CHICAGO — Whether it’s through a wild card or the AL Central title, Lorenzo Cain doesn’t care how the Kansas City Royals reach the playoffs. He just wants to get there. Eric Hosmer homered and drove in two runs, Cain had four hits and scored twice, and the Royals put themselves on the verge of a playoff spot with a 6-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday night. One more win for Kansas City, or a loss by Seattle, will send the Royals to the postseason for the first time since George Brett led them to a World…
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Tech and OSU play tonight. We preview what UTEP brings to the table on Saturday. Royals magic number is 2. Big 12 coaches teleconference audio. Full Throttle wraps up the 1st hour. Jamey Eisenburg from CBS Sports in hour 2. You Can’t Be Serious to wrap up the show.
On today’s In Focus, KMAN’s Erik Stone filled in for Cathy and spoke about the Johnson Cancer Research Center. He also talked to Katy Oestman and Linda Redding with Riley County Health Department. Lastly, Erik was joined by Pawnee Mental Health Director, Robbin Cole. Johnson Cancer Research Center-segment 1 Riley County Health Department-segment 1 Robbin Cole-segment 1 Robbin Cole-segment 2
President Barack Obama, accompanied by Attorney General Eric Holder, speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014, to announce Holder is resigning. Holder, who served as the public face of the Obama administration’s legal fight against terrorism and weighed in on issues of racial fairness, is resigning after six years on the job. He is the first black US attorney general.
Construction workers build an Ebola isolation and treatment center in front of an unfinished and abandoned government building in Monrovia, Liberia, Thursday Sept. 25, 2014. The center , due to open within two weeks, will add 200 beds to existing centers. The outbreak of Ebola has overwhelmed the weak health systems of some of the world’s poorest countries: There aren’t enough doctors and nurses or even clinics to treat the spiraling number of cases.
A Manhattan couple intends to construct an event center, a winery, and a home for themselves, off of Wildcat Creek Road. Before this can be done, the Tegtmeier couple needed to explore rezoning the tract of land. This rezone request was made during Thursday’s Riley County Commission meeting. The request was to rezone the tract of land from “AG” (agricultural district) to “A-PUD” (agri-business planned unit development). Several rules and regulations were outlined in the presentation, made by County Planner, Bob Isaac, since the land would be used for both business and residential. Isaac reviewed noise stipulations, since the event center…
The St. Marys man charged with unintentional, but reckless, murder in the second degree after his jury trial last month, was sentenced Thursday in Pottawatomie County District Court. Pablo Gonzalez was found guilty on the murder charge, however was found not guilty of the aggravated assault charge stemming from the same evening. Gonzalez was charged with these counts, after a shooting incident that took place on New Year’s Day in St. Marys, where Levi Bishop (24) was found dead. Gonzalez received a 123 month, or a 10 year, sentence. He also will be credited for the time he has already…
KDOT released this travel alert Thursday afternoon regarding the K-State football game this weekend: K-State Home Game Day Travel Update: Saturday, September 27, 2014 For K-State fans heading to Manhattan for this Saturday’s Home Football Game, please take note of the following construction projects and traffic impacts that may impact your game day commute. Drivers should expect some delays through the active project work zones and should allow plenty of extra time for their game day commutes. SPECIAL YELLOW BRICK RIDE BIKE TRAFFIC: Approximately 80 bicyclists will be participating in a bike ride that begins at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday morning. Bicyclists will depart Wamego heading eastbound on U.S. 24 through…
KMAN received word that Rod Harms has been selected as the new Aggieville Business Association Executive Director. Harms is a K-State graduate who lives in Manhattan, and is active in the community. He has served on several local boards and committees, including the County/City Wildcat Creek Working Group, the Attractions Committee for the Flint Hills Discovery Center, and the Konza Rotary Club. Harms also ran for the District 3 Riley County Commission seat against current commissioner-Ron Wells in 2012. KMAN is still currently waiting on a statement from Harms.
September sales tax numbers were described as “somewhat of a mixed report”, according to Manhattan Finance Director, Bernie Hayen. Hayen released the statistics Thursday afternoon, and mentioned big box stores and automobile dealerships are down this month compared to September of last year. He did however report that grocery sales are up. $832,645 were collected in sales taxes for this month, which is down from last month’s figure of $894,136. The city had predicted that $843,578 would be collected this month, so there prediction was $10,993 too high, however it is $9,907 more than the budget.