On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Riley County Police Director Brad Schoen, followed by Ron Wilson, Poet Lariat, on National Day of the Cowboy celebration, and ending with U-S Senator Jerry Moran of Manhattan. [mp3-jplayer]
Author: KMAN Staff
The Riley County Fair continues on for the rest of the weekend with a number of different activities. Along with the carnival and rodeos, there will be Blue Valley Pork Producers BBQ, a Dog Agility Exhibition and an Apple Pie contest, just to name a few. Throughout the weekend there will also be more judging of animals as handlers wait to see where they rank. Claire Larkins, of Manhattan, was there Friday morning with her chickens as people came to look at the animals. Not only are awards given to the animals, but within Pottorf Hall there was an array…
A series of busts has many folks asking what is happening on this Friday morning. Police vehicles, and people being taken out of homes in manacles led Riley County Police Director Bradley Schoen to make a few comments during his interview on KMAN’s InFocus. Schoen says the operation is ongoing, and that it’s a bit too early to release any details as of this time. Schoen says the community should be assured that the police department knows about the activity, and will release more details very soon. Witnesses say officers from Geary County were also seen at some of…
Pro Football Talk.com is reporting that the Kansas City Chiefs and #1 overall draft pick Eric Fisher have agreed to a contract, per an NFL source. The 6-foot-8-inch 305-pound Fisher shot to the top of the draft boards after a great workout at the combine following a career at Central Michigan. Fisher is reportedly on his way to the Chiefs’ training camp at Missouri Western State in St. Joseph, MO, where he will sign his contract and participate in team’s first practice on Friday. Terms of the deal are not yet disclosed.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Jeremy Guthrie pitched six solid innings and Billy Butler homered and the Kansas City Royals beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-1 on Thursday. The Royals, who limped into the All-Star break with five consecutive defeats, went 5-2 on the homestand against the Orioles and AL Central Division-leading Detroit Tigers. Guthrie, who won 47 games in five seasons with the Orioles, allowed six hits over six innings. He gave up one run, while striking out five and walking one. Guthrie went 3-1 in July and his 10 victories are one shy of his season high, set in 2010…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) George Brett is stepping down as interim hitting coach for the Kansas City Royals. The Hall of Famer took the job May 30, with the Royals mired in an eight-game losing skid. He said he would do it for a month and wound up doing it for two. He will return to his job as vice president of baseball operations for the Royals, the same job he’s had since retiring as a player following the 1993 season. General manager Dayton Moore says Brett did an incredible job.
The last hospitalized Boston Marathon bombing victim has gone home, exactly 100 days after the attack that killed 3 people and wounded more than 260. Marc Fucarile lost his right leg above the knee and suffered severe burns and shrapnel wounds.
Cleveland kidnapping suspect Ariel Castro is in plea deal talks. Castro is accused of kidnapping three women, raping them and holding them hostage for about a decade. A deal would help him avoid the death penalty.
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Cari Merril, Program Manager with American Red Cross on Battle of the Badges Blood Drive, followed by Elyse Cruz and Brandon Gary, Administrator of Angels Care Home Health, and ending with Robbin Cole, Ex. Dir. Pawnee Mental Health. [mp3-jplayer]
Pope Francis headed on Thursday to Varginha, one of Rio de Janeiro’s favelas, or shantytowns, where he got out of the Popemobile to walk to a soccer stadium to deliver a speech.