A speaker at the ECM facility across from campus was trying to give a different perspective on the death penalty Sunday afternoon. Celeste Dixon, from Larned Kansas, is a family member of a murder victim who is against the death penalty. Dixon’s mother was murdered in 1986 in Hockley Texas during a robbery. Dixon says she wants her personal story to give another side of the story that isn’t often heard. Dixon believes that the death penalty doesn’t give closure for families, and instead my be more harmful for their well being. Dixon spoke on Sunday at an event hosted…
Author: KMAN Staff
Freel video wrap-up with game highlights, interviews, and analysis available at TheGamedayNetwork.com It was a game for the ages in more ways than one Saturday at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. It’s hard to believe this but in the decade and a half since the NCAA instituted overtime in Division I College Football, Kansas State had played just one game which required more than 60 minutes to determine the final outcome. That one game was one of the most heartbreaking if not the most heartbreaking ever for Wildcat fans, a 36-33 double-overtime loss to Texas A&M in the 1998 Big 12 Championship…
Investigators looking into the devastating fire last weekend at the Strasser Village Apartments have determined the fire was intentionally set. Investigators with the ATF’s National Response Team, working in conjunction with the ATF Kansas City field office, the Manhattan Fire Department, the RCPD, and the state Fire Marshall’s office, concluded the fire originated in the northern section of the apartment complex. They further ruled out all accidental causes, leading them to classify the fire as incendiary and intentional. The November 6 fire caused an estimated $2.7 million in damage to the luxury apartment complex. Total damage estimates to nearby businesses remain undetermined at this…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Rodney McGruder scored 18 points to lead a big second-half charge, Will Spradling was solid from the foul line and Kansas State held off Charleston Southern 72-67 on Friday night, surviving a big scare from the school from the Big South. Spradling finished with 15 points, and Jordan Henriquez and Shane Southwell each added 11 for the Wildcats, who trailed by as many as 15 in the second half before using a big run and some stingy half-court pressure defense to win their ninth consecutive season opener. Jeremy Sexton scored 19 points and freshman Saah Nimley had…
The 19th annual Veteran’s Day celebration took place today in Manhattan. The celebration kicked off with a parade on Poyntz Avenue followed by a special program featuring Fort Riley Major General William C. Mayville Jr. Mayville expressed his appreciation for the Manhattan Area during his first Veteran’s Day as Major General. “There’s a tradition here in Manhattan of a incredible partnership and outpouring of support that we see time after time,” Mayville says. “The support from this city to soldiers of the Big Red One is nothing short of extraordinary and it is unlike any other relationship that I have…
I am an American Soldier. I am a Warrior and a member of a team. I serve the people of the United States and live the Army values. I will always place the mission first. I will never accept defeat. I will never quit. I will never leave a fallen comrade. I am disciplined, physically and mentally tough, trained and proficient in my warrior tasks and drills. I always maintain my arms, my equipment and myself. I am an expert and I am a professional. I stand ready to deploy, engage, and destroy the enemies of the United States of…
She committed to K-State when she was only 15 years, and Thursday was finally signing day for Riley County senior Kelly Thomson. The point guard inked with Coach Patterson’s Wildcat program after leading the Falcons to the state tournament the past three seasons. Thomson playing at K-State will be a dream come true, as she remembers attending her first K-State games in the era of players like Kendra Wecker, Megan Mahoney and Laurie Koehn. Thomson averaged 14.5 points, 5 rebounds, and 2.8 assists points per game in Riley County’s 20-win season a year ago. Practice starts Monday for the Falcons.
Down but not out, the K-State volleyball team would not die as they rallied past #25 Oklahoma in five sets on Wednesday night at Ahearn Fieldhouse, 18-25, 25-23, 16-25, 25-21, and 15-12. The Cats earned their first win over a ranked team in two years. They trailed the Sooners 20-16 in the fourth set before scoring nine of the next ten points to force the fifth. K-State was led by a career high 23 kills from Lilla Porubek, and Kathleen Ludwig and Courtney Traxson each added 12. The Big 12’s top offensive Kaitlin Pelger injured her ankle on Saturday against…
A lot of talented players have come thru the Manhattan High baseball team and gone on to star at the next level. Indian senior shortstop Derek Francis has a chance to add himself to that list as he recently to play at Iowa Western Community College. The Reivers won the national championship in 2010 and played in the NJCAA World Series four straight years from 2007 to 2010. Francis will be among the top shortstops in Kansas this season, as he hit .468 last season with a home run and 32 RBI’s for MHS. He had 36 hits, eight doubles,…
Several thefts are being investigated by the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s office. An ATV with an estimated value of $2,500 was taken from rural Wamego between October 29th and November fourth. The 2011 ATV is described as a 2009 American Sportworks Talon, red in color with black fenders accents. It was taken from the 14,000 block of Becker Road. And taken between November second and fifth were several items from a rural Blaine residence on Reves Road. Jewelry and electronics items were taken from a residence and outbuildings, with loss estimated to be more than $1,000. The Sheriff’s department is also…