On today’s In Focus, Cathy was joined by Riley County Sr. Service Center Director, Jami Ramsey; Riley County Extension Director, Jennifer Wilson; and Riley County Historical Museum Director, Cheryl Collins.
Author: KMAN Staff
By Chris Kutz, K-State Athletics Communications ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Freshman Kylee Zumach’s career-high 25 kills helped make up a trio of Wildcats who had double-digit kills on Friday as the K-State volleyball team fought off Eastern Michigan for a 3-2 win (28-30, 25-11, 25-20, 16-25, 19-17) in Cliff Keen Arena at the Michigan Invitational. Zumach, who had half of the Wildcats’ 14 kills in the final set, led K-State (11-1) in the kill department, while redshirt sophomore Katie Reininger also established a career-high in kills with 15. Sophomore Brooke Sassin fell one short of tying her career-best as the…
KANSAS CITY, Mo.(AP) — The Detroit Tigers insisted that they weren’t trying to make a statement. They accomplished it anyway. Ian Kinsler hit a two-run homer, everyone in the Detroit starting lineup had a hit by the fourth inning and the Tigers pounded Jason Vargas and the second-place Kansas City Royals 10-1 on Friday night to add another game to their AL Central lead. The Tigers (85-68), who now lead the division by 1 1/2 games, have forged their advantage by dominating head-to-head matchups. They are 12-5 against the Royals his season. “We just went out there and did what…
Alibaba’s stock is surging as the Chinese e-commerce powerhouse begins its first day trading as a public company.
At a news conference Friday, Commissioner Roger Goodell made his first public statements in more than a week about the rash of NFL players involved in domestic violence.
Manhattan High went to halftime Friday night trailing Hayden 14-0 and in desperate need of a spark. The Indians were on the verge of losing their customary spot in the Centennial League driver’s seat against a physical Wildcat team that had everything going its way. Running back Chris Martin provided exactly what MHS was looking for, not just once, but consistently in a second half that saw the Indians rally to win on Joe Trujillo’s 28-yard field goal as time expired. “Obviously, we need Chris to do a lot for us,” MHS coach Joe Schartz said. “He adds another dimension…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas school efficiency commission has recommended studying ways that districts can share administrative operations. The study recommended Friday by the K-12 Student Performance and Efficiency Commission comes as the issue of consolidation has become an issue in the governor’s race. Gov. Brownback has accused Democratic gubernatorial candidate Paul Davis of nominating a pro-consolidation appointee to the commission. Davis and appointee John Vratil insist that’s not true. In recommending the study, commissioners took off the table a proposal to realign district geographical boundaries. The commissioners also decided that offering districts incentives to combine or cooperate would be…
It’s Friday. Reaction to K-State’s loss to Auburn. Bold Predictions from the gang. Royals start a huge series tonight with Detroit. Kevin Lockett starts hour 2. Snyder believes Auburn was stealing offensive calls. You Can’t Be Serious wraps up the week. Hour 1 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1-KSU-vs-auburn.mp3 Reactions to the Auburn loss https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2-Positives.mp3 Positives from last night game https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/3-Bold-Predictions1.mp3 Bold Predictions Hour 2 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/4-ksu.mp3 Coach Snyder believes Auburn was stealing offensive signals https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/5-Kevin-Lockett.mp3 Kevin Lockett interview https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/6-big-12-royals.mp3 Weekend Big 12 games/ Royals/ Chiefs https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/7-ycbs2.mp3 You Can’t Be Serious
Riley County Police arrested two people on probation violation warrants Thursday afternoon. Stephanie Bryan, 22, of Wamego was taken into custody on a probation violation warrant issued by the Riley County District Court stemming from original charge of making false information. Her bond was set at $10,000. And Timothy Holmes, 43, of Ogden’s probation violation stems from an original charge of battery. His bond was set at $20,000. ### The Riley County Police Department will conduct a DUI Saturation Patrol Friday. Officers involved in the Saturation Patrol will be looking for signs of impaired driving and other traffic violations. Motorists who show signs of alcohol…
Unemployment figures in Manhattan are down as of August, dropping 1 percent from August of last year. According to the Kansas Department of Labor, Kansas labor force estimates rest at 4.7 percent for August of 2014, as compared to 5.7 percent from August 2013. This is also down compared to July of 2014, as the rate sat at 5.1 percent. Surrounding Riley County shows a decrease in unemployment as well. August’s rate is a .7 percent drop from August of 2013, now at 4.3 percent. Clay County’s August rate is 3.7 percent unemployment, almost a full percentile down from 4.6 percent…