The Riley County Police Department reported an aggravated assault on Tuesday morning. A 44-year old male was listed as the victim when a 57-year-old male threatened him with a handgun at 9th and Osage Streets. This occured at 9:30 a.m..
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BY ARNIE MELENDREZ STAPLETON DENVER (AP) — Frank Clark brought his second Super Bowl ring and a little secret from Kansas City to Denver when he signed with the Broncos after his release from the Chiefs in a salary dump. The Chiefs, he said, don’t view their AFC West foe as a rival. “I wouldn’t call it a rivalry. A rivalry is competitive,” Clark said when asked about switching sides in the one-sided series. “We didn’t call it a rivalry” in Kansas City, he added. The only players on the Chiefs roster who were around in 2015 when they last lost…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State Athletics) – Kansas State head coach Chris Klieman and select players met with members of the media on Tuesday inside the Vanier Family Football Complex to preview Saturday’s season opener against SEMO. Links to video and audio of Klieman’s press conference – which was streamed live on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ – are above in addition to an audio link of player breakout interviews. A transcript of Klieman’s opening statement is below. Listen to Coach Klieman’s Press Conference Listen to Player Breakout Interviews CHRIS KLIEMAN, HEAD COACH Opening Statement… “Well, good afternoon, everyone. We’re excited for game week.…
It’s cut day in the NFL as all teams must trim their rosters to the league max 53 players by three this afternoon. A handful of teams made their cuts yesterday, but the Kansas City Chiefs weren’t among them. One player who won’t be on that list today, wide receiver Kadarius Toney. The NFL Network is reporting that the team is optimistic that Toney will be ready for the season opener a week from Thursday. He’s missed training camp with a torn meniscus.
by EMAW Online Staff No. 16 Kansas State’s season opener against SEMO is fast-approaching. Anticipation, excitement and expectations are rising steadily as that Sept. 2 date in Manhattan approaches. And the EMAW Online staff is diving into a few preseason discussion topics and perspectives as we’re days away from the season. Which player or two is a name we’re not yet talking about or hearing about nearly enough, but will be in the next month or two? MASON VOTH: Keenan Garber is my pick. There have been some good pieces of news trickle out about Garber’s move to corner since midseason last…
Two goals in a 37 second span by K-State freshmen Jo Sees and Morgan Struttmann gave the soccer Wildcats a home slate opening 2-0 win over UTSA last night. The Cats improved to 2-0-1 as Mike Dibbini’s team claimed a win in their home opener for the first time since 2018. Sees goal was her second of the young season and came on a rebound chance after Reece Walrod’s shot in the 40th minute bounced away from the Roadrunner keeper. Struttmann nailed her first of the year as K-State kept the pressure on the visitors. K-State will welcome in Creighton…
MANHATTAN, Kansas (K-State Athletics) – K-State soccer begins the home portion of its schedule, as the Wildcats host a pair of matches at Buser Family Park. For tickets, call (800) 221-CATS or visit kstatesports.com/tickets. • The Wildcats will host UTSA on Thursday at 8 p.m. Thursday is National Waffle Day and all K-State students in attendance will have access to a complimentary waffle bar. The first 300 K-State students will receive a free K-State Soccer t-shirt. • K-State will welcome in Creighton on Sunday at 1 p.m. Sunday’s match is Pups on the Pitch as fans are encouraged to bring their…
BY JOHN HANNA AND JIM SALTER MARION, Kan. (AP) — Newly released video shows the 98-year-old mother of a Kansas newspaper publisher confronting police officers as they searched her home in a raid that has drawn national scrutiny, at one point demanding: “Get out of my house!” Video released by the newspaper Monday shows Joan Meyer shouting at the six officers inside the Marion, Kansas, home she shared with her son, Marion County Record Editor and Publisher Eric Meyer. Standing with the aid of a walker and dressed in a long robe or gown and slippers, she seems visibly upset. “Get out of my…
John Swartz, 52, of Manhattan was arrested on August 17, 2023, at approximately 2:00 p.m. on a Pottawatomie County District Court warrant for unlawful possession of meth and unlawful possession of marijuana. Swartz was issued a total bond of $5,000 and is no longer confined at the time of this report. Officers filed a report for theft in the 900 block of Vattier St. in Manhattan on August 18, 2023, at approximately 4:00 p.m. A 21-year-old man was listed as the victim when he reported his black Cannondale bicycle was stolen from outside his residence. The estimated total loss associated…
It’s unclear how Country Stampede’s impending move out of Topeka will impact the festival, though a return to Manhattan is not out of the question. In a statement late last week, Visit Manhattan Director Marcia Rozell noted her office had received a request for proposal (RFP) from entities representing the annual summer concert festival to determine Manhattan’s interest in hosting the festival again. Country Stampede left Manhattan in 2019, after more than two decades at Tuttle Creek State Park, with officials citing flood concerns. Rozell says the economic impact on Manhattan was extremely important and the Manhattan Area Chamber of…