Even after traveling to Los Angeles, California and New Zealand, Shannon Schnittker still needs help from her hometown. Schnittker graduated from Manhattan High School and both her parents still work and live in the area. She chose to pursue a career in filmmaking after her experience with the Manhattan Arts Center. Once her career path was chosen, she applied to film schools around the nation and got accepted to the University of Southern California. Studying film production and traveling to New Zealand to study abroad led her to a global competition. “Seize the Night” is an ad campaign sponsored by…
Author: KMAN Staff
K-State head football coach Bill Snyder held his Tuesday press conference with the media. Topics included Wildcat linebacker Arthur Brown rematching with his former team, John Hubert’s breakout day against Missouri State, and the matchup with the Hurricanes. [mp3-jplayer]
Three rookies and another trio of veterans entering at least their eighth year of service highlight the 16 former K-State football players on NFL rosters. Bryce Brown played in only three games for K-State last season, but kept the Cats’ NFL draft streak alive. The running back taken in the 7th round made the Philadelphia Eagles. Safety Tysyn Hartman is on the 53-man roster of the Kansas City Chiefs, and linebacker Emmanuel Lamur was cut, but named to the Cincinnati Bengals’ practice squad. Former walk-on William Powell only briefly was a member of the Arizona Cardinals’ practice squad last season. …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Yu Darvish retired the first 17 batters, Texas hit five home runs and the Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 8-4 Monday in a game that turned testy. Adrian Beltre and Nelson Cruz homered on consecutive pitches in the sixth inning. Cruz watched his drive sail over the wall, then was hit by Louis Coleman’s first pitch leading off the ninth. Cruz took a few steps to the mound and was restrained by catcher Brayan Pena. The dugouts and bullpens emptied, but only words were exchanged. Both teams were issued a warning by plate umpire Mike…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Kansas City Chiefs might be the only NFL team that has more questions heading into the regular season than they had at the start of training camp. Most of it pertains to injuries. Linebacker Derrick Johnson has been hobbling around on a bad ankle, cornerback Brandon Flowers has a bum heel, safety Kendrick Lewis is dealing with a shoulder injury. and backup cornerback Jalil Brown has been trying to recover from a groin strain. That’s just on defense, where the Chiefs are also without Pro Bowl linebacker Tamba Hali for Sunday’s game against Atlanta. …
The Fuego volcano in central Guatemala has resumed activity, shooting lava and columns of ash into the air on Monday. It overlooks the tourist city of Antigua and is one of Central America’s most-active volcanoes.
Residents of towns west of New Orleans are still drying out, days after Hurricane Isaac passed through.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, on an Asian tour, is condemning a suicide bomber for ramming his car into a U.S. government vehicle in northwestern Pakistan, injuring two Americans.
First lady Michelle Obama took a brief tour of the stage at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte. She will address the delegates Tuesday night.
On Tabor Valley road, about one mile east of Pillsbury Crossing Road, at 1:45 a.m. Sunday morning, a one vehicle traffic accident took place. Zachary Goldsmith (20), of Germantown, Tennessee, was driving his 2004 Nissan northbound on Tabor Valley Road when he lost control and entered the ditch and overturned. There were five passengers in Goldsmith’s vehicle: Lane Giess (19) of Pierz, Minnesota, Luke Dyleski (19) of Tonganoxie, Victoria Utz (19) of Kansas City, Jessica Warren (19) of Kiowa, and Kayla McKinzie (19) of Bucyrus. Gies and Goldsmith were the only two individuals wearing a seat belt. Warren and Utz…