Author: KMAN Staff

The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police. Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law and in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. MANHATTAN, KAN. –  Officers filed a report for criminal damage to property in the 1000 block of Vattier St. in Manhattan on December 16, 2022, around 2:15 p.m. A 20-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man were listed as the…

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K-State fans will have the chance to cheer on the football team at what has become one of the favorite K-State bowl traditions with the Wildcats’ annual bowl pep rally on Friday, December 30, at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. The pep rally will follow the official Allstate Sugar Bowl New Year’s Parade, a Mardi Gras-style parade with floats, bands and other participants, which is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. and will travel through the French Quarter. Doors to the pep rally will open at 4 p.m., and a very limited number of seats will be available…

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MANHATTAN, Kan. (Kansas State Athletics) – After leading Kansas State to its third Big 12 title with a 31-28 overtime victory over No. 3 TCU in the 2022 Big 12 Championship, fourth-year head coach Chris Klieman has been named one of five finalists for the Bobby Dodd Trophy as the nation’s top head coach, officials from the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and Peach Bowl announced Friday. Klieman is joined on the list by fellow conference champion head coaches Willie Fritz (Tulane), Jim Harbaugh (Michigan), Kirby Smart (Georgia) and Kyle Whittingham (Utah). Klieman is K-State’s first finalist for the award…

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News Radio KMAN · In Focus 12/16/22 – Riley County Extension, Senior Center, Downtown MHK, Wreaths Across America Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 09:59 Segment 3 – 21:47 Segment 4 – 32:51 Friday’s edition of In Focus featured a full slate of guests. The program opened with Extension Director Gary Fike, who talked new council members for the organization as well as their VITA free tax preparation program and February’s Rural Revitalization Conference. Seniors’ Service Center Director Liz Nelson unveiled the new name for the organization, that being the Manhattan Senior Center. Nelson also highlighted Christmas hours, January…

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The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police. Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law and in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. MANHATTAN, KAN. –  Officers filed a report for aggravated indecent liberties with a child in Manhattan on December 15, 2022, around 10:00 a.m. A now 17-year-old male was listed as the victim and a now 54-year-old male known to…

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HOUSTON (AP) — The only thing standing between the Kansas City Chiefs and their seventh straight AFC West title are the lowly Houston Texans. But the Chiefs know better than to overlook the one-win Texans, especially after they nearly pulled off a huge upset over Dallas last week. “They played a great team with the Cowboys, and they were down there where they probably should’ve won,” Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes said. “In this league, you can take no one for granted. Those are NFL players. They have a lot of talented, young guys that play hard. “We understand it’s going to…

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MANHATTAN, Kan. (Kansas State Athletics) – Kansas State junior running back Deuce Vaughn became the second player in school history to be named a two-time Consensus All-American, as the NCAA announced Thursday the list of players who received one of the top honors bestowed upon FBS football players. Vaughn joins cornerback Chris Canty (1995 and 1996) as the only two-time Consensus All-Americans in school history. Last season he became the 11th player in K-State history to earn the distinction and the first since Tyler Lockett in 2014. Others on the list include Jordy Nelson (WR, 2007), Terence Newman (CB, 2002), Mark Simoneau (LB,…

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Andy Reid knew the tall, gangly tight end with the soft hands, deceptive speed and unique ability to get wide open could become a star the moment he first laid eyes on him during a college football game about a decade ago. Travis Kelce was playing for Cincinnati at the time, and Reid showed up at one of his games to watch his own son, Spencer, who was then a tailback for Temple. Reid already knew a bit about the Kelce family having just drafted Travis’s big brother, Jason, to play center for his Philadelphia…

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(AP) Billie Moore, who coached America’s first women’s Olympic basketball team to a silver medal at the Montreal Games in 1976, has died at age 79. UCLA, where Moore won 296 games over 16 years including a national title in 1978, announced her death on Thursday. Born in Missouri, Moore’s family moved to Westmoreland then Topeka, where she graduated from Highland Park before getting a degree at Washburn. Moore first won a college title at Cal State Fullerton in 1970, a year before the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) began. She was the first coach in women’s basketball…

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Kansas State University will be relocating its indoor track facility from Ahearn Fieldhouse, following unanimous approval this week by the Kansas Board of Regents. The university had previously been approved to renovate the track, now looking to see the facility relocated to the existing indoor football practice building located at the K-State Athletics Complex on campus. The move is a result of decisions to demolish the Natatorium and Gymnasium buildings that adjoin Ahearn – part of an effort by K-State administration to reduce what they call underutilized and inefficient spaces. Ahearn Fieldhouse will remain in place amid the razing. The…

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