They’ll be pouring concrete at the NBAF site in Manhattan for the next two and a half years…but it’s all good, according to Ron Trewyn, K-State’s liaison to the large Homeland Security project…Currently there are 80-100 construction workers at the NBAF site–but that number could approach a thousand in a few years. Where will those folks live while working in Manhattan? That was one question asked at Monday’s intergovernmental meeting, with Trewyn indicating that’s a question for the Department of Homeland Security, but he says they’ve been working on that and consider it workable. Trewyn says the work is either on schedule…
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John Kurtz and Wyatt Thompson break down the K-State hoops weekend. The men earned their second conference win of the season with a solid performance against Oklahoma State on Saturday. The women followed on Sunday with their fourth straight win with a victory in Lubbuck over Texas Tech. The K-State track and field team continues their hot start plus K-State football lands a defensive back via transfer. All that and much more on “Wildcat Insider” on KMAN. https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/1-MBB-beats-OK-State.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/2-FB-recruiting-news.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/3-WBB-Red-Hot.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/4-MBB-ready-for-WVU.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/5-Chris-Lowery-MBB-coach.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/6-More-Ok-State-recap.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/7-WBB-and-Big-12-Hoops.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/8-Track-and-MBB.mp3
Surveillance footage shows parked cars swaying and shaking as a 7.1 magnitude earthquake was reported in southcentral Alaska.
New Jersey officials toured coastal communities on Monday to assess damage from the weekend blizzard. Their first stop, the Ortley Beach section of Toms River, suffered major erosion of its dunes.
The 2016 state legislative session is just a few weeks in and local services are already preparing for the worst. Big Lakes Developmental Center, which provides services to individuals with developmental disabilities in Riley, Geary, Clay and Pottawatomie counties, may see a program face the chopping block just 18 months after it started. Big Lakes director Lori Feldkamp told Riley County commissioners Monday morning that proposed budget changes from Gov. Sam Brownback could eliminate the Health Homes Program, which offers care for people with Medicaid with mental health conditions and is also used by other local health providers such as…
The Riley County Police Department arrested Petra Amaro, 37, of Topeka, on January 22, 2016, at approximately 3:15 p.m. while at the Riley County Law Enforcement Center. Amaro was arrested on the offenses of possession of a hallucinogenic drug, possession of an opiate, opium, or narcotic drug, and interference with law enforcement. He was also arrested on the offenses of driving while suspended and violation of the offender registration act. These offenses were listed on two warrants from Riley County, Kansas. Amaro was given a total bond of $15,000. Edward Williams, 29, of Manhattan, was arrested on the offense of…
Today’s edition of In Focus featured Dave Lewis. Lewis is the new Program Director for NewsRadio KMAN.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The Wichita school district says seven years after it ended mandatory busing, nearly a quarter of the district’s 85 schools are considered single-race schools. Single-race schools have 60 percent or more of students of one race. The Wichita Eagle reports some schools in predominantly black neighborhoods lost the racial balance they achieved with forced busing. Minority student enrollment has dropped up to 40 percent in some schools in predominantly white neighborhoods, while some schools in mostly Hispanic schools have more than 95 percent Hispanic students. The Wichita district is spending millions every year to persuade families to…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) A man has been taken into custody after authorities say he threatened several people with a knife in a university residence hall in Lawrence. Lawrence Police Department Sgt. Ted Bordman says the 23-year-old was arrested around 5 p.m. Sunday. Bordman says several people were threatened with a knife in a dorm room in a Haskell Indian Nations University residence hall. No one was injured. The Lawrence Journal-World reports the suspect was being held without bond in the Douglas County Jail on Sunday night. The suspect doesn’t have any criminal history listed in Douglas County Court records or…
By Randy Peterson, K-State Athletics Communications (File Photo) LUBBOCK, Texas – Kansas State secured its fourth straight win with a solid first half defensive effort to defeat Texas Tech, 65-53, on Sunday at United Supermarkets Arena. This is the first four-game Big 12 winning streak for K-State since the 2011-12 season. Megan Deines paced K-State with 20 points, including 4-of-9 from beyond the arc. Breanna Lewis tallied her second straight double-double with 10 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks. K-State secured an early 10-7 lead, as Deines drained a 3-pointer and a perimeter jumper to pace the Wildcats in the…