A Riley County police officer on foot witnesses a series of reckless events, resulting in vehicle accidents and two transports. Around 3:30 A.M. Thursday morning, an officer walking near the intersection of 11th Street and Fremont witnessed a vehicle slide around the corner. The driver was recklessly driving when he ended up in a yard in the 1000 block of Fremont. The officer attempted to stop the vehicle, but it kept going. After driving through numerous yards, the vehicle entered the intersection going northbound on to 10th street when it struck another vehicle. The vehicle was next seen in the…
Author: KMAN Staff
The jewel of the K-State 2012 men’s basketball recruiting class was 7 foot 275 pound Robert Upshaw of Fresno, CA. But, the four-star player only signed a financial aid agreement with the Wildcats last November, which isn’t binding, and not a national letter of intent. When Frank Martin departed for South Carolina, Upshaw has now decided to reopen his recruitment. He had K-State, Louisville, Georgetown, and Fresno State in his final four, but will look beyond that group as well. Andy Boogard of the Fresno Bee spoke to Upshaw and his mother on Tuesday. He appeared on KMAN’s “The Game” and says…
KMAN has learned Matt Figger will follow his boss, Frank Martin and become an assistant coach at South Carolina. Figger said in a text message that his hire won’t be finalized until next week. He spent five seasons at K-State as an assistant and recruiting coordinator. The Kentucky native will be returning to familiar territory in South Carolina, as he was an assistant for five years at South Alabama and the director of basketball operations at Arkansas for one year. Figger also spent 10 years as an assistant in the junior college ranks. No decision has been made publicly whether to…
SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) Royals right-hander Felipe Paulino will begin the season on the 15-day disabled list with a sore elbow. Kansas City announced the move Wednesday. Paulino was competing for a rotation spot, but has been erratic in spring training. He’d allowed 10 runs and 13 hits in 9 2-3 innings in his last three appearances. He went 4-6 with a 4.11 ERA in 21 games after the Royals acquired him from Colorado. With Paulino out, left-hander Danny Duffy and right-hander Luis Mendoza, who is 4-0 with a 0.54 ERA this spring, will fill the final two slots in…
There were no dry eyes at the Robinson Education Center Wednesday night as USD 383 Board of Education President Doug Messer announced his resignation, effective immediately. Messer had to pause several times as he read a prepared statement, citing personal, professional and family concerns for the decision to step away from the Manhattan-Ogden board. “In my professional career, whenever we take on a new volunteer firefighter, we always tell them, that in the order of priorities, it should be themselves and their family first,” Messer, who also serves as Assistant Riley County Fire Chief, said. “Their career, or school, is…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A New York environmental services company will pay 13 Kansas cities for falsely billing them for services that weren’t provided. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced Wednesday that he had entered into a consent agreement with Nationwide Environmental Services. Schmidt’s office accused the company of billing the cities for products that were not ordered or services that weren’t provided. The company will refund about $10,600 to the 13 communities and will also pay the cost of the investigation. The cities that will receive refunds are Clay Center, Concordia, Hardtner, Hays, Hoisington, Kanopolis, Leoti, Linwood, Lucas, Minneapolis, Mound…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas House has rejected a proposed amendment to the state constitution that sought to clarify that only the Legislature can decide how to appropriate state money. The House voted 79-44 on Wednesday, failing to reach the required 84 votes to change the constitution. Senators had not yet considered the proposal and no further action will be taken this session. The change would have modified the Kansas Constitution to state clearly that only the Legislature not the judicial or executive branches can appropriate money. Supporters say the change is necessary to prevent the Kansas Supreme Court from…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Proposals for cracking down on illegal immigration in Kansas are foundering because of a split among majority Republicans in the state House. But House GOP leaders were under pressure Wednesday to get legislation moving. House Speaker Mike O’Neal, of Hutchinson, told fellow Republicans during a caucus meeting that he’d prefer to avoid a debate on immigration because it would be divisive. Some conservatives want the House to debate proposals favored by Secretary of State Kris Kobach, who helped draft tough immigration laws in Alabama and Arizona. Some rural Republicans back a proposal from influential business groups to…