Author: KMAN Staff

MANHATTAN, Kan. (Kansas State Athletics) – Kansas State offensive coordinator Collin Klein and defensive coordinator Joe Klanderman met with members of the media on Thursday at the Vanier Family Football Complex prior to the 10th-ranked Wildcats facing No. 3 TCU in the 2022 Dr. Pepper Big 12 Championship on Saturday. Links to video and audio of both press conferences are above, and a transcript of select quotes are below. COLLIN KLEIN, OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR On what he has learned about the offense since the TCU game… “Shoot, it’s a game of inches. A couple plays on that first drive of the third quarter are huge.…

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The Game on 1350 KMAN · The Game 12/01/2022 Hour 1 – Cats falls to Butler/All-Big 12 teams 00:00 – Cats falls to Butler/All-Big 12 teams 16:01 – “Voice of the Chiefs” Mitch Holthus 27:59 – TCU preview with John Denton The Game on 1350 KMAN · The Game 12/01/2022 Hour 2 – Manhattan FB coach Joe Schartz and players 00:00 – Manhattan FB coach Joe Schartz and players 22:06 – Interview with Curry Sexton 33:16 – #1 Song of the Day/Ask Us Anything

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ Republican elections chief on Thursday decried a “horrible environment” for local officials overseeing voting and counting ballots this year as top state officials certified November’s results. Secretary of State Scott Schwab aggressively defends the integrity of Kansas elections despite the wide circulation of baseless claims of problems among fellow Republicans. He told reporters, “The chaos is in the rhetoric and people demanding recounts.” Schwab, Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly and Republican Attorney General Derek Schmidt met Thursday as the State Board of Canvassers to review and certify the Nov. 8 election results. It’s typically a routine task, and…

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News Radio KMAN · In Focus 12/1/22 – NBAF, Perry Wiggins Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 12:57 Segment 3 – 20:16 Segment 4 – 31:56 On Thursday’s edition of In Focus, we were joined by guests from the National Bio and Agro Defense Facility as well as the Kansas Governor’s Military Council. The first half of the program welcomed NBAF Communications Director Katie Pawlosky as well as Dr. Robin Holland, Head of diagnostic services for the Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (FADDL) at Plum Island Animal Disease Center. The latter half featured Governor’s Military Council Executive Director Perry…

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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 theft by deception in the 3800 block of Marlatt Ave. in Manhattan on November 30, 2022, around 2:00 p.m. A 51-year-old man was listed as the victim when he reported he…

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Scammers are out in full force this holiday season, as RCPD noted in its activity report Thursday morning. A Manhattan man is out thousands of dollars in an online scam involving a fake Metallica YouTube channel. The Riley County Police Department says a report was filed Wednesday afternoon in the 3800 block of Marlatt Ave. for theft by deception. A 51-year-old man reported to police he was scammed by the fake account into transferring approximately $25,500 of Bitcoin to an unknown suspect. Police also noted a report for theft by deception Wednesday in the 2900 block of Princeton Lane involving…

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MANHATTAN, Kan. (Kansas State Athletics) – Led by Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year Felix Anudike-Uzomah – who was also named the Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year – and Big 12 Offensive Lineman of the Year Cooper Beebe, a total of 17 Kansas State football players picked up postseason honors, as the Big 12 announced the 2022 Coaches’ All-Big 12 selections on Wednesday. Anudike-Uzomah is the seventh player in school history to be named the conference defensive player of the year and the first since Jordan Willis – who was also the defensive lineman of the year – in 2016.…

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MANHATTAN, Kansas (Kansas State Athletics) – Following the first Big 12 Championship appearance in the brief seven-year history of the Kansas State soccer program, K-State Director of Athletics Gene Taylor and head coach Mike Dibbini announced a four-year contract extension through the 2026 season on Wednesday. “Coach Dibbini and his staff continue to gain momentum following their first appearance at the Big 12 Championships this fall,” Taylor said. “The trajectory of our program is continuing to climb in the right direction, as evidenced by the type of student-athletes they are bringing in and the tremendous crowds we regularly have at Buser Family Park.…

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas providers might not be ready for months to do telemedicine abortions even though a state-court judge has blocked the state from enforcing its ban on teleconferencing with patients seeking pregnancy-ending medications. Planned Parenthood Great Plains said Wednesday it is evaluating its options following the order last week from Shawnee County District Judge Teresa Watson. It operates three clinics in Kansas providing abortions. A spokesperson for Wichita clinic operator Trust Women said it hopes to resume telemedicine abortions but will move slowly. It provided them for a few months in 2018, filing a lawsuit challenging the ban just…

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News Radio KMAN · In Focus 11/30/22: RCPD Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 08:34 Segment 3 – 24:23 Segment 4 – 34:45 On Wednesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Riley County Police Department Administration Captain Josh Kyle and Victim Advocate Coordinator Melissa Mosher.

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