News Radio KMAN · In Focus 9/2/22 – Manhattan CVB, aTa Bus, Riley County Extension, Labor Day Travel Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 14:35 Segment 3 – 21:43 Segment 4 – 32:17 Friday’s edition of In Focus featured a quartet of guests from different organizations. The show opened with a conversation with Manhattan Convention and Visitors Bureau Executive Director Karen Hibbard, followed up by a chat with Flint Hills aTa Bus Executive Administrator Daphne McNelly. The program continued with a visit from Megan Dougherty, Riley County Extension Nutrition Health and Safety agent, to discuss the dining with diabetes…
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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas added an additional year to football coach Lance Leipold’s contract Thursday that will keep him on the sideline through the 2027 season, a reward for a two-win first year that raised hopes for a long-awaited turnaround. Leipold was hired last year, shortly after the Jayhawks parted with Les Miles following a winless season and amid sexual harassment allegations from his time at LSU. And despite never having an opportunity to put together a full recruiting class or working with his team in spring football, Leipold’s progress was evident in a late-season upset of Texas. Leipold’s…
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — The Republican candidate for governor in Kansas said Thursday that if he is elected he will respect voters’ overwhelming rejection of an amendment that would have removed the right to abortion from the state’s constitution. Attorney General Derek Schmidt, who is seeking to oust Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly, said the Aug. 2 vote in which voters rejected the proposed amendment by a 41% to 59% margin, means his priority will be upholding abortion laws already in force in the state, The Kansas City Star reported. When asked if he would support state lawmakers proposing a similar constitutional…
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 rape in Manhattan on September 1, 2022, around 12:30 p.m. A 20-year-old female was listed as the victim and a 22-year-old male known to her was listed as the suspect. Due…
Set Scores Team 1 2 3 4 F Syracuse 23 18 25 21 (1) Kansas St. 25 25 22 25 (3) ORLANDO, Fla. (Kansas State Athletics) – Aliyah Carter led K-State with 20 kills and four aces, pushing the Wildcats to a four-set victory over Syracuse, 25-23, 25-18, 22-25, 25-21, on the first day of the UCF Challenge at The Venue Thursday. Carter hit .366 in producing her 12th career 20-kill performance, as she now sits alone in second place in K-State history for 20-kill matches during the rally-scoring era. Additionally, the 20 kills pushed her over the 800-kill mark with 801. The…
CHICAGO (AP) — Andrew Vaughn and A.J. Pollock each cracked a two-run homer and singled, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 7-1 on Thursday. Leury Garcia and Elvis Andrus added two hits and an RBI apiece for the White Sox, who won their second straight following a five-game slide to climb back within a game of .500 (65-66). Chicago improved to 2-1 under bench coach Miguel Cairo, who is filling in as manager while Tony La Russa is on indefinite leave to undergo tests for an unspecified health issue. The defending AL Central champions, who began…
News Radio KMAN · In Focus 9/1/22: NBAF, Perry Wiggins Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 13:21 Segment 3 – 23:51 Segment 4 – 37:24 On Thursday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with NBAF Deputy Director Dr. Ken Burton, Communications Director Katie Pawlosky and Security Director Tony Losito. We also spoke with Governor’s Military Council Executive Director Lt. Gen (retired) Perry Wiggins.
Kansas State University leadership, faculty and students attended a community open forum in Manhattan Thursday morning, kicking off the first of a host of community visits around the State informing the university’s new strategic plan. This academic year, President Richard Linton and others from K-State will travel to nine different regions around Kansas to listen and learn about their ideas on how the university can better serve their communities as well as strengthen existing bonds and partnerships. “These community visits – you are the first, you are the guinea pig; you guys are the test, you are the experiment,” Linton…
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 an injury crash near the intersection of Casement and Allen Roads in Manhattan on August 30, 2022, around 4:30 p.m. When officers arrived on scene, they found a 2000 GMC…
CHICAGO (AP) — Lance Lynn pitched four-hit ball through seven innings, Elvis Andrus hit a tiebreaking home run in the fifth and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 Wednesday night to snap a five-game losing streak. Lynn (4-5), who was reinstated from the bereavement list before the game, didn’t walk a batter and struck out eight for the fifth time this season. The Royals had scored 24 runs in their previous two games. Chicago (64-66) won for the first time under bench coach Miguel Cairo, who served his second game as acting manager while Tony La…