MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State Athletics) – Gene Taylor, who has led K-State Athletics through one of its most successful periods in history, has agreed to a contract extension through the 2029-30 academic year, President Richard Linton and the Kansas State Athletics, Inc., Board of Directors announced today. The agreement extends Taylor’s contract through June 30, 2030, with an annual salary of $925,000 beginning in the 2023-2024 academic year. The contract also includes retention incentives in each contract year. Taylor will receive $250,000 at the end of each of the next four years, and that number will increase to $500,000 annually for the…
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Brandon sits down with representatives of Purple PAWS to talk local animal advocacy and the Flint Hills Bread Basket to discuss food security opportunities for the community.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (K-State Athletics) – With a 12-0 run in the final three minutes, K-State upset (2/2) Iowa at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Thursday night, 65-58. This was K-State’s second win over a top-5 ranked Iowa squad, as the Wildcats downed the fourth-ranked Hawkeyes in Manhattan last season. With the win, K-State registered its second-ever win over an Associated Press second-ranked team as the Wildcats defeated Old Dominion in Manhattan on December 4, 1982. HOW IT HAPPENED – Trailing by five points following a free throw from the Hawkeyes with 2:40 remaining in the fourth quarter, K-State (3-0) started its…
Officers filed a report for larceny in the 500 block of Sunset Avenue in Manhattan on November 15, 2023, around 12:57 PM. Officers listed a 21-year-old male as the victim when it was reported an unknown suspect took a gray Trek XL Marlin bicycle. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $800. Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers. Using Crime Stoppers allows you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000. Officers responded to the report of an injury crash near the intersection of Tuttle Creek Boulevard and Walters Drive…
Brandon sits down with the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jason Smith to discuss local holiday business, and Kolby Van Camp interviews representatives of the K-State Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy to discuss free speech.
MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State Athletics) – Kansas State senior left guard Cooper Beebe is one of seven players in the nation to be named a semifinalist for the 2023 Outland Trophy, the Greater Omaha Sports Committee and Football Writers Association of America announced Wednesday evening. Beebe is the first player in school history to become a semifinalist for the award that is presented annually to the nation’s best college interior lineman on offense or defense. He is joined on this year’s list by Illinois defensive tackle Jer’Zahn Newton, Texas defensive tackle T’Vondre Sweat, Notre Dame offensive tackle Joe Alt, Michigan guard Zak Zinter,…
Brandon sits down with representatives of USD 383, Manhattan Christian College, and the Riley County Extension to discuss local business and educational updates.
Officers filed a report for criminal damage to property in the 800 block of Walters Drive in Manhattan on November 14, 2023, around 11:45 AM. Officers listed Eisenhower Middle School as the victim when it was reported a known male suspect used a plastic stool to damage a wall in a classroom. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $500. Cordarius Gowdy, 21, of Ogden was arrested while confined in the Riley County Jail on November 14, 2023, around 4:29 PM. Gowdy was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for probation violation. Gowdy was issued…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State Athletics) – Each week throughout the 2023 season, k-statesports.com recaps the action for the 16 former Kansas State football players currently in the NFL. Felix Anudike-Uzomah, DE – Kansas City Chiefs Anudike-Uzomah, a first-round pick this year, and the Kansas City Chiefs were off last week. The Chiefs hold a 7-2 record and host Philadelphia on Monday night. Ekow Boye-Doe, CB – Kansas City Chiefs A rookie free agent this past offseason, Boye-Doe is on the Chiefs’ practice squad. Kansas City was off last week, and the 7-2 Chiefs host Philadelphia on Monday night. JuJu Brents, CB…
BY JOHN HANNA TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas secretary of state’s office received a letter Tuesday containing what Secretary Scott Schwab called “a suspicious substance.” Officials evacuated the building for the rest of the day. Schwab’s office serves as the state’s top elections authority, and the incident occurred less than a week after election offices in at least five states states received threatening mail. Some of that mail contained the potentially dangerous opioid fentanyl. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation, taking the lead in the case, did not provide further details about the letter received Tuesday, and Schwab did not say what…