Rock Creek Schools had a bit of a rocky start to the 2023 spring semester following water damage and flooding to parts of the junior and senior high school, that occurred on Dec. 23. The flooding was a result of a failure in the system for the building’s fire sprinklers. USD 323 Superintendent Joan Simoneau says the water impacted the middle school’s activity hallway, offices, commons area, band room, and the high school gymnasium. “The middle school is all cleaned up, put together, carpet is cleaned and everything is back in order. The only issue we’re having at this point…
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News Radio KMAN · In Focus 1/11/23: Joan Simoneau, Rob McKim, Kevin Bryant and Campbell McNorton Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 11:56 Segment 3 – 22:16 Segment 4 – 29:33 Segment 1: USD 323 Rock Creek Superintendent Joan Simoneau provided an update on the cleanup effort following a Dec. 23 sprinkler failure that resulted in flooding at Rock Creek High School and other news from around the district. Segment 2: USD 320 Wamego Superintendent Rob McKim provided an update on boiler replacements the district recently had to purchase and prospects of a new scoreboard for the Wamego…
The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police. Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law and in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Conservative Kansas legislators are pushing back more aggressively this year on LGBTQ-rights issues than in the past two years, with proposals to ban gender-affirming care for trangender youth and restrict how public schools discuss sexual orientation and gender identity. Top Republican lawmakers on Tuesday outlined an agenda for the year that includes culture war issues pursued by Republicans in other states, including a ban on transgender athletes in girls’ and women’s K-12, club and college sports. Their broader agenda on LGBTQ-rights issues this year in Kansas also comes after Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly narrowly won reelection in November despite GOP…
Nine-year Manhattan City Commissioner Usha Reddi was picked last week to succeed the retiring Tom Hawk as the State Senator for the 22nd district, and Tuesday said she will resign from her city seat eventually – though wants to be sure what the process for replacing her will look like before stepping down. Commissioner John Matta, though, viewed the situation as Reddi trying to leave while still exerting influence over the commission’s next steps. City officials are looking into the legalities and logistics of having the seat on the ballot this November for a candidate to serve out the remainder…
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has joined the ownership group of the Kansas City Current of the National Women’s Soccer League. Mahomes’ wife, Brittany, was one of the founding owners of the team, along with Angie and Chris Long of Kansas City-based Palmer Square Capital Management. “We are so thrilled to make this a family affair and have Patrick join as an owner,” Brittany Mahomes said in a statement. “He has been a huge supporter behind-the-scenes. His passion for the Current is undeniable and I am glad that he will be with us as we continue on our journey…
The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police. Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law and in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. MANHATTAN, KAN. – Officers responded to the report of a crash near the intersection of Kimball Ave. and N. Seth Child Rd. in Manhattan on January 9, 2023, around 8:00 a.m. When officers arrived on scene, they found a…
News Radio KMAN · In Focus 1/10/23: John Ford, Vivienne Uccello Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 11:01 Segment 3 – 24:23 Segment 4 – 33:36 On Tuesday’s edition of In Focus, we sat down with Riley County Commissioner John Ford and Public Information Officer Vivienne Uccello looked back on events that made headlines in Riley County in 2022. In segment 1, we discussed how the year began with a COVID surge and ended with a triple threat of COVID, influenza and RSV cases locally. In segment 2, we discussed some of the natural disasters that took place…
GAME 16 11/13 KANSAS STATE (14-1, 3-0 Big 12) vs. OKLAHOMA STATE (9-6, 1-2 Big 12) Tuesday, January 10, 2023 >> 6:01 p.m. CT >> Bramlage Coliseum (11,000) >> Manhattan, Kan. TELEVISION ESPNU / WatchESPN (link here) Chuckie Kempf (play-by-play) King McClure (analyst) Kevin Kremer (producer) RADIO K-State Sports Network Flagships: // KMAN 1350 & WIBW 580 Satellite Radio: Sirius XM 375/375 Online: Varsity Network [free] / www.kstatesports.com/watch [free] Wyatt Thompson (play-by-play) Stan Weber (analyst) LIVE STATS www.kstatesports.com kstate.statbroadcast.com TICKETS www.kstatesports.com/tickets (800) 221.CATS [2287] Single Game: $10, $15, $25 (limited quantities) COACHES K-State: Jerome Tang [Charter Oak State College ’07] Record at K-State:…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (Kansas State Athletics) – K-State Athletics officials announced on Monday night three more men’s basketball sellouts, including Tuesday’s game with Oklahoma State at Bramlage Coliseum. In addition, the Saturday, Jan. 28 game with Florida and the Saturday, Feb. 18 game with Iowa State are sold out and tickets are only available through K-State’s official secondary ticket partner, StubHub. They are the fourth, fifth and sixth sellouts of the season after the department on Jan. 6 announced that the Tuesday, Jan. 17 game with Kansas, the Saturday, Jan. 21 game with Texas Tech and the Saturday, Feb. 4 match with…