(following story and picture provided by Fort Riley) President Barack Obama made a surprise appearance on Bagram Airfield to speak with U.S. troops from Fort Riley stationed there during his trip to Afghanistan Wednesday. Obama addressed more than 1,000 service members., which would be early morning Kansas time. The president’s visit to the troops came only minutes after signing a strategic partnership agreement between the U.S. and Afghanistan with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul. More than he elaborated on the details of the partnership agreement though, Obama spoke in recognition of the sacrifices U.S. service members have made in Afghanistan over the…
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ESPN.com’s Andy Katz is reporting that K-State men’s basketball will head to the Pacific Northwest during the upcoming season. The Cats will meet the Gonzaga Bulldogs on the road in the Battle of Seattle event. K-State last played Gonzaga in the opening round of the CBE Classic at the Spring Center two years ago, as the Cats prevailed 81-64. K-State coach Bruce Weber told Katz that he enjoyed Illinois’ previous meeting with Gonzaga, and wanted to now challenge his Wildcats. K-State’s non-conference schedule has not yet been announced in full, but previous reports have indicated the Cats will both meet Florida at…
K-State battled back to within one run after Wichita State jumped out to a 4-0 lead, but the Shockers scored six unanswered runs for a 10-3 win over the Cats on Tuesday night at Eck Stadium. Jared King led K-State with three hits to go with an RBI and a run scored. Wichita State had too much firepower though led by Johnny Coy with a 5 for 5 night with three RBI’s and three runs scored. Jared Moore (2-4) took the loss for K-State, giving two earned runs over 2 2/3 innings of work. Gerardo Esquivel, Robert Youngdahl, and Caleb Wallingford…
DETROIT (AP) Austin Jackson had four hits and Rick Porcello pitched eight strong innings to lead the Detroit Tigers past the Kansas City Royals 9-3 on Tuesday night. The Tigers scored five runs in the first and won for only the third time in 11 games. Porcello (2-2) took advantage of the offensive support to snap out of his slump, allowing three runs and seven hits. In his previous two starts, the right-hander was 0-2 with a 15.26 ERA. Luke Hochevar (2-2) took the loss for Kansas City, yielding nine runs on 12 hits and three walks in four…
Economic development funds can be a big boost to an up-and-coming company looking to start or expand in Manhattan, and one application for such funds was looked over at last night’s Manhattan City Commission meeting. The applicant was CivicPlus, a company that makes civic websites for over 1000 clients in the US and Canada. The application called for such things as a 750-thousand dollar forgivable loan and tax abatement. The funds will potentially be used to help construct a new 5-story building downtown. The Commission approved the first reading of the application by…
A Topeka man was taken to Stormont Vail in Topeka following a two vehicle accident in Pottawatomie County early Tuesday afternoon. 43- year- old Alfred Sturm was injured in the accident, reported just before 12:30 PM on westbound U-S 24 at the intersection with Vineyard Road, about four miles west of Wamego. The Kansas Highway Patrol reports a ’91 Buick Lesabre driven by Sturm was southbound on Vineyard Road, with a 2001 Kenworth truck westbound on highway 24. Sturm failed to yield the right of way and pulled out in front of the truck, with the vehicles colliding. The driver…
A Topeka man was taken to Stormont Vail in Topeka following a two vehicle accident in Pottawatomie County early Tuesday afternoon. Alfred Sturm, 43, was injured in the accident, reported just before 12:30 in the afternoon on westbound U-S 24 at the intersection with Vineyard Road, about four miles west of Wamego. The Kansas Highway Patrol reports a 1991 Buick Lesabre driven by Sturm was southbound on Vineyard Road, with a 2001 Kenworth truck westbound on highway 24. Sturm failed to yield the right of way and pulled out in front of the truck, with the vehicles colliding.…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas House has sent Gov. Sam Brownback a measure establishing a new arts group that merges separate arts and film services. The new Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission approved Tuesday was sent to the Republican governor, who proposed the idea in January. Senators have already approved the changes in March. The final version was drafted by House and Senate negotiators. The new commission would have 11 members and be part of the state Department of Commerce. Brownback sought last year to abolish the Arts Commission. He vetoed its entire budget, costing the state $1.2 million in…