Updated:Wedensday afternoon KMAN news has just received word that Tiger Patrick, the Desert Storm Veteran we had a chance to visit with Tuesday, will be speaking at the Wamego City Park from four to six Wednesday afternoon. Patrick is walking across the country, with a panel listing the U-S service members killed while fighting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. #### This year, one man has made it his mission to bring awareness to fallen soldiers. Desert Storm Veteran Joe “Tiger” Patrick plans to walk across the country with a panel listing the names of U.S. service members killed during the…
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Local contractors were given a second look at the NBAF project to see where they could fit into the picture as the construction of the facility moves forward. On Tuesday morning at the Sheraton at 4 Points local contractors met with project managers to get a better picture of the project. Vice president of operations for McCarthy/Mortenson Jon Jacobsmeyer says the session will help the local businesses compete for contracts within the facility itself. Contractor Dennis Massey says the presentation will be key in finding out just what the project is looking for during their construction work, and general fact finding.…
A three hour discussion, much of it passionate, dominated Monday’s meeting of the Manhattan historic resources advisory board, with the city auditorium’s possible renovation drawing out veterans and other interested citizens. Deputy City Manager Jason Hilgers was there to present information regarding the many months of study the city has been involved in toward possible renovation of the facility. He says much of the input Monday night dealt with the lack of attention to veterans at the Peace memorial auditorium, with only a simple plaque. Kevin Credit, who serves as staff liaison for the advisory board tells KMAN following the many comments–it was…
21 wins and two major bowl berths in as many seasons is cause for many to say that K-State is back on the college football map. In 2013, the Cats must replace eight starters on defense and instill either Daniel Sams or Jake Waters as the new starting quarterback. K-State coach Bill Snyder says his biggest concern though is making sure the current personnel doesn’t get complacent. “I would always have a concern about young people and older people like myself and some of our coaches not taking anything for granted, based on whatever the program has done up to…
The Manhattan Manko Senior 17ers scored nine runs in the first two innings, four more in the fourth, and six in the seventh to beat Atchison 19-9 in the opening round of the zone tournament at Leavenworth on Monday night. Chris Klug led Manko with five RBI’s, while Josh Klug and Alex Huerta each pounded out three hits. The Senior 17ers will face one of two teams from Leavenworth in the next round on Tuesday night, the Diamond Jaxx or Geiger.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Chris Davis and J.J. Hardy each drove in three runs and the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Kansas City Royals 9-2 on Monday night to extend their winning streak to a season-high five games. Davis, who leads the majors with 97 RBIs, drove in a pair of runs with a sixth-inning double and another with a sacrifice fly in the first inning. Hardy homered, his 17th of the season, in the four-run sixth with Davis aboard. He picked up another RBI in the third when Davis scored on his ground out. The Orioles’ 18-hit attack matched…
Officials say the nose gear of a plane landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport collapsed as the aircraft touched down on the runway. The Federal Aviation Administration says the plane landed safely and no injuries were reported.
A brief but violent protest over the Pope’s visit broke out in Brazil. Several hundred people protested the expense of Pope Francis’ visit. Two people were arrested.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) The Kansas City Chiefs are arriving on the campus of Missouri Western for their first training camp under coach Andy Reid. Rookies and quarterbacks were reporting Monday ahead of the full squad, which will begin practice in earnest on Friday. The Chiefs play their first preseason game Aug. 9 at New Orleans, and then open the regular season Sept. 8 at Jacksonville. After going 2-14 last year, Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt fired coach Romeo Crennel and general manager Scott Pioli this past offseason. Longtime Packers personnel man John Dorsey was brought in as the new…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) The National Park Service has added a former elementary school in Kansas City, Kan., that’s long been used as a community center to the National Register of Historic Places. The Kansas State Historical Society says the former Franklin Elementary School building is now one of about 1,300 Kansas sites on the national list of historically significant properties. The Park Service added the school in the Argentine section of Kansas City, Kan., to the register last month. The school opened in 1898, with four teachers and students in first through eighth grade. In 1910, the school was…