A mid week version of “The Game” brings a lot of topics and discussions. The guys get you ready for the weekend in Big 12 football. The Big 12 coaches teleconference was earlier in the day so you can hear from multiple coaches around the league. The Andrew Wiggins show began last night with KU routing Pitt State by 40. What do the guys expect from Wiggins and Kansas? The Kansas City Royals pick up three Gold Gloves, who are they? Game 6 of the World Series! Big story lines, topics, Mitch Holthus joins the crew to talk Chiefs football. Emporia State football coach Gavin Higgins chats with the guys for a few moments, plus “You can’t be serious”.
Author: KMAN Staff
Released Palestinian prisoner, Omar Masoud, 40, who was arrested in May 1993, for killing an Israeli lawyer walks in the alley of his neighbourhood after spending 20 years in an Israeli jail, in Shati Refugee Camp, Gaza City, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013. Israel freed 26 Palestinian prisoners early Wednesday, the second of four batches to be released as part of a deal that set in motion the current Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013, before the House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on the difficulties plaguing the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. The Obama Administration claims the botched rollout was the result of contractors failing to live up to expectations – not bad management at HHS. As the public face of President Barack Obama’s signature health care program, Sec. Sebelius has become the target for attacks over its botched rollout with Republicans, and even some Democrats, calling for her to resign. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Due to travel issues for #25 Oklahoma, K-State’s volleyball match against the Sooners scheduled for Wednesday night at Ahearn Fieldhouse has been postponed. No makeup date has been set by the two schools, but stay tuned to NewsRadio 1350 KMAN for an update when a date and time is set. K-State volleyball will now return to the floor next Wednesday, November 6th at Texas Tech. Stay connected to all things KSU on the go just text EMAW to 88474 For full video wrap-ups, including analysis, highlights, coaches & player interviews of K-State Football & Basketball check out PowerCatGameday.com
GTM Sportswear, the largest private employer in the Manhattan area, announces the opening of the GTM Health Clinic, a new medical facility offering free onsite health care and wellness coaching for its employees and their families. The clinic is part of a comprehensive companywide initiative designed to increase employee focus on wellness and prevention. “The opening of the GTM Health Clinic demonstrates our ongoing commitment to helping our employees maintain good overall health, and we are thrilled to extend our benefit offerings to now include onsite medical care,” said Dave Dreiling, Owner of GTM Sportswear. “We are pleased to be…
Riley County Commissioners, and other county department heads, are currently in Wichita for the Kansas Association of Counties meeting. County Noxious Weeds Director, Dennis Peterson was recognized Wednesday as the Kansas County Official of the Year. KMAN will bring you more details when the official press release comes in on Monday. (picture by Commission Chair, Dave Lewis)
By J. Parker Roberts 1st Inf. Div. Public Affairs On a mission to take the pulse of the 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley, Gen. John F. Campbell, vice chief of staff of the Army; Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III; and other Army representatives visited the post on Oct. 29. The party’s visit, which included focus groups with post representatives and leadership luncheons, will help them assess the status of the Army’s Ready and Resilient campaign on post. They also discussed issues with the campaign’s implementation with Soldiers, Family members and civilian members of the Fort…
(AP) A missing Kansas man spent his final days trapped in the wreckage of his van in a rural Utah ravine _ writing goodbye letters to the family he unexpectedly left in early September. David Welch, 54, was found on Oct. 18 by a hitchhiker who spotted the crash in a desolate stretch of eastern Utah more than 50 miles from any town, said Utah Highway Patrol trooper Gary Riches. They found Welch trapped inside his mangled minivan at the bottom of a 50-foot ravine _ with hand-written notes to his wife and four adult sons. What’s in those letters,…
Alex Gordon won his third straight American League Gold Glove yesterday (Tuesday), and this time a couple of his Royals’ teammates joined him. Catcher Salvador Perez and first baseman Eric Hosmer earned their first Gold Glove. Gordon again won the award in left field as the Royals tied the Orioles for the most by any one team. Four Gold Gloves were won by the two teams battling for the World Series title. St. Louis pitcher Adam Wainwright and catcher Yadier Molina earned the hardware, as did Boston second baseman Dustin Pedroia and right fielder Shane Victorino.
A recent feasability study seems to be the impetus behind the city commission’s decision to review the structure of the convention and tourism committee along with the Convention and Visitors Bureau during Tuesday’s work session. The Fieldhouse development feasability study was funded by the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce against the advice of an advisory board consisting of many of the area’s hoteliers. Chamber of Commerce Chairman Frank Beer said the study seemed to fit into the 2015 plan to develop more sporting venues for the area. Hilton Garden Inn General Manager Brad Everett disagreed saying the chamber went against…