I-70 has been reopened after a vehicle fire at milemarker 318. Riley County Police were encouraging those traveling to take Highway 99 to avoid the area and allow personel to extinguish the fire and clear the scene. The cause of the fire is still unknown. But again, I-70 has been reopened.
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Friday’s edition of “The Game” on KMAN previews Saturday’s Kansas State and Iowa State match up in Ames and Jerry Palm of CBS Sports.com joins the show to discuss about other Big 12 Men’s Basketball tilts this weekend. The guys also talk about the Super Bowl, the local representation competing in the 2014 Farmer’s Classic and much more. https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/The-Game-Hr.-1-Seg.-1-012414.mp3 Top Stories https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/The-Game-Hr.-1-Seg.-2-012414.mp3 KSU/Iowa State Preview https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/The-Game-Hr.-1-Seg.-3-012414.mp3 Big 12 Hoops https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/The-Game-Hr.-1-Seg.-4-0124141.mp3 PGA- Farmers Insurance Open https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/The-Game-Hr.-2-Seg.-2-012414.mp3 Jerry Palm- CBS Sports https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/The-Game-Hr.-2-Seg.-3-012414.mp3 Super Bowl
Both Manhattan High and Emporia were heading into Friday night’s contest with winning streaks. The Manhattan High girls were rolling into Emporia with a six game winning streak while the Spartans were riding high on a three game winning streak. These two teams met back on December 20th right before the holiday break with Manhattan winning in convincing fashion 66-40. It was a much different story on the road as Emporia forced overtime by hitting a long two point shot at the buzzer to tie things up at 34-34. The Indians used clutch defensive stops and free throws to outscore…
An Egyptian policeman shouts at bystanders to keep away from the site of a blast at the Egyptian police headquarters in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Jan. 24, 2014. A car bomb struck the main Egyptian police headquarters Friday in the heart of Cairo, killing at least several people in a hugely symbolic attack on the eve of the third anniversary of the 2011 uprising that toppled longtime autocratic ruler Hosni Mubarak.
A North Hudson County Fire Department firefighter walks in front of an iced covered vehicle near a building where a a six-alarm fire was put out by officials, Friday, Jan. 24, 2014, in Union City, N.J. The fire began in one residential apartment building on 19th Street around 11:30 p.m. Thursday and quickly spread to two adjacent buildings. Approximately 50 residents, some wearing nothing more than robes and pajamas, were evacuated to a school that the Red Cross set up as a temporary shelter.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) It started when a Kansas Highway Patrol officer pulled over two Kansas City, Mo., sisters for speeding near the Colorado border and found a small amount of marijuana. Three days later, one woman lay dying in a northwest Kansas jail cell as the other frantically tried to revive her. Now, Joy Biggs is mourning Wednesday’s death of her sister, 58-year-old Brenda Sewell. Family members demanded answers Friday as to why after Monday’s arrest the women were held in a Goodland jail without being able to make a phone call or get adequate medical care. Biggs says her…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) A couple from California has pledged $1.25 million toward a fund for a new building for the University of Kansas School of Business. The university announced Thursday that the pledge from Kent and Missy McCarthy, of Rancho Mirage, Calif., will be paid over five years. The couple has already given $2.5 million in various gifts to the business school in the past. Kent McCarthy, who graduated from the Kansas business school, created an investing class that has helped attract students to the university’s finance program. Missy McCarthy received her bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s in…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Security has been increased at Lawrence City Hall after some city commission members received threatening emails. Commissioner Bob Schumm says the emails arrived about three weeks ago from a resident upset with a proposed rental licensing and inspection program. He says the threats included going to commission members’ homes with a gun. The Lawrence Journal-World reports two uniformed police officers now attend commission meetings, which used to have only one officer attending. It’s unclear if the changes are permanent but Mayor Mike Dever says he expects the changes to be temporary. The commission is scheduled to take…
Manhattan Area Technical College has received enough funding to build a sign on Seth Child Road. The sign will measure 18 feet by 11 feet, lit with their maroon and silver school colors. CEO and President of MATC, Dr. Rob Eldeston says the sign will be seen by over 13,000 drivers travelling down Seth Child Road on a daily basis. He further mentions the $20,000 project is well worth it. Construction is scheduled to begin soon. The college expects to have a lighting ceremony within six to eight weeks, weather permitting. Dr. Edleston would like to thank MATC’s sponsors, including…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) A Lawrence event will give people a chance to learn more about eagles during the raptors’ annual migration. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the Kaw Valley Eagles Day is planned from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Saturday at Free State High School. Sponsors include the Jayhawk Audobon Society, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Lawrence school district. Experts will provide wildlife talks while children can participate in nature-inspired activities. Jayhawk Audubon Society president Gary Anderson says one of the most popular Eagles Day activities is dissecting owl pellets, which owls regurgitate after eating something they…