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…
Author: KMAN Staff
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…
On Friday afternoon Manhattan City Commissioners met on the third floor of the Flint Hills Discovery Center to work out some of their goals for 2012. Some of the key points that were brought up were sales taxes, and finding more efficient ways to conduct city business. All of the commissioners wanted to concentrate on taking a look at some outdated ordinances, and finding ways to help developers streamline the building process in the Manhattan Area. The next event for Manhattan City commissioners is the intergovernmental luncheon to be held on Monday at noon at the Holiday Inn on Anderson…