Former Kansas State basketball star Mitch Richmond has been elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Mitch played at Kansas State from 1986-1988. During his two years at Kansas State, he averaged over 20 points per game along with six rebounds and three assists per game. Mitch was the fifth overall pick in the 1988 NBA draft and he was selected by the Golden State Warriors. He captured rookie of the year in his first stint with the Warriors when he averaged 22 points per game. Along with the Warriors, Mitch had stints with Sacramento, Washington and the Los Angeles…
Author: KMAN Staff
Final show of the week gets you set for a big time sports weekend. The Royals and Tigers game on Thursday afternoon was postponed so the Royals head to “The K” for the home opener on Friday afternoon. What is the overall take from the first two games of the season for Kansas City? The K-State baseball team lost a mid week game at Omaha and now has to turn around and get ready for the sunflower showdown this weekend in Manhattan. How important is this series going to be for the bat cats as Big 12 play ramps up? K-State spring football is underway, what are some key points that need to be addressed for the 2014 Wildcats? Mike DeCourcy from the Sporting News joins the show as he gears up to cover the final four in Dallas. How intriguing are the match ups in the final four and what match up do the fans want to see in the National Championship. Full Throttle plus you can’t be serious, all that and much more on “The Game” on KMAN.
Army Secretary John M. McHugh, left, accompanied by Army Chief of Staff Gen Raymond Odierno, pauses on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 3, 2014, as they updated members of the Senate Armed Services Committee about the deadly shooting rampage by a soldier yesterday at Fort Hood in Texas. An Iraq War veteran being treated for mental illness was the gunman who opened fire at Fort Hood, killing three people and wounding 16 others before committing suicide, in an attack on the same Texas military base where more than a dozen people were slain in 2009.
Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. arrives to make a statement on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 3, 2014, after a closed hearing to examine certain intelligence matters. The Senate Intelligence Committee’s expected vote to approve declassifying part of a secret report on Bush-era interrogations of terrorism suspects puts the onus on the CIA and a reluctant White House to speed the release of one of the most definitive accounts about the government’s actions after the 9/11 attacks.
On today’s In Focus, Cathy spoke with Governor’s Military Council Executive Director, John Armbrust, and owner of Vista Restaurant, Brad Streeter on the restaurant’s 50th anniversary.
Riley County Health Department Director, Brenda Nickel presented two proposals during Thursday’s county commission meeting involving department positions. The first was a request to increase the current Public Health Emergency Response Coordinator position from part time to a full time position. Jason Orr is currently in the position and works from around 30 to a maximum of 40 hours every week. The commission unanimously approved this request. As far as the second request, this required a little more juggling and strategizing. Nickel proposed to replace the currently vacant office manager position with a new nursing supervisor job. As of mid-March,…
A 29-year-old Manhattan man faces several charges following an incident at 14th and Fremont Streets early Thursday morning. Cruz Hernandez’s arrest stemmed from a traffic stop for a traffic violation and resulted in Hernandez being confined by Riley County Police. Hernandez also had a warrant from an incident in July of 2013 listing criminal damage to property as the offense, with an attached bond of $2,000. He was also arrested for the offenses of endangering a child, driving under the influence, and obstructing the legal process. These second set of offenses came after officers found two small children…
US Secretary of State John Kerry pushes leaders to lead in the Middle East peace process during an overseas trip to Algeria.
The US Army says the soldier who opened fire at Fort Hood, Texas was a combat veteran who had served in Iraq, and was being evaluated for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The soldier killed 3 people and wounded 16. The soldier was also killed.
Last month, USD 383 submitted it’s Kingdergarten Preschool Program continuation funding applications for the 2014-2015 to the Kansas Department of Education. Executive Director of Special Education/Special Services, Debora Howser presented the item, which proposed the creation of a Director of Early Education Programs position. The board approved the addition of the position 6-0. According to the agenda background, once the position is filled, the new director and district administration will work to define the need and nature of site-specific leadership at College Hill Preschool. ———– Problems continue to take place with the state assessments, and Executive Director of Teaching and Learning, Carol…