News Radio KMAN has invited candidates seeking a seat on the Manhattan City Commission and Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 school board to be interviewed ahead of Election Day. Katie Allen is running for a seat on the USD 383 school board. * What motivated you to seek a position on the USD 383 school board? * What do you see as the biggest hurdle or hurdles for districts right now to overcome ongoing shortages of teachers in the workforce? * With school budgets being dictated so much by what the state mandates, how will you as a board member, bring about…
Author: KMAN Staff
The final week of the regular season provides some big matchups, including three head-to-head games that will determine playoff seeding. Manhattan (6-1) at Wichita Northwest (6-1) – 7:00 on Newsradio KMAN: The Indians are currently the #2 team in the 6A West standings behind Washburn Rural, Wichita Northwest is #4, with Lawrence-Free State sitting in between the pair ahead of their home game with Olathe North, who sits atop the East standings at 6-1. Derby is the fourth 6-1 team in the West and faces 5A Newton. Tonight’s game is the third meeting between Manhattan and Wichita Northwest in a…
Officers filed a report for theft and criminal damage to property in the 1100 block of Pioneer Lane in Manhattan on October 19, 2023, around 8:26 AM. Officers listed a 19-year-old female as the victim when it was reported an unknown suspect cut a husky ratchet strap and took a Pulsar 6000 generator. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $525. Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers. Using Crime Stoppers allows you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000. Officers filed a report for motor vehicle theft in the…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State Athletics) – Just one day after the public on-sale of single-game tickets, K-State Athletics officials announced on Thursday (October 19) that three men’s basketball games have officially sold out. Home games with Villanova in the Big 12/BIG EAST Battle on Tuesday, Dec. 5 as well as Big 12 foes Oklahoma State on Saturday, Jan. 20 and TCU on Saturday, Feb. 17 have all sold out. In addition, there are fewer than 100 tickets left for the BYU game on Saturday, Feb. 24, fewer than 150 left for the Iowa State game on Saturday, March 9 and fewer…
BY JOHN HANNA TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is poised to nearly double its lawmakers’ pay in 2025 in hopes of attracting more diverse members, only months after the Legislature boosted the salaries of other state officials. A commission created by the Republican-controlled Legislature to study lawmakers’ pay on Thursday approved a proposal to increase the compensation for rank-and-file members by nearly $28,000 a year, a 93% increase to nearly $58,000. Legislative leaders, who receive extra pay, would see proportionally larger dollar increases, so that the Senate president and House speaker would be paid more than $85,000 a year, up from…
00:00 – Saturday comes down to freshman quarterbacks 16:14 – Michael Boganowski makes his college decision 22:58 – K-State coordinators with the media 33:10 – Blindly Rank 5 00:00 – Mitch in Vegas 15:02 – Interview with Curry Sexton 31:13 – Ask Us Anything
Brandon sits down with Jason Smith of the Manhattan Area chamber of Commerce and the K-State Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy to discuss local business and events.
Officers filed a report for aggravated assault in the 300 block of Bluemont Avenue in Manhattan on October 18, 2023, around 3:16 PM. Officers listed a 71-year-old male as the victim when it was reported a known male suspect swerved with his vehicle at the victim while in the crosswalk. Kimberly Kilgore, 36, of Lawrence was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department on October 18, 2023, around 11:10 AM. Kilgore was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for probation violation. Kilgore was issued a total bond of $5,521 and was not confined at the time of…
00:00 – Mason Voth from K-State Online 18:03 – Mason 32:17 – WR Mecole Hardman returning to the Chiefs 39:39 – Beer Tasting 00:00 – Jerome Tang at Big 12 basketball media day 17:24 – More with Jerome Tang 29:59 – Ask us Anything
Manhattan city officials are moving forward on a request from the group renovating the Wareham Opera House. City commissioners agreed Tuesday that a sales tax exemption on construction materials and labor for nonprofit Wareham Hall could be explored further. City staff would do the exemption through the issuance of industrial revenue bonds. Wareham Hall Executive Director Blade Mages says to date, the organization has raised more than $10 million toward it’s $17.5 million budget. Mages says they do not intend to seek any property tax abatement. To qualify for the exemption using IRB’s, an entity must meet four requirements, including…