, was taken from her residence on 7th Street in Ogden sometime between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. Friday evening. The truck was later discovered at the parking lot near Saddlehorn Trail, where Fink says the gas pedal had been wedged down, causing the un-manned vehicle to run into the public bathrooms. Damage to the truck is estimated at around $11,000. The bathrooms suffered nearly $1,000 in damage. RCPD currently…
The man convicted of setting fire to two warehouses at Griffith Lumber in Manhattan over two years ago will spend the next three years in federal prison. William Willox, 23, of Manhattan was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty to one count of arson in the April 2009 fire. Prosecutors say Willox, then an employee of the lumber company, set a magazine on fire near some insulation and walked away. Within 10 minutes, the warehouse was engulfed in flames. The fire, driven by winds up to 40 mph, quickly spread to a second warehouse. Willox will also have to pay over…
K-State has risen three spots in the Bowl Championship Series standings to #11 this week. The 9-2 Cats are ranked #15 in both the coaches and the Harris poll, but are ranked #5 by the computers, allowing them to rise four spots in the BCS above the human polls. Oklahoma State, which lost to Iowa State on Friday, fell to #4. Oklahoma dropped to #9 after falling to Baylor, who are now rated 18th. Texas is still ranked in the BCS at #25. LSU-Alabama Round 2 is just a few victories away. A weekend filled with upsets left the Southeastern…
Riley County Police were on the scene of a robbery at the Walgreens location at 325 Bluemont Monday morning. RCPD Lt. Richard Fink says few details are known at this point, including the method the suspect robbed the store or even what was taken, though he did say no weapon was displayed by the suspect. Fink says the suspect is a white male in his late 20s, standing around 6′ and weighing approximately 190 pounds. He was reportedly wearing faded jeans, a black beanie, as well as a black jacket and black gloves. Fink declined to speculate whether this robbery…