News Radio KMAN · In Focus 9/9/22: Ascension Via Christi, Konza United Way Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 13:26 Segment 3 – 25:44 Segment 4 – 34:06 On Friday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Ascension Via Christi President and CEO Bob Copple. We also spoke with Ascension Via Christi dietitians Almaz Rufael and Britney Petty. In our final segments we spoke with members from the Konza United Way.
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Officers responded to the report of an injury crash in the 9600 block of Windy Hill Rd. off of Tuttle Creek Blvd. on September 8, 2022, around 12:15 p.m. When officers arrived on scene, they found an ATV driven by Steven Salzman, 62, of Leonardville had hit a Riley County Fire District #1 apparatus while driving through the area of a brush fire they were responding to. Salzman was transported to Via Christi for treatment of non-life-threatening facial and leg injuries. Officers filed a report for criminal damage to property at Manhattan High School on September 8, 2022, around 2:00…
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Kliff Kingsbury was a fan of Patrick Mahomes before it became cool. It was nearly 10 years ago that Kingsbury — who was trying to build his program at Texas Tech — ventured to East Texas and decided the little-known, unpolished Mahomes was his quarterback of the future. “They were really the first and only,” Mahomes said. “I didn’t get recruited much. I got a couple other offers from small schools in Texas, but they’re the ones that came down and saw me and talked to my family and believed in me.” Turns out Kingsbury has…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Ever since Marquez Valdes-Scantling signed a free-agent deal with the Chiefs this past offseason, the veteran wide receiver has had people asking him what he’s doing right in life to earn such good fortune at quarterback. Must be something to go from spending four years with Aaron Rodgers to catching passes from Patrick Mahomes. Yet the same question could be posed to Justin Watson, who has spent the past two seasons catching balls from Tom Brady, or JuJu Smith-Schuster, who spent his first five years in the NFL hauling in heaves from Ben Roethlisberger. Because…
A fire caused by a mower prompted emergency response by Pottawatomie County fire crews Thursday afternoon. First responders were called to the vicinity of the intersection of Sales and Westmoreland Roads, South of Fostoria. Scanner traffic indicated the mower had caused a grass fire within 20 yards of a structure, though the reporting party was able to stomp it out before fire crews arrived. According to Pottawatomie County Fire Supervisor Jared Barnes, Westmoreland 7 Township Volunteer Fire Department responded and stayed on scene to ensure the fire was fully extinguished. Barnes noted that with grass as dry as it currently…
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 filed a report for indecent liberties with a child in Manhattan on September 7, 2022, around 8:00 a.m. A 14-year-old female was listed as the victim and a 14-year-old male known to her was listed…
News Radio KMAN · In Focus 9/8/22: Fort Riley, Manhattan Housing Authority Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 10:09 Segment 3 – 20:12 Segment 4 – 33:20 On Thursday’s edition of In Focus, KMAN welcomed guests from Fort Riley as well as the Manhattan Housing Authority. The program opened with an interview with new Garrison Commander Col. Michael Foote, his first appearance on KMAN. After an introduction on his background, he spoke about his first impression of the Flint Hills as well as why Americans should view the Army as their Army. The show continued with Ron Stewart, Fall…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Salvador Perez’s sacrifice fly in the ninth gave the Kansas City Royals a 2-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday night, avoiding a three-game sweep. The Royals entered the ninth trailing 1-0, but Emmanuel Clase walked the first two batters he faced. MJ Melendez drove home Kyle Isbel with the tying run and Perez drove in Nicky Lopez with the game-winner. The Guardians still lead the AL Central by two games over the Twins and White Sox Scott Barlow (6-4) earned the win. Clase (2-4) took the loss. He blew his first save since…
Matthew Stafford, Aaron Donald and the Los Angeles Rams will raise their Super Bowl banner Thursday night before kicking off the NFL season at home where they became the second straight team to hoist the Vince Lombardi trophy in their own stadium. Somehow, they’re underdogs against the Buffalo Bills. “It’s going to be fun,” Rams All-Pro defensive tackle Aaron Donald said. “I’m pretty sure it’s going to be loud. … We definitely got to go out there and play a good team and try to find a way to win.” The Bills are preseason favorites to win the Super Bowl…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Every season without fail, when the Chiefs get a week off from their 17-game regular-season NFL grind, Kansas City coach Andy Reid gets asked to explain his 20-3 record when his teams are coming off a bye. And every season without fail, Reid finds a way to answer the question without ever really answering it. Turns out the same goes for his record in season openers. The Chiefs head into their game at Arizona on Sunday having won seven consecutive openers, including three against teams that were destined for the playoffs and one that reached…