The buzz continues to build and build for #12 K-State’s homecoming contest against #3 Oklahoma next Saturday, October 29th. The Big 12 conference announced Monday the game between the Cats and Sooners will be seen by a full national television audience on ESPN with a 2:30pm kickoff. K-State also announced that the only reserved tickets for the game remaining are singles, and 500 general admission tickets in section 28 are available via walkup at the Bramlage Coliseum ticket office.
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K-State received their fourth Big 12 conference player of the week honor of the season Monday following the win at Texas Tech. Senior defensive tackle Raphael Guidry was named the league special teams player of the week for becoming the first player in the Bill Snyder era to block two field goals in one game. Guidry rejected a Red Raider 48 yard field goal in the first quarter, and a 38 yarder in the second quarter. Guidry also had a tackle for loss. K-State junior Collin Klein is one of eight quarterbacks nationally to be nominated for the Manning Award Star of…
Sporting a hitting percentage of .463, #10 Texas defeated K-State in three sets on Saturday afternoon at Ahearn Fieldhouse. Bailey Webster had 15 kills and Haley Eckerman 12 as the Longhorns prevailed 25-17, 25-15, and 25-20 over the Cats. K-State’s Kaitlynn Pelger had 12 kills, and Lilla Porubek added 11. K-State is now 14-6 overall and 3-3 in the Big 12. The Cats will meet KU in the Sunflower Showdown in Lawrence this Wednesday night at 6:30pm. Coverage on KMAN begins at 6:00 from the Horesji Center.
The Manhattan High boys and girls cross country made it a clean sweep at the Centennial League meet on Saturday in Junction City. The Indian boys ran away with the team title with 32 points. Washburn Rural was second with 68 points. The Junior Blues’ Jacob Morgan claimed the individual title with a 5K time of 15:34. MHS sophomore Chris Melgares was the runner with a time of 16:30. The Tribe girls and Washburn Rural each scored 41 points in the team standings, but MHS claimed the Centennial League title with the better sixth runner. Indian sophomore Alaina Schroeder won…
Second district Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins is pleased with last week’s passage of trade agreements for Panama, Colombia, and South Korea, describing it as possibly the one and only big win for Washington this fall. She says the actions were taken after five years of what she terms “lingering in the oval office.” Jenkins adds an estimated quarter of a million jobs are expected to be created as a result of the trade agreements, with a direct impact on Kansas. Jenkins also commented on health care and continuing concerns about the national debt. She was in town to speak to the Wamego…
Last week’s coyote attack that occurred outside of Fairmont Park prompted parks director Rod Meredith to make an appearance at Monday’s Riley County commission meeting to address concerns about the safety of the park According to Meredith, the dog had run away from its owner and was nearly a mile east of the park when it was fatally attacked. Also, Meredith said the owner was not injured by the coyotes while attempting to rescue her dog. The woman only sustained minor scratches while trudging through the brush to recover her pet. Meredith will be assessing the safety of the park with Kansas…
The death of a 31-year-old man in Junction City is being investigated. Junction City Police Captain Tim Brown reports at about 11:14 this (Monday) morning, officers with the Junction City Police Department along with Emergency Medical personnel with the Junction City Fire Department responded to 66 Riley Manor for a report of a man not breathing. Upon arrival, the 31-year-old male was found unconscious and transported to Geary Community Hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later. The identification of the victim is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. An autopsy will be conducted Tuesday, to determine…
Consolidated dispatch was approved by yet another governmental group Monday, with the Riley County law board voting on the matter. Law board member Dave Lewis made the original motion for approval. After several months, even years, of consideration, the discussion on the matter was rather brief…Board Chair and Karen McCulloh and Riley County Police Director Brad Schoen seemed somewhat relieved, with McCulloh saying she was “delighted: and Schoen saying it had “been a long time coming.”. All emergency agencies will be consolidated into the one dispatching system. Director Schoen indicated the plan is to implement the change December 31st. Manhattan…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Kansas Lottery retailers blame the down economy and statewide smoking ban for flat lottery sales at a time when other states are reporting big increases. The Lottery’s new executive director says the emergence of state-owned casinos could further erode lottery sales. Dennis Wilson told The Wichita Eagle that sales fell about $500,000 in Ford County after the Boot Hill Casino Resort in Dodge City opened last year. An analysis by USA Today found that 28 of 41 state lotteries saw higher sales in the fiscal year that ended June 30. Seventeen of those set records, including Missouri,…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) More than a dozen sex offenders are living in Kansas nursing homes, and there is no mechanism to alert the facilities of their presence. The Wichita Eagle reported that some state officials are wondering if it’s time to regulate who is allowed to live in those homes or at least provide some protections. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation registry shows that 19 of the 5,868 people on the registry last week listed a nursing home as their residence. They have been convicted of crimes ranging from indecent exposure to rape. Wes Bledsoe of Oklahoma City runs a…