ED ISSUES
Panelists Lt. Gen. Robert L. Caslen Jr., superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point; David Hall, president of the University of the Virgin Islands; and Bud Peterson, president of the Georgia Institute of Technology speak during a Landon Lecture Monday morning at K-State’s Forum Hall, as moderator Mará Rose Williams, left, asks questions.
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September 26, 2016 |
Local | Police, Courts & Emergency
Burton pleads guilty to unlawful sexual relations with RCHS student
Manhattan developer Zac Burton has pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful sexual relations with a high school student.
- September 26, 2016 | Local | Fort Riley Army fires Grigsby as investigation continues
- September 26, 2016 | Local | Education Panel: Schools must look to improve diversity, culture
- September 26, 2016 | Local Official: Tax sale auction list in flux
- September 26, 2016 | Local | Government & Politics City to discuss land sale
- September 25, 2016 | Local | Kansas State University | Football Storms put a dark cloud over annual Band Day, but directors say it was still a good experience
- September 25, 2016 | Local | Education Myers: KSU must get more research funding
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September 26, 2016 |
Soccer
K-State soccer gets first home win
After the Kansas State women’s soccer team labored through the first half, Wildcat coach Mike Dibbini had seen enough.
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September 26, 2016 |
Football
Ertz shows talent in victory
It’s a rare occasion when Bill Snyder finds few flaws in a player’s game.
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September 26, 2016 |
Football
Pringle picks up POTW honors
For a second-consecutive week, a Kansas State returner earned Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week accolade.
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September 26, 2016 |
Volleyball
Baylor ends K-State’s winning streak
The 23rd-ranked Kansas State volleyball team saw its 10-match winning streak come to an end Sunday at the hands of the Baylor Bears in three sets (25-23, 25-22, 25-19).
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Opinion
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September 26, 2016 |
Editorials
‘Sniveling coward’ OK with Cruz
Ted Cruz this year has denounced Donald Trump as a “sniveling coward,” “utterly amoral,” “a narcissist at a level I don’t think this country’s ever seen” and, for good measure, a “pathological liar.
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September 26, 2016 |
Letters
Review of Piano Guys was disrespectful
To the Editor: I think Mr.
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September 26, 2016 |
Letters
Let MHS students pick mascot and move on
To the Editor: C’mon people.
Lifestyle
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September 26, 2016 |
Neighbors
Couple navigating life, and rivers, together
A great adventure could be right in your backyard.
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September 26, 2016 |
Arts & Leisure
Jazzman Pat Metheny speaks with his guitar
It may be worth our while to remember the actual title of the recent Pat Metheny concert on the campus of K-State.
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September 25, 2016 |
Arts & Leisure
Airbnb: How to ‘live like a local’ in Flint Hills
A irbnb is to hotels what Uber is to taxis, and now it has arrived in northeast Kansas.
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Sports
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September 26, 2016 |
Manhattan High School
MHS girls golf finishes second at Centennial League tournament
The Manhattan girls golf team went to Topeka for the Centennial League golf tournament on Monday and took second place with a team score of 372.
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September 25, 2016 |
Area Schools
Players defend HS coach after players quit, dismissed
Shawnee Mission South head coach Brett Oberzan kicked three players off the team after its 21-14 loss to Winnetonka on Sept.
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September 24, 2016 |
Manhattan High School
MHS volleyball comes in third at Seaman tournament
Manhattan head volleyball coach Lisa Kinderknecht didn’t want to face Lawrence Free State until the championship of the Seaman tournament.
State & Region
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September 26, 2016 | State
Shareholders approve sale of Westar Energy to Great Plains
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Stockholders have overwhelmingly approved the $12.2 billion sale of Topeka-based electric company Westar Energy to Missouri-based Great Plains Energy, the two firms announced Monday.
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September 26, 2016 | State
Judge orders Kansas official to appear for contempt hearing
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach to show why he shouldn't be held in contempt for failing to comply with an injunction requiring him to put on voter rolls people who registered at motor vehicle offices without providing citizenship documents.
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September 24, 2016 | State
Feds push back on states targeting Planned Parenthood funds
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Obama administration has proposed barring states and other recipients of federal family planning grants from placing their own eligibility restrictions on where the money can go, which would undermine the efforts of 13 Republican-led states to prevent such money from going to Planned Parenthood.
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September 23, 2016 | State
Army suspends Fort Riley commander, launches investigation
FORT RILEY, Kan. (AP) — The U.S. Army says it has suspended the commander of Fort Riley and launched an official investigation, though no details have been provided.
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September 23, 2016 | State
Nonprofit: Chelsea Manning faces 2 weeks in solitary
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — A transgender soldier imprisoned in Kansas for leaking classified information to the WikiLeaks website faces up to two weeks in solitary confinement in part for attempting suicide, according to a nonprofit group that has been supporting her.
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