Author: KMAN Staff

On today’s In Focus, Cathy spoke with State Representative, Sydney Carlin of Manhattan; Riley County Extension Agriculture Agent, Greg McClure; and Riley County Senior Service Center Project Coordinator, Deb Nuss.  A segment of open phones also prompted discussions about the state legislature and graduation. Sydney Carlin Greg McClure Deb Nuss Open phones

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By Chris Kutz, K-State Athletics Communications (Photo Courtesy of Kansas State Athletics) LAWRENCE, Kan. – K-State recorded its largest shutout ever in the all-time series against KU on Friday as the Wildcats blanked the Jayhawks, 11-0, in the series opener at Hoglund Ballpark. K-State starting pitcher Nate Griep tossed seven unblemished innings, stretching his consecutive scoreless inning streak to 16 frames, while the Wildcat offense notched 14 hits, 13 of which were singles, to help K-State (25-27, 9-13 Big 12) record its 18th shutout in the Sunflower Showdown series. The win was the Wildcats’ fourth straight in Lawrence and seventh…

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)– The Royals were a couple of weeks into spring training and veteran right-hander Chris Young was still on the market when general manager Dayton Moore approached manager Ned Yost one day and asked whether they should try signing him. Yost spent a few seconds recalling the way Young shut down the Royals last season, when he was with Seattle, and replied: “Heck yeah. Let’s go get him.” Signed to provide bullpen support, Young made another strong case to have a permanent spot in the rotation Friday night. He held down the Yankees into the sixth inning,…

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A New Jersey Transit train, back, rolls by as workers labor at the site where a deadly train derailment occurred earlier in the week, Friday, May 15, 2015, in Philadelphia. Amtrak is working to restore Northeast Corridor rail service between New York City and Philadelphia. Service was suspended after a train derailed in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, killing eight passengers and injuring more than 200.

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Graduate students and their families gathered in Bramlage Coliseum Friday afternoon for their commencement ceremony. This commencement was one of several ceremonies at K-State Manhattan and K-State Salina campuses. During this Graduate School Commencement, former U.S. Senator and Kansas native Nancy Kassebaum Baker received an honorary doctorate degree before her commencement address to the graduating class of 2015. Kassebaum received her education at Topeka High School, graduated from the University of Kansas in 1954 and received her Master of Arts in diplomatic history from the University of Michigan. Kassebaum was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1978, and has had ties…

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In an interview given on Friday state representative Sydney Carlin told KMAN that the legislature was unable to come up with a tax solution to fund shortfalls, and now has only one day left in the regular session.  Representative Carlin believes the house will go into “overtime” to correct the issue, but warns her constituents that the funds won’t be available to pay the members of the house for the extra sessions. Kansas has been lauded and ridiculed for its continued budget maneuvers, and national attention is now on the state to see if the situation is resolved in the…

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Today, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey met with ROTC candidates at Kansas State University to discuss the future of the military. He also served as the featured speaker at their graduation/commissioning ceremony today and is slated to make a presentation later this evening. General Dempsey has vast experience in training and warfighting on the modern battlefield as former commander of TRADOC and U.S. Central Command. General Dempsey received his commission in 1974.

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