A solid edition of “Wildcat Insider” on KMAN breaks down a very successful weekend in K-State athletics. The men’s and women’s basketball team picking up big wins over the weekend inside Bramlage. Now both teams will head out on the road this week. The guys will break down those match ups and the rest of the Big 12 conference and what to expect the rest of the way. K-State men’s assistant coach Chester Frazier joins the show to talk about how Bruce Weber has kept this team together and how effective they have been over the last couple of weeks. All that and much more on Wildcat insider on KMAN.
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The match-up is now set for Super Bowl XLVIII on February 2nd at Met Life Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Denver Broncos will meet the Seattle Seahawks there on February 2nd for the National Football League Championship. The stadium, opened in 2010 is the home of both the New York Giants and New York Jets Football Clubs.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Residents in northeast Lawrence are living in what experts consider a `food desert.’ Four adjacent census tracks in northeast Lawrence are designated a `food desert’ because the 18,000 residents living there have no nearby grocery store to provide fresh, healthy food. Many of the residents are low-income and have little access to transportation. The Lawrence Journal-World reports the last grocery store north of the river closed in the mid-1990s. While they are available only in warm months, the city has seven community gardens within or near food deserts. Also, two farmers markets now accept food stamps and…
Roses sit in front of the eternal flame at the gravesite of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., as kindergarten students with the Charles R. Drew Charter School pay a visit, Friday, Jan. 17, 2014, in Atlanta. The national Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday this year is Monday, Jan. 20, five days after the civil rights leader would have turned 85-years-old. On the local front, a celebration was held at Manhattan Town Center Mall two days after the Community-wide celebration was held Saturday night in the Gymnasium at Flint Hills Christian School.
CHEROKEE, Kan. (AP) Students at a Kansas high school are hawking java to their teachers and classmates and learning business skills in the process. The Morning Sun in Pittsburg reports that a coffee shop opened this month at Southeast High School in Cherokee. The project is an extension of an existing student-operated shop, called the Spirit Shack. It carries school gear, iPad chargers, vending machine treats and other products. Senior Kelsey Dietz says students became interested in selling coffee after another school talked about their coffee shop program during a state conference. Southeast High School students toured other student-run coffee…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Aaron Estabrook, USD 383 school board member, and Bob Seymour, associate superintendent, followed by Jim Sharp, Wallace Jeffrey, Major David Docherty with Battle of the Bulge. https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/012014-Seg-1.mp3 Aaron Estabrook and Bob Seymour Seg 1 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/012014-Seg-2.mp3 Aaron Estabrook and Bob Seymour Seg 2 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/012014-Seg-3.mp3 Jim Sharp, Wallace Jeffrey, Major David Docherty Seg 1 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/012014-Seg-4.mp3 Jim Sharp, Wallace Jeffrey, Major David Docherty Seg 2
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A series of events are scheduled Jan. 29 in Topeka to celebrate the 153rd anniversary of Kansas statehood. The Kansas Historical Society will host the events, including a dedication ceremony in the Statehouse rotunda on the first floor. The Statehouse restoration project was recently completed after more than 12 years and nearly $330 million. Gov. Sam Brownback will be joined by other dignitaries and musicians for the dedication. School groups will be able to participate in programs in the new visitor center from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Campaign finance records show that Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach began the year with a significant fundraising advantage over Democratic challenger Jean Schodorf. The Republican secretary of state’s re-election campaign filed a report earlier this month showing that he raised $96,000 in cash contributions last year and ended the year with $125,000 in his campaign treasury. Schodorf raised $44,000 and loaned her campaign an additional $2,000. She ended 2013 with almost $39,000 in campaign funds. Her finance report says the Democratic challenger didn’t begin raising money until late September. However, Kobach raised at least $64,800 in…
Manhattan Town Center Mall played host to an all day Martin Luther King Jr. holiday celebration on Monday. Various local organizations and committees set up tables to educate the public about their efforts. Artwork as well as writing entries, from the MLK Jr. Writing and Art Contest, was displayed on a long gray board. Elementary age -high school age children participated in the contest. Many local schools had their students submit entries. Winners were awarded during the celebration. Groups sang, danced, and did poem readings for the occasion. Two awards were presented during the event. The “Spirit of Martin Luther…
A Wamego man’s photo won a recent photo contest, hosted by the Kansas Green Team program through the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Colin MacMillan of Wamego was the overall winner in the contest, with entries from photographers throughout Kansas. The photos were to celebrate the unique character of Kansas, with winning photos to be displayed on the KansasGreenTeams.org home page as well as this website. Director of KDHE’s Division of Environment John Mitchell says the photos highlight the exeptional beauty Kansas has to offer, and he hopes they will serve as inspiration for Kansans to do more for their einvironment…