Author: KMAN Staff

News Radio KMAN · In Focus 9/23/22 – Riley County Police Department Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 11:59 Segment 3 – 22:06 Segment 4 – 30:25 Friday’s edition of In Focus featured guests from the Riley County Police Department. Administrative Cpt. Josh Kyle and Patrol Cpt. Greg Steere joined the program for the hour, starting off the show discussing increased police enforcement of construction areas on Linear Trail as well as the upcoming National Night Out event. The duo discussed Riley County crime statistics in the second segment, which have come in below the state average for 19…

Read More

MANHATTAN, Kan. (Kansas State Athletics) – Kansas State will open its first Big 12 season under head coach Jerome Tang with a home game on New Year’s Eve against West Virginia, as the conference office announced the league-wide 2022-23 schedule on Friday morning (September 23).. The WVU game will be one of four Saturday home conference games at Bramlage Coliseum in 2023, including visits by NCAA Tournament participants Texas Tech (Jan. 21 at 1 p.m., CT), Texas (Feb. 4 at 3 p.m., CT) and Iowa State (Feb. 18 at 5 p.m., CT). In addition, the Wildcats will host a fifth Saturday…

Read More

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 criminal damage to property in the 5500 block of Skyway Drive in Manhattan on September 22, 2022, around 8:36 AM. Officers listed a 34-year-old male as the victim when he reported…

Read More

Kansas St. 0 0 0 Iowa St. 0 0 0 AMES, Iowa (Kansas State Athletics) – K-State ended a four-match losing streak in Big 12 matches on Thursday night, as the Wildcats earned a draw at Iowa State, 0-0. K-State is now 4-4-2, 0-0-1 Big 12 this season while Iowa State is 3-3-3, 0-0-1. HOW IT HAPPENED – K-State entered Thursday’s match with losses in four straight Big 12 matches dating back to the final four matches of 2021 but ended the skid with the draw. – The Wildcats earned its first real chance of the night in the 16th minute. Porter…

Read More

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jonathan Heasley pitched six innings of two-hit ball, Edward Oliveras and Drew Waters homered, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 4-1 on Thursday to complete their three-game series sweep. Salvador Perez also drove in a run for Kansas City, extending his streak to seven straight games with an RBI, and Brad Keller finished off three innings of no-hit ball by the bullpen for his first career save. “Much better version of baseball,” said Royals manager Mike Matheny, who celebrated his 52nd birthday in fine fashion Thursday. “The aim is always to win,…

Read More

MANHATTAN, Kan. (Kansas State Athletics) – K-State begins its Big 12 schedule with the Dillons Sunflower Showdown, as Kansas visits Bramlage Coliseum Saturday at 4 p.m. for the 125th installment of the in-state rivalry. K-State (9-4, 0-0 Big 12) looks to rebound after an 0-2 showing at the Rice Adidas Invitational last weekend to finish its non-conference slate. The Wildcats dropped a five-setter to host Rice before a four-set setback to 17th-ranked Creighton. KU (10-3, 0-1 Big 12) kicked off its league schedule at home Wednesday against No. 1 Texas and saw the Longhorns erase a two-set deficit to defeat the…

Read More

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Matt Ammendola was essentially signed off the street to serve as the Kansas City Chiefs’ kicker while Harrison Butker was dealing with a sprained left ankle, and he was perfect on field goals and extra points in a win over the Chargers. The Chiefs hope their replacement linebacker is just as successful. After losing Willie Gay Jr. to a four-game suspension for an off-the-field situation earlier this year, the Chiefs are leaning on Darius Harris to fulfill his spot in the middle of the defense. Harris has been an important special teams contributor, but has…

Read More

News Radio KMAN · In Focus 9/22/22 – Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy, Pawnee Mental Health Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 10:47 Segment 3 – 23:28 Segment 4 – 35:46 Thursday’s edition of In Focus featured guests from K-State’s Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy, the Huck Boyd Center for Community Media, and Pawnee Mental Health Services. The first half of the show welcomed Dr. Colene Lind and Dr. Samuel Mwangi, professors in the A.Q. Miller School of Media and Communication. Lind, director of the ICDD, and Mwangi, director of the Huck Boyd Center, discussed the mutual…

Read More

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 forgery and theft by deception in the 1200 block of Moro St. in Aggieville, Manhattan on September 21, 2022, around 1:45 p.m. The Alms Group was listed as the victim when…

Read More

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ Democratic governor launched a new television ad on Wednesday in which she says men don’t belong in women’s sports. It’s a move seeking to blunt Republican attacks on her for vetoing two proposals to ban transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s school and college sports. Gov. Laura Kelly doesn’t go into details on her position in the 30-second ad, which is her first to address what Republicans see as a key education issue that hurts Kelly during a close reelection race. Her campaign later said Kelly believes decisions about transgender athletes should be made by schools, doctors,…

Read More