Iraqi Shiite tribal fighters raise their weapons and chant slogans against the al-Qaida-inspired Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, after authorities urged Iraqis to help battle insurgents, in Baghdad’s Sadr City, Iraq, Wednesday, June 18, 2014. Thousands of Shiites from Baghdad and across southern Iraq answered an urgent call to arms Saturday, joining security forces to fight the Islamic militants who have captured large swaths of territory north of the capital and now imperil Samarra, a city with a much-revered religious shrine. The poster at top depicts Shiite spiritual leader Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.
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A busy midweek version of “The Game” on KMAN breaks down the Royals 10th straight win after a 2-1 victory in Detroit. When should fans realize that the Royals are a serious contender in the American League? Bramlage Coliseum will get their video board upgrades going later in the summer and will have a new video board in time for the upcoming basketball season. What does that say about the progression of the University? The College World Series plus the World Cup continues. All that and much more on “The Game” on KMAN. https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/TopStories3.mp3 Top Stories https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Lisher.mp3 Bob Lisher (Lawrence…
Manhattan Area Technical College got a visit from Governor Sam Brownback Wednesday afternoon, as he presented a check to Manhattan/Ogden USD 383 Superintendent, Bob Shannon, and USD 383 School Board President, Curt Herrman, for the district’s accomplishment in the Senate Bill 155 initiative. Several individuals were present, including a few USD 383 school district employees, Representative of the 66th District, Sydney Carlin and Representative of the 67th District, Tom Phillips. “The $23,000 is to encourage technical education in high school”, said Governor Brownback. He added that he actually went to technical college for vocational agriculture, and said it’s important to keep these…
MANHATTAN — Kansas State University’s newest residence hall on the Manhattan campus will be named Wefald Hall in honor of Jon Wefald, who served as the university’s 12th president from July 1986 to June 2009. It will be the first residence hall built on the university’s main campus since Haymaker Hall in 1967 and will be open for the fall semester in August 2016. “We are pleased to honor one of our key figures in Kansas State University’s proud heritage with a residence hall that will be a cornerstone in the student life experience on campus,” said Kirk Schulz, university…
On today’s In Focus, Cathy spoke with Tourism Sales Manager with Manhattan Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, Marcia Rozell, Debbie Adcock with Washunga Days in Council Grove, and finally-Manhattan Area Technical College President, Rob Edleston and Director of Continuing Education & Corporate Training, Dawn Krause.
Governor, Sam Brownback; Kansas State University Head Football Coach, Bill Snyder and Kansas State University Men’s Basketball Coach, Bruce Weber, were all in attendance for the Kansas Regenerative Medicine Center ribbon cutting ceremony held Wednesday morning. The center will house two physicians, Dr. Frank Lyons and Dr. Andrew Pope, as well as two registered nurses and a surgical technician. The facility is designed for stem cell treatment. Doctors use stem cells from fat to create additional cartilage for knees, shoulders, etc. President of the Kansas Regenerative Medicine Center, Patrick Farley said many people have to travel overseas to receive this…
A 25 by 18 foot high-definition LED videoboard is the centerpiece of $2.4 million in upgrades for the 2014-15 season to Bramlage Coliseum announced by K-State on Wednesday morning. The new Panasonic display will be four times larger than the current video board, which was upgraded in 2001. The project also includes six additional LED displays that will be installed above the seating on the north and south ends of the arena with three located above Sections 12-15 on the north end and three above Section 24 to Section 1 on the south end. The sound system in Bramlage will be…
DETROIT (AP) Alex Gordon and Mike Moustakas homered as part of a seven-run second inning, and the Kansas City Royals took over first place in the AL Central on Tuesday night with their ninth straight victory, 11-4 over the Detroit Tigers. Gordon and Moustakas hit two-run shots off Max Scherzer, and Kansas City has won the first two games of this four-game series emphatically. The Royals, who trailed the Tigers by seven games after a May 20 loss, now lead Detroit by a half-game atop the division. Scherzer yielded a career high-tying 10 runs in four-plus innings. The reigning…
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Daniel Pinero’s sacrifice fly scored Thomas Woodruff in the bottom of the 15th inning to give Virginia a 3-2 victory over TCU on Tuesday night in a game that matched the longest in the College World Series’ 66-year history. Texas Tech wound up 0-2 in their first trip to Omaha as Ole Miss pinch hitter John Gatlin’s single in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the Rebels a 2-1 victory over the Red Raiders on Tuesday afternoon. The Horned Frogs (48-17) will play Ole Miss in an elimination game Thursday night. Texas will try to stay alive in the…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Pro Bowl pass rusher Justin Houston was a no-show Tuesday on the first day of the Kansas City Chiefs’ mandatory three-day minicamp. Houston, who is entering the final year of his contract, also skipped three weeks of voluntary workouts. He is due to make about $1.4 million this season. In other news, tight end Travis Kelce, wide receiver Kyle Williams and cornerback David Van Dyke did individual workouts but were mostly limited. Kelce is coming off knee surgery, Williams a torn ACL and Van Dyke a hamstring injury. Cornerback Sean Smith was absent with an illness,…