News Radio KMAN · In Focus 7/18/22: Riley County Historical Museum Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 10:40 Segment 3 – 25:03 Segment 4 – 35:22 Riley Co. Historical Museum Curator of Design Allana Parker and Curator of Collections Dawn Munger discuss unique artifacts in the museum’s collection.
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MANHATTAN, Kan. (Kansas State Athletics) – Kansas State junior running back Deuce Vaughn was one of 85 players in the nation and eight from the Big 12 to earn a nod on the watch list for the 86th Maxwell Award presented annually to the outstanding player in college football, the Maxwell Football Club announced Monday. It is the second-straight season Vaughn is up for the Maxwell Award, while it marks the seventh time a Wildcat has been a candidate for one of the top honors in college football in the last six seasons. Quarterback Skylar Thompson was also a preseason candidate…
TORONTO (AP) — Alejandro Kirk hit a two-run home run in the eighth inning, sending the Toronto Blue Jays to a 4-2 victory against the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. Kansas City, in last place in the AL Central, was without 10 unvaccinated players, including All-Star outfielder Andrew Benintendi and infielder Whit Merrifield, during this four-game series in Toronto. The Royals won the first game of the series Thursday and then dropped the next three. Since unvaccinated foreign nationals aren’t allowed to enter Canada, the Royals roster included Triple-A and Double-A prospects, making an already difficult series against the high-powered…
The Staley School of Leadership Studies bid farewell Friday to visitors from the 2022 Mandela Washington Fellowship class. The flagship program of the Young African Leaders Initiative, Kansas State University’s Staley School has hosted cohorts for the 6-week leadership institute since 2016. This year saw 24 fellows from across the African continent come to Manhattan to study civic engagement through volunteering, meeting with state and local elected leaders, as well as visiting with officials from non-profits and businesses throughout the region. The Fellows were seen off with a graduation ceremony as the cohort prepared to depart for home on Sunday…
With summer activities in full swing, blood donations often decline, creating an ever greater need for donors. To help fight this shortage, the Red Cross is hosting their 19th annual Battle of the Badges blood drive, where local first responders compete to see who can recruit the most donors. RCPD, Riley County EMS, and the Manhattan Fire Department will gather at St. Thomas More and encourage donors to vote for their department. Red Cross spokesperson Kristi Ingalls explained why this event is so beneficial at this time of year. Ingalls also said that understanding the process of donating can help…
Kansas City, MO (AP) – The Chiefs traded wide receiver Tyreek Hill to the Dolphins in their biggest move of the offseason, replacing him with Marquez Valdes-Scantling, JuJu Smith-Schuster and rookie Skyy Moore. If that works, Patrick Mahomes and Co. could be headed to a fifth straight AFC title game. On defense, the Chiefs need to put more pressure on the quarterback in a division featuring the Chargers’ Justin Herbert, the Broncos’ Russell Wilson and the Raiders’ Derek Carr to reach a third Super Bowl in the last four seasons. They flopped in last year’s AFC championship game, blowing a…
News Radio KMAN · In Focus 7/15/22: KSRE, Battle of the Badges Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 10:28 On Friday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Riley County K-State Extension Director Gary Fike. Battle of the Badges annual blood drive is previewed with Red Cross spokesperson Kristi Ingalls, RCPD Captain Josh Kyle, Riley County EMS Assistant Director Josh Gering and Manhattan Fire Department Captain Gregg VanDeCreek
MANHATTAN, Kan. (Kansas State Athletics) – Kansas State has signed a two-game, home-and-home scheduling agreement in men’s basketball with Pac-12 foe California, the two athletics departments announced on Thursday (July 14). he two schools will open the series in Berkeley at Haas Pavilion on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, before finishing at Bramlage Coliseum at a date to be determined during the 2024-25 season. It marks the second such home-and-home series that the schools have signed following a pair of meetings during the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons. The contest at Cal will be the first road game under first-year head coach Jerome…
TORONTO (AP) — The Kansas City Royals overcame the absence of 10 unvaccinated players to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1. Double-A callup Angel Zerpa pitched five solid innings in his first major league start and Bobby Witt Jr. hit a tiebreaking home run for Kansas City. Nate Eaton homered in his major league debut as the Royals won for the fifth time in six games. Players who aren’t vaccinated against COVID-19 aren’t allowed to enter Canada. Among the Royals who stayed home were All-Star outfielder Andrew Benintendi, two-time All-Star Whit Merrifield, future cornerstones Kyle Isbel and MJ Melendez and…
The Game on 1350 KMAN · The Game 7/14/22 Hour 1 – Brent Venables is "Blowin and Goin" 00:00 – Brent Venables is “blowin and goin” 17:57 – ‘Do They Know It?’ Hosted by Big Steve 30:59 – #1 Song of the Day 37:31 – Royals Without 10 Players in Toronto The Game on 1350 KMAN · The Game 7/14/22 Hour 2 – K-State MBB Finishes Non-Con Schedule 00:00 – K-State MBB Finishes Non-Con Schedule 15:16 – Ask Us Anything