News Radio KMAN · In Focus 4/18/22: Riley County Historical Museum, Little Apple Pride Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 09:01 Segment 3 – 24:16 Segment 4 – 33:10 Monday’s In Focus featured KMAN’s monthly visit with the Riley County Historical Museum as well as a preview of the upcoming Little Apple Pride Parade and Festival. For the first three segments in the program, Nick was joined by Museum Director Allana Parker to talk about Manhattan City Park history. Conversation flowed from the park’s founding in the earliest days of settlement to the Pioneer Log Cabin and Tattarax Monument.…
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The Flint Hills Discovery Center celebrated 10 years in Manhattan Thursday with cake, giveaways, traditional Flint Hills music by Derrick Doty and Melissa Atchison, and the ever-popular balloon drop made popular at its family-friendly New Years Eve events. The FHDC was a product of the City of Manhattan’s South End Redevelopment beginning in 2007. The center was the tourist attraction that opened the door for Sales Tax and Revenue (STAR) bonds to be awarded for downtown redevelopment in the district. STAR bonds are a mechanism through which cities can divert largely State shares of sales tax collections from a specified…
The Game on 1350 KMAN · The Game 4/14/22 Hour 1 – Grant Flanders from K-State Online 00:00 – Grant Flanders from K-State Online 18:10 – KSU LB Will Honus with Media 29:47 – #1 Song of the Day The Game on 1350 KMAN · The Game 4/14/22 Hour 2 – KSU WR Malik Knowles with Media 00:00 – KSU WR Malik Knowles with Media 14:44 – Ask Us Anything
Four internationally recognized Kansas State University faculty members have joined the ranks of university distinguished professors. They include Hans Coetzee, Roman Ganta, Brian Geisbrecht and Robert Goodband. The four were appointed following a university-wide nomination and evaluation process conducted by the provost. Coetzee, who heads the anatomy and physiology departments, is internationally recognized for developing objective measures of pain during routine husbandry procedures in food-producing animals. Ganta is a professor of diagnostic medicine and pathobiology and director of the Center of Excellence for Vector-Borne Diseases. He’s an international authority on tick-borne rickettsial diseases. Geisbrecht is a professor of biochemistry and molecular…
News Radio KMAN · In Focus 4/14/22: Fort Riley, Manhattan Housing Authority Segment 1 00:00 Segment 2 07:41 Segment 3 20:13 Segment 4 26:49 On Thursday’s edition of In Focus We previewed Rockin’ Riley Music and Street Eats event happening at Fort Riley April 22 with Fort Riley’s FMWR Marketing Director Ken Roynon. We also had Fort Riley’s Big Red One Year of Family highlighted with Lt. Colonel James Key and Major Chris Weinrich. Manhattan Housing Authority Executive Director Aaron Estabrook, Public Housing Manager Jeremy Meek and Commissioner Ace Hall discussed Fair Housing Month, MHA Commissioner Certification with National Association…
K-State’s College of Veterinary Medicine shelter medicine program is branching out with a new community outreach endeavor. For the past seven years, the program has traveled to smaller community vet clinics to perform mobile surgeries. These mobile surgery clinics has already seen success in other communities. Shelter Medicine Director Dr. Brad Crauer says they have a new vehicle that is a complete mobile vet clinic. Crauer says the purpose is to break down the barriers, with financial access being front and center. He recognizes that there is a large population of pet owners that are not able to get the…
The Game on 1350 KMAN · The Game 4/13/22 Hour 1 – Derek Young from K-State Online 00:00 – Derek Young from K-State Online 32:18 – JT Daniels Transferring to West Virginia The Game on 1350 KMAN · The Game 4/13/22 Hour 2 – Klieman Press Conference Highlights 00:00 – Klieman Press Conference Highlights 14:12 – Adrian Martinez with Media 24:36 – #1 Song of the Day 32:54 – Ask Us Anything
The Riley County Health Department says its identified 15 new COVID-19 cases and eight additional recoveries in the past week. The latest report out Wednesday showed health officials are aware of 18 known active COVID-19 cases in the county. Manhattan’s Ascension Via Christi Hospital had no COVID positive patients in the hospital, as trends continue to stabilize locally. At the national level, the CDC extended the Biden administration’s mask mandate for transportation an additional two weeks, due to a slight uptick in cases of an Omicron subvariant. Instead of expiring on Monday, masks are required in airports and buses through…
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 1100 block of Thurston Street in Manhattan on April 12, 2022, around 12:27 p.m. Officers listed a 36-year-old male as the victim when he reported an unknown…
News Radio KMAN · In Focus 4/13/22: Pottawatomie County Schools, Manhattan Area Technical College Segment 1 00:00 Segment 2 10:37 Segment 3 20:57 Segment 4 30:46 On Wednesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Wamego Interim Superintendent Greg Mann and Rock Creek Superintendent Kevin Logan. We also spoke with Manhattan Area Technical College President Jim Genandt