Author: KMAN Staff

Tuesday’s edition of “The Game” on KMAN breaks down the spring game from over the weekend at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. What were some of the main keys that were taken away from the ball game itself heading into the summer? Reaction from the unveiling of the new Vanier Football Complex and north endzone at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The Royals get back at it this week with a six game home stand starting with the Toronto Blue Jays. What do the Royals need to do to get better offensively? The NBA has banned LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling for life from anything related to the organization or the NBA, do you feel like the commissioner made a statement with the ban plus the $2.5 million fine? Kim Anderson is introduced as Missouri’s new men’s basketball coach. “Get Fit” plus “You can’t be serious” on “The Game” on KMAN.

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The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office will experience a disruption of phone service Tuesday night from 11:00 p.m. until approximately 1:00 a.m. During this time, calls to the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office will be automatically routed to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office.  The reason for the outage of service is for a system upgrade.  The Sheriff’s Dispatch will still be staffed in Westmoreland and will continue to page and take radio calls.  A Pottawatomie County Dispatcher will also be present in Holton at the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office to assist with any calls coming in at that location from Pottawatomie County.   If you call…

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The 1st Infantry Division will be holding a Naturalization Ceremony on Fort Riley this Wednesday for five soldiers. The ceremony is set to begin at 9:45 and will be in conjunction with Law Day.  This is a national day set aside to celebrate the rule of law.  Law Day underscores how the law and the legal process contribute to the freedoms that all Americans share. The five soldiers being honored during the event will take the Oath of Allegiance, as they become United States citizens.  These five soldiers are:  1st Lieutenant, Sonny Saleutogi; Spc. Hamder J. Meran Castillo; Pfc. Tonion Coby;…

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On today’s In Focus, Cathy talked to Manhattan Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator Joey Lightner, along witih Jeff Koenig , Dave Colburn, and Diane Novak. She also spoke with outgoing and retiring Dean of the the College of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Ralph Richardson.

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Governor Sam Brownback visited tornado-ravaged Baxter Springs Monday. (AP)The National Weather Service has rated the tornado that struck the southeast Kansas town of Baxter Springs an EF2 on the enhanced Fujita scale, with winds of 130 mph. A team from the agency’s office in Springfield, Mo., issued the rating Monday after surveying damage from the tornado that struck around 5:39 p.m. Sunday.

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Tornadoes struck Mississippi and Alabama on Monday, killing at least eleven people and leaving tens of thousands of homes and businesses without power. More than two dozen people are dead in the South and Midwest, after two days of storms.

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Tupelo, Mississippi is the latest location since the weekend that has been strafed by violent weather. The city’s mayor says a large tornado that struck this afternoon has damaged homes, downed trees and power lines and injured several people.

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