On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with representatives from the Flint Hills Financial Literacy Council as Dan Seemann and Claudette Almaraz stop by. Mike Kearns and Tom Fryer with the Flint Hills Veteran’s Coalition also stop to talk.
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Matt Walters and Brandon Tadtman roll through a Tuesday edition of “The Game”. They will get you geared up for Kansas State and Texas Tech on Saturday, do the Wildcats have a shot to pull the upset? Hear from head coach Bill Snyder as well as players on their thoughts on the weekend ahead at Texas Tech. Are the Kansas City Chiefs the worst 9-0 team in NFL history? Matt and Brandon debate that and break down the rest of the schedule for Andy Reid’s Chiefs. A lot of news around the NFL, the Incognito story out of Miami as well as Aaron Rodgers going down in the Packers loss to the Bears on MNF. All that and much more jam packed into two hours on KMAN.
Matt Walters and Brandon Tadtman roll through a Tuesday edition of “The Game”. They will get you geared up for Kansas State and Texas Tech on Saturday, do the Wildcats have a shot to pull the upset? Hear from head coach Bill Snyder as well as players on their thoughts on the weekend ahead at Texas Tech. Are the Kansas City Chiefs the worst 9-0 team in NFL history? Matt and Brandon debate that and break down the rest of the schedule for Andy Reid’s Chiefs. A lot of news around the NFL, the Incognito story out of Miami as well as Aaron Rodgers going down in the Packers loss to the Bears on MNF. All that and much more jam packed into two hours on KMAN.
Are Common Core educational standards really just rotten apples? That’s what one brochure indicated at a meeting in Manhattan Tuesday, organized by the Americans for Prosperity. Nearly 80 people showed up for the meeting, including parents, educators, legislators, and other concerned citizens. Paula Davis is a home school mother of 12, who says it’s interesting to her that higher math and science is pretty much non-existent in Common Core. Chuck Henderson with the Flint Hills Tea Party tells KMAN he wanted to hear finer details of the Common Core intentions. And he says he’s concerned about some very specific aspects…
Are Common Core educational standards really just rotten apples? That’s what one brochure indicated at a meeting in Manhattan Tuesday, organized by the Americans for Prosperity. Nearly 80 people showed up for the meeting, including parents, educators, legislators, and other concerned citizens. Paula Davis is a home school mother of 12, who says it’s interesting to her that higher math and science is pretty much non-existent in Common Core. Chuck Henderson with the Flint Hills Tea Party tells KMAN he wanted to hear finer details of the Common Core intentions. And he says he’s concerned about some very specific aspects…
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. talks about the possibility of an immigration reform vote in the House, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, following a Democratic policy luncheon. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Democratic mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio embraces his daughter Chiara as he talks to the media after voting, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013 in the Park Slope neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough of New York. His son Dante is at left. De Blasio is running against Republican candidate Joseph Lhota. There are also Governor’s races in the states of New Jersey and Virginia being contested which could eventually impact the 2016 Presidential Campaign. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
During the afternoon hours on Monday, the Pottawatomie County Commission and the Waubunsee County Commission met in Wamego at the K-DOT building to discuss another possible solution to repairing the bridge. This time, representatives from Truesdell Corporation were in attendance. Before giving their presentation Mark LeMay and Kurt Clink requested a trip out to Belvue Bridge. About 25 individuals from each county gathered in vehicle and made their way to the bridge. Once out on scene, the consultants, commissioners, and others walked the bridge, listening as a chain test was being done and as LeMay and Clink hammered spots on…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Kansas City Royals have extended a qualifying offer to right-hander Ervin Santana, which means they would receive a compensatory draft pick if the free agent signs elsewhere. The qualifying offer this year was $14.1 million. Players have until Nov. 11 to accept. The Royals have expressed hope that they can bring back Santana, but he’s coming off a stellar season in which he went 9-10 with a career-best 3.24 ERA. His performance in helping the Royals to an 86-76 record, their best since 1989, could price him out of their market. The Royals also reinstated…
K-State volleyball senior middle blocker Kaitlynn Pelger was tabbed Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week. Pelger tied the Big 12 high this season for kills in a three set match with 17 against Oklahoma on Sunday night. The Olathe native also had five digs, four blocks, and two aces. Pelger was named Big 12 player of the Week for the eighth time in her career, which is a K-State record. The two-time all-American also received the award for the third time this season, the most in her career. She was the league’s offensive player of the week on October…