KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Royals general manager Dayton Moore says he hinted to George Brett a couple of weeks ago about the Hall of Famer reprising his role as interim hitting coach for the struggling franchise. Moore says Brett told him that he had “a lot going on” this summer. Moore also says he hoped Brett would have stayed on longer than he did last summer, when he joined Pedro Grifol in a two-person team responsible for overhauling the Royals’ offense. Brett wound up stepping aside after nearly two months. Grifol was given the job on a full-time basis, but…
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Updated Thursday afternoon: Details have been released regarding a two county chase KMAN first told you about early Thursday. Pottawatomie County Sheriff Greg Riat tells KMAN the chase began Wednesday afternoon at about four when a white pickup with a freezer in the back was stopped by a Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Deputy on the Oregon Trail Rd, about 3 miles West of St.Marys. During the stop the Deputy learned that at least one of the two occupants of the vehicle had an arrest warrant out of Missouri. While the Deputy was obtaining this information from Pottawatomie County…
Updated 5:30 a.m. Thursday: A report of a structure fire with occupants trapped was called in at 615 Leavenworth Street shortly after 8:30 Wednesday night. Upon arrival, Manhattan Fire Department crews found a two-story apartment building with heavy smoke and fire showing from the first floor. Two occupants were rescued from a second floor window by another resident of the building and another occupant was helped off the roof by members of the Riley County Police Department, prior to Fire Department arrival. One occupant was transported to the hospital by Riley County Emergency Medical Service with minor injuries. …
Prior to prom season, the Riley County Police Department helped perform a mock car crash for Manhattan High School students to view. This was in the hopes to show students the dangers of drunk driving and texting while driving. During Wednesday evening’s Manhattan Ogden USD 383 school board meeting, MHS student, Haley Heaton spoke about her concerns with these demonstrations during the citizen comment portion of the meeting. Heaton described the mock car crash as “insensitive”, as many students have dealt with similar traumatic situations recently. She mentioned two MHS student deaths in particular-Brett Bolton who was killed in 2012…
The parents of a pregnant American woman and her Canadian husband who went missing in Afghanistan in 2012 have decided to release videos they received of the couple in captivity in hopes of bringing them home.
Nearly 70 years after the Allied Forces D-Day invasion France, surviving veterans of the 29th Infantry Division have returned to Normandy to reflect, and recount their experiences.
A busy mid week version of “The Game” on KMAN breaks down the two game sweep in St. Louis for the Royals. How much credit should Dale Sveum get for the short term recent success of the KC offense? K-State WR Tyler Lockett continues to receive preseason accolades before the 2014 season. Could he have to many expectations on him before the season even starts? Oklahoma State assistant baseball coach Rob Walton joins the show to talk about the upcoming Super Regional match up down in Stillwater. Plus, former K-State WR Jordy Nelson joins the show to talk about his upcoming charity event at Nelson’s Landing next weekend.
On today’s In Focus, Cathy spoke with Manhattan Ogden USD 383 Superintendent, Bob Shannon and school board member, Pat Hudgins, as well as Kansas State University Provost, April Mason.
Effective August 1st, Riley County Treasurer, Eileen King will retire. After 29 years of service, King said she would like to have more time to travel with her husband to visit their kids and grandkids. King’s term is different from other elected positions, as her term is supposed to run through October of 2017. The county Republican party will have to hold a precinct meeting in order to choose King’s successor. One of King’s reasons for choosing this time to retire is that she didn’t want to end her service in 2012 when the problems began with the state motor…
A woman that was found dead in her home in Florida late last month, as well as her son who is in custody as a potential suspect, both have local ties to Manhattan. The Gulf County Sheriff’s Office responded to Cape San Blas after receiving a 9-1-1 call. Deputies found victim, 52 year old Renee Coffey unresponsive in her home. Later arrested was Jarrod Powell Slick (23), who also faces arson and burglary charges from two incidents back in December of 2012. KMAN has confirmed that Coffey was previously an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Kansas State University and Slick attended Manhattan High School.