On the weekend of March 7, 2014 to March 9, 2014, the Riley County Police Department with assistance from the Junction City Police Department, Emporia Police Department, Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office, Lyon County Sheriff’s Office, Hays Police Department and the Kansas Highway Patrol responded to several calls for service in relation to the Fake Patty’s Day 2014 event. Other emergency agencies were also present and responded to calls for service as well as participated in proactive safety measures. These agencies included the Manhattan Fire Department and Riley County EMS. Over the weekend period of March 7, 2014 at 7:00 PM…
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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Kansas center Joel Embiid is expected to miss the first weekend of the NCAA tournament. Embiid got a second opinion on his ailing lower back from a specialist in Los Angeles on Monday, and the school says the physician confirmed the original diagnosis of a stress fracture. The school says Embiid’s treatment for the injury makes him “unlikely to play in the first weekend of the NCAA tournament.” A potential top choice in the NBA draft should he choose to declare, Embiid sat out Kansas’ final two regular-season games, a home victory against Texas Tech and…
PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) Robinson Cano returned from a four-game absence after a root canal procedure and went 3 for 3 as the Kansas City Royals beat a split squad of the Seattle Mariners 8-2 Monday. Mike Moustakas singled twice and drove in two runs for the Royals. Billy Butler doubled, singled and scored twice. Alex Gordon doubled in two runs during a five-run third for the Royals. Kansas City catcher Salvador Perez left after two innings with a bruise on his left palm after being hit with a foul tip. Preliminary X-rays did not show any further damage and…
A jammed packed edition of “Wildcat Insider” on KMAN breaks down a very busy weekend for K-State athletics with basketball and baseball in action all weekend long. The K-State men’s basketball team closed out the regular season with a loss at Bramlage against Baylor. Will play Iowa State in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tourney on Thursday afternoon in Kansas City. Will the Wildcats be successful away from Bramlage? The K-State women close out the season with an 11-19 record and a first round loss to KU in the Big 12 tournament. Deb Patterson was released of her duties after 18 seasons at the helm of the K-State women’s program. The K-State baseball team is back to .500 at 7-7 with a sweep at home over the weekend against Iowa. Are the bat cats starting to figure things out? K-State AD John Currie will join the show to talk all things K-State. All that and much more on “Wildcat Insider” on KMAN.
Edward Snowden talks during a simulcast conversation during the SXSW Interactive Festival on Monday, March 10, 2014, in Austin, Texas. Snowden talked with American Civil Liberties Union’s principal technologist Christopher Soghoian, and answered tweeted questions.
An Indonesian Navy crew member scans the water bordering Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand during a search operation for the missing Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 near the Malacca straits on Monday, March 10, 2014. Dozens of ships and aircraft have failed to find any piece of the missing Boeing 777 jet that vanished more than two days ago above waters south of Vietnam as investigators pursued “every angle” to explain its disappearance, including hijacking, Malaysia’s civil aviation chief said Monday.
On today’s In Focus, Cathy spoke with Dr. Bob Larson, Edgar E. and M. Elizabeth Coleman chair in food animal production medicine and Professor of clinical sciences at Kansas State’s College of Veterinary Medicine, as well as Aggieville Business Association Executive Director, Evan Tuttle and Ben Sigle, co-ower of Manhattan Running Company to discuss the upcoming St.Patrick’s Day festivities. She also spoke to Melissa Windsor, Executive Director of the Emporia Arts Center. https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/3-10-14-part-1.mp3 food animal production medicine https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/3-10-14-part-2.mp3 Aggieville St. Patrick’s Day https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/3-10-14-part-3.mp3 Aggieville St. Patrick’s Day https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/3-10-14-part-4.mp3 Melissa Windsor
Preliminary numbers were reported to the Riley County Commission, during their Monday meeting, involving EMS calls on Fake Patty’s Day. Riley County EMS Director, Larry Couchman noted that the numbers are within midnight of the morning of Saturday, until seven o’clock Sunday morning. During the 31 hour period of time, there were 45 total calls for service, which is down from last year’s 64 calls. Although the call volume was down, the Emergency Room patient numbers increased. 110 total patients were taken to the ER, while there were only 70 patients last year. Only four patients were admitted to the…
The Excel Road project could be looking at a delay if agreements can’t come to pass. During Monday’s Pottawatomie County Commission meeting, John Watt, County Counselor, brought forth a complaint by a developer after review of the Memorandum of Understanding that was drawn up a couple of weeks ago. Watt explained the developer is wishing the county to pay inspection costs that for about a decade has been the responsibility of the developer. Stan Hartwich, Commission Chair, stated they need to “stay with what has been done in the past” on this matter. Gary Yenzer, Commissioner, agreed with the sediment…
Information from 1st Infantry Division Facebook: A Medal of Honor recipient, former 1st Infantry Division Soldier and Junction City native, Walter Ehlers was laid to rest March 8 in Riverside, Calif. He died Feb. 20 at the age of 92. Ehlers, who received a battlefield commission to second lieutenant in 1944, was a staff sergeant six months earlier when he earned the Medal of Honor. He was the last living Medal of Honor recipient who stormed Omaha Beach on D-Day and served with the 1st Inf. Div.’s 18th Infantry Regiment. His passing means there are now 75 living recipients of…