A finally Friday edition of “The Game” on KMAN gets you ready for a Royals weekend on the west coast in L.A. taking on the Angels. Steve Physioc, Royals broadcaster joins the show to talk about the state of baseball in Kansas City. How will Danny Duffy fair against a good offensive line up in the start after nearly throwing a perfect game? The Big 12 baseball tournament continues with a champion being crowned over the weekend. High school regional events taking shape all around the state. NBA playoffs continue this weekend, all that and much more on “The Game” on KMAN.
Author: KMAN Staff
An accident in Pottawatomie County resulted in serious injuries and a person life-flighted to Topeka Friday morning. Names are not yet available, but the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s dispatcher confirmed a car/motorcycle accident at the Highway 24/Blue Run Road intersection shortly before 6 a.m. The motorcycle driver was lifeflighted to Topeka as a code red, which indicates pretty serious injuries. KMAN will provide more information as it becomes available.
A public reception for finalists for the position of Assistant City Manager for the City of Manhattan will be from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 28 in the City Commission Room and Foyer in City Hall, 1101 Poyntz Ave. Each candidate will provide a brief introductory statement followed by informal introductions and questions. The reception is hosted by the City of Manhattan, and members of the public are invited to attend and visit with the candidates. The City of Manhattan is pleased to announce four finalists for the position of Assistant City Manager (in alphabetical order by last name):…
Following a national search, Kansas State University has named Cheryl Johnson, a highly experienced global human resources expert, as its first ever vice president for human capital. Johnson has served as chief operating officer of JVisions Inc. in Kalamazoo, Michigan, since 2012. Johnson also has served as vice president at Meijer in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where she was the human resources leader for 60,000 employees in retail operations, supply chain and pharmacy retail. Before joining Meijer, Johnson was a human resources leader at Wolverine World Wide, Whirlpool, Textron, Fluid Handling Products and DuPont. At DuPont she worked in…
Manhattan area city officials, military representatives, and other dignitaries were accompanied by the famous Chick-fil-A cows, with shovels for the official groundbreaking and ribbon cutting of the soon to be constructed stand-alone Chick Fil-A Restaurant on Tuttle Creek Boulevard. Manhattan Convention and Visitor’s bureau Director Karen Hibbard was one of those on hand and commented this is a just a great day as we welcome in another great franchise. Owner/operator David Hamel is ready to get the business started, although he announced it will likely be mid to late August before the restaurant is ready for business. Hesays he looks forward to…
An aggravated assault report was filed in the 200 block of Riley Ave. at approximately 7:30 Thursday evening in connection with an incident that occurred less than an hour earlier. The victim identified as 45-year old Jerry Morehead of Ogden reported to police that a suspect known to him had brandished a small knife in a way that was perceived to be a threat. The suspect is a 38 year old male who has not been arrested pending further investigation into an apparent verbal argument which had escalated. No injuries were reported and this incident is believed to be isolated…
More than a dozen people were injured when a hot water pipeline burst beneath a passenger bus in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. Some passengers were treated for burns.
Men armed with guns and rocket-propelled grenades attacked the Indian consulate in Herat, Afghanistan. Police say the diplomatic staff escaped, unharmed.
Two children in a rape and aggravated indecent liberties case will be allowed to testify by closed circuit television, outside the presence of the defendant, in a Riley County District court case. According to Riley County Attorney Barry Wilkerson, Judge David Stutzman granted the State’s motion to that effect, after deliberating on the matter for about two weeks. Christopher Bates, 31, of Fort Riley faces three counts of rape, one count of aggravated criminal sodomy, and three counts of aggravated indecent liberties in connection with the case. He was arrested last September as a result of an ongoing investigation. According to…
The City of Manhattan celebrated the revitalization of Long’s Park with a re-dedication ceremony Thursday afternoon. “The facility’s been redone, we’ve got a walking trail, the nicest thing is there’s a restroom here now that folks can use, which of course wasn’t here before,” said Wynn Butler, mayor of Manhattan. “And we’ve got a new playground put in place and its got a surface there so you won’t skin your knees when you fall off the bars.” The park was originally swamp land before Archie Long, owner of Long Oil Company, established the park in 1926 as a stop-off point…