Author: KMAN Staff

Today on “The Game”…LeBron James decides where he’s going. KSU and Mississippi State agree on a home and home series. Royals lose 16-4 against Detroit. Andre Coleman and Eric Wolford joins the show. Tweets about Marcus Foster at the LeBron James skills academy. John’s World Cup Minute and “You Can’t Be Serious” wraps up “The Game”

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Camp Konza Video, JCLC 2014 Through the last week of June, Kansas Army National Guard soldiers motivated 280 high school Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets through a rigorous training event called the JROTC Cadet Leadership Challenge, also known as Camp Konza. “We started Camp Konza with the help of the Kansas Army National Guard fifteen years ago. We went to Salina (National Guard Regional Training Center) to give these kids a very positive experience in building leadership skills and to make the camp a challenge… so that young men and women, when they completed it, would realize that they…

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A Junction City man has entered a plea as charged in a felony animal cruelty case, which involved hanging a German Shepherd puppy until it died. Michael Hall, 47, entered the no contest plea Friday in Geary County Court. A psychological evaluation was ordered and sentencing for Hall is set for August 15th.

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KMAN has confirmed that KSU hitting coach Mike Clement has accepted the job as hitting coach at Ole Miss. Perfect Game USA’s Kendall Rogers was the first to report this story. .@OleMissBSB hired #KState asst Mike Clement to replace Cliff Godwin. Clement has a very good reputation as a coach/person. #RebsBSB #SEC — Kendall Rogers (@KendallRogersPG) July 10, 2014 Clement was hired as K-State’s hitting coach in July of 2012 after spending three years on staff at Texas A&M. Before that, Clement coached at UTSA and has a reputation for great recruiting ties in the state of Texas. He helped…

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A Junction City man was arrested by Riley County Police Thursday night on a substantial Geary County warrant. Joshua Dantzler, 28, was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department shortly before 8:30 p.m. on the Geary County warrant for failure to appear. Dantzler’s bond was set at $50,000.   The Geary County Sheriff’s Department report indicates their deputies took Dantzler into custody a couple of hours later for bond violation.   While details of the bond violation have not been released, Dantzler was arrested by Junction City Police in late April on aggravated battery charges, with victims reported to have substantial injuries.…

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Members of the Riley County Police Department responded to a report of aggravated battery and domestic battery as well as criminal use of a weapon in the southeast portion of Manhattan early Friday morning. When police arrived they found that prior to their arrival a 30-year-old male struck a 41-year-old male in the head while wearing brass knuckles.   A 31-year-old female was also listed as a victim and injured. Injuries did not appear to be life-threatening however significant.   The suspect, described as a 30-year-old male, fled the scene and as a result no arrests have been made at…

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Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 and Manhattan-Ogden NEA reached a tentative agreement Thursday, July 10th. The teams have been meeting for five months to discuss the contract for the 2014-2015 school year. Highlights of the new contract include: 2.0% compensation package increase Increase of $450.00 on the base salary (starting salary for a teacher will be $36,100) Continued coverage of the health insurance premium An increase of 1.0% supplemental contract compensation for coaches and sponsors Developed compensation system for virtual teachers for Manhattan Virtual Academy Revised teacher evaluation system to include student growth measures Agreed on a due process procedure for teachers…

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Torii Hunter insisted the first-place Tigers weren’t trying to send a message to the second-place Royals as the AL Central rivals began a four-game series leading into the All-Star break. Everybody who stepped to the plate for Detroit had at least one hit and scored one run, and a season-best offensive onslaught spurred the Tigers to a 16-4 rout of Kansas City on Thursday night. Nevertheless, the Tigers extended their lead to 5 1/2 games over the Royals by capturing their third straight victory and fourth in a row in Kansas City — winning those four…

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