City Park was host to the 9/11 Day of Remembrance on Sunday where several dignitaries were on hand for the event. Guests laid 2,977 American flags with names of the victims who perished on that fateful day 22 years ago in the park. This included five flags being laid by Kansas Lieutenant Governor David Toland who gave a few remarks at the ceremony. Toland spoke about the unity that the nation had after the tragedy and said that unity can be also formed not just after tragedy but in triumph as well in this country and in the state of…
Author: AJ Shaw
AJ Shaw
Born and raised in the Chicagoland area, AJ joined KMAN in the Summer of 2023 and is currently a news/sports reporter, producer and host of Scoreboard Saturday. You can contact AJ at aj@1350kman.com.
Kansas State University unveiled the new K-State NextGen Strategic Plan after over a year of development. Kansas State University president Richard Linton spoke about the plan on Thursday and said it was necessary in helping the university move into the future. According to K-State’s website, the plan has been in fruition since July 2022. More than 10,000 surveys, interviews, focus groups and listening sessions were conducted to get a wide range of perspectives and thoughts to turn Kansas State into a next generation land-grant university. Linton said that this process was about having the university embrace the makings of a land grant university.…
Hour 1 Seg. 1 – Cats shoutout SEMO 45-0 Seg. 2 – Will Howard and Avery Johnson after the game Seg. 3 – Jabroni of the Week Hour 2 Seg. 1 – Klieman press conference highlights Seg. 2 – Uso Seumalo w/media Seg. 3 – Ask Us Anything
A four-car accident occurred on K-18 on Saturday night resulting in injury. The accident happened around 10:15 as four cars were travelling west bound south of Ogden. A 2013 Ford Edge instigated the accident by rear ending a 2008 Nissan Rogue that had come to a stop in the center lane, forcing the Nissan to move into the passing lane. The Edge then rear ended a 2022 Buick Encore which then rear ended a 2015 Ford. The drivers of the 2015 Ford and the 2013 Ford as well as the passenger in the Edge complained of pain from the accident,…
The Kansas State Police Department is currently investigating a burglary on campus. A report was filed yesterday just before 1:30 pm at the 1700 block of Hillcreast Drive for a theft of less than $1500. The incident reportedly occurred on Wednesday around 7:30 pm. At this time, no further details are availiable.
A Wamego man was arrested Thursday for violating the Kansas Offender Registration Act. 27-year-old Brady Reed was arrested at 3:30 pm at the Riley County Jail on three counts of violating KORA, one count of violating a protective order and one count of perjury. Further details of the arrest are unknown at this time. Reed remains jailed on a $22,000 bond in Riley County Jail.
Saturday was the 15th annual Speedy PD’s Run for Parkinson’s Disease at Tuttle Creek State Park. As per usual, turnout was quite high with several people running or walking in the race. Julie Miller and her grandson Connor were some of the participants in the event. Jane Pringle was a volunteer in the event and said she does it in part due to her husband suffering from Parkinson’s. Kael Schwabauer was also a volunteer at the event and spoke about the turnout. Shane Allen ran in the race and said he is doing for it friends and family for suffer…
Manhattan’s Park and Recreation department is set to release data from surveys handed out to residents in the past few months. At Monday’s advisory board meeting, Assistant City Manager Jared Wasinger presented the preliminary information from surveys sent to residents in April, starting with how their information is being received by residents, primarily online. Preliminary results show 88% of respondents said they had visited a park in the past 12 months, 74% had walked or biked on a city trail and 40% had visited the Anthony or Eisenhower Recreation Center. Just 12% responded to having participated in a city sponsored…
Manhattan High School held its open house on Saturday to show off the new additions that have been added to the high school’s West Campus. The addition was passed via a bond referendum in November 2018. USD 383 Superintendent Eric Reid thanked the contractors, school board members and residents who helped make the addition possible. Reid said that the additions should make the campus feel like an actual high school for the students. USD 383 board member Curt Herrman detailed the new additions at the open house. Herrman is the board’s longest serving member of 16 years and mentioned that…
A Manhattan man has been arrested for suspected stalking and violating a protection order. 39-year-old Donald Juarez was arrested just after midnight on Saturday at the 100 block of North 11th street in Manhattan. Juarez is charged with two counts of stalking after being served a protection order and two counts of violating a protection order. He is currently out of Riley County Jail on an $8,000 bond.