A pavement marking project has started on an approximately 9.2-mile stretch of westbound U.S. 24 from about four miles east of the Riley County line on the east side of Manhattan to the start of the undivided four-lane section in Pottawatomie County just west of Wamego. This project includes replacement of all permanent pavement markings, including all adjacent intersections. The Kansas Department of Transportation indicates crews will grind away the existing pavement markings and replace with yellow and white highway markings and will complete work during the daylight hours, Monday through Friday One lane of westbound U.S. 24 will remain open at…
Author: KMAN Staff
Riley County Police have released the name of the victim in a three wheeler accident on University Park road Tuesday night. The driver was Vaughn Hoffman, 69, of 8580 University Park Road in rural Manhattan. As initially reported Hoffman was life-flighted to Stormont Vail Hospital, but has since been transferred to the University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City. A family member reported to RCPD that Hoffman was in stable condition Wednesday evening.. As KMAN earlier reported, Emergency crews responded to the accident involving the three wheeled vehicle that flipped, pinning hoffman.. This occurred around 11:15 p.m. ### A 30-year-old…
K-State coach Bruce Weber landed the first top 100 commitment of his tenure on Wednesday night. Multiple media outlets including Rivals.com are reporting that four-star forward Malek Harris of Orland Park, Illinois has verbally committed to the Wildcats. The 6-foot-7 195 pound Harris is ranked #80 in the 2014 class, and reportedly won’t make his pledge official until Mother’s Day. @EvanDaniels · 16h Malek Harris, a top 100 PF, just committed to Kansas State, according to a source. Harris originally committed to Marquette, but reopened his recruitment earlier this month when head coach Buzz Williams left the school for Virginia Tech. …
President Obama arrives at a state dinner in his donor during his first full day of a four-nation visit to Asia
As the 156th body was pulled from waters where the South Korean ferry sank a week ago, relatives of the missing are pressing the government to finish the task of recovery soon. But the work is becoming more complicated.
According to a published report on Pro Football Talk, former Kansas State Quarterback Collin Klein has signed a two-year contract with the Montreal Alouettes in the Canadian Football League. @ProFootballTalk 15h Former Kansas State QB Collin Klein has signed a two-year deal with the Montreal Alouettes, we’re told. Klein, who was a Heisman Trophy Finalist in 2012 and led the Wildcats to the Big 12 Championship and an appearance in the Fiesta Bowl that season had signed last year as a free agent with the Houston Texans in the NFL but was not able to earn a longer contract after…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Chiefs will have to get used to playing away from Arrowhead Stadium. Kansas City opens the season at home against Tennessee on Sept. 7, and then has just one more home game over the first seven weeks. Otherwise, the Chiefs will be taking trips to Denver, Miami, San Francisco and San Diego along with having a week off during the first half of the season. The NFL announced the schedules for all teams Wednesday night. If the Chiefs can navigate their early road swing, they’ll have an opportunity to finish strong at home. They…
Former Republican Senator Bob Dole is back in his home state of Kansas with a three-day homecoming tour to say “thank you” to residents who supported him through his many years in Washington.
The Justice Department is encouraging nonviolent federal inmates who have behaved in prison, have no significant criminal history and have already served more than 10 years behind bars to apply for clemency, officials announced Wednesday.
“The Game” on KMAN breaks down the Royals big win against the Indians last night in Cleveland 8-2. Jason Vargas next up on the hill for the Royals, is he the biggest surprise in KC this year? The K-State baseball team responded well after losing to Bakersfield on Monday night with a 13-0 victory on Tuesday night. How important is the West Virginia series this weekend going to be for the bat cats? Hear sound from Big 12 football coaches from the teleconference earlier in the week. Who are the best teams in the Big 12 heading into the summer? Has K-State men’s basketball found an opponent to play at the Sprint Center in 2014? All that and much more on “The Game” on KMAN.