News Radio KMAN · In Focus 6/30/22: Tuttle Creek Lake, Boomtown! Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 09:15 Segment 3 – 22:18 Segment 4 – 29:24 Thursday’s edition of In Focus featured guests from Tuttle Creek Lake out of the Kansas Dept. of Wildlife and Parks as well as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The show also featured a preview of the Wamego Fireworks Show on Monday. The first half of the program, Brandon welcomed Riley County Game Warden Ben Jedlicka as well as Park Manager Levi Gantenbein. The three talked about the 4th of July and fireworks…
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DALLAS (AP) — Brett Yormark, an executive with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation and former CEO of the Brooklyn Nets, was named Big 12 commissioner Wednesday, another unconventional hire by a major conference amid the rapidly changing landscape of college athletics. Yormark is taking over for Bob Bowlsby, who came to the league a decade ago after stints as athletic director at Stanford, Iowa and Northern Iowa. The background for Yormark isn’t in college athletics, but could play an interesting role for a conference bracing for challenges in revenue with the impending departures of Oklahoma and Texas while adjusting to athletes cashing…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Kansas State Athletics) – Lon Kruger, who played and coached at Kansas State during an illustrious career in college basketball, was among nine individuals announced Wednesday (June 29) to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2022. Kruger will be joined in the 2022 Hall of Fame Induction class by fellow coaches John Beilein (Erie Community College/Nazareth/Le Moyne/Canisius/Richmond/West Virginia/Michigan) and Jerry Krause (Eastern Washington), along with former standout players Richard Hamilton (UConn), Larry Miller (North Carolina), Frank Selvy (Furman) and the late Jimmy Walker (Providence). In addition, championship-winning head coaches Jim Calhoun (Northeastern/UConn/Saint Joseph) and Roy Williams (Kansas/North Carolina) will be formally honored after initially being recognized as part of the Hall of…
Riley County remains in the high incidence rate category for COVID-19 transmissions for a second straight week. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment recorded 92 new cases between June 18th and June 24th. The Incidence Rate is 123.9, well above the 100 case threshold per 100,000 people metric the department uses for its data collection. Ascension Via Christi reported one COVID-19 positive patient in Wednesday’s report. The Riley County Health Department will begin offering the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines Thursday to children as young as six months old. A parent or legal guardian must be present with any…
News Radio KMAN · In Focus 6/29/22: USD 383, Manhattan Fire Department Segment 1 – 00:00 (USD 383) Segment 2 – 08:33 (USD 383) Segment 3 – 19:47 (MFD) On Wednesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with USD 383 Assistant Superintendent Eric Reid and board member Christine Weixelman. Manhattan Fire Department Deputy Fire Marshall Jake Powell also joined the program to talk about firework safety and the damage from the recent storms.
The Game on 1350 KMAN · The Game 06/28/22 Hour 1 – KSU FB lands 8th commit for 2023 00:00 – KSU FB lands 8th commit for 2023 14:45 – Lindsey’s Top 10 about Mitch 32:48 – Le’Veon Bell vs. Adrian Peterson/Movie review with Sam Honey Buns The Game on 1350 KMAN · The Game 06/28/22 Hour 2 – Big 12 targets Brett Yormark as new commish 00:00 – Big 12 targets Brett Yormark as new commish 18:53 – ??? 25:44 – #1 Song of the Day 33:26 – Ask Us Anything
News Radio KMAN · In Focus 6/28/22: Pottawatomie County, Manhattan Public Library Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 09:47 Segment 3 – 23:17 Segment 4 – 30:03 Tuesday’s edition of In Focus featured guests from the government of Pottawatomie County as well as the Manhattan Public Library. Commission Chair Pat Weixelman and County Administrator Chad Kinsley called into the program for the first three segments. The conversation started off touching on recent conditional use permits for wedding venues and rock quarries in the county before moving into road work and budget conversations. Manhattan Public Library Public Relations Coordinator Maddy…
Riley County commissioners have tabled approving a construction proposal for the north county ambulance station. Public Works Director John Ellerman requested to officially accept Anderson Knight Architects for the design of the station. The cost for the proposal is around $99,000, with the project cost estimated between $960 and $1.04 million. The proposal does not include fees for surveying, furniture, fixtures and equipment. Land for the proposed north county station still needs to be acquired. EMS is considering two lots currently owned by the City of Leonardville. EMS Director David Adams explains. Commission Chair Greg McKinley suggested eliminating a classroom…
After multiple rounds of severe weather throughout June, significant tree damage has slowed City of Manhattan efforts to tidy up area Right-of-Ways. Initially planned to take a week starting June 21st and rotate through the city as divided into 5 zones, crews took multiple days to get through zone 1 – which constituted the Ward or Southeast portion of Manhattan. Citywide cleanup efforts moved into the second zone on Friday, when they had initially planned to be entering zone four. Assistant City Manager Jared Wasinger told officials at a Monday intergovernmental luncheon it’s become bigger than any spring cleanup in…
With the Fourth of July coming up, millions of Americans are traveling for the holiday. AAA estimates that 47.9 million people and over 387 thousand Kansans will travel 50 miles or more July 4th weekend. AAA representative Jana Tidwell says they expected the record high gas prices to push travel numbers down this year. But in reality, they are seeing the opposite, and explained people’s eagerness to travel. Tidwell says travelers are making spending adjustments on the trip, such as cheaper lodging. The national average for road trips this year is slightly over 88 percent of travelers, and around 84…