Tibesar fired by Bears
The Chicago Bears announced on Sunday they were parting ways with linebackers coach Tim Tibesar. Tibesar formerly served as defensive coordinator under Ron Prince at Kansas State from 2007-08, after...
View ArticleBuchanan honored
The Big 12 announced Kansas junior Reid Buchanan was named the Big 12 Men’s Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year in its 2013 fall sports awards Tuesday. The honor marks the first time a KU...
View ArticleJellison: Despite setback, Cats still progressing
If Saturday felt like a reason to give up, then stop. You’re doing it wrong. This was a team that was built from recruiting trips last season, for the most part, teamed with a few guys with starting...
View ArticleWildcats in Lubbock, look to snap skid
The Kansas State women’s basketball team’s best chance at ending its losing skid might be Tuesday night on the road at Texas Tech. K-State and Texas Tech are the only two remaining Big 12 teams without...
View ArticleK-State football adds LB commitment
The Kansas State football team picked up a commitment Sunday night from high school linebacker Justin Hughes. The Tucker (Ga.) High prospect chose the Wildcats over offers from Syracuse, TCU, Buffalo,...
View Article‘The Legend of Hercules’ is a disappointment
The first of at least two takes on the myth of Hercules, “The Legend of Hercules,” stars Kellan Lutz as the Greek demigod. In this version of the story, the film begins with King Amphitryon (Scott...
View ArticleALEXANDER SAJO
Alexander John Sajo, COL (Ret) 82, of Junction City, died Jan. 9 at the Valley View Senior Life in Junction City. The family provided some of the following information. Born March 22, 1931, in...
View ArticleJOAN MCNEIL
Joan Catherine (Newcomer) Sistrunk McNeil, 84, of Manhattan, died Friday evening at the Meadowlark Hills nursing home after a lengthy illness. The family provided some of the following informtion. Born...
View ArticleAdaptability helped doctor in practice, life
Part of Dr. Rahila Andrews’ job in occupational medicine is to help people transition back into the workplace. She helps patients deal with workplace injuries, working them through physical or...
View ArticleCity to address floodplain issues
More floodplain regulations are up for discussion by the city commission. Tuesday’s meeting — 5 p.m. at City Hall — concerns building regulations for structures that already exist in the floodplain....
View ArticleCounty wants welcome sign back
The Riley County Commission would like to reinstall a “Welcome to Manhattan” sign that was removed during construction on K-18. However, the Kansas Department of Transportation’s regulations may or may...
View ArticlePBS editors get carried away with ‘Downton Abbey’
PBS editors get carried away with ‘Downton Abbey’ To the Editor: In the olden days, film editing was a skill, even an art that moved the action along, keeping audiences’ attention and per-mitting...
View ArticleKobach’s approach is counterproductive
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach says that checking for voter fraud is simply “good government.” In the narrow sense, he’s right. In the broader sense, though, his frantic search for voter fraud...
View ArticleCats look to regroup vs. Sooners
Saturday was a very different day for both Kansas State and Oklahoma. The Sooners grinded out an 87-82 win over unbeaten Iowa State at home, before the Wildcats’ 10-game winning streak skidded to a...
View ArticleWeber open to playing Wichita State
The Kansas State and Wichita State basketball teams might not have anything on the future schedule now, but don’t rule out something down the line. Wichita State — ranked fifth in both polls — has...
View ArticleWaters, Lockett ride surge into 2014
Three games and three losses — nobody on the Kansas State football team had ever won a bowl game going into this past season. All that changed a few weeks ago with the Wildcats’ 31-14 victory over...
View ArticleJazz concert to feature quartet
TOPEKA — For its sixth concert of the 2013-14 season, Topeka Jazz Workshop Inc. will showcase the Joe Cartwright Quartet from Kansas City, consisting of Cartwright on piano, Lester “Duck” Warner on...
View ArticleWamego man held in theft
Tracy Shane Roberts, 44, Wamego, was arrested Monday evening on felony theft charges. Captain Tim Hegarty of the RCPD said Roberts is accused of writing business checks from the Flint Hills Area...
View ArticleMan sentenced in trafficking case
JUNCTION CITY — A Junction City man was sentenced Monday in a human trafficking and rape case. Paul Goodman III, 43, was sentenced in Geary County court to 57 months in prison on three counts of sexual...
View ArticleK-State women beat Texas Tech for first Big 12 win
LUBBOCK, Texas — Leti Romero scored 21 points and Ashia Woods added 14 points to lead the Kansas State women’s basketball team past Texas Tech, 72-65, on Tuesday night at United Spirit Arena. The win...
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