The Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art at Kansas State University will see a new director step into leadership effective March 1st. Kent Michael Smith was appointed to the role by President Richard Linton, according to Thursday’s edition of K-State Today. Linton called the museum a gem on the Manhattan campus, and says Smith brings with him an extensive background in museum strategy, management and philanthropic success. “The Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art is a gem on the Manhattan campus,” said Linton. “Kent has an extensive background in museum strategy, management and philanthropic success, and we’re very thankful to…
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GAME 15 KANSAS STATE (13-1, 2-0 Big 12) at 19/17 BAYLOR (10-4, 0-2 Big 12) Saturday, January 7, 2023 >> 5:01 p.m. CT >> Ferrell Center (10,284) >> Waco, Texas TELEVISION Big 12 Now on ESPN+ / WatchESPN (link here) Ted Emrich (play-by-play) King McClure (analyst) Kevin Kremer (producer) RADIO K-State Sports Network Flagships: // KMAN 1350 & WIBW 580 Satellite Radio: Sirius XM 388/978 Online: Varsity Network [free] / www.kstatesports.com/watch [free] Wyatt Thompson (play-by-play) Stan Weber (analyst) LIVE STATS www.kstatesports.com baylor.statbroadcast.com TICKETS www.baylorbears.com COACHES K-State: Jerome Tang [Charter Oak State College ’07] Record at K-State: 13-1/1st Year Career Record: 15-1/1st Year+ vs.…
News Radio KMAN · In Focus 1/6/23: Megan Dougherty, Karen Hibbard, Daphne McNelly, Jurdene Coleman, Tana Warner Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 11:38 Segment 3 – 26:56 Segment 4 – 33:35 On Friday’s edition of In Focus Riley County Extension Nutrition, Health and Food Safety Agent Megan Dougherty discussed some upcoming classes including Canning 101 and The Master Food Volunteer Program. We also spoke with Manhattan CVB Executive Director Karen Hibbard. Flint Hills ATA Bus’ Daphne McNelly joined the program as well. And in our final segment Board President Jurdene Coleman and Treasurer Tana Warner from new nonprofit…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas water experts are sounding an alarm decades in the making: Farmers and ranchers in the state’s western half must stop pumping more water out of a vast aquifer than nature puts back each year or risk the economic collapse of a region important to the U.S. food supply. That warning is setting up a big and messy fight for the annual session of the Kansas Legislature set to open Monday. The Kansas Water Authority is telling lawmakers that Kansas needs to break sharply with its decadeslong policy of slowing depletion while still allowing water levels…
(AP) – The NFL’s decision to cancel the Bills-Bengals game has major playoff implications for several teams. The league is changing the rules for the postseason to accommodate the cancellation and will hold a special meeting Friday to ask teams to vote on a resolution recommended by Commissioner Roger Goodell and approved by the competition committee Thursday night. Goodell said in a statement that the hope is to “limit disruption across the league and minimize competitive inequities,” adding later: “The proposal we are asking the ownership to consider, however, addresses the most significant potential equitable issues created by the difficult, but necessary,…
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 burglary in the 80 block of John Pride Ln. in Manhattan on January 5, 2023, around 7:30 a.m. A 34-year-old woman was listed as the victim when it was reported a…
Maize High quarterback Avery Johnson, who signed with Kansas State in the early period, has been named the Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Kansas. The high profile signal caller threw for 2,768 yards and 29 touchdowns with just three interceptions on 153-of-228 aim as a senior in addition to running for 817 yards and 15 scores on 98 carries. His Eagles finished as the 5A runners-up for a second straight season, falling to Mill Valley in the title game. The consensus top player in the state of Kansas for the Class of 2023 by 247Sports, ESPN,…
Kansas State receiver Malik Knowles used an Instagram post Thursday to declare for the 2023 NFL Draft. A senior with one year of eligibility remaining, he finished 2022 with 48 catches for 725 yards and two touchdowns. He had a year of eligibility remaining because of the COVID year granted by the NCAA. For his career, Knowles totaled 127 catches, 1,867 yards with 14 receiving touchdowns. He added 36 carries for 440 yards and four TD’s rushing. As a special teams performer, Knowles averaged 25.26 yards per kick return.
CINCINNATI (AP) — Mike Moustakas was released by the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday with $22 million remaining on his contract. The veteran infielder was designated for assignment Dec. 22 when the team signed catcher Curt Casali. The 34-year-old Moustakas batted .214 with seven homers and 25 RBIs in 78 games for the Reds last season. The three-time All-Star was drafted second overall by Kansas City in 2007 and signed a $64 million, four-year contract with Cincinnati in December 2019. He is a .247 career hitter with 203 homers and 635 RBIs in 12 major league seasons with the Royals, Brewers…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The Douglas County District Attorney’s office has decided to drop prosecution of a woman who was accused of killing a 9-month-old boy in 2016 at a Eudora day care where she worked. District Attorney Suzanne Valdez announced Wednesday a new report from a forensic pathologist found Oliver Ortiz had a congenital heart defect and other pre-existing conditions that led to his death on Sept. 29, 2016, at Kids Group Daycare in Eudora. Buchhorn, 48, has always maintained that she did not hurt the child, the Lawrence Journal-World reported. She was convicted of second-degree murder in 2018, based…