Three Wichita residents are confined in Riley County Jail following a Tuesday afternoon arrest for theft from Dick’s Sporting Goods in Manhattan. Police filed a report for theft at approximately 3:02 pm on Tuesday after three females entered the store and left with over $3,000 in merchandise that they did not pay for. Police ultimately arrested 19-year-old Eliva Richards and 20-year-old Inayjha Ware at approximately 3:30 on one count of theft. Shortly there after, police then arrested 18-year-old Jvon Adams-Morgan on the same charge. All three women are confined in the Riley County Jail on a $4,000 bond as 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 him at aj@1350kman.com.
On Tuesday’s edition of The Game, Brandon Neighbors, the father of Tyson, joins the program. Also, Jerome Tang has added a big guy in former Kentucky center Ugonna Onyenso. The guys discuss that as well as Ask us Anything.
The application process has come to an close as city officials search for a new city manager following the retirement of Ron Fehr earlier this spring. City officials noted on KMAN’s In Focus Tuesday morning they have received 44 applications for the vacancy. Now, the process narrows to who will be finalists for the position and ultimately the city commission’s choice on who to hire. Interim City Manager Jason Hilgers projects a potential timeline for when the city could install the new leader. Hilgers also detailed some of the process so far and what lies ahead. Mayor Susan Adamchak says she’s…
On Monday’s edition of The Game, the Bat Cats are Regional Champs! Brian Smoller joins the program to discuss the victory and preview what is ahead for the Cats next weekend. Also, can AJ keep his title in another edition of Stump the Shaw?
A member of the Riley County Law Board has announced his candidacy for the open 67th legislative district left vacated by retiring state Rep. Mike Dodson. Kaleb James announced his candidacy just prior to Monday’s filing deadline as he’ll run for the Republican nomination for the seat. He joins Republican Angel Roeser and Democrat Kim Zito in the battle for the seat. James says he’s running after receiving vocal support from his constituents and close friends. James said that he expects the primary between himself and Angel Roeser to be an interesting one. James has frequently sought public office in…
A former Manhattan city commissioner and mayor has announced her intention to run for the 51st legislative district. Linda Morse, who served on the city commission from 2015 until 2023 and was mayor from 2017-18 and in 2022, announced on Monday she will seek the Democratic nomination for the seat which is being left vacated by incumbent Kenny Titus who is running for the State Senate. Morse explains why she is running for the State House citing her frustration with the leadership in the legislature. Morse says she is opposed to the “dark store theory.” She also believes that she…
On Friday’s edition of The Game, K-State baseball play-by-play announcer Matt Walters calls from Fayetteville to preview the regional matchup for K-State baseball against Louisiana Tech. Then in Hour 2, Wamego softball pitcher Peyton Hardenburger and head coach Luke Meyer join live in studio.
A Manhattan resident is expected to seek the nomination for the Republican Party in the vacated 51st legislative district this fall. Megan Steele announced her candidacy several weeks back looking to fill the seat left vacated by incumbent Kenny Titus who is running for the State Senate. Steele has worked as a school nurse and says she’s running to protect our children’s futures. Steele elaborated further on this by criticizing what she calls “the transgenderism craze with our youth” and an “established medical tyranny.” Steele also is passionate about education from her time working in the education system. She says…
On Thursday’s edition of The Game, kick times for K-State’s first three football games have been announced. Also, does Arthur Kaluma return to K-State? The guys discuss that. Then in Hour 2, Andrew Hutchinson from Best of Arkansas Sports joins the program.
The Kansas Highway Patrol released its Memorial Day Weekend Holiday Activity Report that ran from last Friday at 6 pm to Monday at 11:59 pm. In their report, the Highway Patrol noted that personnel assisted 532 motorists over the holiday reporting period and also reported that they worked one fatal non-DUI related crash with three non-DUI related fatalities. Overall, motorist assists were down from both 2022 and 2023, with 2022 seeing the highest number of these at 811. Child restraint citations were down from 2022 but up from last year at 21. Fatal DUI related crashes and fatalities were also…