KMAN Sports Director John Kurtz and the voice of the Wildcats Wyatt Thompson bring you another edition of “Wildcat Insider” on KMAN. They break down K-State’s tough 55-0 loss at the hands of Oklahoma and look ahead to the Texas game this weekend. K-State basketball holds scrimmages over the weekend as basketball is just a couple of weeks out from beginning the season. K-State volleyball also had a successful weekend at Oklahoma. All that and much more on “Wildcat Insider”. https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1-Historic-loss-to-OU.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2-Secondary-continues-to-struggle.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/3-Brooke-Sassin-of-KSU-VB.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/4-Big-12-FB-weekend1.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/5-QBs-against-OU.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/6-AD-John-Currie.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/7-Upcoming-Big-12-FB-weekend.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/8-FB-at-Texas-on-Saturday.mp3
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Riley County commissioners were updated on various projects in the county Monday morning by Public Works Director Leon Hobson. Hobson said one of the wind turbines at the Public Works campus was recently repaired. The downed turbine was made aware to the commission earlier this month after it was damaged by a lightening strike. “The Northwind turbine is up and operational now,” Hobson reported. “The cost to repair that is less than originally anticipated. We haven’t got the final bill but we hope it will be less than $9,000.” Earlier this month repairs were estimated to be as much as…
The Riley County Law Enforcement Agency Law Board overwhelmingly approved authorizing Riley County Police administrators to proceed with a partially self-funded workers compensation plan with Assurance Partners. Board Member Wynn Butler and Chair Robert Boyd expressed support of the plan prior to the vote, with both saying “it’s a good plan.” Assurance Partners President/CEO Jim Wilson and Representative Leslie Webb presented a detailed analysis of such a plan, recounting work on it the past 36 months. RCPD Director Brad Schoen told the board with Assurance’s help, they’d already made an application to the state to proceed down the self-insured workers…
Additional information was provided Monday morning regarding two Riley County Police arrests KMAN earlier announced. Jody Hildebrand, 37, of Manhattan was arrested while in the 1000 block of Houston Street last Friday at approximately 2:15 PM. Officers arrested Hildebrand on a warrant for failure to appear for an original offense of burglary which carried a bond of $50,000. And Police arrested Corey Worthington, 43, of Niangua, Missouri Friday night at about 10:40. Worthington was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department on three warrants for failure to appear with original offenses of criminal threat, disorderly conduct, and criminal trespass.…
Today’s guests on In Focus were: Mike Kearns, Dave Eckert, Tom Fryer talking about Veteran’s Day Parade. Riley County Police Local Fraternal Order of Police President Brian Johnson
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A 57-year-old man has been arrested after police say he assaulted a security guard at a Wichita hospital. Wichita police Sgt. Brian Sigman says the 47-year-old guard reported the assault happened around 5:30 a.m. Saturday at Wesley Medical Center. Police say the suspect was in the hospital “creating a disturbance,” when the security guard made contact with him. Sigman said the man attempted to take the security guard’s gun away from him and a struggle ensued. No injuries were reported. Authorities arrived on the scene, and the suspect was arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault on a…
GREAT BEND, Kan. (AP) Authorities say 11 people were sent to the hospital after a collision in Great Bend was caused by a 17-year-old girl who tried to kill a spider. The Hutchinson News reports the teenager was driving along U.S Route 56 Sunday when she noticed a spider on her lap. The Kansas Highway Patrol says she let go of the steering wheel to swat at it and her vehicle crossed the center lane, colliding with a car before bouncing off and striking a second car. The report says three people in the first car and five people in…
SALINA, Kan. (AP) A Salina theater was evacuated after a man apparently shot himself in the leg with his concealed handgun. The Salina Journal reports the theater was evacuated Friday after the handgun went off in the man’s pocket, hitting him in the upper leg. Tim Coleman says he was sitting nearby when he heard a pop, smelled gunpowder and the man said “Oh my God! I shot myself.” Coleman, an Army mechanic now with the Kansas National Guard, says first he checked to make sure his 14-year-old daughter and her friends were safe. He says people evacuated calmly, and…
US Secretary of State John Kerry said he’s urging all parties in the Middle East to show restraint amid the recent deadly violence in the region. He is planning to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas this week.
Police in Fort Myers, Florida say they have no suspects or motive in the shooting at Zombicon on Saturday night. Gunfire killed one person and wounded five more late Saturday night.