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News Radio KMAN · In Focus 7/27/22: Cliff Williams, Hans Tessman, Dee McKee Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 11:14 Segment 3 – 33:30 On Wednesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with USD 378 Superintendent Cliff Williams. We also spoke with Pottawatomie County Commission District 1: Republican candidate Hans Tessman. In our final segment we spoke with Pottawatomie County Commission District 1: Incumbent Republican Dee McKee.

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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 domestic battery, domestic battery, and criminal damage to property in Manhattan on July 26, 2022, around 1:30 p.m. Officers listed a 40-year-old female as the victim and a 30-year-old male…

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MANHATTAN, Kansas (Kansas State Athletics) – K-State women’s basketball standout Ayoka Lee has been nominated for the 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year. Lee was selected by the Big 12 Senior Women’s Administrators for consideration for the honor and is among 53 nominees from conference offices at the Division I level. The Woman of the Year Selection Committee, made up of representatives from the NCAA membership, will choose 10 nominees from each division to make up the national Top 30 honorees. The Top 30 honorees will be announced in October. From there, the selection committee will narrow the pool to three finalists from…

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MANHATTAN, Kan. (Kansas State Athletics) – Rising sophomores Emil Uhlin and Carl af Forselles finished second and third, respectively, in the decathlon at the Swedish National Championships held July 23-24 in Vasteras, Sweden. The decathlon consists of 10 events over two days, including the 100 meters, long jump, shot put, high jump and 400 meters on day one and the 110-meter hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin and 1,500 meters on day two. Uhlin, who won the high jump and 1,500 meters event of the competition, finished second with a personal-best tally of 7,618 points, while af Forselles totaled 7,028 points to place third in…

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Angels’ Shohei Ohtani fanned on three pitches during his first at-bat against the Royals on Tuesday night. His next at-bat set the tone for the rest of the game. The do-everything All-Star sent the third pitch of that at-bat 420 feet to straightaway center field, giving Los Angeles the early lead. The Angels piled on from there, getting a bases-loaded double from Luis Rengifo and a late home run from Max Stassi, while Jose Suarez and their bullpen dominated Kansas City in a 6-0 victory. “We lean on him a lot,” Angels interim manager…

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The Game on 1350 KMAN · The Game 07/26/22 Hour 1 – Big 10 could expand further 00:00 – Big Ten could expand further 19:13 – Mitch’s Top 10 39:04 – Scott Frost ‘Sky is not falling in’ The Game on 1350 KMAN · The Game 07/26/22 Hour 2 – 16 on the table for CFP expansion 00:00 – 16 on the table for CFP expansion 17:33 – KSU DB adds DE to 2023 class 26:57 – #1 Song of the Day 36:10 – Ask Us Anything

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News Radio KMAN · In Focus 7/26/22: Pottawatomie County Day Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 10:01 Segment 3 – 24:46 Segment 4 – 34:55 Tuesday was Pottawatomie County day on In Focus, featuring guests from the county government as well as Pottawatomie County 4-H. The show opened with a conversation with Election Supervisor Ashley Rice about the upcoming August 2 primary election and the advance voting numbers as of Tuesday. She also discussed the preparation that goes into the process. Segments 2 and 3 welcomed Commissioner Greg Riat onto the program. He provided a recap of Monday’s commission…

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MANHATTAN, Kansas (Kansas State Athletics) – A pair of Wildcats saw their names on preseason watch lists on Tuesday, as Kansas State defensive end Felix Anudike-Uzomah was one of 85 players named to the Bronko Nagurski Trophy watch list, while offensive lineman Cooper Beebe was named one of 89 players on the Outland Trophy watch list, the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) announced. It is the first time either player has been named candidates for those respective awards. The Nagurski Trophy is presented to the nation’s most outstanding defensive player by the Charlotte Touchdown Club. Anudike-Uzomah was one of 10 Big 12 defenders…

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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Two cornerstones of the Chiefs’ four straight AFC title game appearances walked into training camp elsewhere this week, and Kansas City coach Andy Reid will be spending much of the next month figuring out how to replace them. That task alone could determine whether a fifth consecutive championship game appearance awaits in January. The biggest departure came when the Chiefs traded Tyreek Hill to the Dolphins for a package of draft picks in January, a move made with an eye both on long-term success and the bottom line but with the immediate effect of depriving…

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Zack Greinke is getting to the point in his career where it seems as though just about every start brings with it some kind of record, even those that the former Cy Young winner never anticipated seeing. Like his name climbing the career strikeouts list. Hardly known for his overpowering stuff, Greinke nevertheless moved into the top 20 on Monday night while combining with four Kansas City Royals relievers to hold the scuffling Los Angeles Angels to five hits in a 7-0 victory. “It’s crazy. I never really thought about any of this stuff, but…

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