RALEIGH, North Carolina (Kansas State Sports Information) – K-State hung close for three quarters against (5/4) North Carolina State on Friday night in the 2021 Preseason WNIT at Reynolds Coliseum, but the Wolfpack halted the Wildcats’ upset bid with a 90-69 win. “I really think that you don’t like walking out of here like this, but as I told them in the locker room, I believe NC State had to play really well to beat us,” said K-State head coach Jeff Mittie. “And they knew they were in a fight and give them credit for raising up and playing well. We…
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AUSTIN, Texas (Kansas State Sports Information) – Against the nation’s No. 2 team, K-State outside hitter Aliyah Carter led all players with 12 kills, as the Wildcats dropped their final Big 12 road match to the Texas Longhorns in three sets Friday night at Gregory Gymnasium, 19-25, 16-25, 13-25. Carter, a sophomore, hit .800 in putting down four kills in the opening set before adding five more in set three at a .417 pace. Carter has reached double-figure kills in all 25 matches this season. “It’s a tough task in a tough environment, but I thought we were better today…
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The Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce is exploring how to create incubator space in Aggieville for startup businesses. The concept is part of an effort to invigorate the Manhattan area’s entrepreneurial environment and boost economic growth locally and regionally. Chamber President and CEO Jason Smith says these plans stem from the work of Region Reimagined, formerly known as the Greater Manhattan Project, an economic development group initiative in collaboration with communities in Riley, Pottawatomie and Geary Counties. “Most of our larger […] private employers started as or even are still locally owned businesses — you think of Manko, you think…
WINFIELD, Kan. — Authorities say two people who died in a fiery crash with a combine were Wichita residents. The Cowley County Sheriff’s office said Thursday that dental records were used to identify 28-year-old Lucas Connor Walker and 33-year-old Sarah Laurella Deere. They died Nov. 7 after the car Walker was driving collided with and then went under a combine and burst into flames. The collision occurred on a road just north of Winfield. The driver of the combine was not injured.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A suspected serial killer has been charged with killing two people in Kansas. Wyandotte County authorities announced Thursday that 26-year-old Perez Reed was charged with killing two people at an apartment complex in Kansas City, Kansas. He has already been charged with four killings in the St. Louis area and the FBI has labeled him a suspected serial killer. Reed was charged Thursday with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Damon Washington Irvin and Rau’daja De’Naya Farrow. Their bodies were found during the same week in early November in separate apartments at the…
WICHITA, Kan. — A Wichita man who was arrested after his suicidal roommate shot himself has been released from jail. Police arrested a 28-year-old Charles Burnham on Tuesday and held him on $500,000 bond on a possible first-degree murder charge. Investigators alleged that after a 27-year-old man shot himself, Burnham retrieved the gun and shot him two more times. District Attorney Marc Bennett said Burnham was released after his office determined more investigation was needed.
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 theft in the 2500 block of Farm Bureau Rd. in Manhattan on November 18, 2021, around 10:45 a.m. Officers listed a 55-year-old male as the victim when it was…
On Friday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with K-State Research and Extention Greg McClure. Program Coordinator Liz Nelson with the Senior Center also joined the program. Jim Franke with Optimist Trees previewed the annual Christmas Tree sales starting Thanksgiving.