Author: AJ Shaw

The KC World Cup committee recently presented to the Kansas Senate Commerce Committee to request around $30 million in state money to provide for training facilities as players get ready to play compete in 2026 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. State Sen. Usha Reddi, who sits on the Commerce Committee spoke about the vast opportunities that the World Cup can provide the state of Kansas. Reddi says she thinks this will be a good thing for the city of Manhattan and that she hopes for more public infrastructure money. Reddi says teams will have an opportunity to choose where they…

The Kansas State University Department of Agricultural Economics will be hosting the Kansas Farm and Ranch Transition conference in Manhattan on Mar. 8. The conference is designed to help farmers and ranchers plan for the transition to the next generation. K-State director of Office of Farm and Ranch Transition Ashlee Westerhold says that a 2012 Harvard Business School study found that 70% of family-owned businesses fail to transition to new owners successfully. Westerhold says this number is important because 85% of Kansas farms are family-owned. “With the values of farm assets and land today,” Westerhold said in a press release…

Centennial League: Tuesday January 30, 2024: Blue Valley Northwest Boys (12-2, 2-0) – 53 vs. Junction City Boys (12-2, 3-1) – 60 NCKL: Monday January 29, 2024: Abilene Girls (0-12, 0-4) – 33 vs. Wamego Girls (12-1, 5-0) – 49 Abilene Boys (10-2, 4-0) – 65 vs. Wamego Boys (5-8, 2-3) – 44 Mid-East League: Tuesday January 30, 2024: Riley County Girls (5-7, 1-4) – 43 vs. Marysville Girls (5-5, 2-3) – 42 (OT) Riley County Boys (3-10, 1-4) – 35 vs. Marysville Boys (8-5, 2-3) – 42 Twin-Valley League: Blue Valley Girls (6-8, 1-7) – 30 vs. Frankfort Girls…

Seg. 1 – MHS Girls Recap/Interview with Scott Mall Seg. 2 – MHS Boys Recap/Interview with Benji George/Scores across the area Seg. 3 – Interview with Wamego GBB Coach Brian McIntosh Seg. 4 – KBCA Rankings breakdown

The Sunset Zoo has a new tiger at their zoo. Marketing and development officer Melissa Kirkwood spoke about the new tiger on In Focus. Jaya is a Malayan tiger and comes from the Little Rock Zoo in Arkansas after spending almost the last two years at that zoo. Jaya moved into the zoo on Jan. 16. In Aug. 2022, he fathered three cubs with a female tiger. According to Little Rock Zoo staff, Jaya is a very laid back and mellow cat. Kirkwood says the main reason for Jaya’s arrival is for breeding purposes. Prior to being in Manhattan and…

Centennial League: Junction City Boys (10-2, 2-1) 70 @ Topeka Hayden Boys (4-8, 0-5) 45 NCKL: Louisburg Boys (4-7, 0-0) 45 @ Wamego Boys (4-7, 1-2) 56 Louisburg Girls (1-11, 0-0) 26 @ Wamego Girls (10-1, 3-0) 63

Manhattan City Commissioners were presented with a slew of plans Tuesday aimed at creating more housing in Manhattan. City staff presented potential strategies toward addressing housing challenges through Rural Housing Incentive Districts, Industrial Revenue Bonds, Moderate Income Housing grants and the city’s workforce housing sales tax. The 2023 Economic Recovery and Relief Sales Tax is dedicated 70% to debt and infrastructure, 20% to jobs and 10% to workforce housing. The current Economic Development Policies focus on the 20% dedicated to jobs. The policy and procedures have been implemented in partnership with the Chamber of Commerce and, according to city staff, has…

Hour 1: Seg. 1 – #4 K-State WBB pulls off huge comeback win at Baylor Seg. 2 – Was a star born last night for WBB? Seg. 3 – Jabroni of the Week Seg. 4 – Netflix bought the TV rights to Monday Night Raw Hour 2: Seg. 1 – K-State WBB moves up to #2 in Coaches Poll Seg. 2 – How will Tang’s bench continue to grow at ISU and Houston? Seg. 3 – Korean call of Bills’ missed field goal is money Seg. 4 – Ask us anything

Hour 1: Seg. 1 – Tang pulls off two comeback wins in Bramlage Seg. 2 – K-State WBB beats KU, now No. 4 in latest AP Poll Seg. 3 – Daniel Green declared for NFL Draft/WR transfer commits Seg. 4 – Last week in the Big 12 Hour 2: Seg. 1 – K-State men and women are first place teams! Seg. 2 – Interview with K-State AD Gene Taylor Seg. 3 – Iowa State preview Seg. 4 – This week in the Big 12

Centennial League: Wednesday January 17, 2024: Junction City Boys (8-1, 1-1) – 92 vs Sumner Academy Boys (2-7, 0-0) – 43 at Spring Hill Tournament Thursday January 18, 2024: Manhattan Girls (7-2, 2-1) – 41 @ Emporia Girls (7-1, 2-0) – 52 Manhattan Boys (6-2, 2-0) – 70 vs Olathe East Boys (4-4, 0-1) – 68 (2OT) at Dodge City Tournament of Champions Junction City Girls (0-9, 0-2) – 8 at Andover Girls (9-0, 1-0) – 66 at Salina Invitational Junction City Boys (9-1, 1-1) – 67 vs Gardner-Edgerton Boys (2-7, 0-0) – 51 at Spring Hill Tournament Friday January…