Conductor Lorin Maazel, led New York Philharmonic and other orchestras, dies at age 84
Author: KMAN Staff
In a game filled with missed opportunities, substitute Mario Gotze controlled a cross with his chest, poked it past the goalkeeper, and won the 2014 World Cup for Germany with a 113th-minute goal. The final score line: Germany 1, Argentina 0 in extra time.
On Sunday night members of the community gathered for a dinner to support a local research effort at Kansas State University. The Kaw Valley Rodeo Tough Enough to Wear Pink campaign started off with a spaghetti dinner held at the First Presbyterian Church in Manhattan. The event was held to help raise funds and awareness for the Johnson Cancer Research Center on the K-State Manhattan main campus. Center Director Rob Dennell explained the dinner is just the start of the longer campaign in conjunction with the rodeo, and provides a great synergy to promote the campaign to fight cancer. Dennell says the center…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Rick Porcello has an AL-leading 12 wins and a 3.39 ERA for the first-place Detroit Tigers. His manager believes that’s good enough for the right-hander to be on the All-Star team. However, Porcello, who has a family fishing trip planned for the All-Star break, hasn’t been picked for the team yet. “I think he clearly is an All-Star,” Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said after Porcello pitched seven strong innings in Detroit’s 5-1 victory over Kansas City on Saturday. “He’s got 12 wins, An ERA in the low 3s. There’s going to be snubs every year at…
Injured Palestinians were rushed to Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on Saturday, as Israel widened its range of Gaza bombings and announced it would hit northern Gaza “with great force” to prevent rocket attacks from there on Israel.
The same families have owned land in Granjeno, Texas for hundreds of years. Some joke the border moved over them when Texas became a US state. This small border town is now dealing with a big problem, an immigration crisis.
While final numbers won’t be tabulated until Monday, Riley County 2014 Relay for Life Chair Melissa Turnbull told KMAN “I’ve been impressed with the crowd because of the darn heat.” She says 182 signed up, and with their family and friends it was tough to estmate the crowd size. Turnbull anticipated reaching the$40,000 goal. She mentioned the bouncehouse, entertainment which incuded the Sweet Adelines.and a fundraiser at each tent. Relay for Life Specialist Juie Sieve said everything’s been going very well, including the survivor dinner and police and fire department cook-off. Sieve admitted numbers were still low though, saying…
Hundreds of daylilies could be viewed during the annual Flint Hills Daylily Festival on Saturday. The event was held in center court at Manhattan Town Center from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Several Flint Hills Daylily Society members were on hand to share their knowledge of the plants with event-goers. Visitors could vote on their three favorite daylilies, and had the opportunity to purchase plants as well. President of the Flint Hills Daylily Society, Steve Thien said the abundance of rain this year has helped to produce a better assortment of daylilies. This festival is an annual tradition, and according to Thien,…
On today’s In Focus, Cathy was joined by Lee Ann Smith Desper with Konza United Way and Judy Davis with the Crisis Center in Manhattan. She also talked to Project Coordinator of the School of Leadership Studies at K-State, Lynda Bachelor; Associate Pastor at First United Methodist Church, Patrick McLaughlin; Rector at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Patrick Funston; and Community Meal Volunteer, Cheryl Lawrence. For the last segment, she spoke with Aggieville Historian, Dan Water.
Officers in Junction City responded to a call around 2:30 Saturday morning, for shots fired. Junction City Police were called to the area of 52 Riley Manor Circle, in Junction City, in reference to shots fires. While on the way to the scene, officers were advised a subject had been brought to the emergency room at Geary Community Hospital, suffering from gunshot wounds. The victim was identified as Isaac Johnson (25), and he was later transported to Stormont Vail in Topeka, in stable condition. It was discovered that Johnson had been shot by an unknown black male while walking in…