Kansas State University’s first Landon Lecture of 2014 will feature John Skipper, president of ESPN Inc. and co-chairman of Disney Media Networks, as well as three prominent figures in collegiate athletics. The lecture will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 2, in McCain Auditorium. It will be in a Q-and-A format with Skipper; Bob Bowlsby, Big 12 Conference commissioner; DeLoss Dodds, retired athletic director of the University of Texas; and Kirk Schulz, Kansas State University president and a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Executive Committee and its board of directors. John Currie, Kansas State University’s athletic director, will…
Author: KMAN Staff
Hard to believe with snow on the ground, but it’s that time of the year again. It’s Severe Weather Awareness Week and Riley County Emergency Management Coordinator Laurie Harrison tells KMAN it’s a good week to get ready for severe weather that often strikes, beginning this time of year. She encourages folks to review severe weather plans for home, school, and work. The state drill is 1:30 Tuesday afternoon. Harrison says sirens will be set off locally and the Iris alert will be activated, weather permitting. Fort Riley Emergency Manager Chris Hallenbeck says Severe Weather awareness week this week…
Two people were injured in an early morning accident in Geary county. The Kansas Highway patrol reports a 2011 International Semi-tractor was westbound on I-70 nine miles east of Junction City and for an unknown reason entered the median. The driver, identified as 29 year old Courage Gbobo, 29, of Florida, attempted to steer back onto the roadway but the vehicle overturned and came to rest in the median. Gbobo was taken to Geary Community Hospital for treatment. Gbobo did have a seatbelt on. A passenger in the semi’s sleeper berth, Madouya Awidamanossi, 40, of Georgia was taken to…
Two days after a stabbing rampage that left 29 dead and wounded 143 others, a train station in Kunming, China reopened with a strong security presence.
Speaking in the Oval Office, President Barack Obama says Russia is “on the wrong side of history” in Ukraine and its actions violate international law. He says the U.S. is considering economic and diplomatic options that will isolate Russia.
Phil Forte scored 23 points and Marcus Smart playing in his last home game added 18 as Oklahoma State used a late first half run to surge ahead and never look back in a 77-61 victory over Kansas State Monday night in Stillwater. After Shane Southwell’s three-point basket gave the Wildcats a 22-15 lead with 9:38 left in the first half, the Cowboys outscored K-State 20-5 the rest of the way and led 35-27 at intermission. Oklahoma State was aided by frequent trips to the charity stripe where they sank 15 of 17 free throw attempts. After the Wildcats scored…
The Kansas State Women’s Basketball team wrapped up regular season play Monday night with three Seniors, Chantay Caron, Ashlynn Knoll and Katya Leick all playing their final home games in Bramlage Coliseum and for a while it looked like they would go out winners. However, sluggish second half shooting and a critical turnover in the game’s final 15 seconds allowed TCU to escape with a 51-46 victory. K-State led by as much as six points in the first half and held a 30-26 advantage at halftime, but their recent shooting woes resurfaced during the early stages of the second half…
“Wildcat Insider” on KMAN on Monday afternoon breaks down the big K-State win over Iowa State at Bramlage on Saturday night. The Wildcats are one win away from closing out the Big 12 regular season with an unbeaten record. How big was the win against Iowa State and how many wins do the Cats need to get off the 8 or 9 seed line in the NCAA tourney? The K-State women are coming off a tough loss on the road at Oklahoma State over the weekend and now finish off the season against TCU at Bramlage on Monday night. The guys will break down the rest of the Big 12 hoops weekend and gets you set for KSU/OSU from Stillwater on ESPN’s Big Monday. The K-State baseball team picked up a few wins over the weekend in Abilene Texas and now await the home series opener this weekend against Iowa. All that and much more on “Wildcat Insider” on KMAN.
On today’s InFocus, Cathy speaks with Riley County Emergency Management Coordinator, Laurie Harrison and Chris Hallenbeck of Fort Riley’s Emergency Management on Severe weather awareness week and statewide drill, as well as Mike Kerns and Dave Eckert of the Flint Hills Veteran’s Coalition.
A total of five bids were submitted to the Riley County Commission for herbicides for the noxious weed department. Commissioner, Dave Lewis opened each bid individually and read them aloud. The five companies to submit bids were: Red River Specialties of Augusta, Van Diest Supply Company of Lindsborg, CPS of Castle Rock, CO, Helena Chemical Company of Shawnee, Sims Fertilizer and Chemical of Osborne. Each company submitted bids for different herbicides, including 2, 4-D LV Ester and 2,4-D Amine. All of the bids were approved for staff evaluation and recommendation. ———– As Commission Chair, Robert Boyd was absent for the…