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 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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The Game on 1350 KMAN · The Game 12/15/2022 Hour 1 – Deuce Vaughn named consensus All American 00:00 – Deuce Vaughn named consensus All American 17:53 – Do They Know It? hosted by Big Steve 28:49 – Chris Canty Fact check 34:18 – One day left until Bowl mania challenge begins The Game on 1350 KMAN · The Game 12/15/2022 Hour 2 – Deuce Vaughn All American moments 00:00 – Deuce Vaughn All American moments 15:26 – Sugar Bowl opt-out stakeout 26:05 – #1 Song of the Day 33:35 – Ask Us Anything

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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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News Radio KMAN · In Focus 12/15/22 – Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 17:45 Segment 3 – 31:01 Segment 4 – 38:31 Thursday’s edition of In Focus featured guests from the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce for the hour. Chamber President and CEO Jason Smith as well as Convention and Visitors Bureau Exec. Director Karen Hibbard stopped by the studio, starting off talking the successful seasons of K-State and Manhattan High’s football teams as well as the resurgence of meetings and conferences in the area and an update on the search for Hibbard’s…

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The operator of a pipeline with the the largest onshore crude oil spill in nine years occurred has reopened all of it except for the stretch in Kansas and northern Oklahoma that includes the site of the rupture. Canada-based T.C. Energy said in a statement Wednesday night that its Keystone system has restarted operations from Canada to southern Nebraska and from there to south-central Illinois. It also is operating the pipeline from northern Oklahoma to the Gulf Coast. The Dec. 7 spill forced the company to shut down the Keystone system and dumped about 14,000 barrels of…

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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 three reports for theft in the 500 block of McCall Rd. in Manhattan on December 14, 2022, around 2:45 p.m. Menards was listed as the victim when it was reported a 28-year-old man stole…

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