MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State Athletics) – Kansas State senior offensive lineman Cooper Beebe added to his preseason honors on Monday as he was named a First Team Preseason All-American by the Associated Press. Beebe, who was a second-team selection after the 2022 season, is the second Wildcat in as many years to be named a First Team Preseason All-American by the AP. A product of Kansas City, Kansas, Beebe has started 35 career games, including each of the last 32 contests dating back to the 2020 season. He picked up 2022 First Team All-America honors from The Athletic, ESPN, FOX Sports and Sporting News, as…
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Officers filed a report for theft and criminal damage to property in the 500 block of Fort Riley Blvd. in Manhattan on August 21, 2023, at approximately 8:00 a.m. Carpet One was listed as the victim when it was reported their van’s catalytic converter was cut off and stolen. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $2,500. 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 filed a report for theft in the 400 block of Northfield Rd. in…
by Mason Voth • EMAWOnline – Managing Editor – @TheRealMasonV K-State Football announced their captains for the 2023 football season, with seven seniors leading the way. Will Howard – Quarterback Cooper Beebe – Offensive Line Hayden Gillum – Offensive Line Seth Porter – Wide Receiver/Special Teams Kobe Savage – Safety Daniel Green – Linebacker Austin Moore – Linebacker
A Manhattan woman was arrested Sunday on a host of drug-related offenses. According to the Riley County Police Department, 31-year-old Sarah Easterday was jailed on a warrant alleging distribution of intent to distribute marijuana within 1,000 feet of a school, cultivation of marijuana, child endangerment and two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia. The warrant stems from a December 2021 warrant in the 1400 block of Yuma Street where responding officers found marijuana burning inside the home. Easterday is out of jail after posting a $30,000 bond.
A 19-year-old Junction City man is jailed following a weekend arrest alleging child sex crimes. Blake Konkright was arrested Saturday on a Riley County District Court warrant from July 2022, for aggravated indecent liberties with a child. The victim is an 8-year-old female. Bond was set at $40,000. RCPD says due to the nature of the crime, no further information will be released.
Riley County Historical Museum Curator of Education Melanie Highsmith and Sunset Zoo Marketing and Communications Officer Melissa Kirkwood join us to highlight the 90th anniversary of Manhattan’s Sunset Zoo. Segments 1 and 2: News Radio KMAN · In Focus 08/21/23: Riley County Historical Museum and Sunset Zoo Segments 3 and 4: News Radio KMAN · In Focus 08/21/23: Riley County Historical Museum and Sunset Zoo
BY JIM SALTER The police chief who led the raid of a Kansas newspaper alleged in previously unreleased court documents a reporter either impersonated someone else or lied about her intentions when she obtained the driving records of a local business owner. But reporter Phyllis Zorn, Marion County Record Editor and Publisher Eric Meyer and the newspaper’s attorney said Sunday that no laws were broken when Zorn accessed a public state website for information on restaurant operator Kari Newell. The raid carried out Aug. 11 and led by Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody brought international attention to the small central Kansas town…
The Princeton Review released their annual college rankings for 2024 and Kansas State University has gained a top spot. The wildcats were ranked number one in the nation for friendliest students. In addition, K-State also earned number two in happiest students, number four for best quality of life and number five for best student support and counseling services and best athletic facilities. The university earned a total of 15 top ten rankings and two more in the top 15. Venturing off campus, Manhattan also received a number one ranking in town-gown relations with a number nine ranking for college cities.…
BY DAVID BRANDT GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Kansas City’s first-team offense didn’t play well during its first few series Saturday night, dropping a few passes, committing a few penalties and coming up well short of the end zone. An expected light preseason night for the starters was suddenly becoming a little longer. Before the third drive, MVP quarterback Patrick Mahomes had a message for his teammates. “If we don’t want to keep playing, we’d better score,” Mahomes said. The Chiefs responded with a 10-play, 92-yard drive that ended in an 18-yard touchdown pass from Mahomes to Justin Watson and Kansas City was on…
BY JOHN HANNA AND HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A central Kansas police chief was not only on legally shaky ground when he ordered the raid of a weekly newspaper, experts said, but it may have been a criminal violation of civil rights, a former federal prosecutor added, saying: “I’d probably have the FBI starting to look.” Some legal experts believe the Aug. 11 raid on the Marion County Record’s offices and the home of its publisher violated a federal privacy law that protects journalists from having their newsrooms searched. Some believe it violated a Kansas law that makes it more difficult…