Riley County Police are investigating the weekend rape of a Manhattan woman. RCPD Captain Kurt Moldrup tells KMAN the rape occurred in the Northcentral portion of Manhattan sometime between seven and eight Sunday morning and involved a 20-year-old female. Moldrup says they have a possible suspect in the case, though no further details were released.
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FORT RILEY, Kan. – A Fort Riley Soldier has died from injuries sustained in combat in southern Afghanistan. Pfc. Cody Norris, 20, of Houston, was on patrol in Kandahar Province when his unit came under small arms fire Nov. 9. Norris was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, currently deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Norris joined the Army in October 2010 as an infantryman. This was his first deployment. His awards include the Army Commendation Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with two Campaign Stars, the…
A speaker at the ECM facility across from campus was trying to give a different perspective on the death penalty Sunday afternoon. Celeste Dixon, from Larned Kansas, is a family member of a murder victim who is against the death penalty. Dixon’s mother was murdered in 1986 in Hockley Texas during a robbery. Dixon says she wants her personal story to give another side of the story that isn’t often heard. Dixon believes that the death penalty doesn’t give closure for families, and instead my be more harmful for their well being. Dixon spoke on Sunday at an event hosted…
Freel video wrap-up with game highlights, interviews, and analysis available at TheGamedayNetwork.com It was a game for the ages in more ways than one Saturday at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. It’s hard to believe this but in the decade and a half since the NCAA instituted overtime in Division I College Football, Kansas State had played just one game which required more than 60 minutes to determine the final outcome. That one game was one of the most heartbreaking if not the most heartbreaking ever for Wildcat fans, a 36-33 double-overtime loss to Texas A&M in the 1998 Big 12 Championship…
Investigators looking into the devastating fire last weekend at the Strasser Village Apartments have determined the fire was intentionally set. Investigators with the ATF’s National Response Team, working in conjunction with the ATF Kansas City field office, the Manhattan Fire Department, the RCPD, and the state Fire Marshall’s office, concluded the fire originated in the northern section of the apartment complex. They further ruled out all accidental causes, leading them to classify the fire as incendiary and intentional. The November 6 fire caused an estimated $2.7 million in damage to the luxury apartment complex. Total damage estimates to nearby businesses remain undetermined at this…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Rodney McGruder scored 18 points to lead a big second-half charge, Will Spradling was solid from the foul line and Kansas State held off Charleston Southern 72-67 on Friday night, surviving a big scare from the school from the Big South. Spradling finished with 15 points, and Jordan Henriquez and Shane Southwell each added 11 for the Wildcats, who trailed by as many as 15 in the second half before using a big run and some stingy half-court pressure defense to win their ninth consecutive season opener. Jeremy Sexton scored 19 points and freshman Saah Nimley had…
The 19th annual Veteran’s Day celebration took place today in Manhattan. The celebration kicked off with a parade on Poyntz Avenue followed by a special program featuring Fort Riley Major General William C. Mayville Jr. Mayville expressed his appreciation for the Manhattan Area during his first Veteran’s Day as Major General. “There’s a tradition here in Manhattan of a incredible partnership and outpouring of support that we see time after time,” Mayville says. “The support from this city to soldiers of the Big Red One is nothing short of extraordinary and it is unlike any other relationship that I have…
I am an American Soldier. I am a Warrior and a member of a team. I serve the people of the United States and live the Army values. I will always place the mission first. I will never accept defeat. I will never quit. I will never leave a fallen comrade. I am disciplined, physically and mentally tough, trained and proficient in my warrior tasks and drills. I always maintain my arms, my equipment and myself. I am an expert and I am a professional. I stand ready to deploy, engage, and destroy the enemies of the United States of…
She committed to K-State when she was only 15 years, and Thursday was finally signing day for Riley County senior Kelly Thomson. The point guard inked with Coach Patterson’s Wildcat program after leading the Falcons to the state tournament the past three seasons. Thomson playing at K-State will be a dream come true, as she remembers attending her first K-State games in the era of players like Kendra Wecker, Megan Mahoney and Laurie Koehn. Thomson averaged 14.5 points, 5 rebounds, and 2.8 assists points per game in Riley County’s 20-win season a year ago. Practice starts Monday for the Falcons.