Kansas Senators shared their thoughts on Monday on Boeing’s announcement they plan to purchase Wichita-based Spirit AeroSystems. Sen. Jerry Moran expressed his concern over the announcement that Boeing is planning on acquire Spirit. In a statement, Moran said that Wichita would not be the Air Capital of the World without the “extrodinary engineers, designers and manufacturers who have invested in our aviation AeroSystems.” Moran said that he has reiterated that message to Spirit officials and has also spoken with Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun and Chairman of the Board Steven Mollenkopf. Sen. Roger Marshall were more pleased in his statement, stating…
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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 him at aj@1350kman.com.
Pottawatomie County will see a number of candidates running for a number of positions this election season, including for the county sheriff position that will be left open by current Sheriff Shane Jager. One of those vying for the position is current St. Mary’s Police Chief Derek Cid, who has worked in all sizes of departments. He gave a little bit more of his background in an interview with KMAN. “I was born and raised in Miami, Florida and a two-time combat veteran,” he said. “I then worked for the Miami-Dade Police Department before relocating to Kansas in 2012 where…
On Monday’s edition of The Game, it’s a big day for K-State football as Linkon Cure has announced he’s coming to the Little Apple! The guys cover his announcement live and discuss what impact his recruitment could have for the program.
K-State has landed the highest rated recruit in the program’s history in 5-star Goodland High School tight end Linkon Cure. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGB1jwNmOQA&t=18s Cure made his announcement on Monday afternoon at Goodland High School with his mother and father by his side. Cure chose K-State over KU, Oregon and Texas A&M. Cure is rated as the 26th best player in the Class of 2025 and the 2nd best tight end in the nation for the class. Cure will join fellow Kansans Avery Johnson and Dylan Edwards once he arrives in MHK next fall. He joins Derby High cornerback Martel Jackson, Blue Valley…
Geary County Emergency Management released a statement on Monday updating the status of the storm in Junction City that saw serious flooding and damage that led to the collapse of a building. In the statement, emergency manager Garry Berges reporting that in consulting with the National Weather Service in Topeka that winds got as high as anywhere from 80 to 90 miles per hour. Berges said that NWS believed that the straight line winds caused the damage and there were also some reports of roation west of Junction City but nothing that would form a tornado. Rainfall in Junction City…
Every year on the weekend before the 4th of July, the Randolph PRIDE event is always the town’s most attended event as the town celebrates freedom with a number of events that brings the town together and several from across the region. Randolph PRIDE is headlined by its antique car show. Event organizer Duane Scardina said that the show neared records for attendance. “This is our 24th year and it looks like it’s going to be a beautiful day,” he remarked. “In fact, it looks like we’re nearing our record for attendance. Hundreds of cars made there way to Randolph…
Two accidents occurred over the weekend across the listening area. The first accident occurred in the afternoon just before 3 pm on Friday in Riley County just west of Manhattan near the Manhattan Regional Airport at the K-18 and Scenic Drive roundabout. The accident occurred when 22-year-old George Watson of Manhattan was trying to manage the roundabout in his 2024 Kawasaki motorcycle. The driver of a 2014 Ram truck, 74-year-old Frank Rensing of Manhattan failed to yield the right of way and entered the roundabout striking Watson in what was a suspected hit and run. Watson was reportedly injured during…
On Friday’s edition of The Game, the guys replay highlights from Jerome Tang’s press conference. Then in Hour 2, K-State women’s basketball coach Jeff Mittie calls in to discuss his new reworked contract.
A Junction City man was injured following a two-car accident on I-70 on Thursday afternoon. The collision occurred just before 3 pm in the Eastbound lane of I-70 at mile marker 303. Isaac Anderson of Junction City was on the ramp at 303 attempting to turn left onto the K-18 bypass when Linda Reade of Junction City ran a stop sign heading south towards Clarks Creek in her 2023 Ford Explorer causing Anderson to collide with her in his 2012 Dodge Avenger. The collision caused both vehicles to be disabled from the damage. Both Reade and Anderson were treated for…
A pest expert is predicting a “bug boom” in Kansas this summer due to extreme weather across the region. Zachary Smith of The Pest Dude says there should be a rise in ants, beetles, earwigs, rodents, scorpions and cockroaches to name a few popping up this summer due to warm temperatures and excessive rainfall. Smith recommends a number of remedies to prevent these pests from infesting your home or garden this summer by doing simple things like regular cleaning, hiring a professional exterminator and also finding ways to reduce humidity in your home.