• WATCH: K-State’s new QB coach previews plan for Avery Johnson on K-Nation

    MANHATTAN (KSNT) - K-State welcomed a man familiar with Big 12 football to its staff shortly after the 2023 season wrapped up. The Wildcats hired Matt Wells, former Texas Tech head coach and more recently an offensive analyst for Oklahoma, as their new co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Wells, who also carries the title of []

  • K-State baseball coach critical of RPI system, offers solution

    MANHATTAN (KSNT) - K-State head baseball coach Pete Hughes did not mince words when discussing the NCAA's RPI ranking system Tuesday night. The Wildcats seemingly padded their record with a 6-4 win over Omaha, but games like this could potentially harm their RPI ranking. RPI, or 'rating percentage index,' is a metric the NCAA uses []

  • WATCH: K-State’s Wentworth talks dominant first start of 2024 on K-Nation

    MANHATTAN, KS. (KSNT) - K-State sophomore pitcher Jackson Wentworth hadn't started a game in the 2024 season until Saturday. He made 18 appearances - all out of the bullpen - leading up to the Wildcats' second contest against No. 15 Oklahoma State. The right-handed pitcher was dominant from the jump: striking out the side in []

  • REPORT: K-State guard to transfer

    MANHATTAN (KSNT) - Another K-State men's basketball player is expected to transfer this offseason. RJ Jones plans to enter the transfer portal after spending just one year with the Wildcats, according to a report from the Athletic's Tobias Bass. Jones is now the fourth Wildcat to transfer from the program, joining Cam Carter, Dorian Finister []

  • K-State football to open 2025 season in Ireland

    MANHATTAN (KSNT) - The Wildcats season opener in 2025 will be a long way from Bill Snyder Family Stadium. K-State football will play Iowa State in Dublin, Ireland on Saturday, August 23 to start its 2025 campaign, K-State Athletics announced the unique plan on Wednesday. The game will be part of the Aer Lingus College []

  • Iowa should follow other states in mandating paid maternity leave

    Iowa must mandate paid maternity leave. Having a child is one of the hardest things a person can do. The first few months of a child’s life require constant attention and care from at least one parent. Because of this, many parents — often women — will take weeks or months off work to care

  • Local student wins gold at State SkillsUSA competition

    Emma Julian, a senior at CCCTC, won a gold medal in the basic healthcare skills competition at the State SkillsUSA championship in Columbus, which brings over 5000 competitors to compete in their respective technical career fields.

  • EU member states weigh a ‘positive message' to Turkey

    European diplomats have been negotiating “how much positive” a message toward Turkey will be at the EU summit on 17 April as well as if something tangible could be offered to Ankara, Euractiv has learnt.

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    Following Play-In defeat, is the Golden State Warriors dynasty over?

    The Golden State Warriors have personified excellence over the last decade. Mixing a revolutionary brand of basketball with star players, the Warriors have won four NBA championships since 2015 and established themselves at the top of the league’s food chain. However, that was then and this is now. The team’s 2023-24 campaign came to a juddering halt on Tuesday night as the Warriors lost 118-94 to the Sacramento Kings in the first round of the Play-In Tournament. It’s the first season that the...

  • K-State basketball adds another transfer guard

    MANHATTAN (KSNT) - K-State men's basketball has its second transfer portal pickup of the 2024 offseason. The Wildcats picked up a commitment from University of Illinois-Chicago transfer CJ Jones on Monday, according to multiple reports including GoPowercat's Ryan Gilbert and On3's Joe Tipton. Jones, a 6-foot-5 guard, started 31 of 33 games for UIC in []

  • New Mexico State Police responds to deadly crash in Artesia

    EDDY COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico State Police and the Eddy County Sheriff's Office responded to a dead crash in Artesia on Wednesday. The crash involved one vehicle. The sheriff's office said 26th Street will be closed between Compress Road and the Artesia city limits for an unknown amount of time. New Mexico State Police []