Author: KMAN Staff

For an offense that struggled most of the night against an oustanding starting pitcher, Ross Kivett was what the doctor ordered for the Kansas State Baseball team. Kivett hit a two-out, two-run triple down the right field line and reliever Jake Matthys worked three scoreless innings to allow the Wildcats to come from behind and defeat Texas 3-2 in the opener of a three-game Big 12 Conference series Friday night before a crowd of 5.451 at Disch-Falk Field in Austin. K-State was frustrated on offense much of the night stranding 11 runners on base before Kivett’s big blow off relief…

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In the past several months, Riley County Police Department has been made aware of several scams that have claimed large amounts of money from several local victims. RCPD encourages the public to stay vigilant in protecting their information, property and money from deceit. RCPD offers the following information to help the public stay informed. Be suspicious of correspondences that state you have won a lottery, have a family member currently incarcerated out of the country, or request that you “wire,” “send,” or “ship” money in order to claim a prize, deposit, or loan of any kind. RCPD also reminds the…

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Due to inclement weather in the Kansas City area, tonight’s Royals game against the Chicago White Sox at Kauffman Stadium has been postponed. The Royals announced Friday afternoon that the game will be made up on Monday with a first pitch at 1:10 p.m. Monday had been a scheduled off day for the Royals. This is the second day in a row the Royals have been affected by the weather. Thursday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays was called off after a delay of more than two hours when snow began to fall at Kauffman Stadium. The game was stopped…

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The City of Manhattan will lose an official within the City Manager’s Office later this month. Assistant City Manager Lauren Palmer will resign effective May 22nd. Palmer has accepted the position as City Administrator for the City of Parkville, Missouri. Palmer has served Manhattan since 2008 as an Assistant City Manager and says she is excited to hold a chief administrative position in Parkville. In a statement on Friday, City Manager Ron Fehr says Palmer played an instrumental role in working with various agencies and businesses to foster the city’s economic development activities and he wishes her well as she and her husband move closer…

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On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with St. Sen. Tom Hawk of Manhattan, Jennifer Wilson, Riley County Extension Director, Lt. Kirsten Aho with the Salvation Army here in Manhattan, and Tom Tavtigian with Wounded Warriors. [mp3-jplayer]

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