A pro-Russian activist wearing police helmet shouts outside the regional interior ministry building in Luhansk, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, May 7, 2014. Eastern Ukraine has for weeks been swept by a wave of turbulent protests as opponents of the interim government in Kiev occupy official buildings and demand a referendum on autonomy for their regions.
Author: KMAN Staff
Thursday’s edition of “The Game” on KMAN is jam packed full of stories and guests. The NFL draft is finally upon us with many questions in mind. Who are the Chiefs targeting for their first pick in the first round? If you are a Chiefs fan, who would you like them to see them draft? Kansas State looking to get another Wildcat drafted over the weekend. Ty Zimmerman joins the show to talk about draft preparation and what its been like battling back from a shoulder injury. Former K-State pitcher Evan Marshall made his major league debut for the Arizona Diamondbacks and made an early impression. He joins the show to talk about making the big step from the minors to the majors. The Kansas City Royals are coming off two straight wins in San Diego and try to get back to .500 beginning Thursday night with a four game series on the west coast against Seattle. “Full Throttle” plus “You can’t be serious” on a full show Thursday afternoon on KMAN.
On today’s In Focus, Cathy talked to Fort Riley’s Morale, Welfare and Recreation Fitness Specialist, Justin Giger and Public Affairs Specialist, Eric Zenk on the ‘Run For The Fallen’ event. She also talked to Downtown Manhattan Executive Director, Gina Scroggs.
Every year, Kansas county commissioners from around the state join together for a conference. This year was the 38th year for the event, and Manhattan was able to play host. Pre-conference registration kicked off the conference at noon on Tuesday, at the Hilton Garden Inn Convention Center. The opening reception was later that evening on the Flint Hills Discovery Center terrace. Several general sessions and presentations took place throughout the day Wednesday, including regional conversations and dialogue. A majority of that afternoon involved “information roundtables”. This involved two consecutive round table sessions, where commissioners could choose among five topics and…
In addition to an update on Wednesday’s shooting (details in separate story): Riley County Police are reporting two theft cases Thursday morning. J.B. Pearl Sales and Service of St. Marys reported the theft of a 1,000 gallon sprayer trailer from the area of Pleasant Valley Road and Zeandale Road in Riley County. the sprayer was reported stolen at 11:15 Wednesday morning. It had been left temporarily on the side of the road by the operator but when he returned, it was gone.Loss is estimated at $4,500. And Tess Newport of the 1100 block of Vattier reported a burglary to a…
A Manhattan man who announced his candidacy for the 67th District of the State House of House of Representatives in February, is withdrawing his candidacy. Dan Hogan recently received the Libertarian Party nomination and while he gladly accepted the nomination, events occurring after the nominating convention have required him to withdraw his candidacy for the seat. Hogan adds shortly after being nominated he received a job offer in St Louis, and accepted it. While he says he has thoroughly enjoyed his time here in Manhattan, this move is the right one for his family and him. Hogan has been in contact with the Libertarian Party, and a search is…
Updated 9:40 a.m. Thursday Riley County Police have released the name of both the suspect and the victim in the Wednesday afternoon shooting in the vicinity of a gas station on Manhattan’s North side. 18-year old Daeshawn Bryant of 1358 Flint Hills Place in Manhattan, was arrested for aggravated battery with a firearm and was confined on a $50,000 bond. This arrest stemmed from a shooting at the Hop-N-Skip convenience store at 2233 Tuttle Creek Blvd. that was reported to the RCPD at 1:04 p.m. on May 7, 2014, via a non-emergency line. Prior to officers’ arrival, the victim, 23-year…
House Republicans voted Wednesday to hold a former Internal Revenue Service official in contempt of Congress for refusing to testify at a pair of committee hearings about her role in the agency’s tea party controversy.
DEA agents fanned out across the country Wednesday and made more than 150 arrests and served about 200 warrants. The Treasury Department also announced the first financial sanctions against people accused of dealing in synthetic drugs.
Each Manhattan Ogden USD 383 school board member indicated they have received “overwhelming” amounts of emails, phone calls and voicemails regarding the non-discrimination policy that was approved a few weeks ago. During Wednesday night’s meeting, the topic was brought up again, in order to discuss adding a gender identity and sexual orientation statement. All of the board members seemed to be thankful for the input, whether it was positive or negative. Five individuals chose to speak during the discussion. A Kansas State University student shared his story of finding out he was gay, and how he dealt with it. Another woman…