Author: KMAN Staff
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for the entire KMAN Listening Area from 6 p.m. CST this evening until 6 p.m. CST Tuesday. Rain will develop later this afternoon and this evening and change to all Snow in the overnight hours before mixing with Sleet and Freezing Drizzle. Snow accumulations of five to eight inches are possible with this storm. Winds up 15 to 25 MPH are expected to accompany the storm and hazardous driving conditions should be expected. For more information listen to News/Talk 1350 KMAN or visit www.noaa.com
Turning two blocked kicks into touchdowns, the Pittsburg State (Kan.) Gorillas outlasted Wayne State (Mich.) 35-21 on Saturday in the Division II National Championship Football Game at Florence, Alabama. Zac Dickey led the way for the Gorillas with 190 yards passing. Pittsburg State won their second National Title in Division II with the other crown coming in 1991, the Gorillas had lost their three previous title game appearances. Pittsburg State also won NAIA Championships in 1957 and 1961.
Congratulations to Nick Buckley, Natalie Marquez, and their son Ethan for locating the G. Thomas Jewelers/Manhattan Running Company Jingle Bell Rock! The Jingle Bell Rock was located under a bridge near Warner Park just off Shuss Road around Target! We’ll have more on the clues and what they meant coming up next week on www.1350kman.com! Again congratulations to Nick, Natalie, and Ethan on finding the Jingle Bell Rock!
Getting in the trenches, and rolling our sleeves up, were just some of the suggestions at a housing roundtable held at the Manhattan Conference Center Friday morning. Kansas State Professor Dr. Eric Higgins, who is the head of the K-State Department of Finance, was moderator for the event, and reminds us it’s been a decade since such a discussion. A panel of experts from those many areas were featured, including Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr. Fehr says as others have developed strategic plans such as Kansas State and Fort Riley, a community vision is important too. Fehr says this is something…
While admitting it’s not a perfect plan, the Manhattan/Ogden schools redistricting committee has seemed to focus in on a plan that moves the least amount of students. That, according to USD 383 Communications coordinator Michele Jones, who tells KMAN more work will be done on the current preference… And it was still a good size crowd for Thursday’ night’s USD 383 redistricting committee meeting, with a look at a couple of new plans and revisiting other plans that had previously been considered. Communications Coordinator Michele Jones indicates an informal survey seems to show the committee is beginning to zero in on…
A hearing to Determine whether a Manhattan teenager should be prosecuted as a juvenile or adult in a first degree murder case has been moved to February 2nd and 3rd of next year. The hearing for Cole Drake, which had been set for next week, has been postponed so that the written report documenting the findings or opinion of an evaluation conducted on Drake can be completed. According to Riley County attorney Barry Wilkerson, the evaluation process has taken longer than either, the defense, the state or the court anticipated. However in light of the charges, and potential penalties involved, Wilkerson says…
Members of the Transportation Security Administration unveiled the long-awaited 9/11 commemorative artifact at Manhattan Regional Airport on Thursday. The monument is is stainless steel circle that displays the American flag with nine stars and 11 stripes with the words ‘We Will Never Forget’ inscribed on it. This project was several years in the making. In addition to the steel circle, the monument also features an eagle grabbing a small piece of steel taken from a beam that once supported the World Trade Center. “Over the space of a couple of months we were able to obtain a court order because the artifact…
The University of Kansas owes former head football coach Turner Gill $6 million for the final three years of his guaranteed contract following his dismissal last month. Gill isn’t one to rest on his laurels, as he accepted the head coaching position at Liberty. He was introduced as the Flames’ 8th head coach Thursday. Liberty was founded by the late Rev. Jerry Falwell, and is a Big South Conference school in the FCS. The Flames went 7-4 this past season, and finished 2nd in the Big South. Gill replaces Danny Rocco, who left the school after seven seasons and a…