DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A suspect wanted in Ohio in the shooting deaths of four people, including a teenage girl, has been arrested in Kansas, authorities said. Police in Montgomery County’s Butler Township said late Saturday night that 39-year-old Stephen Marlow was taken into custody by local police in Lawrence, Kansas. Chief John Porter said Marlow will be extradited to Ohio to face charges in the slayings. Court documents don’t list an attorney representing Marlow; a message seeking comment was left Saturday at a number listed in his name. Officers were called to the Ohio neighborhood shortly before noon Friday on a…
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Oklahoma assistant head football coach Cale Gundy announced his resignation Sunday after using offensive language during a film session last week. Gundy, who had been with the program as an assistant since 1999, made the announcement in a social media post on Sunday, and the school confirmed it with a statement shortly thereafter. Gundy apologized in his post and explained why he resigned. He said he noticed a player was distracted while he was supposed to be taking notes, so he picked up the athlete’s iPad and read the words on the screen aloud. He acknowledged that he said a word…
Kansas State men’s basketball continues to build it’s 2023 list of committments, gaining another four-star recruit Sunday as guard RJ Jones of Plano, Texas, announced his committment just days after making a visit to Manhattan. Jones officially visited four programs (Boise State, Cal, Oklahoma and Texas A&M) prior to his trip to Manhattan. Other programs he held offers from included Colorado, Illinois, Notre Dame, Missouri, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas Tech and USC. He is going to play at Wasatch Academy in Utah this coming season and joins fellow four-star guard Dai Dai Ames in having committed to the Wildcats, pushing…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — MJ Melendez hit a three-run home run in the fifth inning and had a career-high six RBIs to help the Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 13-5 on Sunday. The rookie Melendez blasted it an estimated 406-feet to right field which bounced into the fountains to give the Royals a 5-0 lead. Melendez is putting together quite the campaign after being called up on May 3. He’s hit 13 home runs on the year and has back-to-back homer games four times this season. Among rookies, he’s hit the fifth most home runs this…
MANHATTAN, Kansas (Kansas State Athletics) – Paced by an early goal from sophomore Adah Anderson, K-State soccer opened its two-match preseason schedule with a 1-0 win on Saturday over Missouri State at Buser Family Park. QUICK FACTS – Saturday’s match was played with modified rules, as there were four, 30-minute segments with five minutes between each segment. – Temperature at kick-off was 95 degrees with a heat index of 103. – K-State was able to utilize all four goalkeepers – Alaina Werremeyer, Morgan Hobbs, Madison Wingler and Rachel Harris during the four segments. Werremeyer was credited with the win, while Hobbs, Wingler and Harris combined for the Wildcats’…
The annual Everybody Counts Community Event was well-attended Saturday at the Douglass Community Complex in Manhattan. The Riley County Health Department’s Bilingual Navigator, Maria Baquero, was there helping the community to learn about available services from the County’s Maternal & Child Health program: Riley County and the State of Kansas have both proclaimed they are celebrating National Breastfeeding month in August. Baquero said it’s common to feel awkward and even scared to learn how to breastfeed. She said it is also important for the immediate and extended family, and members of the community to learn how they can help support…
The Douglass Recreation Complex in Manhattan hosted the Everybody Counts community event Saturday. Agencies and Organizations passed out goodies; provided resource information; and chatted with the community. But, Konza United Way’s CEO, Tara Claussen, says there is also 24/7 help available: 211 is answered by a larger United Way in the Wichita area, but Claussen provides them with the local agency names, services, and contact information. She keeps the resource list relevant for the round-the-clock, live operators by tracking what type of assistance the community is searching for: Resources can also be searched online at 211.org. Find out about other…
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Frank Clark arrived at training camp with the Kansas City Chiefs last month noticeably trimmer, and with that menacing scowl that somehow seemed so befitting of a menacing defensive end replaced by a joyful smile. His attitude? That was better, too. The changes in appearance and demeanor were the byproduct of a decision the 29-year-old Clark made immediately after last season to clean up his life. He swore off alcohol, which had gotten him into trouble in the past, along with red meat and sugar that had packed about 15 pounds onto his 250-pound frame…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Xander Bogaerts had four hits, Alex Verdugo doubled twice and the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 7-4 Friday night. Verdugo had three hits as Boston evened the four-game series at a win apiece. Josh Winckowski (5-5) allowed one run on five hits over five innings for the Red Sox. Zack Greinke (3-7) allowed four runs on seven hits in 4 2/3 innings for Kansas City. “It felt good. From top to bottom a lot of really good at-bats,” Verdugo said. “We know Greinke. We know he kind of relies on over-aggression and…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (Kansas State Athletics) – Rising senior Kyle Gale (men’s 4×400-meter relay) and former Wildcat Kimberly Williamson (women’s high jump) each advanced to the finals of their respective event, as action continued at the Commonwealth Games at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England. Gale helped Barbados advance to the finals of the men’s 4×400-meter relay on Friday (August 5) with a time of 3:07.23 to place fourth in Heat 2 of Round 1 and grab the last qualifying spot. The relay team will compete in the finals on Sunday (August 7). Gale was not able to repeat the feat in the men’s 400 meters,…