Manhattan’s City Commission met Tuesday night to discuss only a couple of items. First up was the first stage of a plan to replace the Traffic Operation Facility, which was rendered inoperable by the August 2010 microburst. Commissioners took very little time in discussion, passing the plan along by a unanimous vote. The new facility will sit on a City-owned lot at the intersection of 11th and El Paso Streets. The Commission also took a look at the possible names selected for the new park in the South End near the Flint Hills Discovery Center. Name choices proposed were BluErth…
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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) The chairman of the Kansas Board of Regents says the board will discuss conference realignment at its meeting Thursday, but he remains confident the Big 12 can survive. Ed McKechnie told The Kansas City Star that the meeting will be held in executive session and will be attended by officials from both K-State and KU. He says that as long as five schools remain committed to the Big 12, the conference can survive. McKechnie says he expects “everybody to live up to their obligations and honor the contracts they have signed.”
NEW YORK (AP) The Big East and Big 12 have been discussing ways to merge what’s left of the two leagues if Texas and Oklahoma leave the Big 12. A source said Monday there has been dialogue between athletic directors and high-level officials in the conference offices. Syracuse and Pittsburgh have announced they will be leaving the Big East for the Atlantic Coast Conference. UConn and Rutgers are also rumored to be following them to the ACC. Texas and Oklahoma are both trying to decide whether to leave the Big 12 for the Pac-12, taking Oklahoma State and Texas Tech…
Plenty will have their eyes on K-State Saturday when they head south to take on the Miami Hurricanes, but the Cats now know they’ll be showcased the following week as well. K-State’s conference opener on October 1st against the Baylor Bears will be broadcast by ABC and will kick at 2:30. It’s the 37th all-time appearance for the Wildcats on ABC and tickets are still available. K-State kicks at 2:30 central time this weekend as well at Miami and our pregame coverage starts here on KMAN at 10:30 with Powercat Gameday live from Hollywood Ale House in Hollywood, Florida. You…
(Courtesy K-State Sports Information) Kansas State middle blocker Kaitlynn Pelger leads the Big 12 Conference in kills heading into league action this week and was recognized Monday with her first Player of the Week award this season. The sophomore helped guide the Wildcats to four wins, including three at the Saint Mary’s Tournament to win the title at the event en route to Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week. Pelger continued to assault opponents this weekend as she averaged 5.19 kills. She is now averaging 4.73 on the year to lead the Big 12. In addition to her…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Officials from Major League Baseball are in Kansas City this week to begin planning for the 2012 All-Star Game at Kauffman Stadium. Baseball officials are meeting Monday and Tuesday with Kansas City Royals executives to plan festivities surrounding the first All-Star Game hosted by the franchise since 1973. The MLB FanFest at the Kansas City Convention Center is scheduled for July 6-10, with events ramping up at the ballpark on July 8 with a celebrity softball game and All-Star Futures Game. Teams will work out July 9 prior to the Home Run Derby, with the…
Chiefs coach Todd Haley confirmed today that running back Jamaal Charles is done for the season and will go on injured reserve. Charles suffered a torn ACL in Sunday’s 48-3 loss against Detroit. Last season, Charles finished second in the league in rushing with 1,467 yards and had a 6.4-yards per carry average. He ended the year playing in the Pro Bowl in Hawaii.
Use of force by the Riley County Police Department is being reconsidered, with tasers and pepper spray causing less injuries than physically forcing a suspect to the ground. That was the apparent consensus of police officials, who addressed the Riley County Law Board Monday, about plans to change the policy and training methods of its officers. Lt. Josh Kyle explaining many injuries occur during training, and also by physically trying to force a suspect to the ground. He noted even the National Institute of Justice is recommending tasers as safer than any other method, with pepper spray, known as OC,…
A 1st Infantry Division Soldier from Fort Riley was killed by enemy forces while deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Specialist Chazray Clark, 24, of Michigan died of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device on Sunday while on dismounted patrol in the Kandahar Province of southern Afghanistan. Clark was assigned to 4th Squadron, 4th Cavalry, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division. He joined the Army in September 2009 as a combat engineer. This was his first deployment. He deployed to Afghanistan with 4-4 Cavalry in February 2011. Clark is survived by his wife and…
The 3rd annual ESB Financial Shred day is tearing into town Saturday morning. The event kicks off at 9 in the morning and continues until noon at 224 East Poyntz avenue at ESB Financial. Folks can bring up to five boxes per car of documents to be shredded. This year will also see a old cell phone turn-in station, and plastic recycling. All proceeds will go toward the Sunset Zoo. ESB Financial’s Liz Sielof says that folks shouldn’t be afraid that their documents will be seen by anyone as participants can watch them being shredded onsite. Folks can register to…