A mid week edition of “The Game” gets you ready for the college football championship weekend! Who deserves to be in the National Championship? K-State men’s basketball gets ready for Ole Miss on Thursday night and Associate head coach Chris Lowrey joins the show to preview that. Plus, we will discuss the Holiday Bowl and what that means for K-State football. Would Carlos Beltran be a bad fit for the Kansas City Royals? All that and much more on a jam packed version of “The Game” on KMAN.
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House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., center, meets with committee members Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., left, and Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013, prior to the start of the committee’s hearing on the implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s HealthCare.gov website. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., ranking member on the Senate Agriculture Committee, looks over documents before a closed-door meeting with other Farm Bill negotiators on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013. There is agreement on many parts of the legislation but significant differences remain over funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, more commonly known as food stamps. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
With winter weather approaching, the Riley County Police Department would like to remind drivers to increase their following distance, reduce their speed and be cognizant of potential icy roads. Driving safe during the winter months can help to reduce your risk of being involved in a vehicle collision
Riley County Police have re-released a press release involving two missing persons from the 80s. Stevie Hammerle and Joseph Grashner went missing on August 22nd, 1981, and were last seen leaving a birthday party in the 1000 block of Poyntz Avenue here in Manhattan. They left the party with two additional individuals as well. The investigation into Hammerle and Grashner’s disappearance is actively being investigated by the department and police are asking that those with any information in regards to the disappearance of these two men to contact Detective Steel at 785-537-2112 ext. 3077. You can also send a web…
After registering their best win total in 24 years, the Kansas City Royals are looking to make a splash in free agency. According to a tweet from ESPN’s Buster Olney, other teams in the majors are becoming convinced that Carlos Beltran is going to land with the Royals, on a possible deal of three years and $48 million. The New York Post is reporting that Beltran met with the Royals in Kansas City on Tuesday. Beltran hit .294 with 24 homers and 84 RBI with the National League champion St. Louis Cardinals last season. He will turn 37 years old…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) A former Kansas City Chiefs linebacker says he was never told that he would have severe disabilities later in life for continuing to play in games after sustaining a concussion. Chris Martin is one of five former Chiefs players who filed a lawsuit in Jackson County on Tuesday against the Chiefs organization for failing to disclose the dangers of competing after suffering head injuries. Suburban Kansas City attorney Ken McClain is representing the players. McClain says a proposed $765 million settlement by the NFL to compensate former players with brain injuries is insufficient and doesn’t…
U.S. Senator Pat Roberts addressed over 1000 Kansas Farm Bureau members during an evening banquet Tuesday, which concluded the second day of the 95th annual meeting. “I always look forward to the opportunity to visit and listen to producers and their families about how to work and what we should do in the Congress, and to be working for the betterment of your lives and your businesses.” Senator Roberts discussed the latest news regarding the Farm Bill and said progress has been very slow. “In some respects, we are closer to signing a bill into law than a year ago, but…
In a unanimous decision on Tuesday night the Manhattan city commission approved a 1.7% increase to all city employee’s cost of living allowance. Local fire fighters were on hand to present their case for what they called a “wage increase” of 2.1% after an impasse was reached on the issue of COLA earlier this year. The commission stressed their desire to maintain equality throughout the city, but stated they desired city administrators to conduct an investigation on further solutions to a possible wage gap between top and bottom earners. City manager Ron Fehr said his staff will begin working on…
Wamego’s 911 system is taking a new direction. At Tuesday’s City Commission meeting, City Manager Merl Page said the earlier plan of action has changed. At the last meeting, the Governing Body approved a temporary patch to the current system to allow more time to evaluate the appropriate equipment upgrade. Police Chief Mike Baker and Assistant Chief Paul Schliffke announced at this meeting, the patch would not work with the City”s system and offered a solution. According to Schliffke, for a cost of $47,000, a satellite could be installed in Westmoreland, which would enable call transmission to Wamego’s Dispatch Center.…