MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State Athletics) – K-State’s Brady Day delivered the game-winning hit to give the Wildcats a 7-6 victory over TCU in the series opener at Tointon Family Stadium. “That was a fun, crucial win for our program,” head coach Pete Hughes said on his team’s victory. “Just a great college baseball game. Great atmosphere, the back-and-forth and the importance of it.” K-State (33-20, 13-9 Big 12) gave up a pair of runs in the top of the eighth and faced a one-run deficit heading into the final frame before a passed ball leveled the score. Day, who was the seventh Wildcat to head to…
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News Radio KMAN · In Focus 5/18/23: Jason Smith Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 12:17 Segment 3 – 21:35 Segment 4 – 37:38 On Thursday’s edition of In Focus, Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce President Jason Smith visited with us about Thursday morning’s Good Morning Manhattan, which included a legislative recap and an update from the local child care task force, announced the promotion of Marcia Rozell to the position of Director of Visit Manhattan, the Chamber’s tourism arm, also known as the Convention and Visitors Bureau, a new revolving loan fund approved this week by the Manhattan…
Riley County Police say a motorcyclist is recovering after a Wednesday evening wreck near the intersection of Stony Brook Drive and Tuttle Cove Road. Officers found the motorcycle had left the road while navigating a curve just after 8 p.m., striking a Tuttle Creek State Park sign and landing in the grass. The driver, 30-year-old Dustin Powell, of Fort Riley, was transported to Via Christi for broken ribs and internal bleeding. He was later transported to KU Medical Center in Kansas City for further treatment. Elsewhere Wednesday, an injury crash was reported just before 9 p.m. near the intersection of…
Authorities are investigating an alleged aggravated assault in Ogden. According to the Riley County Police Department, three people were involved in an incident Wednesday morning in the 200 block of Seventh Street. A 23-year-old woman is accused of trying to stab a 23-year-old man and threatening a 19-year-old woman. The man is also accused of threatening the 23-year-old woman. No arrests were made and no further information has been provided. The case remains under further investigation.
The Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce has promoted Marcia Rozell to the position of Director of the Manhattan Convention and Visitors Bureau. Rozell has been with the Chamber since 2008, working in a variety of roles with Visit Manhattan, including most recently as sports and leisure sales manager. Chamber President Jason Smith says after a nationwide search was launched in January, it became clear that Rozell was the best candidate for the job. Rozell replaces Karen Hibbard, who retired from the Chamber in February after more than two decades. Smith says the tourism arm of the Chamber is an important…
All students at Ogden Elementary will eat for free next year after meeting the threshold to qualify for a Community Eligibility Program grant through the National School Lunch Act. Child Nutrition Director Stephanie Smith… The program determines eligibility from the amount of students on free or reduced lunch, including foster students, migrant students, homeless students or part of the state’s Medicaid free pilot program, according to Smith. USD 383 had five schools qualify, but Smith says only Ogden met the threshold to make it cost effective for the reimbursement process. The board unanimously supported the grant funded program. In addition,…
Kansas State University is proposing a 5 percent tuition increase in the upcoming school year. It, along with the state’s other five public universities presented to the Kansas Board of Regents Wednesday the first proposed rate hikes since 2019. K-State President Richard Linton… Leaders from each university are proposing 5 to 7 percent increases for next year, primarily to counter inflationary pressure and limited success with new funding requests from the Kansas Legislature. Most recently, the legislature declined to allocate about $25 million sought by Regents to potentially curb tuition increases. Regent Wint Winter noted that a common theory would…
The Manhattan-Ogden School Board gave final approval Wednesday to move forward with the guaranteed maximum price of approximately $9.1 million for renovations at 901 Poyntz Ave, the Manhattan High East campus building. The project is the final facility to be upgraded as part of the 2018 voter-approved school bond. Board member Brandy Santos sits on the Facilities and Growth Committee, which she says worked feverishly over the past year to determine a best path forward. The building is well over 100 years old and has had notable issues with heating and cooling. Board member Kristin Brighton says the building hasn’t…
Officers filed a report for theft by deception in the 4200 block of Tuttle Creek Blvd. in Manhattan on May 17, 2023, around 8:45 a.m. A 64-year-old woman was listed as the victim when she reported she had been scammed into depositing a fake check she was sent and sending $2,500 to a suspect through Venmo to buy supplies for a work-from-home job. Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers. Using Crime Stoppers allows you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000. Officers filed a report for aggravated assault and assault in the 200…
News Radio KMAN · In Focus 5/17/23: USD 383, Manhattan Christian College Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 11:12 Segment 3 – 21:54 Segment 4 – 29:39 On Wednesday’s edition of In Focus, USD 383 Assistant Superintendent Eric Reid and board member Curt Herrman join us for a preview of tonight’s school board meeting and announcements ahead of the end of the school year. Manhattan Christian College Director of Institutional Advancement Jolene Rupe provides a monthly update on happenings within the college.