Promising business ideas earn student entrepreneurs $20,000 from K-State Launch
A Kansas State University competition has awarded 16 students and 10 different business ideas with $20,000 in prize money. The K-State Launch competition gives students experience in the process of...
View ArticleManhattan Town Center Announces Holiday Hours and Santa Cares Event
Manhattan Town Center will continue its 29-year tradition of closing on Thanksgiving so that mall employees can enjoy the holiday with their families. Doors will open at 6 a.m. for Black Friday while...
View ArticleKU cheerleader suspended over KKK Snapchat pic
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas cheerleader has been suspended from cheering after a photo was posted on her Snapchat account linking the Ku Klux Klan with President-elect Donald Trump. The Kansas...
View ArticleDecember brings sights, sounds of the season to Kansas State University
Celebrate the holiday season with music, dance and more at Kansas State University. The following cultural events, sponsored by the university’s McCain Performance Series, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum...
View ArticleFort Riley celebrates Thanksgiving with annual tradition
Nearly 1,000 Soldiers at Fort Riley got an early taste of Thanksgiving Thursday morning. Officers and senior non-commissioned officers of the 1st Infantry Division kicked off the holiday this year by...
View ArticleGovernor’s Christmas tree delivered to Cedar Crest
Even though the mercury sat at 70 degrees, a team of two striking black Percheron draft horses named “Betty” and “Bes” driven by Robert Carter, of 3C Carriage Service from White City, Kansas, delivered...
View ArticleHoop Holler ‘N Shoot semi finals completed
The boys and girls finalists were determined Sunday at Bramlage Coliseum in the 2016 Hoop Holler N’ Shoot free throw contest. Four boys and four girls from a field of eleven in each division go on to...
View ArticleFourth Annual Festival of Lights at the Blue Earth Plaza Tonight!
Downtown’s Blue Earth Plaza district will soon become a brilliant wonderland boasting the tallest tree in Kansas. The Fourth Annual lighting ceremony is on Friday, November 25th at 7pm. Come join Santa...
View ArticleCats Run Past Jayhawks, 34-19, for Snyder’s 200th Win
Another dominant rushing effort propelled K-State to a 34-19 win over the Kansas Jayhawks, giving head coach Bill Snyder his 200th career victory in front of a sellout crowd of 52,637 at Bill Snyder...
View ArticleFormer Kan. legislator, federal judge remembered for years of service
Richard Rogers-courtesy photo TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Richard Rogers, a decorated war veteran who served in both chambers of the Kansas Legislature before spending 40 years as a federal judge, has died. He...
View ArticleLawsuit: Kansas State’s inaction led to another rape
photo KSU ROXANA HEGEMAN, Associated Press WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A female student says Kansas State University’s failure to investigate the rape of another woman allowed the same alleged assailant to...
View ArticleRiley County Arrests November 29
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...
View ArticleHoliday season kicks off at Fort Riley with annual tree lighting ceremony
Fort Riley’s annual holiday tree lighting ceremony takes place Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at Ware Parade Field. This year, children of deployed Soldiers will flip the switch to turn on the tree lights after...
View ArticleUniversity agronomist Vara Prasad selected as AAAS fellow
The American Association for the Advancement of Science is honoring Vara Prasad, Kansas State University distinguished professor of agronomy, as one of its 2016 fellows. Prasad is among 391 fellows...
View ArticleThe Ten Tenors: Home for the Holidays this Friday at McCain
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and what better way to celebrate the holiday season than with international singing sensation The TEN Tenors? “Home for the Holidays” is a magical experience...
View ArticlePublic Input Session on MHS Mascot to be held Wednesday
A Public Input Session regarding the future of the “Indians” as the mascot at Manhattan High School is set to take place this Wednesday at Rezac Auditorium. The Indian mascot has been a tradition of...
View ArticleQ Country 103.5 November Teacher of the Month!
November Teacher of the Month: Mrs. Gehrt of St. George Elementary. Q Country Teacher of the Month Teacher wins: Kansas State Bank $50 Little Apple Dollars Dinner for 2 Bourbon and Baker or Harry’s-...
View ArticleWabaunsee Co. woman hospitalized after Cadillac hits pole
WABAUNSEE COUNTY –A Wabaunsee County woman was injured in an accident just before 10:30a.m. on Tuesday. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1992 Cadillac DeVille driven by Joan M. Otts, 89, Alma, was...
View ArticleCost of your residential gas service set to increase
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Residential customers of Kansas Gas Service will pay an additional $1.25 a month under a settlement agreement approved by state utility regulators. The Kansas Corporation Commission...
View ArticleFort Riley set to host annual Christkindl Market
Fort Riley’s annual Christkindl Market takes place Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Riley’s Conference Center. The event, which is in its eighth year, features more than 50 vendors selling handmade...
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