2023 Schedule (PDF) MANHATTAN, Kan. (Kansas State Athletics) – A total of 27 home games and 23 games overall against teams that made the NCAA Tournament a year ago highlight the 2023 Kansas State Baseball schedule as fifth-year head coach Pete Hughes and the Big 12 Conference announced the Wildcats’ slate for this coming spring. The 2023 campaign gets underway with a 10-day, eight-game road trip in the state of Texas beginning with a four-game series at Stephen F. Austin beginning on Friday, February 17 and concluding on Monday, February 20. Following a Wednesday-night contest at Lamar, the Wildcats will take part in…
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News Radio KMAN · In Focus 10/27/22 – Inst. for Civic Discourse & Beach Museum of Art, Pawnee Mental Health Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 14:41 Segment 3 – 24:17 Segment 4 – 34:55 Thursday’s edition of In Focus featured guests from K-State’s Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy, the Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, and Pawnee Mental Health Services. The first half of the program welcomed ICDD Director Dr. Colene Lind as well as Beach Museum Curator Aileen June Wang. The two discussed the ‘Do You See What I See’ exhibit on display at the museum,…
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 aggravated battery in the 2100 block of Poyntz Ave. in Manhattan on October 26, 2022, around 1:00 p.m. A 16-year-old male was listed as the victim when it was reported a…
A man was killed Wednesday morning in an accident in Geary County. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 71-year-old Major Willie Washington, of Kansas City, Missouri was outside of his semi truck around 7 a.m. in the 3200 block of US 77 in Junction City. As he attempted to reenter the vehicle, the truck began rolling and he became pinned between the power unit and another semi trailer. He was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to a local funeral home.
A gas leak forced several residents in Junction City to leave their homes Wednesday afternoon. A 4-inch natural gas line main was broken at around 3:30 p.m. near 16th and Madison. Crews from Junction City Police, Fire and Public Works, along with Kansas Gas Service, evacuated residents living in a one block radius of the line break while repairs were made. Those repairs were completed around 7:30 p.m. and residents were able to return to their homes.
Local parishioners are excitedly awaiting the reopening of their beloved St. Isidore’s Catholic Church and Student Center after a year and a half of on-going construction. Father Gale Hammerschmidt said renovations began in the spring of 2021 to address the long-running issue of lack of appropriate space. He also said this process has been long and challenging at times, but applauds his community’s resilience throughout. Hammerschmidt expressed tremendous gratitude towards K-State’s Alumni Center for allowing them to utilize their space while the church has been out of commission. The church will host an opening celebration at the end of January,…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (Kansas State Athletics) – Each week throughout the 2022 season, k-statesports.com recaps the action for the 14 former Kansas State football players currently in the NFL. Timmy Horne, DL – Atlanta Falcons A rookie free agent who made the active roster out of training camp, Horne carded one tackle among his 21 defensive snaps and also saw time on five special teams plays in Atlanta’s 35-17 loss at Cincinnati. In seven games this year, Horne has five tackles among his 126 defensive snaps. The Falcons fell to 3-4 on the year and host Carolina on Sunday. Elijah Lee,…
Kansas State University will recognize the late Jon Wefald Friday with a renaming and dedication ceremony on campus, part of Homecoming festivities this week. The university plans to rename Butterfly Lane to Wefald’s Butterfly Lane. The long-time former president, who served at K-State from 1986 to 2009, named the street “Butterfly Lane” during his administration due to thousands of monarch butterflies that land in the landscaping outside the President’s Residence during their fall migration to Mexico. President Richard Linton will deliver brief remarks at 3 p.m. south of Bluemont Hall at the intersection of Lovers Lane and Butterfly Lane. Also…
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 burglary in the 200 block of Blue Earth Pl. in Manhattan on October 25, 2022, around 6:30 a.m. 22- and 25-year-old men were listed as the victims when it was reported…
News Radio KMAN · In Focus 10/26/22: USD 378, USD 384, USD 475, K-State Economics Club Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 09:40 Segment 3 – 19:23 Segment 4 – 28:58 On Wednesday’s edition of In Focus USD 378 Riley County Superintendent Cliff Williams and USD 384 Blue Valley Superintendent John Cox provided their monthly update on school happenings. USD 475 Geary County Superintendent Dr. Reginald Eggleston visited about an ongoing proposal for a new early childhood development center in Junction City among other school news. In our final segment Kansas State University Economics Professor and Economics Club Advisor…