“The Game” on KMAN gets you set for a big sports weekend. The K-State baseball team gearing up for a crucial big 12 series at Texas Tech. How do you the bat cats need to perform to keep within the conference race? The Kansas City Royals are in Minnesota for a three game series with the Twins. How crucial is the next couple of weeks for the Royals playing lesser competition? K-State spring football continues as they gear up for the spring game at the end of April. All that and much more on “The Game” on KMAN.
Author: KMAN Staff
President Barack Obama hugs outgoing Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius as he stands with Vice President Joe Biden and his nominee to be her replacement, Budget Director Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Friday, April 11, 2014, in the Rose Garden f the White House in Washington. The moves come just over a week after sign-ups closed for the first year of insurance coverage under the so-called Obamacare law.
A girl walks in front a home damaged by an earthquake in Nagarote, Nicaragua, Friday, April 11, 2014. Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega declared red alert Friday after an earthquake of 6.2 magnitude on the Richter scale that shook the country on Thursday and left one dead, hundreds of houses damaged and thousands of people affected .
A Motorcycle collided with a vehicle in the 900 block of Bluemont Avenue shortly before 4:00 Friday afternoon. There was no information from Riley County Police a short time after the accident. We’ll have more on this accident as it’s released by RCPD.
Three drug-related arrests have been made in Pottawatomie County, following search warrants at two different locations. Pottawatomie County Sheriff Greg Riat has announced the arrest of Christopher Zoeller, 28, and Erica Swenson, 25, both of Wamego, and Shannon Meires, 32, of St. Mary’s. Search warrants were served Thursday in the 500 block of Chestnut in Wamego, with an unspecified quantity of methamphetamine siezed. Zoeller and Swenson were arrested at that location, on several charges. Zoeller’s charges include possession with intent to distribute meth, possession of drug paraphernalia, no drug tax stamp. Swenson faces possession of meth and drug paraphernalia counts. The…
Riley County Police are investigating a burglary in the 2600 block of Buttonwood Drive. Monica Stoker, 34, of Manhattan reported a digital camera, two lenses, and a camera bag were taken from an unsecure vehicle that she owned. The total estimated loss is $3,350. This burglary occurred during a short time frame Thursday afternoon and currently there have been no arrests made. Officers continue to investigate the matter further.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) A task force would be charged with trying to bring the Super Bowl to Kansas City under a resolution passed by the Missouri Senate. The Senate voted unanimously Thursday to send the measure to the House. If adopted there, the state Department of Economic Development would be asked to form a group to “examine what measures need to be taken” for Kansas City to host the game. Resolution sponsor Sen. Paul LeVota, of Independence, says Arrowhead Stadium’s $350 million renovation in 2010 would help make it an attractive venue. The most recent Super Bowl was…
At least nine people died in Northern California on Thursday night, in an accident involving a bus, a car and FedEx truck. The bus was filled with high school students from Southern California who were on their way to visit a college campus.
Kansas City Zoo staff had to spring into action after several chimpanzees escaped their enclosure. The Chimps were eventually enticed back to their building by keepers who used food. The public was never in any danger.
House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., right, and the committee’s ranking member, Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., listen to debate on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 10, 2014, as the Republican-controlled panel called for former Internal Revenue Service official Lois Lerner to be found in contempt of Congress for her previous refusal to answer questions at two hearings probing whether tea party and conservative political groups had been targeted for extra scrutiny when they applied for tax-exempt status. Yesterday, the House Ways and Means Committee voted to refer former Internal Revenue Service official Lois Lerner to the Justice…