MANHATTAN, Kan. (Kansas State Athletics) – Fifth-year senior Mark Smith’s corner 3-pointer with 3:28 remaining sparked a 12-2 run by Kansas State to end the game, as the Wildcats earned their first Big 12 victory of the season in impressive fashion over No. 19/19 Texas Tech on Saturday afternoon before 5,971 fans at Bramlage Coliseum. The victory not only gave the Wildcats (9-7, 1-4 Big 12) their first win in conference play after 4 narrow defeats, it also snapped a 12-game losing streak in the month of January and a 5-game skid against Top 25 opponents. The team’s last win…
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LUBBOCK, Texas (Kansas State Athletics) – K-State, ranked 25th in the Associated Press top-25 this week, got off to a slow start on Saturday afternoon at United Supermarkets Arena and were unable to overcome a double-figure halftime deficit to fall at Texas Tech, 64-45. Texas Tech (9-7, 2-3 Big 12) dashed out to a 23-7 lead after the first quarter. The Wildcats were held to 23.1 percent shooting (3-of-13) from the field, while the Lady Raiders checked in at 52.6 percent (10-of-19). The 23 points allowed by K-State in the first stanza were the most the Wildcats have allowed in…
The surge in COVID cases in Riley County, tied to the Omicron variant may soon peak. As students return to Kansas State University in the next few days, Riley County Health Department Director Julie Gibbs is predicting things will get worse before our area gets some reprieve as national levels begin to peak. Gibbs shared those comments during a Facebook Live event Thursday (see below) with other health officials, including Ascension Via Christi President Bob Copple and Riley County PIO Vivienne Uccello. Five COVID-related deaths have been reported at Ascension Via Christi this week, something not experienced at the hospital…
K-State Office of Military and Veterans Affairs Director Dr. Arthur DeGroat was invited to participate Wednesday in a virtual roundtable discussion on veterans suicide prevention efforts. The discussion was hosted by Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Chair Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and ranking member Jerry Moran (R-Kans.) and featured participation from representatives of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, the Montana Job Service, as well as Kansas State University in Dr. DeGroat. DeGroat’s resume includes years of research into the transition of service members out of the military environment, the findings of which he discussed at the roundtable as well as…
EMPORIA, Kan. — Lyon County authorities say a person is in custody after deputies found a dead woman inside a vehicle near Emporia. The sheriff’s office says deputies were alerted Wednesday night to check on the welfare of two adults and two children inside a vehicle. Deputies stopped the car on U.S. 50 west of Emporia. Sgt. Doug Stump says when the driver got out, deputies heard a sound from inside the car and found a deceased woman. Authorities later said the woman died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Stump says the driver was arrested for charges not related to…
TULSA, Okla. — Authorities have arrested more than two dozen people for allegedly taking part in a multistate shoplifting ring involving more than $10 million in stolen merchandise. U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson in Tulsa and Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor announced state and federal charges Thursday against 29 defendants, including 25 who have been arrested. Prosecutors say the defendants took part in a crime ring that stole mostly over-the-counter medications from pharmacies and other retailers in Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. Ringleaders would then arrange for the sale of the items on e-commerce websites such as Amazon and…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — More Kansas school districts are closing and others are warning of potential closure as the COVID-19 outbreak sickens staff. The Eudora, DeSoto and Manhattan-Ogden districts pulled the plug on classes Friday. The Kansas City, Kansas, district also warned parents to start preparing for school closures and said buses would be 15 to 20 minutes late Friday because of staff shortages. Earlier this week, the Wichita district, which is the state’s largest, warned that school closures might be necessary. The staffing shortages are so severe that the state announced this week that substitute teachers in Kansas will…
WICHITA, Kan. — A state board that oversees doctors has suspended the medical license of a Wichita physician, alleging that he wrote prescriptions for people he hadn’t spoken to or examined. The Wichita Eagle reports that suspension order says that Chad Sharp’s employer had unlicensed employees call people last year and ask if if they were suffering from “chronic ailments.” These calls were recorded and then sent to Sharp, who was paid for each person whose information he reviewed. The order states that he then would prescribe a cream or ointment that was billed to the person’s insurance.
On Friday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with 67th District State Rep. Sydney Carlin. Ascension Via Christi President Bob Copple also joined the program. We also spoke with Flint Hills Christian School Director of Advancement Jordan Candido. And in our final segment we spoke with Manhattan CVB Director Karen Hibbard.
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 as well as 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 burglary and criminal damage to property in the 1200 block of Kearney St. in Manhattan on January 13, 2022, around 6:33 a.m. Officers listed 25- and 30-year-old females…