“The Game” on KMAN breaks down the K-State baseball season as it comes to a close with a 9-8 loss to Texas on Sunday. Was the talk about reaching Omaha too much for the bat cats to handle? The Royals get back over .500 with an 8-6 win over the Orioles on Sunday afternoon. Alex Gordon goes deep twice and drives in six runs. Should the Royals be looking for a sweep over the White Sox? National headlines and Under further review as well on “The Game” on KMAN.
Author: KMAN Staff
On today’s In Focus, Cathy was joined by Peggy Crubel and Linda Rousser with Flint Hills Harmony Chorus, Lt. Kirsten Aho from Salvation Army in Manhattan, and Manhattan Regional Airport Director, Peter Van Kuren.
Jill Abramson, former executive editor of The New York Times, receives an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree during the commencement ceremony Monday, May 19, 2014 at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C. It was Abramson’s first public appearance since her dismissal from The New York Times.
A ship carrying Chinese workers leaves Vung Ang port, Ha Tinh province, Vietnam Monday, May 19, 2014. Watched over by riot police, hundreds of Chinese workers left Vietnam on Monday on ships chartered by their government after deadly unrest broke out last week amid a dispute over sovereignty claims in the South China Sea.
After lengthy public comment at last month’s Riley County law board meeting, there was absolutely no public coment this time around. However, Law Board member Dave Lewis mentioned continuing concerns he’s hearing from members of the public about problems at Pillsbury Crossing. Just last week Assistant Riley County Police Director John Doehling alerted Riley County Commissioners to the issue, and Lewis said he continues to hear from residents in that area. RCPD Captain Kurt Moldrup updated the board on the latest activity by law enforcement at the popular party spotm, admitting there’s been an “unusual increase” out there. He says there’s…
A request was made by Riley County Health Department Director, Brenda Nickel regarding a “Health Department Culture of Quality Agency Professional Development” training opportunity, during Monday’s county commission meeting. Nickel began by sharing some of the past employment trends within the department, including the turnover rate. Currently there are 38 staff members employed at the department. The training sessions are designed to help program managers through workshops for quality improvement training. As far as costs for the training, Nickel calculated the total cost to be just over $8,000 for all of the staff members. Commissioners raised several concerns with the…
Former Rock Creek standout and now Oklahoma sophomore Liz Herrs uncorked the top javelin throw in the country this season, and set a meet record at the Big 12 Championships with a toss of 189 feet, five inches on Friday in Lubbock, Texas. Herrs bested her Sooner teammate Avione Allgood by just four inches on her final throw of the day to claim the league title. Herrs has qualified for the NCAA national meet in Eugene, OR from June 11th thru the 14th. In 2012, Herrs became the Rock Creek girl to win a Kansas Relays title and also claimed a 3A state…
Two people were injured in a Geary county accident on I-70 Saturday. The Kansas Highway Patrol reports Grace Doering, 82, and Paul Doering, 87, both of Overland Park were taken to Geary Community Hospital following the accident, reported at 11:35 a.m. Saturday on milemarker 298 in Junction City. KHP indicates a 2011 Toyota Camry driven by Grace Doering was westbound on I-70 when it went off the roadway into the median and drove over the embankment. The vehicle landed on the intersecting roadway of “E” Street under the bridge. Both Doerings were wearing seatbelts.
Junction City Police are reporting a drug-related arrest, reported shortly before seven Sunday evening. Todd Ites, 25, of Junction City was taken into custody in the 800 block of North Jefferson Street. No further details are available at this time.
A wildfire is growing in a wilderness area near Reno, Nevada. Firefighters are using a helicopter to reach the area, which is largely inaccessible by roads.