MANHATTAN, Kan. (Kansas State Athletics) – Kansas State head coach Jerome Tang announced on Tuesday (August 30) the additions of walk-ons Nate Awbrey (Manhattan, Kan./Manhattan/Manhattan Christian College) and Peyton Ackerman (Oklahoma City, Okla./Epic Charter School) to his program for the 2022-23 season. Awbrey will be a senior with one year of eligibility remaining after the NCAA granted Fall 2020 and Winter 2021 sport student-athletes an additional year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ackerman will be a true freshman with the traditional five-year window to play four seasons of college basketball. “We are excited to add Nate and Peyton to our program and family,” said Tang. “They are both…
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A new need-based grant program is providing eligible Kansas State University students with an award, covering in-state tuition remaining after other grants and scholarships are applied to a student’s account. The Land Grant Promise, as its called is open to degree-seeking undergraduates enrolled full-time that have completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by the priority date. Students must be declared Pell-eligible or show a household income of $60,000 or less, be enrolled in classes on the Manhattan campus or online and be a Kansas resident living in a qualifying Kansas county at the time of application for…
As most residents know, Kimball Avenue has been closed north of K-State’s campus since last year. One cause for these closures is the current construction within the planned Edge Collaboration District, in the North Campus Corridor. K-State President Dr. Richard Linton explains the eventual changes that this project will bring to that area once completed. Kimball Ave. has been realigned and widened between North Manhattan and Denison Avenues to allow smoother access from Tuttle Creek Blvd into the corridor. That included removal of the overhead cattle bridge that crossed Kimball Ave. near the Flint Hills Place apartments. President Linton says…
News Radio KMAN · In Focus 8/30/22: RCPD Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 13:47 Segment 3 – 24:03 Segment 4 – 31:19 On Tuesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Riley County Police Department Administrative Captain Josh Kyle for the full hour.
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 theft in the 1200 block of Pomeroy St. in Manhattan on August 29, 2022, around 6:45 a.m. A 25-year-old male was listed as the victim when it was reported an unknown…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Wide receivers JuJu Smith-Schuster and Marquez Valdes-Scantling were back at practice with the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday, raising expectations that the duo will be ready for their season opener against Arizona. Smith-Schuster has missed the past two weeks, including the Chiefs’ final two preseason games, with a sore knee that popped up in practice. Valdes-Scantling missed last week’s preseason finale against Green Bay in the concussion protocol. The Chiefs signed the pair in free agency to help cover the production lost when Tyreek Hill was traded to Miami. First-round pick Trent McDuffie, who is…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas suspended starting wide receiver Trevor Wilson indefinitely and backup Tanaka Scott for the Jayhawks’ season-opener against Tennessee Tech on Monday after the pair were arrested last week near campus. Wilson was charged with suspicion of aggravated assault and use of a deadly weapon for the incident Thursday, when a Lawrence police spokesperson said a man flashed a gun at another car before driving away from the scene. Wilson was released from Douglas County Jail on $5,000 bond and is due back in court Tuesday. The same charges against Tanaka were dismissed Friday for lack of…
The Game on 1350 KMAN · Wildcat Insider 08/29/2022 Hour 1 – K-State Football 2022 Expectations 00:00 – KAB Hall of Famer Wyatt Thompson is back 13:52 – K-State FB/Big 12 is wide open this season 30:25 – First 5 months of Jerome Tang The Game on 1350 KMAN · Wildcat Insider 08/29/2022 Hour 2 – K-State AD Gene Taylor 00:00 – K-State vs. South Dakota preview 14:16 – K-State AD Gene Taylor 27:04 – Big 12 Week 1
MANHATTAN, Kansas (Kansas State Athletics) – With kickoff to the 2022 K-State Football season just days away, K-State Athletics is pleased to announce the completion of several improvements to the east side of Bill Snyder Family Stadium and reminds the K-State Family of numerous fan-favorite game-day offerings. Less than 1,000 tickets remain for Saturday’s annual K-State Family Reunion home opener, and only standing room tickets remain for the game against Missouri on Saturday, September 10. Fans can purchase tickets to all games by visiting www.kstatesports.com/tickets or calling 1.800.221.CATS. NEW: East Concourse A major improvement as part of the construction of the Shamrock Practice…
Game 1 South Dakota vs. K-State Date: Saturday, September 3, 2022 Kickoff: 6 p.m. Location: Manhattan, Kan. Stadium: Bill Snyder Family Stadium (50,000) Series: K-State leads, 5-0 TV: Big 12 Now on ESPN+ (watch) James Westling (Play-by-Play) LaDarrin McLane (Analyst) Tori Petry (Sidelines) Radio: K-State Sports Network; k-statesports.com (Listen) Wyatt Thompson (Play-by-Play) Stan Weber (Analyst) Matt Walters (Sidelines) SiriusXM Satellite Radio Ch. 199, SXM App 953 Twitter Updates: @KStateFB THE TOP 5 1) K-State opens its 127th season of football on Saturday when the Wildcats host South Dakota in a 6 p.m. contest inside Bill Snyder Family Stadium. It is the third time in…