MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Kansas State has climbed right back into the Top 25. The Wildcats used a 36-35 upset of Baylor on Saturday to enter the AP poll at No. 20 on Sunday. It’s the first time they’ve been ranked since 2007, and the highest since `04. The Wildcats needed a late touchdown pass to beat Eastern Kentucky, and looked mediocre against Kent State, but have put together two confidence-building wins in a row. They stopped Miami four times at the goal line to preserve a 28-24 win two weeks ago, and then scored 10 points in the final…
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The K-State volleyball team couldn’t extend its winning streak to double digits as Texas A&M earned a sweep on Saturday night in College Station. The Aggies halted the Cats’ string at 9 wins in a row with a 25-22, 25-20, 25-18 victory at Reed Arena. The A&M block was key with 10 stuffs including nine from Lindsey Miller. The Aggies gameplanned against K-State’s Kaitlynn Pelger, who wound up with just eight kills. Lilla Porubek led the Cats with 12 kills and a .473 hitting percentage. Kelsey Black led the A&M effort with 16 kills. K-State will host #16 Iowa State…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Kansas City Chiefs are winless no more. The Minnesota Vikings wish they could say the same. Matt Cassel hit Dwayne Bowe for a 52-yard fourth-quarter touchdown pass, Ryan Succop was perfect on five field-goal attempts and the Chiefs held on for a 22-17 victory Sunday. Succop’s accurate right leg had already staked Kansas City (1-3) to a 15-10 lead by the start of the fourth quarter when Cassel dropped back to pass. He saw Bowe get around Cedric Griffin, who had slipped just after the snap, and hit his Pro Bowl wide receiver in…
A plane crash in Riley county caused a lot of concern Saturday evening, but injuries of the two in the aircraft were reportedly minor. The 2003 Rans S-7 Courier fixed wing aircraft was taking off from a runway in the area of Tuttle Creek Boulevard and Madison, when the plane’s engine died and the pilot was unable to restart the engine. The pilot has been identified as Maurice Sharp,69, of Wakefield. He and passenger, Adler Pierson,10, also of Wakefield, were taken to Mercy Regional health center. A Mercy spokeswoman indicates Sharp was transferred to another facility. The crash was reported…
Future crime fighters and the public are invited to two free presentations by representatives from federal law enforcement agencies at Kansas State University in October. K-state’s Criminology Club is sponsoring discussions by Brooke Burger, a US Border Patrol agent based in topeka on Tuesday, and by Kristopher Lewiston, an agent with the federal Bureau of Investigation’s Topeka office on Thursday October 20th. Both presentations will be at 7pm in the KSU Student Union’s Little Theater. The speakers will discuss how they got their jobs, what they do and the experience required. Both presentations are free and open to the public.…
Click here for free video wrap up from www.thegamedaynetwork.com For the second straight week it was a huge defensive play in the 4th quarter that led to a Wildcat victory. Against the #15 ranked Baylor Bears it was linebacker Arthur Brown who came up with a key 4th quarter interception of Bears QB Robert Griffin III that set up the game winning field goal. It was another gritty performance for Collin Klein and the offense who put up 10 unanswered in the 4th quarter to key the narrow 36-35 win for Kansas State. Highlights from the contest plus interviews with…
Riley County Police reported that a 911 call at 5:21 pm alerted them to a plane crash near the Tuttle Creek and Madison Turn off. Police say that 2 people were involved in the crash, and were transported to receive medical attention for minor injuries. Police are saying that there were no casualties at this time. RCPD is still on the scene, and continuing to investigate the crash scene. KMAN will release more information as it becomes available.
Riley County District court Judge David Stutzman has denied a motion to suppress statements and other evidence in a case involving the death of a Manhattan High school student in April. That was the ruling filed late Thursday in the Cole Drake first degree murder and aggravated burglary case, which involved the shooting death of 14-year-old Tyler Dowling. The 16 page ruling by Judge Stutzman deals with the defense’s motion to suppress statements Drake made to law enforcement officers as well as any evidence produced as a result of those statements. The court found for the particular set of facts…
On Thursday (September 15), the Riley County Health board interviewed the first of three candidates that have applied for the position of health department administrator. The current Executive Director of Emporia Presbyterian Manor Roger Closson went through the interview process Thursday, which included meeting with various county personnel, the county commission, and touring the health department’s facilities. Closson says his background is the main reason why he was interested in the position. When asked about what he felt was his greatest attribute, Closson answered by saying he’s a “jack of all trades”. The two other candidates, Suzanne Kufahl and Larry…
Riley County police executed a warrant arrest of a Junction City man late Thursday evening. 24-year old Stephon White of 948 Grant was booked on drug-related charges. White is expected to face one felony charge of possession of narcotics and misdemeanor charges of possession of drug paraphernalia and obstruction of the legal process. He will be sentenced in Riley County District Court at a later date. RCPD is holding White on a $5,000 bond.