Following their 59-21 pasting of arch-rival Kansas on Saturday, the Kansas State Football team has risen three spots to 8th in the latest BCS Standings which were unveiled Sunday night. K-State also moved up to 10th in the AP Poll and 12th in the USA Today Coaches Poll. The BCS and AP rankings are K-State’s first Top 10 rankings since just after the Big 12 Championship Game victory over Oklahoma in 2003. LSU topped the standings followed by Alabama at #2 and Oklahoma State at #3. Oklahoma, following their stunning 41-38 home loss to Texas Tech Saturday night dropped to…
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Click here for free video from TheGamedayNetwork.com How quickly a game can turn. After KU scored late in the first half cutting the KSU lead to 28-14, momentum looked to be turning to allow the Hawks to have a chance to get back into the game. A long pass led to a KSU field goal as the first half ended, Tyler Lockett returned the opeing kick of the 2nd half for a TD, and Collin Klien punched his 4th rushing TD after a KU fumble…all in less than 2 minutes of total game time. At that point the Cats lead…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Missouri has taken another step toward leaving the Big 12 Conference and there is interest in the SEC in taking the Tigers. The governing curators at Missouri unanimously gave Chancellor Brady Deaton the authority Friday to move the school out of the Big 12 if he decides that is in the school’s best interest. He gave no timeline for a decision but indicated that a move, if it happens, would not take much longer. “We’re not looking at a long time frame,” Deaton said, adding that any move would anticipate playing in another conference beginning…
The Pottawatomie County Sheriff Office is investigating a rural residential burglary that occurred on Thursday, October 20 sometime between 9:30 and 10:30 AM. The residence is located in the 8700 block of Flint Rock Road in St.George. The suspect or suspects gained entry by breaking out the glass on a back door. Some items that were taken include firearms, a Nintendo Wii and several Wii games. The total loss including damage to door is estimated at about $2,700. Several witnesses report seeing a small mid 90’s white or light colored passenger car with loud exhaust leaving the scene. Detectives are particularly interested in locating…
Riley County firefighters were called to a fire at 19,420 Peach Grove at 6:16 a.m. (Friday). Riley County Asst. Fire Chief Doug Messer tells KMAN firefighters weren’t able to do much to save the structure as it was fully involved in fire and was collapsing when they arrived. The home belonged to Duane and Julia Sump. Duane Sump was a long-time firefighter. Cause of the fire has not yet been determined, although it does not seem to involve a heating device. 19 firefighters from five different stations responded. There were no injuries.
Video wrap up from Big 12 Media Day available here As the 2011-12 season quickly approaches the Big 12 coaches and players met the media in the Sprint Center to talk about the upcoming basketball season. Coach Martin faces the challenge of replacing all time leading scorer Jacob Pullen along with needing some inside punch to make up for Curtis Kelly on the block. Coach Martin discusses the changes in what he sees as his most athletic team, the new Big12 round robin schedule, and more along with interviews with Will Spradling and Victor Ojeleye. Click for video wrap up…
Local governmental groups Thursday seemed to agree on how to word the sales tax question on the August ballot, although work remains on the matter, especially for the city of Manhattan. Manhattan City Commissioner Wynn Butler indicated he sees no alternative but to support the sales tax, with the possibility of easing property taxes. Riley County Commission Chair Karen McCulloh reiterated the county’s portion of the tax would continue to be used on roads and bridges, but also mentioned money going to some of the smaller cities in the county. While the two local governmental groups seemed agreeable Thursday, one group…
Unemployment numbers for September have been released, with the city of Manhattan showing a 4.4 percent rate. That’s down from August’s 4.9 percent rate and last year’s 4.8 percent. Manhattan’s was the second lowest one of 16 listed in the Kansas Department of Labor numbers. Only Leawood was lower, with a 4.3 percent figure. The Manhattan metropolitan area also fared well, with 5.4 percent, compared to six percent the month before and 5.6 last year. The metro area includes Riley, Pottawatomie, and Geary counties. That was the lowest in terms of metro-areas, with Lawrence/Douglas county the closest, having a 5.9 percent…
Riley County Police have released this sketch of the man they suspect was involved in the weekend shooting of a Fort Riley soldier in Ogden. Investigators say 28-year-old Army Sgt. Ronald Evans Taylor was found dead late Friday after crashing his car into a house Ogden. The two-tour veteran of Iraq had been shot, but authorities have not said where the shooting occurred or how many times Taylor was hit. The shooting occurred a few blocks from Taylor’s off-post home in Ogden. Riley County Police are not commenting on whether he might have known the killer. They’re also not talking…