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MATCH #1 Northwestern (0-0-0, 0-0-0 Big Ten) at Kansas State (0-0-0, 0-0-0 Big 12) Thursday, August 18, 2022  |  7 p.m.  |  Buser Family Park  |  Manhattan, Kan. TICKETS To purchase tickets, call (800) 221-CATS or visit kstatesports.com/tickets WATCH LIVE Big 12 Now on ESPN+ Play-by-Play: Brian Smoller Color Analyst: Oscar Montenegro Sideline: Jazsmin Haliburton LIVE STATS www.kstatesports.com SERIES HISTORY First meeting Against the Big Ten Conference: 0-2-1 MATCH #2 Northern Colorado (0-0-0, 0-0-0 Big Sky) at Kansas State (0-0-0, 0-0-0 Big 12) Sunday, August 21, 2022  |  1 p.m. |  Buser Family Park  |  Manhattan, Kan. TICKETS To purchase tickets,…

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Sonny Gray matched his season high with 10 strikeouts and Gio Urshela had four hits as the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 9-0 on Tuesday night. Gilberto Celestino homered and Luis Arraez picked up three more hits to raise his MLB-best batting average to .336. The Twins moved within a game of AL Central-leading Cleveland. “We’ve got to continue to keep playing like that,” Urshela said. Gray (7-3) struck out the side in the second inning, all on called third strikes. He got Nicky Lopez and MJ Melendez swinging in the sixth to equal the…

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MANHATTAN, Kansas (Kansas State Athletics) – K-State women’s basketball head coach Jeff Mittie has rounded out his 2022-23 roster, as the program has added Sarah Shematsi as a transfer forward from LSU. “Sarah brings athleticism and a good all-around game to our roster,” said Mittie about K-State’s latest addition. “She shoots the three with excellent range and has been a winner her entire collegiate career.  We are excited about her being a Wildcat this season.” Shematsi played two seasons at LSU – 2020-21 and 2021-22 – and saw action in 35 games with two starts. The 6’2″ forward from Annecy, France, recorded 2.3…

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The Game on 1350 KMAN · The Game 08/16/2022 Hour 1 – West Virginia preview with Keenan Cummings 00:00 – West Virginia preview with Keenan Cummings 16:15 – Mitch’s Top 10 34:14 – KSU coach reached out to Wyatt Hubert/Update your console to play new NCAA game The Game on 1350 KMAN · The Game 08/16/2022 Hour 2 – Van Malone's Deuce Vaughn story 00:00 – Van Malone presser highlights 16:49 – QB Adrian Martinez with Media 25:59 – #1 Song of the Day/Ask Us Anything

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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 a report for criminal damage to property in the 900 block of Moro St. in Manhattan on August 15, 2022, around 7:45 a.m. A 23-year-old male and 26- and 29-year-old females were listed as…

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Smoke may be noticeable in Manhattan Wednesday as Riley County officials perform a controlled burn of the community brush pile at the Transfer Station. The controlled burn won’t have any impact on normal operations at the transfer station, but the county says conditions for dropping off brush and limbs will not be ideal during the burn time. Residents are being encouraged to hold off on dumping any limbs and brush until after the burn has finished. According to Assistant County Engineer Evan McMillan, close to 6,200 tons of brush and trees were taken in since the last burn, including more…

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News Radio KMAN · In Focus 8/16/22: City of Manhattan Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 13:51 Segment 3 – 31:31 Segment 4 – 39:08 Tuesday’s edition of In Focus featured guests from the City of Manhattan government in advance of the evening’s legislative meeting of the city commission. City Manager Ron Fehr and City Commissioner Usha Reddi joined the program for the hour. The two discussed the general agenda for the evening in the first half, including a quartet of public hearings as well as an item awarding a contract for the Manhattan Regional Airport runway reconstruction project.…

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kansas City relief pitcher Amir Garrett received a three-game suspension and an undisclosed fine from Major League Baseball on Monday for tossing a drink at a fan behind the Royals’ dugout during a game at Chicago two weeks ago. Garrett appealed the punishment, allowing him to continue to pitch until that process is completed. He pitched a perfect seventh inning for the Royals in a 4-2 loss in Minnesota on Monday night. The incident with the spectator at Guaranteed Rate Field occurred on Aug. 2 when the Royals played the White Sox. Garrett posted an apology on Twitter the…

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas plans to do a partial hand recount that won’t change the outcome of this month’s decisive vote in favor of abortion rights after abortion opponents charged almost $120,000 to credit cards Monday to cover the cost. The Kansas secretary of state’s office said the recount will occur in nine of the state’s 105 counties that account for more than half of the votes cast on the Aug. 2 abortion ballot question, including four of the state’s five most populous counties. Voters who want to keep the abortion rights allowed under the Kansas constitution prevailed in…

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins stumbled home with a bunch of hitters in need of a boost, none more than Max Kepler and his 0-for-29 skid. The guy who needed a spark the most was the first one to get it going. Kepler went 3 for 4 with a slump-busting RBI to give the lagging lineup a lift, and the Twins started a vital homestand with a 4-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Monday night. “He’s been as important of a cog in the machine here, since I’ve been, as anyone,” said manager Rocco Baldelli, who witnessed…

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