After pulling out a dominating 56-40 win at Lawrence Friday night, the Manhattan Indians will be the seventh-seed when the KSHSAA 6A State Tournament begins this coming Wednesday. The Indians will meet Blue Valley North (19-3) to begin the tournament at Charles Koch Arena on campus at Wichita State University. Tip time will be 2:00pm. Manhattan was one of three road teams that pulled off upsets Friday night in 6A West sub-state finals. Junction City clipped Garden City 46-43 and Derby bested Washburn Rural in 4 overtimes to advance. Junction City will open against the defending champion, Wichita Heights, who…
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Preparations at the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) continue to move forward with promising success after the facility entered the science preparatory phase approximately a month ago. “Currently, we don’t have any pathogens or active research occurring, but scientists are able to go into their laboratory spaces and see what’s there,” said NBAF Deputy Director Dr. Ken Burton. “They can see where the equipment and items are currently located and anticipate and have discussions about where they feel they may need to be moved so their programs can be the most efficient.” Burton shared this update on KMAN’s Thursday…
News Radio KMAN · In Focus 3/3/23: Gary Fike, Manhattan CVB, Daphne McNelly, Fort Riley Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 11:22 Segment 3 – 22:00 Segment 4 – 28:51 On Friday’s edition of In Focus, Riley County Extension Director Gary Fike discussed ongoing activities with the Extension Office, including VITA Tax Preparation Services at the Manhattan Public Library and early discussions underway regarding the future of the Riley County Fairgrounds. Manhattan Convention & Visitors Bureau Sports/Leisure Sales Manager Marcia Rozell and Special Olympics Kansas Sports and Program Manager Krystin Guggisberg joined us to preview the Class 2A State…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Thursday arrested two Kansas men on allegations that the pair illegally exported aviation-related technology to Russia and provided repair services for the equipment. Cyril Gregory Buyanovsky and Douglas Robertson are charged with conspiracy, exporting controlled goods without a license, falsifying and failing to file electronic export information, and smuggling goods in violation of U.S. law. The charges come as the U.S. has drastically ramped up sanctions and financial penalties on Russia since its invasion of Ukraine began on Feb. 24, 2022. Along with thousands of sanctions on people and firms, export controls on the Kremlin are meant…
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.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Two defense attorneys who’ve questioned the fairness of a yearlong investigation in Kansas into Republican campaign activities accused the state ethics commission Thursday of violating Kansas’ open meetings law. The two attorneys represent people investigated by the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission, and they filed their complaint with state Attorney General Kris Kobach. The complaint said internal documents show that commission members had illegal, secret “serial communications” by email in April 2022 and took official action without a public meeting. Records obtained by them and The Associated Press show commission members and staff decided by email how to counter…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State Athletics) – K-State is set for its 2023 home-opening weekend on March 3-6, as the Wildcats welcome Army and Stonehill to Tointon Family Stadium to kick off a seven game home stand. The Cats (4-5) will take on the Army Black Knights (4-2) in the home opener on Friday, March 3 at 4 p.m. before facing Stonehill (0-4) on Saturday at noon. K-State will go another round against Army on Sunday with game two against the Skyhawks on Monday to round out the four-day weekend event. K-State will send senior left-hander Owen Boerema to the mound on Friday for his…
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News Radio KMAN · In Focus 3/2/23: Ken Burton, Katie Pawlosky, Steve Kappes, Perry Wiggins Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 14:53 Segment 3 – 26:31 On Thursday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with National Bio and Agro Defense Facility officials including Deputy Director Dr. Ken Burton, Communications Director Katie Pawlosky and special guest Dr. Steve Kappes, associate administrator of USDA Agricultural Research Service’s Office of National Programs. Dr. Kappes spoke about watching NBAF develop from the ground up and thoughts on the facility’s future. Dr. Burton spoke on the timeline of events for NBAF and Pawlosky spoke…
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. – Darrel Smith, 41, of Manhattan was arrested on March 1, 2023, around 3:00 p.m. after a search warrant led to meth, marijuana, drug paraphernalia, and a gun being found in his residence. Smith was arrested for…