KSU is #20 in AP poll, but the Big 12 doesn’t represent well. K-State football fan appreciation day was Saturday. Texas PCGD reporter Joe Taylor joins the show. Chiefs lose at Carolina. Royals go 2-1 over the weekend. K-State football captains do the ALS ice water bucket challenge. You Can’t Be Serious wraps up the show.
Author: KMAN Staff
President Barack Obama is sending Attorney General Eric Holder to Ferguson, Missouri, Wednesday to meet with U.S. law enforcement authorities investigating the police shooting of an unarmed 18-year-old.
Lawyers for Texas Governor Rick Perry called the indictment against their client a ‘nasty attack’ and an ‘attempt to criminalize politics’ at a press conference Monday.
The Riley County Police Department issued a press release regarding the new open carry signs, and what they mean: With changes to the open carry of firearms law in the State of Kansas, the Riley County Police Department offers the following information for those choosing to legally carry a firearm in Riley County. Open Carry Firearms may be openly carried on your person or in cars without any license. Establishments may restrict openly carried firearms by posting an approved sign. The minimum age allowable for legal open carry is 18 years of age. Weapons being carried openly should be kept in a…
The mother of a man shot near a gas station on Manhattan’s North side in May was back before Riley County Law Board members Monday. Sophia Starks, the mother of Dareen Starks, who was allegedly shot by Daeshawn Bryant, 18,complained about not being able to meet with Riley County Police authorities with her attorney present. It was difficult for RCPD Director Brad Schoen to get a word in as she made some of her points,with Ms.Starks saying she was getting the “run around.” Schoen finally had a chance to explain there are two aspects to the case–one which involves the…
On today’s In Focus, Cathy spoke with Student Ambassador with K-State’s College of Business Administration, Chance Berndt, and Director of Fun Run and former Dean, C. Clyde Jones. She was also joined by Executive Director with Sunflower CASA, Jayme Morris Hardeman.
As approved previously by the Riley County Commission, the Riley County Planning and Development Department has formed and convened the first meeting of the County Agritourism Task Force. The group is comprised of several different entities and local individuals, including County Commissioner, Dave Lewis. During’s Monday’s county commission meeting, Planning/Special Projects Director, Monty Wedel shared how the first task force meeting went, as it was held on Thursday. “The meeting focused primarily on reviewing existing Riley County Zoning Regulations regarding agritourism activities, examining agritourism regulations from other jurisdictions, and reviewing the state’s program for becoming a registered agritourism activity”, Wedel said.…
Unemployment numbers for the Manhattan metropolitan area are up slightly from the month before, but still lower than last year at this same time. The Manhattan metro area includes Riley, Pottawatomie,and Geary Counties and shows a 5.1 percent unemployment rate for the month of July–up a couple of tenths from June’s 4.9 percent number. Last year’s unemployment rate for the metro area was 5.9 percent. The city of Manhattan by itself had a 4.5 percent unemployment rate, also up a couple of tenths from the month before but down from last year’s 4.9 percent. The Manhattan metro area is…
The jury trial for a Fort Riley man facing rape and aggravated indecent liberties charges got started Monday morning in Riley County District Court. Christopher Bates, 31, faces three counts of rape, one count of aggravated criminal sodomy, and three counts of aggravated indecent liberties involving alleged victims ranging in age from seven to 12, who were known to Bates. Jury selection was expected to take most of the day (Monday). An earlier ruling is allowing two children to testify by closed circuit television, outside the presence of the defendant. Bates was arrested in September of last year as…
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says he will be leaving the Ecuadorean Embassy in London soon _ but did not say when or explain his decision.