The Following Story is courtesy of Kansas State Athletics Communications: Kansas State dedicated the new Intercollegiate Rowing Center on Friday night, as the ribbon-cutting ceremony and ceremonial first oars in the new state-of-the-art rowing tanks officially opened the facility in the K-State Sports Complex. The event for donors, project contributors and the general public featured specials remarks from University President Kirk Schulz, Director of Athletics John Currie, rowing coach Patrick Sweeney and rower Allison Dorau. The dedication concluded with rowing captains Aly Bronder and Meggie Murray along with First Lady Noel Schulz partaking in the ceremonial first oars in the…
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Erik Stone and Brandon Tadtman take you thru a Friday edition of “The Game” on KMAN. The guys get you ready for a football weekend jam packed with solid action. From high school football to NFL on Sunday its a busy weekend in the world of Football. Madness in Manhattan gets the basketball season going for the Kansas State Wildcats. Also, hear from Kevin Lockett as he breaks down the match up with the Wildcats and the Mountaineers. Plus, hear from Steve Physioc as he was back in Manhattan talking with up and coming broadcasting students. All that, plus “You can’t be serious”.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses the media at the European Council building in Brussels, Friday, Oct. 25, 2013. European leaders united in anger Thursday as they attended a summit overshadowed by reports of widespread U.S. spying on its allies, allegations German Chancellor Angela Merkel said had shattered trust in the Obama administration and undermined the crucial trans-Atlantic relationship. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius takes part in a panel discussion to answer questions about the Affordable Care Act enrollment, Friday, Oct. 25, 2013, in San Antonio. The panel also included San Antonio Mayor Julion Castro and Bexar County Judge Nelson W. Wolff. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Kansas State University broke ground on its new, $50 Million College of Business Administration building Friday morning. The 140,000 square foot building will feature tiered classrooms, a large showcase lecture hall, computer rooms, a financial research lab and an executive conference room. Plans include dedicated space for entrepreneurship and sales education, as well as space for study, collaboration and networking throughout the building. The building will be located near North Manhattan Avenue and Lovers Lane, east of President Kirk Shultz’s resident. Construction will begin next fall. For more information, visit www.cba.k-state.edu/newbuilding
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Riley County Police Captain Kurt Moldrup, followed by an interview with U-S Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas State Board of Education member is receiving criticism for passing out brochures for his tutoring business at a meeting. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that board member Steve Roberts refers to himself as “Mr. X, Mentor of Mathematics.” Earlier this month, he distributed cards to dozens of high school guests from Topeka. The cards directed the students to an Internet website where clients can subscribe to a math instructional program for $15 per month. The site, but not the cards, say Kansans can access tutorials for free. Several fellow board members are objecting, including chairwoman Jana…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A burglary suspect is jailed after fleeing from authorities and crashing his pickup truck into the house he’d just broken into. Lt. Jason Gill of the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Department says that when officers responded Thursday night to a burglary call, the suspect was still at the home. KAKE reports that the suspect fled, leading to a three-minute chase. The chase ended when the truck crashed through the front door of the house where it all began. The suspect knows the person living at the house, and Gill said they had been having “domestic issues.” No one…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The state prison for female inmates in Kansas has received a $25,000 grant for its denture manufacturing lab from a nonprofit organization. The Kansas Department of Corrections announced Thursday that the Topeka Correctional Facility had received the grant from the Delta Dental of Kansas Foundation. The agency says the prison’s dental lab will use the money buy equipment and supplies that will increase its productivity and improve its training of inmates in denture-making. Dentures made in the lab go to health clinics that serve needy Kansans. The foundation was set up in 2003 by Delta Dental of…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Authorities in Wichita say a man suspected of impersonating a police officer and stopping a motorist was actually a Sedgwick County sheriff’s deputy. The Wichita Eagle reports a woman called 911 Monday evening saying she’d been stopped by someone in an unmarked car. The woman said the man took her personal information but did not issue a citation. But Sheriff’s Lt. David Mattingly said Thursday it turns out the man was a sheriff’s detective who stopped the woman for speeding and having an expired tag. Mattingly says the detective used his discretion and did not issue a…