The Flint Hills Breadbasket and Common Table are collaborating to bring back a community Thanksgiving meal this week. The two nonprofit organizations encourage anyone to join the event for a sit-down, table service dinner. Executive Director of the Flint Hills Breadbasket, Karla Hagemeister… Hagemeister also emphasized the importance of not only being fed on Thanksgiving, but sharing time with others as well over the Thanksgiving holiday. The meal is free, but also anonymous. Common Table coordinates community meals seven days a week at 6 pm at church locations in the downtown area of Manhattan. The Thanksgiving community meal will take…
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A familiar voice is returning to Manhattan Broadcasting. Matt Walters will take over Monday as the new general manager of the company which owns News Radio KMAN, as well as FM stations 101.5 K-Rock, B104.7, Sunny 102.5 and Z96.3. Walters says radio is in his blood, having graduated from Kansas State University in 1992 with a broadcast journalism degree. He spent 20 years with Manhattan Broadcasting after graduating, before taking a post at Commerce Bank. Walters replaces Corey Reeves, who departed Manhattan Broadcasting in August. Going forward, Walters says he intends to get more people in the community and region…
Brandon sits down with Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr and City Commissioner Wynn Butler to discuss city business items and preview Tuesday’s legislative meeting.
Officers filed a report for domestic battery and criminal damage to property in Ogden on November 20, 2023, around 9:57 AM. Caitlin Green Smith, 18, of Lawrence was arrested in connection on probable cause offenses of domestic battery and criminal damage to property. Green Smith was issued a total bond of $6,000 and was not confined at the time of this report. Officers filed a report for theft from a motor vehicle in the 3000 block of Tuttle Creek Boulevard in Manhattan on November 20, 2023, around 2:06 PM. Officers listed a 22-year-old male as the victim when he reported…
MANHATTAN, Kansas (K-State Athletics) – For the fifth time in her career, K-State center Ayoka Lee has been named the Big 12 Conference Player of the Week. Lee joins Nicole Ohlde (7) and Kendra Wecker (7) as the only Wildcats in program history with five or more Big 12 Player of the Week honors. When including her Big 12 record 12 Freshman of the Week recognitions from the 2019-20 season, Lee has received 17 Big 12 weekly honors during her K-State career. The product of Byron, Minnesota, helped the Wildcats to a 2-0 week, including a win at second-ranked Iowa on Thursday and…
00:00 – K-State beats KU 31-27 17:37 – WBB No. 16 in AP/MBB goes 1-1 in Bahamas 32:23 – Preview of Iowa State 38:42 – Last weekend in the Big 12 00:00 – Latest Big 12 title game scenarios 18:29 – Will Howard after win over KU 33:50 – Where K-State is at right now 40:40 – This week in the Big 12
MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State Athletics) – Kansas State junior Ben Sinnott is one of nine players in the nation to be named a semifinalist for the 2023 John Mackey Award, the award’s committee announced. Sinnott is the first player in school history to be named a semifinalist for the award that goes to nation’s most outstanding tight end. He is joined on this year’s list by AJ Barner (Michigan), Brock Bowers (Georgia), Dallin Holker (Colorado State), Theo Johnson (Penn State), Bryson Nesbit (North Carolina), Ja’Tavion Sanders (Texas), Cade Stover (Ohio State) and Jack Velling (Oregon State). A product of Waterloo, Iowa, Sinnott ranks…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State Athletics) – Kansas State cornerback Keenan Garber was honored for his momentum-changing play in Kansas State’s 31-27 victory Saturday at Kansas as he was named the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week, the conference office announced Monday. It is the first weekly conference honor in Garber’s career, while he is the fourth Wildcat this season to be honored by the conference this season. DJ Giddens was named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week after the UCF game, and both Kobe Savage (Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week) and Avery Johnson (Big 12 Newcomer of the Week) were honored after the…
Residents can expect to hear loud noises from Fort Riley through Wednesday Scheduled training that could yield significant noise from tank, artillery and mortar certification fire may also result in vibrations in the ground and structures around the area. No loud noise is anticipated after Wednesday and through the rest of November. Small arms fire may occur at any time and produce noise that can be heard in surrounding communities.
Brandon sits down with representatives of the Riley County Historical Society to discuss local business and stories.